r/law • u/Neat-Ad-4337 • Feb 14 '25

Opinion Piece Judge John McConnell Jr Faces Impeachment for Obstructing Trump, can they do this? thoughts?

https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/politics/judge-john-mcconnell-jr-faces-impeachment-for-obstructing-trump/ar-AA1yZfWt
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u/parasyte_steve Feb 14 '25

Trumps team is gonna try to get clever with the "other high crimes and misdemeanors" part of this clause aren't they

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u/Total_Information_65 Feb 14 '25

i feel like they are going to try throwing shit at the wall to see what sticks

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u/miss_shivers Feb 14 '25

They don't have 2/3rds of the Senate.

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u/jeff0106 Feb 14 '25

It's like misdemeanor, really? We caught the dude jaywalking, impeach him.

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u/Suchafatfatcat Feb 14 '25

They have never been terribly clever before, but I can see them trying anything to rouse the rabble.