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Ex-Federal Judge Slams ‘Unconstitutional’ Democratic Plan To Impeach Trump After He Leaves Office

Tim Pearce
Ex-Federal Judge Slams ‘Unconstitutional’ Democratic Plan To Impeach Trump After He Leaves Office
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A former federal judge says that any plans to hold President Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment trial after President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office would be unconstitutional.

Michael Luttig, a former judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post on Tuesday arguing that holding Trump’s impeachment trial after he is already out of office is unconstitutional.

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