The allegations include:
- 3 charges for illegally waging war against Iran in violation of the War Powers Resolution
- 1 charge for ignoring laws designed to minimize civilian casualties
- 1 charge for overseeing "extrajudicial killings" in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean with strikes on alleged drug boats
- 1 charge for suppressing free speech, brought in connection to the effort to punish Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., for a video telling service members they can refuse illegal orders
- 1 charge for the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro without congressional authorization
- 1 charge for illegally waging war against Yemen in violation of the War Powers Resolution
Read the rest here.
The third and fourth charges are what lawyers sometimes refer to as an open and shut case. The others are arguably valid, but probably should be directed at President Trump.
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Let's all hope that Congress has both the focus & courage to pursue this. If Congress stick to their guns, there is nothing that Stephen Miller can do.
Does impeachment actually mean anything in the USA? Doesn't the impeached person get to keep their position?
Impeachment at the federal level of the government is a formal accusation of wrongdoing by the House of Representatives. Once a person has been impeached they are tried in the United States Senate. A 2/3 majority is required to convict in the Senate. If convicted by the Senate the person is removed from office with immediate effect. The Senate can also vote after conviction to bar the accused from holding any office or position of public trust in the United States. That vote only requires a simple majority.
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