— Thomas B. EdsallTrump, Gerhardt added,has committed more impeachable offenses in the first few months of his second term than all previous presidents combined.They include lying to the American people on numerous matters and violating the Fifth Amendment’s guarantee of due process for both citizens and noncitizens, the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of speech, the emoluments clause, numerous abuses of power, including the pardon power, complicity in eroding public health protections and violating federal laws governing civil service and many other matters.
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