Bill Weld: ‘This Isn’t Even Close Call on If This Is Impeachable Conduct’

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WELD: "And Andrea, this is not even a close call on whether this is impeachable conduct. Again, I’ve read all the instances of impeachment and the two things the Framers were most worried about were foreign interference in our affairs and a person corrupting his own office of president by seeking personal gain by use of his official powers. Those are both there in spades in Article One. And Article Two is uncontested. You know, my take, I mean consider the serious, I’m running against the guy, but my take is that the members even on the Senate side have a constitutional duty to look at that evidence. And unless there’s something I’m missing — and you know, I'm knowledgeable about impeachment cases — unless there's something I'm missing, this is isn’t even a close call. So to say, 'We don’t want to hear the evidence,' I don’t think those senators would look too good in the court of public opinion. And I’ve said in the past all the people that hung on and defended Nixon all summer long, most of them lost their seats. So we’ll see."