jimnyc
01-28-2020, 02:35 PM
This is what has the MSM so up in arms to the point they are both condemning Dershowitz and mocking him at the same time.
Sure. This man is a constitutional scholar. A damn successful lawyer. Folks across the board all always knew he was one of the best. Until now. Until those in the media know more than him.
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Alan Dershowitz: Articles Against Trump Fly in Face of Constitution
Arguing against the impeachment of President Donald Trump, legal expert Alan Dershowitz rejected House Democrats' articles of impeachment on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. He dubbed both articles unconstitutional, saying they defy the rule of law.
And, even if former national security adviser John Bolton's book revelations are true -- among them is the contention Trump linked military aid to Ukraine's pursuit of investigations into political rivals -- they, too, do not rise to the level of impeachable offenses, he added.
"Nothing in the Bolton revelations, even if true, would rise of the level of abuse of power or an impeachable offense," Dershowitz argued before the Senate during the impeachment trial Monday. "That is clear from the history. That is clear from the language of the Constitution. You cannot turn conduct that is not impeachable into impeachable conduct simply by using words like quid pro quo and personal benefit."
Also, any view by House Democrats that impeachment can be defined by the House, regardless of a commission of a crime, would unduly diminish the power of the presidency, he argued.
"This lawless view would place Congress above the law," Dershowitz said. "It would place Congress above the Constitution. For Congress to ignore the specific words of the Constitution itself, and substitute its own judgments,would be the Congress to do what is it accusing the president of doing, and no one is above the law – not the president and not Congress."
Rest - https://www.newsmax.com/politics/dershowitz/2020/01/27/id/951544/
Sure. This man is a constitutional scholar. A damn successful lawyer. Folks across the board all always knew he was one of the best. Until now. Until those in the media know more than him.
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Alan Dershowitz: Articles Against Trump Fly in Face of Constitution
Arguing against the impeachment of President Donald Trump, legal expert Alan Dershowitz rejected House Democrats' articles of impeachment on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. He dubbed both articles unconstitutional, saying they defy the rule of law.
And, even if former national security adviser John Bolton's book revelations are true -- among them is the contention Trump linked military aid to Ukraine's pursuit of investigations into political rivals -- they, too, do not rise to the level of impeachable offenses, he added.
"Nothing in the Bolton revelations, even if true, would rise of the level of abuse of power or an impeachable offense," Dershowitz argued before the Senate during the impeachment trial Monday. "That is clear from the history. That is clear from the language of the Constitution. You cannot turn conduct that is not impeachable into impeachable conduct simply by using words like quid pro quo and personal benefit."
Also, any view by House Democrats that impeachment can be defined by the House, regardless of a commission of a crime, would unduly diminish the power of the presidency, he argued.
"This lawless view would place Congress above the law," Dershowitz said. "It would place Congress above the Constitution. For Congress to ignore the specific words of the Constitution itself, and substitute its own judgments,would be the Congress to do what is it accusing the president of doing, and no one is above the law – not the president and not Congress."
Rest - https://www.newsmax.com/politics/dershowitz/2020/01/27/id/951544/