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Dean Theodore Dwight of the Columbia Law School who wrote in 1867 just before the impeachment,
“Unless a crime is specifically named in the constitution, treason and bribery, impeachments like indictments can only be instituted for crimes committed against the statutory law of the United States.”
 By: | Theodore William Dwight (more quotes by Theodore William Dwight or books by/about Theodore William Dwight) |
| (1822–1892), American jurist, Dean of the Columbia Law School |
Source: | 1867 |
Categories: | Impeachment, Crime, Constitution, Treason, Bribery, Law |
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