Dershowitz: Bolton allegations would not constitute impeachable offense

BY MORGAN CHALFANT - 01/27/20 09:10 PM EST

Harvard Law School professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz on Monday said that former national security adviser John Bolton’s reported account of President Trump tying Ukraine military aid to investigations into Democrats would not constitute an impeachable offense.

“If any president had done what the [New York] Times reported about the content of the Bolton manuscript, that would not constitute an impeachable offense,” Dershowitz said during lengthy remarks from the Senate floor Monday night.

“Let me repeat: Nothing in the Bolton revelations, even if true, would rise to the level of an abuse of power or an impeachable offense. That is clear from the history. That Is clear from the language of the Constitution,” Dershowitz continued.

“You cannot turn conduct that is not impeachable into impeachable conduct simply by using words like 'quid pro quo' and 'personal benefit.'”

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https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/480206-dershowitz-bolton-allegations-would-not-constitute-impeachable

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One point that the law fags can comment on (please), is Alan's testimony also lays out the prosecution rules for senators and house members should they go to trial.

Listening to that I immediately thought that he was paving the way for a fair trial, not for Trump, but of others who will be facing the courts. Especially notable is the "shoe on the other foot" idea, or if Democrat politicians are going to go to trial, they should also be compared to what Republican senators have done and the crimes and punishment should be seen as equal under the constitution.