Bloomberg Law
Sept. 25, 2019, 11:47 AM UTC

Wake Up Call: Impeachment Fight to Test Trump’s Legal Team, Strategy

Rick Mitchell
Rick Mitchell
Freelance Correspondent
  • Now that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has launched impeachment proceedings against President Trump accusing him of violating the Constitution, Trump will need new lawyers and a new legal strategy, according to this report. (Politico) Andrew Johnson in 1868 and Bill Clinton in 1998 were the only two presidents to be impeached, and both completed their terms after the Senate declined to remove them from office. Richard M. Nixon resigned to avoid getting impeached. (BN) Meanwhile, Trump’s lawyers are trying to convince a judge that the president can’t be investigated for a crime.” (BN)

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