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Senate Republicans are trying to hide behind the Constitution — improperly — to once again avoid addressing the merits of a strong impeachment case against Donald Trump.
Alan Dershowitz Says Senate Lacks Jurisdiction to Hold Trump’s Impeachment Trial Jerry Lambe PBS screengrab After being impeached by the House of Representatives for his role in inciting the attack on the U.S. Capitol earlier this month, at least one major question still hangs over the post-presidency of Donald Trump: Does the U.S. Senate have the constitutional authority to try him now that he’s no longer in office? While the manylegalscholars seem to agree that a former official remains subject to impeachment, there is little precedent to rely on as no president has eve...
Marshall Project this week has a timely three-part series in which leading conservatives working on and advocating for criminal justice reform are setting out the conservative case for reforms. The first commentary was authored by Pat Nolan and carried the subheadline "Focus on intent, tailor the punishment to the crime, prepare prisoners for life after incarceration." The second in the series here is authored by Vikrant Reddy and carries the subheadline "End overcriminalization, reward success, pay attention to the heroin crisis." Here are excerpts: Criminal justice reform advocates are pess...
The day the music died Don Mclean We live in troubling times. The American election is over but the popular belief that it was fraudulently engineered shows no sign of abating. The evidence that a vast conspiracy has occurred, particularly in several swing states, is convincing for a significant portion of the electorate, and the complicity of a censoring media apparatus is undoubted. Even reputable conservative thinkers and writers, while deploring the current state of political events, seem to take cover by speaking ill of Trump, or repeating Democratic Party talking points, or doing t...
Can the Senate ban Donald Trump from running for president again in 2024 if he's convicted in an impeachment trial? Here's what to know about the disqualification process.