Impeach: The Case Against Donald Trump.

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Why President Trump has left us with no choice but to remove him from office, as explained by celebrated Supreme Court lawyer and former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal. No one is above the law. This belief is as American as freedom of speech and turkey on Thanksgiving—held sacred by Democrats and Republicans alike. But as celebrated Supreme Court lawyer and former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal argues in Impeach, if President Trump is not held accountable for repeatedly asking foreign powers to interfere in the 2020 presidential election, this could very well mark the end of our democracy. To quote President George Washington’s Farewell Address: “Foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government.” Impeachment should always be our last resort, explains Katyal, but our founders, our principles, and our Constitution leave us with no choice but to impeach President Trump—before it’s too late. Front Cover Front Matter Half Title Title Dedication Copyright Epigraphs Contents Introduction "A Grave and Sobering Decision" Why I Wrote This Book Why We Can't Wait Until the Next Election Why Our Founders (and Vice President Pence) Would Have Impeached President Trump Why We Need to Impeach President Trump (and Why This Is Different from Mueller) Why You Should Read This Book 1. A Brief History of Impeachment That Time We Impeached King George III The Constitutional Convention How Impeachment Would Work What High Crimes and Misdemeanors Are Not What High Crimes and Misdemeanors AreWhy Our Founders, and Past Presidents, Were So Afraid of Foreign Interference 2. The Evidence "If Foreign Powers Offer You Information on Your Opponents, Would You Accept It?" The Decision to Withhold Security Assistance from Ukraine (and the Plan for the Phone Call) The Call "I Think It's Crazy" A Whistleblower Report, Suppressed A Whistleblower Report, Revealed "The Horse Has Left the Barn" The Report President Trump's Shifting Defenses 3. The Case Against President Trump The Pence Standard The Simple Case for Impeachment High Crime #1: Soliciting Foreign InterferenceHigh Crime #2: Bribery High Crime #3: Obstruction of Justice The Bottom Line 4. Questions and Answers Process Questions Case Questions One More Question 5. Out of Many, One "Only When It Is Dark Enough" Reform #1: Campaign Finance Reform #2: Tax Returns Reform #3: The Special Counsel Regulations Reform #4: Indictment Reform #5: Recusal Rules Reform #6: End White House Interference in Criminal Prosecutions Reform #7: Congressional Investigations Mere Parchment Back Matter Acknowledgments Appendix The Whistleblower Complaint The July 25 Call SummaryThe Text Messages The White House Letter Notes About the Authors Back Cover Spine