Noah Feldman, Columnist

Democrats Have an Impeachment Momentum Problem

Once the hearings go public, Republicans will be able to change the subject to Joe and Hunter Biden.

October 25, 2019 at 10:00 AM UTC

Noah Feldman is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. A professor of law at Harvard University, he is author, most recently, of “To Be a Jew Today: A New Guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish People."

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To understand where the impeachment inquiry has gone so far, and where it’s likely to go next, you need to keep in mind one key concept. Hint: it’s not quid pro quo.

It’s momentum.