How Trump Could Be Impeached, According To Women Who’ve Done This Before
In The News Piece in Bustle
Ollie Atkins, White House photographer (Public Domain).
Oct. 18, 2019
Heather Hurlburt was quoted in Bustle magazine on how impeachment works.
On Sept. 19, The New York Times broke the story that a whistleblower from inside the intelligence community had a “potentially explosive complaint” involving the president. The following week, Trump released a summary of his call with Zelensky, where he asked the leader to “look into” his political rival, former Vice President Joe Biden.
“I don't think it actually is more extreme than the Russia allegations, but it's more straightforward and easy to understand,” says Heather Hurlburt, a policy expert in the political reform program at New America, a centrist think tank in Washington, D.C. That straightforwardness was key, and it’s what gave Pelosi the political confidence to pursue impeachment after months of hesitation.