Impeachment Questions

Although I didn't listen to the entire day  (because I have work), I did have a long drive to Long Island was able to hear a few hours of the questions that Senators asked during the impeachment. All of the ones I heard where Democrats asking the House Managers to clarify something and Republicans asking the White House reps questions.  This proved completely useless for both sides and they were just preaching to the choir.  Instead the Democrats should have been asking questions to the White House lawyers. For examples:

1) Would it be an impeachable offence if Donald Trump withheld military aide to Ukraine unless they announced an investigation into corruption by Mitt Romney and his children.

2) Would it be an impeachable offence if Donald Trump withheld military aide to Ukraine, Israel,  Pakistan, and Iraq unless they announced an investigation into corruption by Susan Collins and his children.

3) Would it be an impeachable offence if Donald Trump withheld state aide to Kentucky's or Florida, unless they announced an investigation into corruption by Mitch McConnell and his children.

4) Would it be an impeachable offence if Donald Trump threatened to fire the head of the FBI unless he announced an investigation into corruption by John Thune and his children.

5) Would it be impeachable offence if Donald trump offered to drop sanctions against the Russians do whatever they wanted (including hacking or spying) to try and find corruption by Amy Klobuchar and her families

6) If a President is caught on video clearly committing a high crime or treason, but it is 2 months before the election, should Congress impeach?  What if it was 6 months?  A year?  How long before an election should Congress relinquish their constitution obligation to hold a President accountable?

7) Mr. Dershowitz, you said "If a president does something which he believes will help him get elected in the public interest, that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment." Does that mean he without funds to any country, or state, or government agency, unless they investigate you or literally any US citizen that might vote against Trump?

There are so many good questions that force the other side to admit something they don't want.

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