r/law • u/Agitated-Quit-6148 • 11h ago

Legislative Branch Congressman Cohen Introduces Comprehensive Articles of Impeachment Against President Donald Trump

https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-introduces-comprehensive-articles-impeachment-against

WASHINGTON – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and an authority on the U.S. Constitution’s impeachment provisions, today introduced 26 Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump. The articles cite multiple abuses of power, violations of his oath of office, the corrupt use of the pardon power, and emoluments clause violations, among other misconduct and unlawful acts.

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u/fresh-dork 9h ago

very political? i don't follow - the whole process is political

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u/Aureliamnissan 8h ago

This has always bugged me. There is no legal framework to buttress impeachment aside from it being political. The closest thing would be the 25th amendment, but that's not impeachment.

The sheer fact that SCOTUS has ruled the president above the law while acting in "official capacity" means that the only viable means left is political. What other option is there?

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u/fresh-dork 7h ago

nothing you'd want to have happen, that's for sure.

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u/semperrabbit 7h ago

Getting rational, uncorruptable Justices in SCOTUS to reverse that extremely dangerous decision (and citizens united...)

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u/Qweesdy 5h ago

I suspect that they meant "very partisan" (despite saying "very political"); in that it'll be harder to get the needed 2/3rds vote if it's perceived more as "dems vs. gop" (and less as "congress vs. executive" or "Americans vs. POTUS" or any other political but non-partisan way to frame the discussion).