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Letters,
Government,
Constitutional Law

Feb. 5, 2020

Column was wrong on the rules of impeachment

Even if something is not a crime, it could be a high crime? This non sequitur is outrageous on its face and cannot be true.

Richard A. Nixon

Email: pres37th@aol.com

San Fernando Valley College of Law

Richard, a practicing attorney in Los Angeles County and a Vietnam-era veteran, is the author of "America: An Illusion of Freedom."

Last November, there appeared an article by Dean Erwin Chemerinsky of UC Berkeley Law that purports to dispel what is characterized as certain myths involving the impeachment process currently in progress against President Donald Trump. ["Impeachment myths" (Nov. 19, 2019)]. Chemerinsky begins by properly quoting the Constitution defining the elements of impeachment, specifically for "Treason...

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