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On the recordDecember 8, 2019
The remedy they imposed was that if a President commits a grave offense, a high crime or misdemeanor, this body has the power to impeach that President.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin explains the constitutional basis for impeachment.

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