{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-questions-witnesses-historic-hearing-impeachment", "Congressman Cohen Questions Witnesses at Historic Hearing  on Impeachment of President Trump", "2019-12-04", "2019", "2019-12", "Democrat", "House", "TN", "Steve Cohen", "C001068", "cohen.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON  Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee, today questionedlegal scholars on the Constitutionalgroundsforimpeachment.This isthe fourth time in American history that the U.S. House of Representatives has considered impeachment of a president. See Congressman Cohen's five-minute questioning of the witnesses here.\nAfter the hearing, Congressman Cohen, who is Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, made the following statement:\nToday we heard compelling testimony about why the founders included impeachment in the Constitution and the offenses that would warrant removal from office. President Trump's conduct fulfills the founder's worst fears.The witnesses described howPresidentTrumpabusedhisoffice for personal advantage,betrayed the national interest,andcorruptedthe electoral process.Further we have collected extensiveevidence about how thePresident then tried to cover up his offenses and obstructCongressional oversight. Today's hearing has shown the American people that no one, not even the President is above the law.\nTestifying at today's hearing were:\nNoah Feldman, Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Harvard Law School;\nPamela S.Karlan, Kenneth andHarleMontgomery Professor of Public Interest Law, Stanford Law School;\nMichael Gerhardt, BurtonCraigeDistinguished Professor of Jurisprudence, University of North Carolina School of Law; and\nJonathan Turley, J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law, George Washington University Law School.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-questions-witnesses-historic-hearing-impeachment"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8507990278303623, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}