Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon and some of her congressional colleagues, as well as leading constitutional scholars including National Constitution Center Scholar-in-Residence Michael Gerhardt, share their candid thoughts on impeachment.

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Friday morning, the House Judiciary Committee approved two articles of impeachment against President Trump by a vote of 23 to 17. Check out the National Constitution Center's impeachment analysis below and continue to check Constitution Daily and The Battle for the Constitution for ongoing coverage.

Even Impeachment Has to Follow the Rules from The Battle for the Constitution by Robert Black

What Does the Constitution Say About Impeachment? We the People episode

"The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."

Article II, Section 4 by Neil J. Kinkopf and Keith E. Whittington

On June 8, 1972, the South Vietnamese air force dropped napalm on its own troops and civilians after mistaking them for North Vietnamese forces. Nine-year-old Kim Phúc Phan Thi, who was severely injured, was running from the bombed village when an Associated Press photographer captured her and others in one of the most iconic photographs from the Vietnam War, which later won the Pulitzer Prize. Kim Phúc discusses her firsthand experience with Mark Bowden, contributing writer for The Atlantic and author of Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam; and classical composer and jazz trumpeter Hannibal Lokumbe in a unique discussion on the Vietnam War and its impact. Jeffrey Rosen moderates.

Preet Bharara: Doing Justice

Preet Bharara, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York joins National Constitution Center President Jeffrey Rosen to share his thoughts on the justice system and constitutional governance today as described in his new book Doing Justice: A Prosecutor’s Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law.

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