The Professor who predicted Trump win, says he will be impeached
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Professor who predicted Trump would win, now says "there's a very good chance" he will be impeached
(CNN)The
man dubbed "Prediction Professor" for accurately calling every
presidential election since 1984, including the 2016 election, now
forecasts the impeachment of President-elect Donald Trump.
"There's
a very good chance that Donald Trump could face impeachment," Allan
Lichtman told Erin Burnett on "Erin Burnett OutFront."
Lichtman, a political historian who
teaches at the American University in Washington, says he uses his own
system of 13 true of false statements to judge whether the incumbent
party will retain the White House. However, when it came to his bold
prediction of a Trump impeachment, he told Burnett it's based on his
instinct.
"First
of all, throughout his life he has played fast and loose with the law,"
Lichtman said. "He has run an illegal charity in New York state. He has
made an illegal campaign contribution through that charity. He has used
the charity to settle personal business debts. He faces a RICO
lawsuit."
Burnett pushed back at
Lichtman's claim, noting his allegations have not been proven in a court
of law and went on to ask why he thought Trump could be impeached when
Republicans hold both the House and Senate.
"The Republicans are nervous about Donald Trump," Lichtman said. "He is a loose canon. Nobody knows what he really believes or really where he stands. He can't be controlled. The Republicans would vastly prefer to have Mike Pence, an absolutely predictable down-the-pipe conservative Republican."
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