Beyond Impeachment, a Push for Ethics Laws That Do Not Depend on Shame
Congressional Democrats and a slew of groups are preparing to push for the kinds of ethics and governance changes not seen since the post-Watergate era.
President Trump’s conduct proved that many of the ethics rules related to the executive branch rely more on a president’s desire to avoid scandal than on enforceable law.Credit.Erin Schaff/The New York Times
Published Jan. 11, 2021Updated Jan. 16, 2021
WASHINGTON As House Democrats move toward punishing President Trump with a history-making second impeachment, they are also pressing ahead with a parallel effort to try to ensure that Mr. Trump’s four-year record of violating democratic and constitutional norms cannot be repeated.
But short of the cabinet invoking the 25th Amendment or impeaching and convicting the president, it would be unconstitutional to defy legal orders from the commander in chief, experts note.
House Democrats introduce article of impeachment against Trump By Rebecca Kaplan, Kathryn Watson, Grace Segers
Updated on: January 12, 2021 / 2:05 PM / CBS News House Democrats press to remove Trump
House Democrats introduced an article of impeachment against President Trump on Monday for incitement of insurrection after last week s riots at the U.S. Capitol.
The article of impeachment accuses the president of willfully inciting violence against the Government of the United States. While Congress was gathering to count the Electoral College votes, the article says that Mr. Trump, addressing supporters nearby, willfully made statements that encouraged and foreseeably resulted in imminent lawless action at the Capitol.