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The Articles of Impeachment: Thin Gruel

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The Articles of Impeachment: Thin Gruel
House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) speaks to announce articles of impeachment for President Donald Trump during a press conference at the Capitol in Washington on Dec. 10, 2019. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
Rob Natelson
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A journalist of my acquaintance, on seeing the proposed articles of impeachment, called them “underwhelming.” That’s a pretty good description.

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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