Constitutional law expert Noah Feldman of Harvard Law School testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that President Trump committed “impeachable high crimes and misdemeanors.” During his opening statement, Feldman said that high crimes and misdemeanors are defined as “abuses of power and of public trust connected to the office of the presidency.” Feldman then said Mr. Trump is guilty of these offenses because he solicited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky “to announce investigations of his political rivals in order to gain personal advantage, including in the 2020 presidential election.” Source
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Karlan says Trump showed a disregard for the Constitution
Pamela Karlan of Stanford Law School testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that President Trump’s actions amount to impeachable offenses because they show a disregard for the Constitution. “Saying, ‘Russia, if you’re listening,’ … a president who cared about the Constitution would say, ‘Russia, if you’re listening, butt out of our elections,'” Karlan said. “It shows a president who did this to strongarm a foreign leader into smearing one of the president’s opponents in our ongoing election season. That is not politics as usual, at least not in the United States or any other mature democracy.” Source
Housing First aims to address homelessness
With no strings, rules or conditions, the Housing First model aims to address homelessness by focusing on core issue of providing shelter. Source
High winds force 24-hour delay for launch of SpaceX cargo ship
SpaceX’s 19th cargo flight to the space station will deliver more than 5,500 pounds of supplies and equipment. Source
Watch live: Judiciary Committee holds first impeachment hearing
The Judiciary Committee is hearing testimony from four constitutional law experts on the historical grounds for impeachment. Source
Day 6, Part 2: Doug Collins’ opening statement
The House Judiciary Committee held its first hearing in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump on Wednesday. Watch Congressman Doug Collins, the top Republican on the committee, deliver his opening statement. Source
Day 6, Part 1: Jerry Nadler’s opening statement
The House Judiciary Committee took the reins of the impeachment inquiry into President Trump on Wednesday as the panel held its first hearing in the probe. Watch Chairman Jerry Nadler’s opening statement. Source
Day 6, Part 3: Noah Feldman’s opening statement
Noah Feldman, the Felix Frankfurter professor of law and director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law at Harvard Law School, said Wednesday that President Trump “committed impeachable high crimes and misdemeanors by corruptly abusing the office of the presidency” in asking the Ukrainian president to investigate a political rival. Watch his opening statement in the impeachment inquiry. Source
Kelly Loeffler says she is anti-impeachment and pro-Trump
Loeffler, who will succeed outgoing Senator Johnny Isakson, described herself as “pro-wall and pro-Trump” in a speech Wednesday Source
Jay-Z music added back to Spotify
The rapper, who owns his own streaming service, Tidal, took his music off Spotify in 2017, much to fans’ dismay Source