2. In 1826, John C. Calhoun demanded that House of Representatives—“in its high character of grand inquest of the nation”—open an impeachment inquiry against him
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New from me: The Mueller Report is an impeachment referralhttps://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/04/mueller-report-impeachment-referral/587509/ …
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3. Calhoun faced precisely the situation that Mueller says he was trying to avoid—allegations of impeachable behavior, without the chance to defend his conduct or clear his name in court.
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4. A sitting president cannot be indicted, under OLC guidelines. But he is still subject to the law. The proper value for considering claims against him isn’t a special counsel. It’s the House of Representatives, as the Constitution details.
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5. Donald Trump deserves his own impeachment inquiry. That’s a basic principle of fairness; allegations like these should not be allowed to hang over his presidency, unadjudicated. And the House should give it to him:https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/04/mueller-report-impeachment-referral/587509/ …
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Numbers sky rocket when you try and impeach a sitting president. So i encourage you to try. It just ensures a 2020 victory once it fails
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Do the letters B S mean anything to you?
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