{"product_id":"the-case-for-impeachment-isbn-9780062696823","title":"The Case for Impeachment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Lichtman has written what may be the most important book of the\u003cbr\u003eyear.”  —\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are\u003cbr\u003ethe ranges and limitations of presidential authority? What are the standards of\u003cbr\u003etruthfulness that a president must uphold? What will it take to impeach Donald J. Trump? Professor Allan J.\u003cbr\u003eLichtman, who has correctly forecasted thirty years of presidential outcomes, answers\u003cbr\u003ethese questions, and more, in \u003cem\u003eThe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eCase for Impeachment\u003c\/em\u003e—a deeply convincing\u003cbr\u003eargument for impeaching the 45th president of the United States. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the fall of 2016, Allan J. Lichtman made headlines when he\u003cbr\u003epredicted that Donald J. Trump would defeat the heavily favored Democrat,\u003cbr\u003eHillary Clinton, to win the presidential election. Now, in clear, nonpartisan\u003cbr\u003eterms, Lichtman lays out the reasons Congress could remove Trump from the Oval\u003cbr\u003eOffice: his ties to Russia before and after the election, the complicated\u003cbr\u003efinancial conflicts of interest at home and abroad, and his abuse of executive\u003cbr\u003eauthority.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Case for Impeachment \u003c\/em\u003ealso\u003cbr\u003eoffers a fascinating look at presidential impeachments throughout American\u003cbr\u003ehistory, including the often-overlooked story of Andrew Johnson’s impeachment,\u003cbr\u003edetails about Richard Nixon’s resignation, and Bill Clinton’s hearings.\u003cbr\u003eLichtman shows how Trump exhibits many of the flaws (and more) that have doomed\u003cbr\u003epast presidents. As the Nixon Administration dismissed the reporting of Bob\u003cbr\u003eWoodward and Carl Bernstein as “character assassination” and “a vicious abuse\u003cbr\u003eof the journalistic process,” Trump has attacked the “dishonest media,”\u003cbr\u003eclaiming, “the press should be ashamed of themselves.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorians, legal scholars, and politicians alike agree: we are\u003cbr\u003ein politically uncharted waters—the durability of our institutions is being\u003cbr\u003eundermined and the public’s confidence in them is eroding, threatening American\u003cbr\u003edemocracy itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost\u003cbr\u003ecitizens—politics aside—want to know where the country is headed. Lichtman\u003cbr\u003eargues, with clarity and power, that for Donald Trump’s presidency, smoke has\u003cbr\u003ebecome fire.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the fall of 2016, Distinguished Professor of History at American University Allan Lichtman made headlines when he predicted that Donald J. Trump would defeat the heavily favored Democrat, Hillary Clinton, to win the presidential election.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Case for Impeachment\u003c\/em\u003e also offers a fascinating look at presidential impeachments throughout American history, including the often-overlooked story of Andrew Johnson’s impeachment, details about Richard Nixon’s resignation, and Bill Clinton’s 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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorians, legal scholars, and politicians alike agree: we are in politically uncharted waters—the durability of our institutions is being undermined and the public’s confidence in them is eroding, threatening American democracy itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost citizens—politics aside—want to know where the country is headed. Lichtman argues, with clarity and power, that for Donald Trump’s presidency, smoke has become fire.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“It is still striking to see the full argument unfold and realize that you don’t 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 Trump’s way.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Liberal catnip.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoe Scarborough, Morning Joe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lichtman has written what may be the most important book of the year.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hill\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lichtman’s powerful book is a reminder that we are only at the start of the Trump investigations. The US system takes a long time to gather speed. 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