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Corey Brettschneider

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Prof @BrownUniversity @FordhamLawNYC My newest is The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought To Defend It

New York, NY

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Corey Brettschneider

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It was a pleasure to speak with @chrislhayes and @LeahLitman on @allinwithchris about the current and previous threats to democracy discussed in my book, The Presidents and the People.

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Lessons from American history in the wake of the Supreme Court immunity ruling

Law professor Leah Litman and political science professor Corey Brettschneider join Chris Hayes to discuss the fallout of the Supreme Court granting Trump immunity for official acts. In particular,...

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Corey Brettschneider

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4 years

Journalists, please focus on the fact that the sitting VP did not commit to a peaceful transition of power.

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Remember when AG Barr told us the memos barring indictment of a sitting president were irrelevant to the report? Mr. Mueller just made it clear that was a blatant lie. @JohnFugelsang @MollyJongFast @samuelmoyn

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"They were talking about a 40% unemployment rate." Savanah: "Who was talking about that." She is calling him out every second. This is the best performance by a journalist in four years. Go @SavannahGuthrie !

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I am at jury duty watching citizens become transformed into jurors. Of the 200 or so people here, each takes their civic duty more seriously than @senatemajldr

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If the president of the United States was knowingly spreading a deadly virus, that's among the worst scandals in American history. Yes, we are exhausted. But we must call the president to account. @JohnFugelsang @AVindman @MollyJongFast @soledadobrien

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Conventional wisdom holds that a sitting US president cannot be indicted. Here is my now timely argument @washingtonpost for why that's wrong. @JohnFugelsang @ZephyrTeachout @darrwest @alixabeth @JoyceWhiteVance @DavidColeACLU @ThePlumLineGS @rickhasen

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Opinion | Yes, it’s possible to indict a sitting U.S. president. Here’s why.

The president is not above the rule of law.

www.washingtonpost.com

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This is an advertisement for why high schools need to require basic civics to graduate. @JohnFugelsang

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Protecting and defending the Constitution doesn’t mean trying to rewrite the parts you don’t like.

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It's now time to indict a sitting president for incitement. DOJ memos be damned.

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A juror can't serve if he or she is potentially implicated in the crime. I elaborate in this @washingtonpost piece about Sen. Johnson's involvement in the Ukraine scandal. @JohnFugelsang @harveyjkaye @ThePlumLineGS @rickhasen @JoyceWhiteVance

Sen. Johnson, ally of Trump and Ukraine, surfaces in crucial episodes in the saga

In a previously unreported contact, Johnson met in July with a former Ukrainian diplomat who has circulated unproven claims that Ukrainian officials helped Hillary Clinton in 2016.

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Maybe the Republican Senators who just held their seats might want to speak up about the accusation that the vote is invalid.

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I missed the part of civics or Constitutional Law where you seek the presidency by looking to have the Supreme Court overturn a democratic election. @JohnFugelsang

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Please stop the Scalia and Ginsburg were friends nonsense. It’s an attempt to distract from the chasm between them. Yes, they liked each other personally. But she repeatedly made clear his anemic view of the Constitution meant the denial of basic democratic rights.

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So, let me get this straight. Our president tells us he might need to intervene in Venezuela because that leader is disrespecting separation of powers? @JohnFugelsang

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Bizarre quote. Manchin conflates a flawed procedure in the Senate with the government, while refusing to investigate the actual attempted destruction of the government. @JohnFugelsang

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Manchin on whether he would gut the filibuster to get Jan. 6 commission bill passed. “I’m not ready to destroy our government. I’m not ready to destroy our government, no.”

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No Mr. President, you can't change the Constitution's #14thAmendment with an executive order. Please read the document. You took an oath to defend it! @soledadobrien @JohnFugelsang

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CNN raising questions about who is in charge of the executive branch. Pence is giving commands to the National Guard. Impeachment and removal might be required for basic national security and to establish a clear chain of command, not just desirable.

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Sadly, my explanation in @nytimes July of why Justice Kavanaugh will work to undermine Roe v. Wade now has new resonance. @JohnFugelsang @ThePlumLineGS

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Opinion | Kavanaugh Must Answer the Abortion Question (Published 2018)

Would he uphold Roe v. Wade?

