President Trump’s Impeachment: Reasons for the Senate to Dismiss the Case
President Donald Trump could become the first United States leader to be removed from
power if the Senate finds him guilty. Article II of the US Constitution gives Congress the right to
remove a president from power in case of violation of laws about bribery, treason, and high
crimes and misdemeanors. Trump’s problems began with the revelation of a call with the
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, in which he asked for the prosecution of Joe Biden
and his family on allegations of corruption. Today, the United States remains divided on whether
Trump should be charged or not. Though the House of Representatives supported the process,
Trump should not be impeached because his actions did not constitute impeachable offenses.
Trump should not undergo the humiliating impeachment process because he did not
blackmail President Zelensky. In the conversation, President Trump only congratulated Zelensky
for his victory and explained that the US, unlike many European states, has always supported
Ukraine. The President then asked Zelensky to address the issue of corruption involving Joe
Biden’s son because many people wanted to know the events surrounding the allegations
(Kessler, 2019). Although the US government held the aid to Ukraine for several months, there is
no proof to show that the delay was politically instigated. Given that the Democrats initiated the
impeachment based on the details of the conversation, the motion should be halted because there
is no evidence of intimidation.
The proponents of the impeachment process do not have substantive legal grounds to
successfully remove Trump from power, considering that the perceived victim has since
confirmed that there was neither blackmail nor coercion. The Democrats insist that Trump
coerced Zelensky into announcing the commencement of investigations targeting Biden and his
family. However, the Ukrainian leader has already confirmed that he did not consider the
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President’s actions to be coercive (Schwirtz & Kramer, 2019). People should not perceive
Trump's request to be an abuse of office, but an act of enforcing the law because American
citizens should not contravene corruption-related statutes even outside the US. Such
consideration and admission by Zelensky should then nullify any accusation of abuse office.
However, the confession by Ukrain leader does not satisfy the Democrats who hold that
Trump must be impeached. Congress held the impeachment hearing for several weeks, with
many witnesses testifying. Some of the officials at the inquiry did not fully cooperate with
Congress, while others allegedly defied subpoenas. The investigating team accused Trump of
influencing the witnesses. The US House Judiciary Committee later approved two articles of
impeachment, including abuse of office and obstruction of Congress. The members argue that
withholding the congressionally approved $400 million aid amounted to a violation while
refusing to submit the requested documents to Congress was obstructive (Gregorian, 2019).
When focusing precisely on these charges without considering other events, one might believe
that Trump should undergo the impeachment trial.
The Senate should dismiss the impeachment trial and acquit President Trump since the
charges have no merit. The President may have asked Zelensky to investigate Biden’s family, but
the request was not in violation of Article II of the Constitution. The call also does not
demonstrate that Trump blackmailed Zelensky in any way. In fact, the Ukrainian leader has
unequivocally confirmed that he did not consider the conversation to be coercive. Ultimately, the
confession should exonerate Trump from the accusation of abuse of office. Concerning the
obstruction of Congress, there is no evidence to prove that the President influenced the
witnesses. Some individuals may not be comfortable with Trump’s presidency, but the
application of the law does not depend on personal preference, but merit.
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References
Gregorian, D. (2019, December 19). Trump impeached by the House for abuse of power,
obstruction of Congress. CNBC. Retrieved from
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/trump-impeached-house-
abuse-power-n1104196
Kessler, G. (2019, December 18). Fact-checking President Trump’s impeachment letter to Pelosi.
Washington Times. Retrieved from
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/12/18/fact-checking-president-trumps-
impeachment-letter-pelosi/
Schwirtz, M., & Kramer, A. E. (2019, October 24). Ukraine's President: 'I wanted to be world
famous, but not this way. New York Times. Retrieved from
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/10/world/europe/ukraine-trump-zelensky-burisma-
blackmail.html