The former president has raised several legal arguments that do not yet have clear answers. A constitutional scholar says they’re questions worth asking.
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Trump isn’t the first modern president with legal problems, but he would be the first former president to be indicted for alleged crimes.
What the acquittal of Donald Trump means for the future of the US presidency.
Certain words are being used over and over during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. One of them is ‘precedent.’ What does it really mean?
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is known as a master of Senate rules. If the House impeaches President Trump, what could he do to influence the process – and outcome – of a trial?
A little-known provision of the Constitution might allow Trump to be reelected president in 2020 even if he is removed from office through the impeachment process.
Politics have pervaded the debate about whether Congress should impeach President Trump. One legal scholar says that whether to impeach – or not – should not be viewed as a political question.
Bringing down a president is a political act – just ask Bill Clinton.
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Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
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Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Oregon
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Lecturer in American Politics, University College Cork
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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
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Professor of Modern History, Sheffield Hallam University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Institute for Humane Studies
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Associate Professor of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas