Impeachment proxy voting opens potential legal loophole for Trump
He said nobody has had standing to challenge the proxy process, but that could change. “Is that person going to be Donald Trump? He could say, ‘Well, you shouldn’t be able to impeach me without having people vote in person.’ I don’t know,” Mr. Strand said. Other congressional scholars and legal experts, though, said they believe the House is on safe ground. “I don’t see why the manner of meeting or voting would be a problem. It is a piece of congressional business, to be conducted, as with all such business, in the manner each house thinks best,” said James A. Gardner, a law...