But how applicable is that Hamilton quote to the impeachment proceedings? Schiff offered the quote in full and suggested it was part of the reason founders like Hamilton put the power of impeachment in the Constitution. Nadler went further in implicitly connecting it to Trump, calling it an “an especially striking portrait” and saying: “Hamilton was a wise man. ADJay Sekulow, one of President Trump’s defense attorneys, called using the Hamilton quote “inapplicable and completely out of place” when he addressed reporters at a break late Thursday. As Chernow wrote, Trump has cast suspicion upon what seems like just about every institution of American government at one time or another.

Source: Washington Post January 23, 2020 20:51 UTC