SEE ALSO :Trump impeachment probe hearing start next weekThe hearing on Wednesday was the committee’s first to examine whether Trump’s actions qualify as “high crimes and misdemeanors” punishable by impeachment under the U.S. Constitution. Three law professors chosen by the Democrats made clear during the lengthy session that they believed Trump’s actions constituted impeachable offenses. “If what we’re talking about is not impeachable, then nothing is impeachable,” said University of North Carolina law professor Michael Gerhardt. SEE ALSO :Fireworks expected at televised Trump impeachment hearingTrump has denied wrongdoing. SEE ALSO :New claims made in Trump impeachment public hearingBut they stopped short of saying it could form the basis for a separate article of impeachment.

Source: Standard Digital December 05, 2019 05:03 UTC