Professor Karlan Brings the Heat

Any one of us can recognize that this is an abuse of power. #DefendOurDemocracy https://t.co/pos2Q4os0d

— Rep. Val Demings (@RepValDemings) December 4, 2019

Prof. Pamela Karlan: "What has happened in the case today is something that I do not think we have ever seen before -- a President who has doubled down on violating his oath to faithfully execute the laws and to protect and defend the Constitution." #ImpeachmentHearings pic.twitter.com/FxYpfOdt5f

— The Hill (@thehill) December 4, 2019

Stanford Law School's Pamela Karlan: "When Pres. Trump invited—indeed, demanded—foreign involvement in our upcoming election, he struck at the very heart of what makes this a 'republic.'"

"That demand...constituted an abuse of power." https://t.co/T7ONhXv599 #ImpeachmentHearings pic.twitter.com/AJT1ewdCTM

— ABC News (@ABC) December 4, 2019

Professor Karlan of Stanford with a solid example: say you live in Louisiana and a natural disaster strikes. Your governor goes to the POTUS to ask for disaster aid & is told that Louisiana only gets the money if he brands the president's opponent a criminal. #ImpeachingHearings

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) December 4, 2019