CNN New Day With Alisyn Camerota and John Berman December 4, 2019 11:56:00
The succession of his children. but what would warrant impeachment? james madison worried a president might lose his capacity, pervert his administration, or even worse betray his trust to foreign powers. >> this is a theme that george washington hammers over and over again. no foreign influence in our early republic. >> reporter: and in the 18th century, impeachment was certainly more civilized than the alternative. >> before there was impeachment, the only course would be assassination. better to be put on trial franklin argued than to face the knife. >> reporter: after much debate, the cons...
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