Jonathan Turley: 'This is wrong,' being mad is no basis for impeachment

Turley's remarks were spot on. He is not a Trump supporter or voter and is not viewed as a partisan by most reasonable people as his three fellow panelists are . They were called witnesses, they witnessed nothing, they were all providing opinions.

Turley gave them plenty of reasons they were/are grossly overstepping and over reaching. They will not listen because they are too far down the path. The democrats must impeach or they risk losing some of their base in the election. They have promised impeachment and they must deliver. They senate will acquit and we all know it. This is simply mental masturbation for the leaders of the democrat party. They have created standards they will live to regret just as Harry Reid did in the senate with the nuclear option.

I disagree with Prof Turley regarding compelling evidence of a crime. I believe that, at this point, we have ample evidence of President Trump obstucting justice. Regardless of whether the Ukraine scandal qualifies as criminal (I do not think it does - or at least would not be provable as criminal, because intent is really hard to pin down), or he is recieving emouluments (which is certainly criminal as it violates the Supreme law of the land) or he colluded with Russia (which I do kot think he did DIRECTLY, and this again causes prosecutorial problems). Regardless of any of that, it is relatively obvious to me that he has both threatened and cajoled (I won't go as far as "bribed" but I won't argue anyone who does) witnesses, he has orderdd witnesses not to testify, and he has intentionally withheld subpeonaed evidence.

I, personally, disagree with obstruction of justice being declared a "high crime or misdemeanor" (as I did with Clinton), but I recognize that it IS criminal, and (from what I have seen) President Trump has met the minimum threshhold for that charge.

I do NOT disagree with the good Professor's thesis, however. Being mad isn't enough. You need evidence of an ACTUAL crime. Not just poor judgment, being mean, or abusing the office (excepting such abuse as meets a criminal standard, of course) - all of which Trump has displayed. All of which upset (and disappoint) me. All of which has me seriously considering voting Democrat for President for the first time in my life. None of which has me calling for his forcible removal prior to completion of his term.

So when is the time to impeach a president? What political crime must he commit to be impeachable offense? This professor loves talking about his family and dog being mad but fail to tell is why it is okay to ask a foreign gov’t to investigate or give the perception of investigating a domestic political rival.

Don’t b*tch when future presidents and politicians feel this now green lights asking foreign governments for similar favors.