Yet Turley, who was called as a witness by Republicans on the committee, said what President Trump has done is worthy of impeachment for abuse of power.
“I have always said that he can (be impeached),” Turley said. “Those are unassailable facts. My problem is how this is being done.”
Democrats should wait a court ruling ordering Trump to comply with Congress’ subpoenas, Turley said. Then, Congress will either get the information it needs to persuade more of the country of Trump’s culpability, or, if he still refuses, it will show the country that he is personally responsible for defying the law, he said.
Without that, he said, the process is doomed to failure because the country is so adamantly and evenly split.