On the day we become attorneys in Connecticut, we take the following oath:

[I] solemnly swear or solemnly and sincerely affirm, as the case may be, that [I] will do nothing dishonest, and will not knowingly allow anything dishonest to be done in court, and that [I] will inform the court of any dishonesty of which [I] have knowledge; that [I] will not knowingly maintain or assist in maintaining any cause of action that is false or unlawful; that [I] will not obstruct any cause of action for personal gain or malice; but that [I] will exercise the office of attorney, in any court in which [I] may practice, according to the best of [my] learning and judgment, faithfully, to both [my] client and the court; so help [me] God or upon penalty of perjury.

While we rarely, if ever, consider those words thereafter, it is for the sake of this oath that we are compelled to speak against the statements being employed by attorneys in defense of the president. We take no position on the specific question of whether the president should be impeached or convicted in an impeachment trial.