GT Progressive News: A thread. In anticipation of the #Dershowitz argument tomorrow, I'd like to point out that SCOTUS has already decided a case based, in part, on the idea that impeachable offenses can include official acts that are not crimes. Nixon v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 731 (1982)

Monday, January 27, 2020

A thread. In anticipation of the #Dershowitz argument tomorrow, I'd like to point out that SCOTUS has already decided a case based, in part, on the idea that impeachable offenses can include official acts that are not crimes. Nixon v. Fitzgerald, 457 U.S. 731 (1982)

2/ was a civil damages lawsuit brought by a DOD Management Analyst against President Nixon on the alleged ground that he was unconstitutionally fired in retaliation for his congressional testimony on cost overruns. . . .
— petermshane (@petermshane) January 27, 2020

4/ on improper action by the President without vulnerability to civil damages. The Court said, at 757: "A rule of absolute immunity for the President will not leave the Nation without sufficient protection against misconduct on the part of the Chief Executive. There remains . . .
— petermshane (@petermshane) January 27, 2020

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— petermshane (@petermshane) January 27, 2020