value in the form of investigations or an announcement of investigations and that he did so corruptly for personal gain, then that would constitute bribery under constitution. it would not be lawless. it would be bribery under the law. so the supreme court case of mcdonald with the federal bribery statute and other decisions would not be relevant? the constitution is the supreme law, and the constitution specifies what bribery means. federal statutes can t trump the constitution. they can t defeat what is in the constitution. professor gerhardt, would you respond to professor turley s comments about obstruction of justice please. obstruction of justice, one thing i want to emphasize is that obstruction of justice is not just about obstruction over the court. it is obstruction of any lawful proceeding. so that obstruction is not limited to whatever is happening