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The Power of Impeachment: Its History and Future

June 19, 2018

Joshua Matz, author of To End a Presidency: The Power of Impeachment, joins the Center for a deep dive into the history and future of presidential impeachment. Jefrrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderates the discussion.
 


Participants

  • Joshua Matz is a partner at Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP, and an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University. His specialties include complex commercial disputes, constitutional law, civil rights, and appellate and Supreme Court litigation. He recently rejoined Kaplan Hecker from the House Judiciary Committee, where he served among counsel for the impeachment and trial of President Trump. Matz is the author of the book To End a Presidency: The Power of Impeachment.

  • Jeffrey Rosen is the president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization devoted to educating the public about the U.S. Constitution. Rosen is also professor of law at The George Washington University Law School and a contributing editor of The Atlantic.

 

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