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January 7, 2020

'What Trump Can Teach Us About Con Law,' Episode 36: Bribery

[Cross-posted from Apple Podcasts]

By Elizabeth Joh

Bribery is one of the three offenses listed in the Constitution as grounds for impeachment. Even though allegedly attempting to bribe Ukraine is the act that precipitated Trump’s impeachment, it’s not explicitly listed in the articles of impeachment. Why is that?