Impeachable offenses as Alexander Hamilton explained are, 'abuses of public trust, injuries done to society itself.' High crimes, in other words, are abuses of power committed against the people. This is exactly what President Trump has done.
David Cicilline: “Impeachable offenses as Alexander Hamilton explained are, 'abuses of public trust, injuries done to society itself.'…”
On the recordDecember 10, 2019
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Cicilline argues that President Trump's actions constitute abuses of power as defined by Hamilton.
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