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There’s so much misinformation over the impeachment proceedings, I thought it might be helpful to explain the process using more common terms and an analogy that should make sense to most of us. So, as a litigation attorney who has occasionally dabbled in criminal law, here’s my best shot:

Let’s say Andy Capp (a fictional character used in this analogy) is driving down the road at 70 miles per hour, the speed limit, with a few of his co-workers on his way home from a conference in Duluth.

Unbeknownst to him, someone driving behind him suspects he’s driving drunk, and anonymously cal...