Constitutional Lawyer Ron Fein to Democracy Now: Impeachment is Overdue

Free Speech For People Legal Director Ron Fein joined Congressman Al Green and Democracy Now to discuss the  latest in the legal case for Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump, including illegal hush money payments made in violation of the Federal Campaign Finance Act at the request of Trump, per Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen. Cohen confessed to the payments while pleading guilty to breaking campaign finance laws and a number of other charges.

Newsweek: Donald Trump Should be Impeached Now because ‘The Constitution Demands It’ – Book

Jessica Kwong of Newsweek discusses the new book, The Constitution Demands It, and the case for beginning impeachment proceedings against the President.

Congress, which has the authority to begin impeachment hearings against President Donald Trump has been reluctant to act, awaiting the results of special counsel Robert Mueller’s criminal investigation, among other things.

But in a new book, three veteran constitutional lawyers argue that the framers of the Constitution provided impeachment as a remedy in anticipation of a leader like Trump, and that he’s committed enough offenses for removal proceedings to begin immediately.

The framers of the Constitution “were obsessed with corruption,” and “to defend against this ever-present danger, they built bulwarks into the Constitution itself,” the book The Constitution Demands It: The Case for the Impeachment of Donald Trump, set for release Tuesday, says.

“President Donald Trump has been violating the Constitution since the moment he took the oath of office—and since then, the corruption, abuse of power, and abuse of public trust have only gotten worse,” the authors Ron Fein, John Bonifaz and Ben Clements write.

Click here to read the full article in Newsweek.

Click here to learn more about the new book, The Constitution Demands It! 

MSNBC: “Is the business of the President enriching the President’s business?”

In a segment of the 11th Hour with Brian Williams, aired on April 18, 2018, the profits to Trump’s businesses, as a result of his presidency, are explored. Per MSNBC:

“President Trump has taken to calling Mar-a-Lago the “southern White House” and has been vocal about talking it up during his summit with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Is the business of the president enriching the president’s business?”

The campaign to Impeach Donald Trump Now was launched because, from the moment he took office, Trump’s refusal to divest from his business interests has placed him in direct violation of the US Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause and Domestic Emoluments Clause, which forbid the President from profiting from the office. The Clauses are also in place to prevent conflicts of interests which may influence the decision making of the President and impact his ability to serve the American people, as the oath of office requires.

Click here to watch the full segment on MSNBC.

“This season of corruption is real and not normal” says Republican Strategist Steve Schmidt

Republican Strategist Steve Schmidt joined the All In with Chris Hayes show to discuss the significant corruption occurring in government and in the Trump administration. Schmidt states in the interview:

Everywhere you look in this cabinet you see malfeasance, you see corruption. Big corruption, little corruption, petty criminals next to the major grifters and the real criminals.

When we look back on this era ten years from now, we will see fundamental changes to so many aspects of campaign finance reform…so this can never, ever happen again.

But this season of corruption that we’re in the middle of is real, it’s not normal, it’s completely unprecedented, and it’s getting worse.

As Schmidt demonstrates, impeachment is not a partisan issue. There are concerns about the corruption of this administration across the political spectrum. Impeachment is solely about holding the President accountable to the law and to the Constitution, not partisan politics.

Watch the full clip below.

Fox’s Napolitano: McCabe firing could be seen as obstruction of justice

A recent article in The Hill discusses statements by Fox News Judge Andrew Napolitano warning that the President’s firing of Andrew McCabe could be viewed as obstruction of justice.

Napolitano said on Fox News’s “America’s Newsroom” Monday that he viewed McCabe’s firing as “vindictive” and “reckless.”

“Andrew McCabe is more likely than not to be a witness against the attorney general’s boss, the president of the United States,” Napolitano said. “I think that firing him in that environment could very well be determined to diminish his effectiveness as a witness. What’s that called? Obstruction of justice.

Trump’s egregious actions are seriously jeopardizing the Mueller investigation. But even with what seems like daily breaking news, we can’t lose sight of one critically important fact that has been true since the day Trump took office: the president has already committed impeachable offenses.

Obstruction of justice is one of eight legal grounds for impeachment we have identified in calling for Congress to launch an impeachment investigation of the President. The firing of McCabe demonstrates further the need for Congress to take immediate action and begin impeachment proceedings.

Click here to read the full article in The Hill.