for removing a president for abuse of office is something else. and the senate vote on that wasn t close. ten republicans crossed the aisle to vote not guilty for clin son on the article of impeachment about perjury regarding his conduct. that tally is a reminder that trump does face different dynamics now. few would argue that using military aid to pressure a foreign leader to investigate your rival is somehow out-of-bounds or personal. many argue it is textbook violations of the office of the presidency and it s something that the founders warned about. remember, james madison talked explicitly about a president that might betray his trust to foreign powers being impeached. while another founder said impeachment would be necessary to respond to danger to see the mag strait in foreign pay. we turn now to two expert panelists. a presidential his ttorianhisto.