Republicans will remind us of the incredibly high standard for impeachment, and that in the entire history of our country, no president has been found guilty of meeting that standard, the standard is so incredibly high, and the costs to the country are so serious.

Ross Garber

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They are going to say that the process was not designed to get to... by Ross Garber

They are going to say that the process was not designed to get to the truth.

The issue is -- the why. Why was this happening ? That's why I think Taylor's testimony was so devastating : Bill Taylor offers the why, right now, there hasn't been a White House answer to counter the Bill Taylor narrative for why -- which was essentially campaign assistance.

The House has not passed a resolution, no new powers were conferred on any committee. No new resources were allocated.

Congressional authority is vast but it is not unlimited, and the complaint raises potentially legitimate questions.

Congress faces substantial legal and procedural hurdles in any ef... by Ross Garber

Congress faces substantial legal and procedural hurdles in any effort to get these materials.

Congress can subpoena the information Mueller has collected, but faces huge hurdles in getting it, it would have to file a civil lawsuit, which would take a long time to get through the court system, likely many years.

These are allegations related solely to Dr. Kosinski's private investments, they are unrelated to Edward Kosinski medical practice or Edward Kosinski patients. Edward Kosinski is contesting the allegations.

This is undoing the will of the voters, make no mistake, that’s what you’re considering doing.

It is not far-fetched to argue that he should have anticipated that his false election claims and incitement to march on the Capitol to' stop the steal' would have devastating consequences.

Under Donald Trump, it was almost impossible to tell who was purportedly working on behalf of the government and who was working for Trump personally. That has significant consequences.

I think the reasoning of Nixon( case) could be a problem for any Trump litigation effort.

The judge's decision creates some issues for Bolton. Combine that with a Bill Barr-run Justice Department Bill Barr-run hasn't been shy about going out on a limb, if I were Bolton or his lawyer, that would be of great concern. The judge gave some air cover for criminal charges.

I'm not sure of anybody who's defended more impeachments than I have, and even I think Alan Dershowitz is wrong on this, i don't think you need a technical criminal violation for there to be an impeachable offense, and there are lots of reasons for that.