House Democrats have “credibly argued” that President Trump committed impeachable offenses, Fox News judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano said Wednesday.
“The easiest one — because this existed in Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton — is obstruction of Congress. So by directing his subordinates to refuse to comply with lawfully issued subpoenas, whether it’s for testimony or for documents, that’s an impeachable offense. We know that from history,” Napolitano said, adding that “reasonable minds cannot disagree without rejecting history and constitutional norm.”
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Napolitano said he “certainly” would vote to impeach Trump if he was in Congress, but noted that he would never be a member of the House.
Napolitano argued last month that Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee had presented “overwhelming” evidence to “to justify about three or four articles of impeachment.”
The House Judiciary Committee, led by Democrats, held its first impeaching hearing Wednesday where legal scholars testified about the constitutional basis for impeachment and whether Trump’s conduct meets those standards.
[Watch: Judiciary Committee holds public impeachment hearing]
