Just a day before House leaders announced two articles of impeachment against Trump, George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley presented a brilliant testimony.
Trump has been accused of abusing his power by urging Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate a company connected to Joe Biden’s son, Hunter.
Turley wrote in the Los Angeles Times: “Frankly, when I look at the House efforts to impeach President Trump, I see a banana taped to a wall.
As others coo over the power and evidence of the report, I continue to look around scratching my head, wondering why others don’t see the obvious gaps and conflicts. Yes, we’ve heard disturbing accounts, but they are surrounded by contested facts.”
“Past presidential impeachments were far more Rockwellian — literal, richly detailed, non-abstract. In all three previous cases — those of Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon — criminal acts had been clearly established and the facts surrounding them were widely accepted,” he added.
“This would not matter if the non-criminal acts were clear and uncontested. They are not. The most serious impeachable act raised by the Democrats is abuse of power, a legitimate basis for impeachment as I stated in both the Clinton and Trump impeachment hearings.”
“But in inexplicably rushing to an impeachment vote, the House is foregoing the subpoenaing of key witnesses who could shed light on potential abuse of power, including former national security advisor John Bolton and acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney.
Instead, the Democrats insisted we should go forward on “inferences” or interpretations rather than delay further. Yet I have looked at that banana taped to the wall from all angles, and I just don’t see how it clearly establishes a quid pro quo.”
After his testimony, he got death threats.
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