Noah Feldman, a law professor at Harvard, told the House Judiciary Committee that the adjective " high" refers not to the gravity of the offence, but to the status of the president's office.

哈佛大学法学教授诺亚·费尔德曼告诉众议院司法委员会，形容词“高”不是指罪行的严重程度，而是指总统办公室的地位。