Cass R. Sunstein, Columnist

Trump Impeachment Is Based on Law, Not Politics

The constitutional standard is clear: No president is a king.

December 3, 2019 at 6:00 AM EST

Cass R. Sunstein is a former Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is the author of “The Cost-Benefit Revolution” and a co-author of “Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth and Happiness.”

There’s a high bar for impeaching him.
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With the coming impeachment vote in the House and a possible trial in the Senate, the U.S. has reached a rare defining moment.

Toward the start of the Federalist No. 1, Alexander Hamilton wrote some of the most memorable words in his prolific career:

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