Turley: ‘Snap impeachment’ is a constitutional ‘contradiction’

Published January 10, 2021 4:38pm ET



Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley called the effort to conduct a “snap impeachment” of President Trump a constitutional “contradiction.”

“This is designed to be a deliberative, not an impulsive act of Congress,” Turley told Fox & Friends on Sunday. “The framers made it very difficult, and what is being suggested now is virtual snap vote on the floor of the House of Representatives, an issue that really does need to be deliberated.”

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