WATCH: Mitt Romney Goes on CNN, Says It Is Constitutional to Continue with Impeachment After Trump Leaves Office
Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) joined CNN’s State of the Union that it was constitutional to proceed with the impeachment trial of President Trump AFTER he has already left office.
CNN Anchor Dana Bash asked the unpopular Senator Romney, “Many of your colleagues, I’m sure you’ve heard, argue that it’s not constitutional to convict a president who is no longer in office. Do you agree with that?”
Senator Romney replied by claiming the, “preponderance of the legal opinion is that an impeachment trial after someone has left office is constitutional. I believe that’s the case.
The full interview between the Utah Senator and CNN’s Bash is embedded below:
POLL: Do you agree with Senator Mitt Romney? Is it Constitutional for the Senate to proceed with impeachment after President Trump has left office?
Harvard Law Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz has argued that it is unconstitutional for the US Senate to proceed with an impeachment trial after President Trump has left office.
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