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The other forms of abuse of office, abuse of office to affect elections and abuse of office to compromise national security, were further forms that were familiar to the framers. now, how does this language of high crimes examine misdemeanors apply to president trump's alleged conduct? let me be clear. the constitution gives the house of representatives, that is the members of this committee and the other members of the house, quote, sole power of impeachment. it's not my responsibility or my job to determine the credibility of the witnesses who appeared before the house thus far. that is your...

Much for the opportunity to appear. my name is noah feldman. >> the witness will proceed. >> i serve as the felix frankfurt professor of law at the harvard law school. >> i seek recognition. >> the gentleman will suspend. the time is the witness's. >> the privilege motion needs to be recognized. you can call it not a privilege. >> in between witnesses it may be recognized. not once i recognize the witness. the witness will proceed. we will entertain the motion after the first witness. >> my job is to study and teach the constitution from its origins until the present. i am here today to descri...

Constitution. we are em powered to recommend the impeachment of president trump to the house if we find that he has committed treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors. our witness panel will help us to guide that conversation. in a few days, we will reconvene and hear from the committees that worked to uncover the facts before us. and when we apply the constitution to those facts, if it is true that president trump has committed an impeachable offense, or multiple impeachable offenses, then we must move swiftly to do our duty and charge him accordingly. i thank the witnesses for ...

Republican government. he explained that foreign governments would try to foment disagreement between the american people and influence what we thought. the very idea that a president might seek the aid of a foreign government in his re-election campaign would have horrified them, but based on the evidentiary record, that is what president trump has done. the list of impeachable offenses that the framers included in the constitution shows that the essence of an impeachable offense is that a president's decision to satisfy the national interest for his own private ends. treason, the first thing...

Concern that the president subordinate to the law and not above the law. james madison, the principal draftsman then spoke up. he said it was, quote, indispensable that some pro vig vision be made for impeachment. he said standing for re-election was, quote, not a sufficient security, closed quote, against presidential misconduct or corruption. a president he said might betray his trust to foreign powers. a president who in a corrupt fashion abused the office of the presidency, said james madison, quote, might be fatal to the republic, closed quote. and then a remarkable thing happened in the ...