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Richard Epstein explains what the Constitution says about President Trump’s ability to pardon himself, grapples with the constitutional standards for impeachment, and warns about the political excesses being engendered by the Mueller investigation.
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In re high crimes and misdemeanors:
This is analogous to a minimum sentencing requirement for the named offenses. It in no way limits the acts for which an official may be impeached. On that score, Gerald Ford was precisely correct when he said that an impeachable offense is whatever the House of Representatives says it is.