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Republican congresswoman is unwittingly showing Barr lied when he claimed the OLC memo played no role in deciding to not indict the president. Thank you @RepDLesko @JohnFugelsang @mcevasco @ThePlumLineGS @rickhasen @jedshug @AOC

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The sitting president used a presidential debate to undermine an election taking place on his watch. To support him is to oppose democracy.

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I'm not big on predictions but here goes anyway. Trump v. Vance will be 9 to 0 against the president, clearing the way for the NY DA to get Trump's taxes and criminally investigate the president.

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News organizations should double the salary of journalists targeted by Trump to make it clear that they will not be intimidated. @ThePlumLineGS

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Yes, the point of impeachment is to remove him now. But long term disqualification from federal office is what matters. Or so I argue here:

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We must impeach Trump and bar him from holding office again. Now | Corey Brettschneider

Congress has the power and precedent to do so. Otherwise what happened on Wednesday may be a dress rehearsal for future attacks on rule of law

www.theguardian.com

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Trump is like a fugitive trying to hide behind the immunity of the presidency. That’s why he is fighting so desperately. What awaits him, should he lose, are criminal investigations in New York State and Manhattan. @JohnFugelsang

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#SCOTUS extends itself the right to protect itself by allowing arguments by teleconference but refused to allow Wisconsin voters the right to protect themselves by extending an absentee ballot deadline. A pure point of law? I don't think so. I discuss with @JohnFugelsang at 9

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Nunes is embarrassingly bad at defending the president. And he's the person the Republicans have chosen as the best among them to fulfill this role.

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When Mr. Mueller said that DOJ policy kept him from charging the president with a crime, so it is time for other “processes,” that means Congress needs to do its job and begin impeachment proceedings. @JohnFugelsang @darrwest @AOC

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Mr. Mueller could not be clearer. Yes, obstruction. And possibly collusion, even if it was not provable beyond a reasonable doubt. No exoneration!

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I predict that Donald Trump will reach new ironic heights in tonight's #StateOfTheUnion . In the same breath, he will condemn Venezuela's leader for violating the separation of powers and will call for a state of emergency to build his wall. @JohnFugelsang @ThePlumLineGS

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Oh the irony. It cannot be any thicker!!!!

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Brilliant that @cnn is having secretaries of state themselves come on to address fake claims of fraud.

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If your hot take after Trump’s speech yesterday is still that he is a normal Republican President and not a wanna be authoritarian, you are doing it wrong.

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Yes, it’s possible to indict a sitting U.S. president. Here’s why. My new piece for the @washingtonpost @JohnFugelsang @David_Feldman_ @darrwest @jedshug

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Opinion | Yes, it’s possible to indict a sitting U.S. president. Here’s why.

The president is not above the rule of law.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Roger Stone's commutation was unconstitutional, and the traditional understanding of the pardon power is wrong. My new piece with Jeffrey K. Tulis @TheAtlantic @JohnFugelsang @JoyceWhiteVance @ThePlumLineGS @MollyJongFast @ProfessorShaw @rickhasen

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The Traditional Interpretation of the Pardon Power Is Wrong

Properly understood, the commutation of Roger Stone’s sentence is unconstitutional.

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Breaking: Justice Gorsuch pens an opinion for the Supreme Court protecting the rights of transgender workers. Sex discrimination against transgender employees is “exactly what Title VII forbids.” I discuss tonight with @JohnFugelsang

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If you can, please vote in person, whether early or on Election Day. The sad fact is Trump will likely try to challenge mail in ballots and with this Court he might succeed in upending the election. @JohnFugelsang @MollyJongFast

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I draw on the Constitution's text and the framer's views in arguing that the president can't legally pardon Stone. My brand new piece in @POLITICOMag @JoyceWhiteVance @ThePlumLineGS @mirandayaver @stevenmazie

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Hypothetically, imagine a president who blatantly disregards the oath of office. What should citizens do to stop such a president? What should Congress do? To find out, buy a copy of The Oath and the Office. And OK, you got me, it's not a hypothetical.

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I was asked for my comments on Kenedy's legacy. I argue that in the travel ban case—in the twilight of his career—Kennedy tainted his legacy by refusing to live up to the legal principles he established to fight bigotry. @JohnFugelsang @David_Feldman_ @darrwest

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Did Anthony Kennedy Just Destroy His Own Legacy?

