Podcast episodes, just blocks from the capitol dome. All this thanks to our gracious host here at Georgetown Institute for constitutional advocacy and protection. And, for this episode as well, the american constitutional, constitution society. The leading Progressive Organization and network with over 200 lawyer and student chapters nationwide. All this week, we are talking about what happens after mueller. What are the challenges and prospects for our Democratic Institutions . Today, we are focused on what happens the day of Robert Muellers testimony to congress. Prior to the announcement of muellers testimony, the houses effort to bring the report to life seems to be getting nowhere and we are checkmated. 13 weeks have passed, and the house hadnt succeeded in having a single fact witness testify publicly. Stymied repeatedly by the administrations reflexive and ultra aggressive policy of interposing dubious defenses that Left Congress having to choose between caving and litigating. T
Institute for constitutional advocacy and protection. And, for this episode as well, the american constitutional, constitution society. The leading Progressive Organization and network with over 200 lawyer and student chapters nationwide. All this week, we are talking about what happens after mueller. What are the challenges and prospects for our Democratic Institutions . Today, we are focused on what happens the day of Robert Muellers testimony to congress. Prior to the announcement of muellers testimony, the houses effort to bring the report to life seems to be getting nowhere and we are checkmated. 13 weeks have passed, and the house hadnt succeeded in having a single fact witness testify publicly. Stymied repeatedly by the administrations reflexive and ultra aggressive policy of interposing dubious defenses that Left Congress having to choose between caving and litigating. The ladder involving significant time. But mueller is a law arbeiter, and he got a lawful subpoena and agreed
I am harry litman, a former United States attorney and Deputy Assistant attorney general and current Washington Post columnist. We are here in washington, dc live to tape a series of podcast episodes just blocks from the capitol dome. All this thanks to our gracious host here at georgetown Laws Institute for constitutional advocacy and protection and for this episode as well the american constitutional constitution society, the leading Progressive Organization in network with over 200 lawyer and student chapters nationwide. All this week we are talking about what happens after Robert Mueller. What are the challenges and prospects for our Democratic Institutions . Today we are focused on what happens the day of Robert Muellers testimony to congress. Prior to the announcement of muellers testimony, the house s effort to bring the report to life seemed to be getting nowhere and near checkmated. 13 weeks have passed and the house hasnt succeeded in having a single fact witness testified pu
Mr. Mccabe spoke to the talking feds podcast hosted by the American Constitution Society and the georgetown law school. Welcome back to talking feds, a prosecutors round table that brings together prominent former federal officials for a dynamic discussion of the most important legal topics of the day. Im harry litman. We are here in washington, d. C. Live to tape a series of podcast episodes just blocks from the capitol dome. All thanks to georgetown Laws Institute for constitutional advocacy and protection and the American Constitution Society, the leading progressive organize and network with over 200 lawyer and student chapters nationwide. All this week were talking about what happens after mueller, what are the challenges and prospects for our Democratic Institutions. Today were focused on what happens the day of Robert Muellers testimony to congress. Prior to the announcement of muellers testimony, the houses evident to bring t effort to bring the report to life seemed to be gett
[ applause ]. John our legal system is a mess. Every single lawyers due takes forever, and the guilty get away with it. But at the same time lots of people are locked up for things they didnt do. We know that now because dna evidence is more available. These innocent people were jailed. I was wrongfully convicted of a murder and rape of my friend, and i spent almost 20 years in prison nar crime. I spent 11 years and 3 months in prison. 20 years 9 months and 5 days in prison for a crime i didnt commit. John how does that happen . Tim lynch runs the project on criminal justice for the cato institute. The system is not as accurate as people think it is . Its not. Our system is badly flawed. More flawed than many people want to admit john. As you said since dna evidence came on the scene, we discovered weve got hundreds and hundreds of people who had their lives shattered because theyve been thrown in prison for crimes they didnt commit. John Chris Christie said without question america ha