Impeachment


Bad Textualism (Again)

Bad Textualism (Again)

At Balkinization, Richard Primus argues that, under a textualist interpretation, the President could be impeached for matters in addition to high crimes and misdemeanors:ย It Doesnโ€™t Say โ€œOnlyโ€: A Textual Point About Impeachment.ย  He argues: Article II, Section 4 of...
Can the President Be Indicted?

Can the President Be Indicted?

Following up on Andrew Hyman’sย postย on indicting a sitting President, here are point/counterpoint posts fromย Laurence Tribeย (Presidents can be indicted before impeachment) andย Philip Bobbittย (Presidents cannot be indicted before impeachment). Tribe: The...