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Mr. Trump, when the Constitution says "[a]ll persons born or naturalized in the United States . . . are citizens" that means you can't change it with an executive order, even if you are president. Here, I wrote a whole guide for you: #14thAmendment

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This convention has been a call for decency. It has been said calmly and without anger. But it is no less urgent. If the call is not heeded I am not sure our institutions can survive another four years.

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Watch my now timely discussion with @soledadobrien about why a sitting president can be indicted.

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Covered by the Constitution? Is it really possible to indict a sitting U.S. President? @brettschneiderc , professor of political science @brownuniversity joins @soledadobrien this week on @matteroffacttv to talk about his new book, “The Oath and the Office.”

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If the "new" travel ban is the same policy with different words, it is still unconstitutional: @JohnFugelsang

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Given Mr. Cohen's credible testimony just now, it looks likely that the president is guilty of several criminal offenses. Here is my argument for @washingtonpost about why a sitting president can be indicted.

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Opinion | Yes, it’s possible to indict a sitting U.S. president. Here’s why.

The president is not above the rule of law.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Miley said: “He [Pence] was very animated and issued very explicit, very direct, unambiguous orders." But the vice-president has no authority to issue military orders. This is how chaotic our system was that day. The vice-president out of necessity assumed the president's powers!

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Why investigate obstruction if the sitting president cannot be inducted? Mueller wanted to keep open the possibility of prosecuting Trump after he leaves office, reporting while the evidence was fresh. He also wanted to provide information for possible impeachment.

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Mr. President, a governor cannot repeal a constitutional provision. Here, I wrote a whole explainer for you mapping out this and other principles you need to know. This is very important. @JohnFugelsang @stevenmazie @rickhasen @FrankConniff

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Trump says if “Abrams gets in, your second amendment” is gone.

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My new piece for @PostOpinions on why the Mueller hearings show impeachment needs to start now. @JohnFugelsang @zackbeauchamp @David_Feldman_ @MollyJongFast @ThePlumLineGS @gtconway3d @rickhasen

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Opinion | Mueller just showed why impeachment proceedings should begin soon

If Trump is reelected, he can dodge indictment for obstruction of justice

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The news should be about how dire we need impeachment now, not talk of Mueller's style. Here is why my argument for why we need to act within a time limit:

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Barr drastically understated and misrepresented what the #MuellersReport said. Here is my piece about why it offers a way forward for the investigation of the president. @kewhittington @FordhamLawNYC @ThePlumLineGS @rickhasen @jedshug @kateashaw1

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Did Trump obstruct justice? Congress must determine that | Corey Brettschneider

If Congress finds enough evidence to support this claim, it is not only up to them to impeach and remove the president; it is up to future prosecutors to indict him

www.theguardian.com

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Today marks the launch of my book, The Presidents and the People. Unfortunately, its warning about the vulnerability of our democracy to authoritarian presidents is all too relevant to yesterday's immunity ruling. But it is also a book about hope, with inspiring stories of

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We can’t have an economy if the president lacks the ability to fight the pandemic. Watch @RonaldKlain break down how @joebiden would have competently fought this thing.

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Can a sitting president be criminally investigated? The Supreme Court hears oral arguments on that question tomorrow. I discuss my @nytopinion piece about how they should answer it with @JohnFugelsang tonight at 9 30 @SIRIUSXM 127.

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Opinion | The Supreme Court Should Tell Trump He Is Not Above the Law (Published 2019)

The president has asked the court whether he enjoys absolute immunity. The answer should be an emphatic no.

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Prediction: Melania, wearing her “I really don’t care do u” coat, will deliver a speech about empathy. @JohnFugelsang

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Biden's obligation to defend democracy is defined in the presidential oath. It's not just that he can say what he said. It is his duty to do so.

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Trump has proposed requiring visa applicants seeking to enter the United States to turn over their social media information for vetting. Here are my comments for @BBC about why this proposed policy possibly violates the free speech guarantee of our Constitution. @JohnFugelsang

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I tried to tweet an article I wrote but @Twitter told me I had to read it first. Fair enough!

