And he points out, well, the president obviously can't appoint himself, so officers are something different than the president. Likewise, the commission's clause requires the president to commission all the officers of the United States. Again, The president doesn't commission himself. So the argument is officers of the United States are different from the president. which is a constitutional creation. And then also the impeachment clause, the clause that verdict started with, the impeachment clause, says, quote, the president, vice president, and all civil officers … (23:14–23:21)
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Asserts that the president is distinct from officers of the United States as per the commissions clause.
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