The Case Against Impeaching Trump
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The Case Against Impeaching Trump is a 2018 non-fiction book by legal scholar Alan Dershowitz arguing that the efforts to impeach President Donald Trump lacked sufficient constitutional and legal basis.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| argumentFocus |
constitutional basis for impeachment
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legal standards for impeachment ⓘ |
| author | Alan Dershowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
lawyer
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legal scholar ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
interpretation of high crimes and misdemeanors
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limits of presidential impeachment ⓘ |
| discussesConcept |
abuse of impeachment power
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checks and balances ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ |
| genre |
legal literature
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political literature ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | pro-Trump legal defense on impeachment ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early Trump administration controversies
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post-2016 United States presidential election ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general public
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legal scholars ⓘ political commentators ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
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impeachment in the United States ⓘ impeachment of Donald Trump NERFINISHED ⓘ presidency of Donald Trump ⓘ |
| mediaType |
book
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print ⓘ |
| notablePersonDiscussed |
Alan Dershowitz
NERFINISHED
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Donald Trump NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignmentPerception | supportive of Donald Trump on impeachment issues ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Donald Trump presidency
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efforts to impeach Donald Trump ⓘ |
| positionTaken | opposition to impeaching Donald Trump ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 2010s ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| setting | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | early efforts to impeach Donald Trump ⓘ |
| workDescribedByAuthorAs | constitutional analysis ⓘ |
| workStanceOnConstitution | argues for strict constitutional limits on impeachment ⓘ |
| workStanceOnImpeachmentStandard | supports narrow interpretation of impeachable offenses ⓘ |
| workType | single-author book ⓘ |
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