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「李奇曼這本力道強大的書提醒我們現在只是審判川普的開端，美國的系統要花很多時間來加速，但一旦開始，就很難停下」─經濟時報
二零一六年秋天，美國大學歷史教授艾倫‧李奇曼作出川普即將擊敗希拉蕊當選總統的預言，成為當時熱烈討論的話題，而現在，李奇曼提出美國政府可以將川普請出白宮的原因。
川普當選前後對美國社會，甚至是全球社會，都造成很大的影響，專家學者、媒體、民眾、名人都站出來反對川普的霸行，本書列出川普目前犯下的錯誤，例如和俄羅斯勾結，開除美國聯邦調查局局長以干預調查、濫用職權、國內外的經濟問題等。
李奇曼在書中也提到美國歷史上罷免總統的例子，希望大眾可以正視這個問題，在川普鬧出更多問題之前，盡可能地保衛美國的民主主權。
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
“Lichtman has written what may be the most important book of the year.” —The Hill
"It is still striking to see the full argument unfold and realize that you don’t have to be a zealot to imagine some version of it happening. . . . Lies. Abuse of power. Treason. Crimes against humanity. Martial law. Lichtman throws everything Trump’s way." —Washington Post
Published to coincide with the first anniversary of Donald J. Trump’s inauguration and updated with new material and a new introduction, a paperback edition of the critically acclaimed, national bestseller that makes the case for impeaching the 45th president of the United States
In the fall of 2016, Allan Lichtman—the Distinguished Professor of History at American University who has correctly forecasted thirty years of presidential outcomes—made headlines when he predicted that Donald J. Trump would defeat Hillary Clinton, to win the presidency. In this timely, considered volume, written in clear, nonpartisan terms, Lichtman lays out the reasons Congress could remove Trump from the Oval Office: his ties to Russia before and after the election and his possible obstruction of the investigation—including firing F.B.I. Director James Comey—the complicated financial conflicts of interest at home and abroad violating the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause, and his abuse of executive authority.
The Case for Impeachment also offers a fascinating look at presidential impeachment proceedings throughout American history, including those involving Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton. Lichtman shows how Trump exhibits many of the flaws (and more) that have doomed past presidents, and argues, with clarity and power, that for Donald Trump’s presidency, smoke has become fire. Historians, legal scholars, and politicians alike agree: we are in politically uncharted waters. The cost to the nation is high: the durability of our institutions is increasingly being undermined and the public’s confidence continues to erode, threatening American democracy itself.