Case Against Trump Maybe?

House Democrats have facts on their side. House Republicans have party unity.
Here’s where the impeachment of President Donald Trump sits after the lawyers for the Democratic majority and the Republican minority made their presentations before the House Judiciary Committee on Monday.

 

 

The Democrats have solidified their abuse-of-power case against the president. A robust record of testimony and documentary evidence have now backed up the recording of the Trump call to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and the initial whistle-blower accusations (which were second- and third-hand). If this were a judicial action, and the House were the equivalent of a grand jury, it would have done enough to secure impeachment, which is (if this were a judicial action) the equivalent of an indictment.

 

 

Of course, this is not a judicial proceeding. It’s a political one. So Democrats need more than the evidence; they need to make the case that impeachment and an election-year Senate trial are politically justified, and even compelled, by the evidence.

 

They’ve certainly persuaded almost all elite Democrats, almost all Democratic voters, most Democratic-leaning independents, a lot of elite specialists (such as nonpartisan prosecutors and legal and constitutional experts), and even a smattering of elite Republicans outside of the current Congress. They have not persuaded any Republicans in Congress — or at least none who are willing to say so.

 

That means we’re headed for party-line votes (or close to it) on the House floor. 

Source: House Impeachment Case Against Trump Grows Stronger - Bloomberg