Opinion editor’s note: This article was submitted on behalf of multiple legal scholars at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law. They are listed below.
Last week, we joined more than 800 of our colleagues from around the country and signed a “Letter to Congress from Legal Scholars”(tinyurl.com/legal-scholars). This letter concluded that President Donald Trump engaged in impeachable conduct.
Also last week, the U.S. House announced that it will bring two articles of impeachment against President Trump, charging him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. This will set in motion the third impeachment of a U.S. president in history.
In light of these extraordinary events, we are writing separately to reiterate to our local community why, as legal scholars, we believe that President Trump engaged in impeachable conduct. We also write to explain why, as citizens, we believe that he should be impeached. Continue reading