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Daniel Crenshaw: “The best [legal argument for impeachment] would be…”

Featuring: Daniel Crenshaw, Republican | U.S. House Texas, 2nd Congressional District

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Discussion with Congressman Daniel Crenshaw on GOP Dynamics and Policy Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 00:52

It wouldn't go anywhere. We wouldn't win that battle. And then you got to, you got to come up with what are the legal arguments that we would impeach him by? The best [legal argument for impeachment] would be dereliction of duty, refusal to execute the laws passed by the Congress, which is a very clear duty of the executive in the Constitution. Are there grounds, do you think, there via the border? Yes. So I think there's very clear grounds on the border. Again, does that mean it's politically viable and makes any sense? (00:52–21:35)

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