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Here’s How Trump’s Lawyers Should Have Explained Why an Ex-President Cannot Be Impeached

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Here’s How Trump’s Lawyers Should Have Explained Why an Ex-President Cannot Be Impeached
Members of the National Guard patrol at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 9, 2021. Reuters/Joshua Roberts
Rob Natelson
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There’s a very strong argument that the Constitution does not permit impeachment of a former president. Unfortunately, President Donald Trump’s lawyers failed to present it.

Rob Natelson
Rob Natelson
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Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor who is senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, authored “The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant” (3rd ed., 2015). He is a contributor to The Heritage Foundation’s “Heritage Guide to the Constitution.”
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