Prof. Vaaler Authors Op-Ed in the Johannesburg Star on President Trump’s Senate Impeachment Trial

Professor Paul Vaaler, who is currently studying and teaching in South Africa on a prestigious Fulbright Scholarship, authored an op-ed in the Johannesburg Star on President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, set to start later this week or next. In the op-ed, Professor Vaaler touches on the history of impeachment trials in the U.S., the legal process of an impeachment trial, and how a trial—regardless of the outcome—supports the essence of democracy.