Door may be open to impeaching Biden for misdeeds committed prior to presidency: legal experts

Foxnews ^ | 07/28/2023 | Brooke Singman

[sopo]

House Republicans have floated launching an impeachment inquiry against President Biden amid newly surfaced allegations that suggest his involvement in the business dealings his son, Hunter. But can congressional lawmakers initiate the use of that constitutional tool for alleged treason, bribery or high crimes and misdemeanors that transpired before holding the office of the presidency?

"The answer is clear," Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz told Fox News Digital. "No one knows."

....But Ray and Laurence Tribe, professor of constitutional law emeritus at Harvard University, interpret that the alleged abuse should take place while the president is in office.

"It has to be an abuse of office – there is just no question about that much," Tribe said, adding that impeachment is "about abuse of power" and warned that, in the future, we are "bound to have presidents who use the presidency for personal benefits rather than benefits of the people

[sopo]

Tribe is lying. This has been the biggest obstruction of justice in history, with many accomplices in conspiracy, extending even to censoring news media.

[Sir_Humphrey]

Of course Tribe is lying and of course Biden is guilty.

But I will believe the GOP will vote to impeach, or even bring the motion to a vote on the House floor, when I see it.

[Pollard]

House Republicans have floated launching an impeachment inquiry against President Biden

and all have walked it back since

[nopardons]

BTTT

[NautiNurse]

Derschowitz anticipates Judge Norieka will agree to an amended plea deal on the next pass.

[tennmountainman]

May, could, thinking, etc etc
What a bunch of excuse making weak kneed Republicans.

[Eastern Shore Virginian]

Horse pucky and pin feathers. Impeachment is a civil process by congress and his current actions as president are affected by those prior crimes.

Congress can, and shoulud impeach him convict him. He should be removed from office and then the FBI's entire leadership should be decapitated and agents from around the country should be brought in to take over.

Better yet, take the FBI out of Washington all together and spread the rest of the staff around the country. The headquarters should be in Columbia, Missouri or some other place with an affordable lifestyle and the ability to start again free of the communist/socialist/corruption.

[Eastern Shore Virginian]

OOPS! While my prior post hasn’t appeared yet, please forgive my error. I posted thinking it said “closed” not “open”.

(For explanation I got hit in the eye with a branch while cleaning up a fence line and now temporarily am forced to use my non-dominant eye. It’s hunt and peck with the keyboard.) See permanent tagline.

[Eastern Shore Virginian]

...oh, and sopo for president.