Executive branch Quote by Andrew McCarthy

The only conduct that merits the drastic remedy of impeachment is that which subverts our system of government or renders the president unfit or…

— Charles Ruff

“Lawmakers who have determined that presidential malfeasance merits impeachment have an obligation to try to persuade Americans that this is so.”

— Andrew McCarthy

“The delegates to the Constitutional Convention were adamant that impeachment not reach to errors of judgment, or what Edmund Randolph described as “a willful…

— Andrew McCarthy

One of the most important checks Congress has on the executive branch is its ability to hold it accountable to the American people. It's…

— Nancy Mace

“We must not fear the word, Rosenkranz aptly insisted. “A check on executive lawlessness is impeachment,” he said. “And if you find the president…

— Andrew McCarthy

The framers of the Constitution created impeachment so that the president of the United States could be held accountable for misconduct. Sure, Trump doesn't…

— Jessica Tarlov

“Nevertheless, lawmakers must also accept that impeachment is innately political.”

— Andrew McCarthy

“The report made a science fiction-like case that the president was within his constitutional rights to reinterpret congressional legislation to conform more closely to…

— Rachel Maddow

“The legal grounds for impeachment are vital; without them, the political case for impeachment cannot be built. The primary question, however, is whether the…

— Andrew McCarthy

If a president makes a reasoned decision about what best serves the nation's interests, even if he turns out to be wrong, he has…

— George T. Conway III

“The two impeachment articles charged President Clinton with perjury and obstruction of justice.16 The charges satisfied the “high crimes and misdemeanors” threshold, for it…

— Andrew McCarthy

“Unlike the simple majority vote required for the House to approve articles of impeachment, a conviction by a two-thirds supermajority of the Senate is…

— Andrew McCarthy