Patrick Philbin: ‘This Is the Very Epitome of a Partisan Impeachment, There Was Bipartisan Opposition’

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PHILBIN: “The Framers recognized that impeachments could be done for illegitimate reasons. They recognized that there could be partisan impeachments. And if this is the new normal, this is the very epitome of a partisan impeachment. There was bipartisan opposition to it in the House, and it was rushed through with unfair procedures, 78 days total of inquiry. Think about that. In Nixon, there had been investigating committees and there was a special prosecutor long before the House Judiciary Committee started its investigation. In Clinton, there was a special counsel, an independent counsel for the better part of a year before the House Judiciary Committee even started hearings. Everything from start to finish in this case from September 24th to the articles of impeachment were considered in the Judiciary Committee was done in 78 days.”