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Here are five ways Trump a Democratic US House might try to impeach Donald Trump

Allan J. Lichtman

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It looks increasingly likely that the Democratic Party will retake the US House of Representatives in the upcoming midterm elections. If there is such a takeover, the temptation for House Democrats to launch impeachment proceedings against President Trump may be too difficult to ignore. Allan J. Lichtman outlines five potential grounds for impeachment: violations of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution; conspiracy with Russia; obstruction of justice; violating campaign finance laws; and financial crimes arising from his 1990s tax schemes.

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It looks increasingly likely that the Democratic Party will retake the US House of Representatives in the upcoming midterm elections. If there is such a takeover, the temptation for House Democrats to launch impeachment proceedings against President Trump may be too difficult to ignore. Allan J. Lichtman outlines five potential grounds for impeachment: violations of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution; conspiracy with Russia; obstruction of justice; violating campaign finance laws; and financial crimes arising from his 1990s tax schemes.

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It looks increasingly likely that the Democratic Party will retake the US House of Representatives in the upcoming midterm elections. If there is such a takeover, the temptation for House Democrats to launch impeachment proceedings against President Trump may be too difficult to ignore. Allan J. Lichtman outlines five potential grounds for impeachment: violations of the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution; conspiracy with Russia; obstruction of justice; violating campaign finance laws; and financial crimes arising from his 1990s tax schemes.

Key concepts: Impeachment, Temptation, House of Representatives, Democracy, Political science, Campaign finance, Constitution, Law

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