Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

What’s Impeachable? Nothing, Republicans Seem to Say

Trump’s party has surrendered to the view that a president can do whatever he wants and needn’t submit to congressional oversight.

January 30, 2020 at 12:29 PM UTC

By Jonathan Bernstein

Jonathan Bernstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics. A former professor of political science at the University of Texas at San Antonio, he wrote A Plain Blog About Politics.

The incredible shrinking Congress.
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The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump moved to questions from senators on Wednesday. It wasn’t an encouraging day.