Mike talks with Michael Gerhardt, a professor of jurisprudence at the University of North Carolina Law School and a long-time student of presidential impeachment. He’s the author of the just-released book, The Law of Presidential Impeachment: A Guide for the Engaged Citizen, which is the topic of their discussion.
Topics Discussed Include:
- why impeachment is in the Constitution
- if impeachment has been underutilized
- the threat of impeachment as a check on abuse of power
- the misconception that impeachment is a political process
- presidential due-process rights in an impeachment
- Senators breaking their oaths during impeachment trials
- the five presidential impeachments
- if impeachment can be made less partisan
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