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The immunity decision is an assault on the idea that a president is not above the law. Citizens must respond by making this election about rescuing our democracy from authoritarianism. My new piece @guardian

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The supreme court’s presidential immunity ruling mocks the rule of law | Corey Brettschneider

Citizens must make this presidential election about rescuing our democracy from authoritarianism

www.theguardian.com

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Important move by @SenSchumer in the subpoena fight. He suggests that Justice Roberts issue the subpoenas to those who refused to testify. Coming from the Cheif Justice, who is also the presiding officer in the Senate trial, they will have a new weight.

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With one notable exception, the Senate jurors failed to do their duty. Now the American people need to serve as the jury, judging both the president's high crimes and Senators' failure to convict. I discuss with @JohnFugelsang tonight at 9 @SXMProgress

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@JohnHMerrill @stevenmazie @rickhasen . @JohnHMerrill , your duty as a public official, especially in your position, is to be transparent. Asking for a private conversation with one of the nation's leading experts in election law and blocking his public responses to you is a violation of that duty.

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I spoke with @Dahlialithwick and @mjs_DC from @Slate about one of the worst decisions in Supreme Court history:

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Can the President Send SEAL Team Six to Assassinate His Rival? After Monday, Yes.

This fundamentally alters American democracy as we know it.

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Tonight @JohnFugelsang and I discuss why Trump is not above the law.

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The president can recommend governors allow churches to open. Can he require it? No. He has no inherent emergency constitutional powers to do so. And closed churches aren't an emergency, so he can't use The National Emergencies Act. He's unaware of the limits on the presidency.

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Today at Noon I’ll talk about Cohen and impeachment with @JohnFugelsang @SIRIUSXM

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I think he is too dumb to orchestrate a successful coup. But the next one might be smarter and capable of doing it.

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Another argument for this approach: if Trump is targetting a journalist, he or she is doing something right.

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News organizations should double the salary of journalists targeted by Trump to make it clear that they will not be intimidated. @ThePlumLineGS

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The first thing a President does in office is take an oath to "preserve, protect and defend" the Constitution. Trump made explicitly clear why he is unable to take that oath and thus unfit to serve. My book about it is here: @BillKristol @JohnFugelsang

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The Oath and the Office: A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents

The Oath and the Office: A Guide to the Constitution for Future Presidents

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Today is my birthday. Thank you America. Best present ever!

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Glad to hear that my piece today is one of @washingtonpost 's most shared stories. RT and make sure @SpeakerPelosi gets the message that the time to act is now.

Opinion | Mueller just showed why impeachment proceedings should begin soon

If Trump is reelected, he can dodge indictment for obstruction of justice

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On the one hand, insurrectionists tried to kill members of Congress and invaded the capital. On the other hand, Sarah Sanders was kicked out of a restaurant.

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Roe v. Wade is still in danger despite the Court's ruling today. I discuss why Roberts' one very shaky vote is not enough of a basis for a fundamental liberty at 9 30 with @JohnFugelsang on @SXMProgress .

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A president who won't commit to a peaceful transition of power is a threat to our democratic system, not a legitimate part of it.

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As we reflect on the legacy of Justice Ginsburg, let’s also pay tribute to her accomplishments as a citizen and litigator. She imagined a different world and worked with major success to bring it into being. @JohnFugelsang @DavidColeACLU @MollyJongFast

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“Few people have done more than Ginsburg to embed liberty more deeply into the law.”— @BrettschneiderC . Rest In Peace, RBG. Hero, icon, classic.

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NBC reports that the legal question of whether the president knowingly sought to defraud the residents of Georgia hinges on whether he thought he really lost. I disagree. He can think he won and still knowingly seek to defraud by manipulating the results.

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How Mueller can protect the investigation. My latest for @POLITICOMag : @JohnFugelsang @David_Feldman_ @darrwest

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One the foremost election law experts, @rickhasen , challenged Alabama Secretary of State @JohnHMerrill on Senate race recount requirements. @JohnHMerrill 's blocked him. Demand transparency and make clear this is not ok from a public official. @stevenmazie @JohnFugelsang

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What other explanation of Trump calling @KamalaHarris a "monster" is there aside from his racism? None.

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Nixon tried to cheat before an election. But as bad as that was, trying to overturn a lawful election after the fact is worse.

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Today I talk to @JohnFugelsang at 1 pm @SIRIUSXM about why the headlines should be screaming about Trump's possible obstruction of justice, not "exoneration."

