Professor William Howell Discusses Impeachment Politics

Harris Public Policy Professor William Howell was featured by the The Associated Press, discussing the significance of impeachment proceedings against President Trump. 

"If this doesn't trigger impeachment concerns, then what would it take?" asked Howell. "And if what you say is that this doesn't meet those thresholds and that the threshold is so high that these powers would actually never be exercised by Congress, then what we've effectively done is diminished Congress as a meaningful check, which has implications not just for how we deal with Trump today, but how future Congresses will deal with future Presidents, some of whom will be Democrats."

Howell was additionally featured on WTTW, suggesting ways to think about impeachment. 

"The political stakes involve what happens in 2020, and what is the dominant narrative that comes out of these impeachment hearings?" asked Howell. "Is the dominant narrative about Democrats harassing a duly elected president and making it impossible for him to do his job, or is the dominant narrative about a president who is unhinged using the powers of his office for his own narrow electoral gains?"

Full coverage available at The Associated Press and WTTW.