Articles of Impeachment for Richard Nixon. The similie with today is almost blinding.
Art 1 ...engaged personally and through his close subordinates and agents, in a course of conduct or plan designed to delay, impede, and obstruct the investigation...; to cover up, conceal and protect those responsible;... (Pardons?).
Points
3. ...counselling witnesses with respect to the giving of false or misleading statements... Art 1
4.interfering or endeavouring to interfere with the conduct of investigations by the Department of Justice of the United States, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the office of Watergate (Mueller) Special Prosecution Force... Art 1
5. ...approving, condoning, and acquiescing in, the surreptitious payment of substantial sums of money (Hush money-sex). Art 1
9. ...endeavouring to cause prospective defendants, and individuals duly tried and convicted, to expect favoured treatment and consideration in return for their silence or false testimony,... Art 1 (Pardon dangling).
Art 2 ...impairing the due and proper administration of justice and the conduct of lawful inquiries... (Comey). Art 2
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5.In disregard of the rule of law, he knowingly misused the executive power by interfering with agencies of the executive branch, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation,... in violation of his duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed (Comey). Art 2
Art 3 deals with refusal to comply with subpoenas. This would seem an ideal time to cross that threshold.
Impeachment Summary
In all of this, Richard M. Nixon has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as President and subversive of constitutional government, to the great prejudice of the cause of law and justice, and to the manifest injury of the people of the United States.
Think before you impeach. There is so much here, but there must be more. To paraphrase H G Wells, let us slowly and surely draw our plans against them.
Issue subpoenas. Winesses, documents, everything on every front. Get that FULL Mueller report. We don't need to step on any stinking landmines. All ducks must be lined up with minute precision. Leave outrageous slovenliness to the yokels.
I would add that I think that public congressional hearings would be of enormous importance. Those of us old enough to remember the Watergate impeachment proceedings can testify to the fact that the entire country was hypnotically enthralled. The people got to see the their government do it's thing in full and glorious living-color. Many, today, would be amazed. It's so participatory. It is not the tedious norm in any sense. It is living history unfolding right before the, "common person's" eyes. It is Hollywood epic. It's Beatlemania reincarnated and downright rabid.
God, I need a cigarette.
Please remember: After Michael Cohen, impeach went up, 6%. After Mueller, it went down.