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Allan J. Lichtman

The Case for Impeachment


2017. 304 S. 8.25 in
Verlag/Jahr: HARPERCOLLINS US; HARPERCOLLINS 2017
ISBN: 0-06-269682-3 (0062696823)
Neue ISBN: 978-0-06-269682-3 (9780062696823)

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER

"Lichtman has written what may be the most important book of the year." -The Hill

"It is still striking to see the full argument unfold and realize that you donīt have to be a zealot to imagine some version of it happening...Lies. Abuse of power. Treason. Crimes against humanity. Martial law. Lichtman throws everything Trumpīs way.." -Washington Post

Professor Allan J. Lichtman, who has correctly forecasted thirty years of presidential outcomes, makes the case for impeaching the 45th president of the United States, Donald J. Trump

In the fall of 2016, Distinguished Professor of History at American University Allan J. Lichtman made headlines when he predicted that Donald J. Trump would defeat the heavily favored Democrat, Hillary Clinton, to win the presidential election.

Now, in clear, nonpartisan terms, Lichtman lays out the reasons Congress could remove Trump from the Oval Office: his ties to Russia before and after the election, the complicated financial conflicts of interest at home and abroad, and his abuse of executive authority.

The Case for Impeachment also offers a fascinating look at presidential impeachments throughout American history, including the often-overlooked story of Andrew Johnsonīs impeachment, details about Richard Nixonīs resignation, and Bill Clintonīs hearings. Lichtman shows how Trump exhibits many of the flaws (and more) that have doomed past presidents. As the Nixon Administration dismissed the reporting of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein as "character assassination" and "a vicious abuse of the journalistic process," Trump has attacked the "dishonest media," claiming, "the press should be ashamed of themselves."

Historians, legal scholars, and politicians alike agree: we are in politically uncharted waters-the durability of our institutions is being undermined and the publicīs confidence in them is eroding, threatening American democracy itself.

Most citizens-politics aside-want to know where the country is headed. Lichtman argues, with clarity and power, that for Donald Trumpīs presidency, smoke has become fire.
"Lichtman has written what may be the most important book of the year." The Hill
Allan J. Lichtman is Distinguished Professor of History at American University in Washington, DC, and formerly Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Chair of the Department of History. He is the author or co-author of eight books, including most recently, FDR and the Jews (with Richard Breitman), which won the National Jewish Book Award in American Jewish History, and was a New York Times Editorīs Choice pick and a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in History. He has also been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He lives in Maryland.