Jonathan turley, George Washington university, who usually sits with us at the table who is a cbs news analyst but testifying in congress today. This hearing follows a Party Line Vote yesterday where the House Intelligence Committee approved its final report on impeachment, and that report is really a sweeping indictment of the president. Concluding the president s efforts to investigate ukraine for political rivals sought to undermine the integrity of the u. S. President ial election process and endangered u. S. National security. Bottom line, abuse of power is what theyre saying. Republicans on the Committee Say the president did nothing impeachable. This could be fiery because of the republicans and democrats who sit on the Judiciary Committee, so somewhat of a circus this morning and a little bit of a constitutional cram session. If you love the law, if you Love Learning about impeachment, this is the place to be because well be talking about it. We have a team of correspondents, n
The House Committee on the judiciary will come to order. Mr. Chairman youre upsurping the right to object. Objection is noted. I receiver tzrbreserve the r object. Peropportunity to cause g, im furnishing you with a demand on minority hearings on this subject signed by all the republican the gentleman will suspend. Pursuant to cause 2 j 1 rule 11 im furnish you with a letter signed by all the republican members of the committee. I request you set this date before the Committee Votes on any articles of impeachment i withdraw my reservation. We will confer on this later. The quorum is present. This is the first hearing were conducting pursuant to the resolution 660. And the special Judiciary Committee procedures that are described in section 4a of that resolution. Here is how the committee will provide for this hearing. I will make an Opening Statement and then ill recognize the Ranking Member for an Opening Statement. Each witness will have ten minutes to make their statements and then
Gentleman is i am not going to recognize you now. I am introducing the witnesses. Mr. Chairman noah feldman is the professor of law at harvard law school. Hes authored seven books, including a biography of James Madison as well as many essays and articles on constitutional subjects. Professor feldman received his undergraduate degree from harvard college, doctor of philosophy from Oxford University and a j. D. From yale law school. He also served as a law clerk to Justice David suitor of the United States Supreme Court. Pamela carline serves as the montgomery professor of Public Interest law and tat stanford lw school. Shes an author of keeping faith of the constitution and dozens of scholarly articles. She served as a law clerk to Justice Harry blackburn of the United States Supreme Court and as a Deputy Assistant attorney gener general. She earned three degrees from yale university. A b. A. In history, an m. A. In history and a j. D. From yale law school. Michael garehart is a profes
A president who would be uses his office for personal advantage we no longer live in a democracy we live in a monarchy or we live under a dictatorship thats why the framers created the possibility of impeachment now professor karlan this high crime and misdemeanor of abuse of power was it some kind of loose or undefined concept to the founders of our country and the framers of our constitution no i dont think it was an abuse it was a loose concept at all it had a long lineage in the common law in england of parliamentary impeachments of lower level officers obviously they had not talked about impeaching as youve heard earlier the king or the like. And can you share a little bit about that lineage please yes so the you know they in the parliament in england impeached officers of the crown when those people abuse their power and if i could give you one example that might be a little helpful here right after the restoration of the king king ship in the in england. There was an impeachment
The committee has compiled something ekwif lant roughly to a police report. They are trying to examine the facts and the law and draft possible charges against the president. Reporter thats right, george. The Intelligence Committee gathered the evidence and sworn testimony in open and closed door hearings and documented records like Rudy Giulianis cell phone records, and they turned that over in that relentless 300page report in this committee, the Judiciary Committee who will debate on whether the president should be charged. Does that evidence rise to the level of an Impeachable Offense, and thats why the first step in that will be four constitutional law scholars. Three chosen by democrats and one by the republicans, to talk about that word, impeachment which is confusing to some people. What do the framers mean by it, and what does history show, especially when it comes to the president . That is what well hear from, and were likely to hear a lot of rather fierce debate. The Judici