Lawrence Wilkerson, an aide to former Secretary of State Colin Powell, said recently that both President Bush and Vice-President Cheney are guilty of “high crimes,” which of course is grounds for the impeachment of both men.
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Former Powell aide says Bush, Cheney guilty of ‘high crimes’
Nick Juliano
Published: Thursday May 10, 2007A former top State Department aide to Colin Powell said today that President Bush and Vice President Cheney are more deserving of impeachment than was Bill Clinton.
Lawrence Wilkerson, who was chief of staff to then-Secretary of State Colin Powell, said on the public radio program On Point Thursday that “Bill Clinton’s peccadilloes … pale in significance” when compared to the “high crimes and misdemeanors” of Bush and Cheney.
Wilkerson did not directly call on Congress to begin impeachment hearings, and he brought up impeachment in response to a caller’s question. Early in the show, however, he observed, “This administration doesn’t know how to effect accountability, in my opinion.”
Wilkerson’s comments were first reported by pro-impeachment Web site AfterDowningStreet.org.
“The language in [the Constitution] about impeachment is nice and precise -– it’s high crimes and misdemeanors,” he said. “You compare Bill Clinton’s peccadilloes for which he was impeached to George Bush’s high crimes and misdemeanors or Dick Cheney’s high crimes and misdemeanors, and I think they pale in significance.”
