Thanks to the tightrope act Nadler has executed, Democrats won’t face a floor vote until and unless the case for actual impeachment commands better public support than it does today
Jerrold Nadler and Doug Collins do not see eye to eye on requirements for initiating impeachment proceedings. Photo: Tom Williams Having earlier announced that his Judiciary Committee is already conducting impeachment proceedings against Donald J. Trump, congressman Jerrold Nadler is moving this week to adopt committee rules for these proceedings, as the New York Times reported:
These steps are all in line with past presidential impeachments. But Judiciary Committee Republicans and conservative media types are all howling that Nadler has left out a crucial step: Collins is implicitly conceding that nothing in the Constitution requires the House to authorize impeachment inquiries; a formal article of impeachment is all the founding documents mentions. As to the requirements of House rules — well, that’s debatable. Those rules provide a procedure for authorization of impeachment hearings, but it’s entirely unclear that they are required. UNC Professor of Jurisprudence Michael J.
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