Ralph Nader and Bruce Fein Present: Expert Legal Symposium on Impeachment and the Meaning of “Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors”

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Francesco DeSantis or Ralph Nader, 202-387-8030 or info@nader.org

Conference to feature Experts, Activists

Ralph Nader, the legendary Consumer Advocate, and Constitutional lawyer and scholar Bruce Fein will hold a symposium at the Rayburn House Office Building on April 8^th, 2026. This event will feature eminent legal scholars and activists discussing matters related to impeachment.

This symposium will be held in the Rayburn Building, Room 2044, and will run from 9:00 am to 1:30 p.m. Breakfast and coffee will be provided starting at 8:30 am.

This event will begin with opening statements by Ralph Nader followed by three panels:

Panel 1: President Trump’s usurpation of the congressional war power conferred by Article I, section 8, clause 11 exemplified by his gratuitous, ongoing, criminal war of aggression against Iran.

• Moderator: Theresa Amato

• Speakers: Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Doug Bandow, Jeffrey Sterling

Panel 2: The credible fear that President Trump will obstruct, interfere with, or outright cancel the 2026 midterm elections unless impeached and removed from office.

• Moderator: John Bonifaz

• Speakers: Bruce Fein, Oliver Hall

Panel 3: President Trump’s industrial scale bribery and extortion exemplified by auctioning pardons, demanding free legal services to escape government retaliation, and conferring government favors or benefits in exchange for unlawful donations to Mr. Trump’s sprawling business empire or pet projects like the White House ballroom.

• Moderator: Prof. Jack Rakove

• Speakers: Prof. Alan Morrison, Rob Weissman

These expert, bipartisan panelists – including former Congressman Dennis Kucinich, the Cato Institute’s Doug Bandow, Public Citizen Co-President Rob Weissman, whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling, and more – will lay a firm legal foundation for potential future impeachment proceedings including preliminary “shadow hearings” on impeachment. This event is co-sponsored by RootsAction, Free Speech For People and Essential Information. .

More information, including the event schedule and speaker biographies, are available here: https://nader.org/2026/04/02/expert-legal-symposium-on-impeachment-and-the-meaning-of-bribery-or-other-high-crimes-and-misdemeanors/