Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts Time to Impeach Trump Again?
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Apr 11, 2026 
Michael Gerhardt, law professor and impeachment scholar, and Jamie Raskin, constitutional lawmaker and former impeachment manager, discuss impeachment and the 25th Amendment. They explore presidential fitness, a proposed bipartisan commission to assess it, the limits of a loyal cabinet, and why impeachment can matter even without removal. Short, urgent conversations about constitutional remedies and democratic safeguards.
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Impeachment Is Deliberate And Slow
- Impeachment is a slow, multi-month constitutional process not suited for immediate crises.
- Raskin notes the House Judiciary path, floor votes, and Senate trial create long timelines that limit real-time removal.
Section Four Has An Unbuilt Option
- The 25th Amendment can be invoked two ways and Congress never created the alternative body mentioned in Section 4.
- Raskin emphasizes vice presidential cooperation is necessary but a Congress-created body would broaden options.
Impeachment Targets Threats To The Republic
- Congress is the constitutional check the framers prioritized, with impeachment aimed at removing threats to the republic rather than proving criminal guilt.
- Raskin stresses impeachment addresses 'major offenses' and instability, not criminal burdens like beyond reasonable doubt.
