Dissenting Views
House Judiciary Committee Minority Response
For only the second time in the history of our Nation, theHouse is poised to impeach a sitting President. The JudiciaryCommittee Democrats uniformly and resoundingly dissent.We believe that the President’s conduct was wrongful in attemptingto conceal an extramarital relationship. But we do not believethat the allegations that the President violated criminal lawsin attempting to conceal that relationship — even if proventrue — amount to the abuse of official power which is anhistorically rooted prerequisite for impeaching a President. Nordo we believe that the Majority has come anywhere close to establishingthe impeachable misconduct alleged by the required clear and convincingevidence.Lowering the…
