What does this mean for our privacy?
Donald Trump's impeachment trial kicks off this week, and the line of defense has already become clear. While most Senate Republicans won't defend his conduct around the Capitol siege last month, they will argue that impeachment is a tool to remove people from office and, well, Trump is no longer in office. But, Bob Bauer argues, that assertion is misguided. "It is highly doubtful that the framers intended the impeachment clause to give the president free rein to commit impeachable offenses in the closing months of his term," he says. |
The approach is not all that surprising given the political climate. Republicans remain divided over the future direction of the party, with a substantial number reluctant to eschew Trump's messaging and actions. Deliberations this week on the fate of two Republican House members, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, who has been widely condemned for peddling misinformation, and Liz Cheney of Wyoming, who split with her party to vote for Trump's impeachment, were the epitome of that. |
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