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I’ve often been accused of jumping too quickly to call for impeachment. But the framers designed a powerful presidency and impeachment is the major device they gave us to limit it.

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@Helenhs Great if you could share our article supporting what you say here and glad you liked the piece. Thanks again for your tweet.

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Analysis | No, Trump can’t pardon himself or other insurrectionists. Impeachment would strip him of...

Congress can affirm what "except in cases of impeachment" means.

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. @soledadobrien asks me the pressing question of whether a sitting president can be charged with a crime. Watch this clip of our conversation about the presidency in the time of Trump.

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Covered by the Constitution? Is it really possible to indict a sitting U.S. President? @brettschneiderc , professor of political science @brownuniversity joins @soledadobrien this week on @matteroffacttv to talk about his new book, “The Oath and the Office.”

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After the Vance case today some might say "lock him up." I'll put it slightly differently. After the lawful subpoena is served, and the criminal investigation completed, and he is convicted in a court of law, yes, absolutely, lock him up.

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In an emergency session, the House should quickly impeach now for inciting this attempted coup. There might be the votes in the Senate for conviction and most importantly, disqualification from future office. @JohnFugelsang @MollyJongFast @peterbakernyt

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My new piece arguing for the need for Congress to disqualify Trump from future federal office.

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We must impeach Trump and bar him from holding office again. Now | Corey Brettschneider

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John Bolton shows up on January 2 shouting, "Happy New Year!" Sitting on crucial information about the president's high crimes until after the impeachment trial was over is a colossal moral failing. Trump and Bolton should be condemned. @JohnFugelsang @MollyJongFast

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My take away from @ThePlumLineGS on Saturday Night Massacre: We need a new Independent Counsel law to protect prosecutors from presidents.

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‘Trump conspired with a foreign government to manipulate it for partisan purposes. That’s clearly a “high crime." My comments for @POLITICOMag alongside @tribelaw and @jentaub @JohnFugelsang @darrwest

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I also have a much more in-depth discussion of the issue in my new book, The Oath and the Office: A Guide To the Constitution For Future Presidents.

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Journalists, please add "baseless conspiracy" to any story about Trump's accusation of Antifa connections to the beaten Buffalo protestor.

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There are few checks to protect democracy from a criminal president. @peterbakernyt gives a shout-out to some arguments from my forthcoming "The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought To Defend It."

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A Felon in the Oval Office Would Test the American System

Some are wondering how the Constitution’s checks and balances, meant to hold presidents accountable, would work if the next president elected were already a felon.

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Sondland is a man trying to save himself from a perjury charge. He is no hero. He is a person caught in a clear lie because others told the truth. @JohnFugelsang

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An important @ThePlumLineGS on Trump's lies.

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My @TIME piece on protecting the Constitution at the local level. @rickhasen @rebeccaballhaus @fromTGA @ProfVarshney

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I am happy to announce my new series "Penguin Liberty," with Penguin Classics. More information here:

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Penguin Classics

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Presenting the inaugural titles in @BrettschneiderC 's Penguin Liberty, a series of classic historical, political and legal texts relevant to constitutional rights! DECISIONS AND DISSENTS OF JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG and ON IMPEACHMENT are available 9/8!

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Tonight @JohnFugelsang and I discuss Ken Starr's hypocrisy and Prof Dersh's flagrant misrepresentation of the impeachment process during our weekly @SXMProgress show.

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Many speculated Trump would wag the dog by starting a war abroad to win the election. But instead, he might be trying to start one at home in America’s cities.

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I predict that President Trump will proclaim tonight that Venezuela's president has disgracefully violated the separation of powers. He will then proclaim the need for a fake state of emergency. There will be no sense of irony. The #StateOfTheUnion is not strong. @JohnFugelsang

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This is an important piece by @ThePlumLineGS . It makes clear why the term "dupe" mischaracterizes Trump's deep intentional corruption and the danger he poses to the country if he remains in power.

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Biden making it clear he is a real person with a childhood familiar to many Americans. His empathy is a big contrast with the sad rich boy raised by his father to be a sadist.

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There is no double jeopardy in impeachment. Let’s vote up the articles again and add some, including one about gassing protestors exercising their rights so the president could have a photo op.

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