committee hearings on impeachment, including the right to object to questions asked of any witness, and the right to question any witness. but the final provision in the new rules of the house judiciary committee for impeachment hearings says that if the president blocks witnesses from testifying and refuses to produce documents, quote, the chair shall have the discretion to impose appropriate remedies, including by denying specific requests by the president or his counsel under these procedures to call or question witnesses. joining us now is giuliani epstein, former chief counsel for it house judiciary committee who was there during the clinton hearings. ej, they didn t need rules like this for james st. claire. they didn t need rules like this for president clinton s lawyers because they presumed reasonable
justice in the oval office. james st. claire returned to his boston law firm with the admiration of the entire legal community nationwide. he continued wisdom distinguished career as a trial attorney and lecturer at harvard law school. he was defending a guilty client, but he did it with respect for the seriousness of the impeachment process, respect for the rules, and respect for the court decisions. that forced his client to release the damning evidence against himself that ended the nixon presidency. rudy giuliani is no james st. claire. donald trump s lawyers are the worst lawyers who have ever defended a president of the united states. their legal arguments are cartoons of legal arguments. nothing embarrasses them. when their frivolous arguments get crushed by judges, they just make more frivolous arguments. the resolution the house of representatives will pass this week outlining the impeachment investigation procedures in the various committees will give
to object to questions asked of any witness, and the right to question any witness. but the final provision in the new rules of the house judiciary committee for impeachment hearings says that if the president blocks witnesses from testifying and refuses to produce documents, quote, the chair shall have the discretion to impose appropriate remedies, including by denying specific requests by the president or his counsel under these procedures to call or question witnesses. joining us now is julian epstein, former chief counsel for it house judiciary committee who was there during the clinton hearings. e.j., they didn t need rules like this for james st. claire. they didn t need rules like this for president clinton s lawyers because they presumed reasonable behavior in these hearings.
soccer match. nor will they talk about me. they would talk about fact witnesses like don mcgahn and annie mcdonald and hope hicks. people, the only way to be sure to get them is to have a formal impeachment inquiry because that su house of representatives to get testimony. now, that inquiry can be conducted as a kind of trial. that s what happened in the nixon case. nixon was invited to appear in the house of representatives. he chose not to but he sent his lawyer, james st. clair. the house actually reached a verdict, not just a charge to send over to the senate, but a verdict that nixon had committed high crimes and misdemeanors. that can be done. it was done in other cases. and if it s done, then at the end of that when the dramatic testimony has been presented
and harry litman are terrific lawyers. it s great to hear them, but they are not what people will talk about saturday morning at a soccer match. nor will they talk about me. they would talk about fact witnesses like don mcgahn and annie mcdonald and hope hicks. the only way to get those people, the only way to be sure to get them is to have a formal impeachment inquiry because that supercharges the power of the house of representatives to get testimony. now, that inquiry can be conducted as a kind of trial. that s what happened in the nixon case. nixon was invited to appear in the house of representatives. he chose not to but he sent his lawyer, james st. clair. the house actually reached a verdict, not just a charge to send over to the senate, but a verdict that nixon had committed high crimes and misdemeanors. that can be done. it was done in other cases.