Government. And then simply says, but you can go to court because thats how things always work. Again, its just important to remember. The facts are clear. No president has ever, ever, ever obstructed congress in the manner that weve seen from President Trump. Will the gentleman yield . In a moment. And so as as we go forward, and i dont know how much longer well be here. Its always important to makel sure that the facts are clear. And that we dont muddy the waters by suggesting that something that is sosu unprecedented, that weve never seen before in the history of our country, is somehow just a parcel of thes way things work around here. They dont. Know it. Friends on The Other Side of the aisle know it. The American People know it. But mr. Johnsons right. Sometimes its important to remind them of it. T. I yield. Will the gentleman yield . Nt thank you. I just want to add a little
constitutional postscript to underscore the verye important point that mr. Deutch is making here. The ar
constitutional post-script to underscore the verye important point that mr. deutch is making here. the article one of the constitution gives the house of representatives the sole power of impeachment. it gives the senate the sole power of trial. and a supreme court decision callede united states versus nixon, the supreme court emphasized that the rules and the procedures developed, including the evidentiary rules, are completely within the power of the house and theit senate. andof cannot be second guessed the courts. and in terms of general congressional oversight, the gentleman isl perfectly correc. the supreme court has emphasized that the fact-finding, investigative power of congress isve essential to, integral to, and built into our legislative power. james madison said that those who mean to be those who mean to be their- own governors mus arm themselves with the power that knowledge gives. and whereed does congress get t knowledge to legislate for the people? we get it through