One of the nation's top constitutional experts unloaded on Trump in Wednesday's impeachment hearing, saying he committed 'impeachable high crimes' and abused power

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• A top constitutional expert unloaded on President Trump in Wednesday's impeachment hearing.
• Noah Feldman, a Harvard law professor, said Trump has "committed impeachable high crimes and misdemeanors."
• Feldman said Trump abused the powers of his office in his efforts to pressure Ukraine to launch investigations into his political rivals.
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Noah Feldman, one of the top constitutional experts in the US and a Harvard law professor, did not hold back while serving as the first witness in Wednesday's impeachment hearing.

Speaking before the House Judiciary Committee, Feldman was unequivocal: "President Trump has committed impeachable high crimes and misdemeanors."

He said Trump abused the power of his office in his efforts to pressure Ukraine to launch investigations that would benefit his campaign for reelection.

Feldman said that Trump's actions "encapsulate the framers' worry that the President of the United States would take any means whatever to ensure his reelection."

He underscored that the Constitution's framers were adamant about including impeachment so that no president would be above the law, unlike the monarch of England.

Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman's opening statement:
"On the basis of the testimony and the evidence before the House, President Trump has committed impeachable high crimes and misdemeanors..."

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