jillian
Princess
Suppose Congress buys the argument that the POTUS cannot commit obstruction of justice can they impeach and convict him for doing that which would be obstruction of justice by anyone else?
Would a POTUS have to be considered guilty beyond a reasonable doubt to be convicted when impeached of whatever the charge is?
1) that isn't an argument for congress. congress is not Donald's lawyer. the whole point is to get someone out of office for "high crimes and misdemeanors" which is undefined in the constitution, but was a phrase used in place of prior drafts containing more specific acts.
2) there is no basis on which a president would be exempt from obstruction of justice charges during an impeachment.
3) impeachment is not a criminal trial. there only has to be a vote of the senate, not "guilt beyond a reasonable doubt" which only applies to criminal charges.
your question is interesting. this might help you:
The case for normalizing impeachment