The case for impeaching President Trump for bribery is strong, says law professor Randall Eliason
Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution singles out bribery as grounds for impeachment: “The President . . . shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.”
Eliason explains at Just Security
The primary federal bribery statute is Title 18, United States Code, Section 201. To prove bribery under the most relevant portion of this statute, a prosecutor must establish the following:
1. A federal public official;
2. directly or indirectly, corruptly demands, seeks, receives, accepts, or agrees to receive or accept;
3. anything of value
4. in return for being influenced in the performance of any official act.Let’s consider how a federal prosecutor would meet these elements when it comes to President Trump and Ukraine.
Source: Federal Criminal Offenses and the Impeachment of Donald J. Trump
