President Donald Trump holds a copy of the Washington Post featuring a headline on his impeachment acquittal (Kevin Dietsch, UPI/Alamy Live News).Can Executive Privilege Prevent Bolton’s Testimony?
Executive privilege is not an absolute power, and it often must yield to other claims, such as Congress’s duty to properly conduct an investigation.
Former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in 2014. (Christopher Halloran / Shutterstock.com)Parliament or Congress: Which System Better Holds Executives Accountable?
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Jody Wilson-Raybould in 2015 in Ottawa. MP Jody Wilson-Raybould quit the federal cabinet days after allegations became public the Prime Minister's Office pressured the former justice minister to help SNC-Lavalin avoid criminal prosecution. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP).Roberts Will Preside But Not Reign Over the President’s Impeachment
The Chief Justice is a former clerk to Rehnquist, so we should look for him to tread lightly in his predecessor’s footsteps.
In this Feb. 6, 2019 file photo, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts answers questions during an appearance at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey).Supermajority Rules as a Check on Hyperpartisan Removals
Today the two-thirds provision may be the only thing impeding even more intense partisanship concerning impeachment and removal.
Headlines of the NY Daily News and the NY Post report on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 on the announcement by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi starting a formal impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump. (© Richard B. Levine)Impeachment, Then and Now: Essential Readings from Law & Liberty
A ticket of admission to the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson in the United States Senate on March 13, 1868.An Impotent Congress Can’t Impeach Trump
WASHINGTON, DC: Nancy Pelosi addresses a crowd of supporters at a rally on the Capitol steps.The House Has No Obligation to Impeach the President
It is well-established that the House acts as a prosecutor in the proceeding to remove an executive officer, and that leaves them wide discretion.
Rep. Henry Hyde swears in Kenneth Starr to testify during Judiciary Committee impeachment hearings, November 19, 1998 (Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly / Alamy Stock Photo).Obama and Trump: At What Point Has a President Forfeited the Public Trust?
(image: Marina Linchevska / shutterstock.com)Does Holding Federal Office Confer Immunity from Prosecution?
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