Article snippet: In a lengthy House Judiciary Commitee hearing Wednesday, constitutional law experts debated whether controversial, divisive President Trump has committed impeachable offenses. Often invoking the difference between a monarchy and a democracy, three experts testified that they believed Trump’s conduct deserved impeachment, while one disagreed, telling the committee he was worried the proceedings against Trump would lower the bar for impeachment in the future. Here are some key quotes from Wednesday’s hearing. Harvard professor Noah Feldman: “The Framers provided for the impeachment of the president because they feared that the president might abuse the power of his office for personal benefit to corrupt the electoral process and ensure his reelection, or to subvert the national security of the United States. ‘High crimes and misdemeanors’ are abuses of power and of public trust connected to the office of the presidency. “The abuse of power occurs when the president uses his office for personal advantage or gain. That matters fundamentally to the American people because if we cannot impeach a president who abuses his office for personal advantage, we no longer live in a democracy, we live in a monarchy or we live under a dictatorship.” Stanford professor Pamela Karlan: “Mr. Collins [ranking Republican member Doug Collins], I would like to say to you, sir, that I read transcripts of every one of the witnesses who appeared in the live hearing because I would not spea... Link to the full article to read more