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Federal Criminal Offenses and the Impeachment of Donald J. Trump
JustSecurity.Org ^ | December 16, 2019 | Andrew Weissman And Friends

Posted on 05/21/2020 2:06:36 PM PDT by PresidentFelon

This collection of leading legal experts discusses a range of federal crimes that apply to the conduct of President Donald Trump, based on the evidence produced by the House of Representatives’ impeachment inquiry. These crimes include all of the federal offences listed in the Chapter headings, except for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. In that Chapter, the author concludes that the impeachment inquiry did not examine the relevant evidence for one of the elements of the crime, although a lot of that evidence has arisen in investigative reports by journalists. The final Chapter includes an important federal law that does not trigger criminal liability, but does implicate the President’s constitutional obligation to ensure the laws are faithfully executed. Close readers will also notice some nuances in the authors’ analyses. Compare for example Barbara McQuade’s and Randall Eliason’s discussion of whether a White House visit for a head of state counts as an “official act” for the purposes of bribery and honest services fraud. Finally, a point worth underscoring: as Andrew Weissmann explains in the Introduction, impeachable offenses need not be criminal in nature, and not all crimes are impeachable offences. Members of Congress certainly do not need to conclude that the President committed a crime for impeachment, conviction, and removal. Nevertheless, the fact that these leading experts reach the conclusion that several federal crimes apply to President Trump’s conduct involving Ukraine is an important consideration for the annals of history and for the historic decision Congress now faces.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bloggers; impeachment; paragraphs; trump; ukraine; wiseman
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Just my effort to further expose the hyper-partisan Andrew Weissmann, lead attorney on the Mueller Witch Hunt and prime player along with the rest of the left-wing legal thugs at Lawfare in the corrupt Democrats' failed attempt to depose a duly elected president in the absence of high crimes and misdemeanors.
1 posted on 05/21/2020 2:06:36 PM PDT by PresidentFelon
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To: PresidentFelon

OFFS! Sounds like NOT SO wisemann has terminal TDS. Hey andy——phu-cough. Just think if this assclown spent his time doing something positive.


2 posted on 05/21/2020 2:08:43 PM PDT by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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Swamp Creature,pure and simple.Of course 97% of DC’s government paycheck recipients are Swamp Creatures so we shouldn't be surprised.
3 posted on 05/21/2020 2:13:35 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Rats Just Can't Get Over The Fact That They Lost A Rigged Election!)
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To: PresidentFelon

As you say, there was nothing “independent” about the Counsel.

It was a Left wing assassination squad twisting the laws to their own partisan purpose in a way almost never seen in American history.

And it ain’t over, now the the curtains are being pulled back.


4 posted on 05/21/2020 2:16:06 PM PDT by Regulator
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POWELL: Andrew Weissmann — The Kingpin Of Prosecutorial Misconduct — Leaves Mueller’s Squad

Sidney Powell on Robert Mueller's 'poster boy for prosecutorial misconduct'

6 posted on 05/21/2020 2:20:16 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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All these weasels are after, is preserving the deep state!

Yes, I said that, if you wish to quote me on it!!

(muttering to myself ... wheere’s a good solid oak tree when ya need one?)


7 posted on 05/21/2020 2:20:39 PM PDT by Terry L Smith
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All these weasels are after, is preserving the deep state!

Yes, I said that, if you wish to quote me on it!!

(muttering to myself ... wheere’s a good solid oak tree when ya need one?)


8 posted on 05/21/2020 2:20:40 PM PDT by Terry L Smith
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I didn’t really want to read the article... just hope that they didn’t forget the extra scoop of ice cream!


9 posted on 05/21/2020 2:50:18 PM PDT by GMMC0987
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Why Weissman isn’t in Prison for the Enron Scam or the Ted Stevens Scam is beyond me, at the very least he should have been disbarred YEARS AGO!!


10 posted on 05/21/2020 2:53:42 PM PDT by eyeamok
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I wonder if Weismann’s wife and kids, assuming that he is a family man, look forward to the arrival of this asshole at the end of each workday?


11 posted on 05/21/2020 2:54:33 PM PDT by eeriegeno
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To: eyeamok

Absolutely!!! That is a good question, why is he still allowed to practice law, especially for the federal government?


12 posted on 05/21/2020 2:55:59 PM PDT by PresidentFelon
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To: eyeamok

Absolutely!!! That is a good question, why is he still allowed to practice law, especially for the federal government?


13 posted on 05/21/2020 2:56:00 PM PDT by PresidentFelon
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He’s keeping a pretty low profile this year...probably not too comfortable with what MAY be coming out soon about his and others activities.

Sidney Powell has the goods on him and if he was smart, he’d head for the hills.


14 posted on 05/21/2020 2:56:35 PM PDT by Thank You Rush
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Weissmann should hang. If I had the chance, I’d pull the drop lever.


15 posted on 05/21/2020 2:58:53 PM PDT by sauropod (Quarantine is when you restrict sick people, tyranny is when you restrict healthy people.)
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If they had an award for the Scumbag Lawyer of the Century, Andrew Weissmann would win it hands down.


16 posted on 05/21/2020 3:02:30 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet
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Andrew Wiessman. May he swing from a tree.

5.56mm


17 posted on 05/21/2020 3:05:00 PM PDT by M Kehoe (DRAIN THE SWAMP! Finish THE WALL!)
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Impeachable offenses appear to be anything with which you can get a majority of House votes. The rub is getting 2/3 of the Senate to agree.


18 posted on 05/21/2020 3:14:15 PM PDT by Starstruck
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To: PresidentFelon

L8r


19 posted on 05/21/2020 3:32:44 PM PDT by preacher ( Journalism no longer reports news, they use news to shape our society.)
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To: PresidentFelon

Prosecutor misconduct poster children are the authors.......


20 posted on 05/21/2020 4:07:24 PM PDT by Pete Dovgan
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