have a problem delaying sentencing because flynn has been assisting the special counsel s investigation. flynn s team says their client is eager to proceed with sentencing in order to bring an end to the process. both sides are required to provide an update on possible sentencing dates or delay by late august. and house majority whip steve scalise is defending congressman jim jordan amid accusations that jordan knew about alleged sexual abuse while he was an ohio state wrestling coach but did nothing about it. in a statement to cnn, congressman scalise says, i have always known jim jordan to be honest, and i m confident he would stand up for his athletes just like he has always stood up for what s right. i m glad jim is committed to working with the investigators to see that the full truth comes out and justice is served. congressman jordan tells cnn he s working to set up a time to speak with investigators. yesterday six coaches came
supreme court is no stranger to high-profile work. brett kavanaugh is an appellate judge now. in the past, the 53-year-old served in both bush administrations, and in the 1990s, he worked on the ken starr investigation involving president clinton. saul wisenberg worked with kavanaugh for two years on that investigation. thank you so much for joining me. saul, he was 33 years old when he became a lead author of the starr report. i want to read part of it to you and to our viewers. here s what he said. the president has a manifest duty to ensure that his conduct at all times complies with the law of the land. in sum, perjury and acts that obstruct justice by any citizen, whether in a criminal case, a grand jury investigation, or civil discovery are profoundly serious matters. when such acts are committed by the president of the united states, we believe those acts may constitute grounds for an impeachment. very tough words for the
focus with as few distractions as possible, going into his argument why a president shouldn t be indicted. i understand that s not contradictory to saying the focus should be on impeachment, but the point is that he has come to understand, he said, more of the difficulties and the role of the president vis-a-vis dealing with an investigation like the two of you worked on. right, that it can be a great distraction. it s important to know in this article he s talking about statutory reforms. he specifically talks about clinton v clinton versus jones, which held constitutionally the president has no right to defer a civil suit. but the court in jones, which was a unanimous decision, said look, if congress wants to pass a law providing for a deferral, just defer until you re out of office, like congress has already done for some military members, congress can do so. that s what brett argued in that
article, that he thought as a policy matter, congress should do that for civil cases and criminal cases. then when the president s no longer president anymore, he can be indicted or sued or anything you want. since you have unique experience, talk to me about the kind of work he did on that report, the starr report. you said he was the lead author. i m not sure that he was. certainly he played a role in it. he was our office was roughly divided into the prosecutors who had a lot of prosecutorial experience with the department of justice, and then kind of the brain trust and the people who handled the legal briefings and things like that. and brett was part of that group. he did very brilliant work. of course, he was also involved in the foster investigation. so he wore a couple hats, but he was a young guy. he wasn t married yet. very bright guy, very quiet guy, but with a really good sense of humor. just a delight to work with.