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Originally Posted by NousDefionsDoc
#2 - I understand what you are saying, but would it be with the letter and spirit? If the POTUS is the declassifying authority and he authorizes release, how is that a high crime or misdemeanor?
The they can do what they are willing to vote for aside.
Can the President be impeached for violating his oath of office without having committed a crime?
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This is not my area, but I would think that technically he is supposed to declassify the documents, then release them. That being said, it's a "no harm, no foul" sort of thing, and there are a lot of areas of the law in which that concept governs.
I don't think you need to commit a crime to be impeached.