Robbery thats burglary, ill get it right. And in this situation youve got somebody really caught in the middle of it, and that doesnt excuse the person from the consequences. Professors, weve talked about abuse of power and bribery. When we started we said we would also discuss obstruction of congress. So i would like to ask you some questions about obstruction of congress. Professor gerhardt, in your view, is there enough evidence here to charge President Trump with the high crime and misdemeanor of obstruction of congress . I think theres more than enough. As i mentioned in my statement, just to really underscore this, the third article of impeachment approved by the House Judiciary Committee against president nixon charged him with misconduct because he had failed to comply with four legislative subpoenas. Here it is far more than four
that this president has failed to comply with. And he has ordered the Executive Branch as well not to cooperate with congress. Those together with a
Somebody really caught in the middle of it, and that doesnt excuse the person from the consequences. Professors, weve talked about abuse of power and bribery. When we started, we said we would also discuss Obstruction Of Congress. So id like to ask you some questions about Obstruction Of Congress. Professor gerhardt, in your view, is there enough evidence here to charge President Trump with the high crime and misdemeanor of Obstruction Of Congress . I think theres more than enough. As i mention in my statement, just to really underscore this, the third article of impeachment approved by the House Judiciary Committee against president nixon charged him with misconduct because he failed to comply with four legislative subpoenas. Here it is far more than four that this president has failed to comply with and hes ordered
the Executive Branch as well not to cooperate the congress. Those together with a lot of other evidence suggests Obstruction Of Congress. Professor karlan, do you agree .
impeachments have to be based on proof, not presumptions. that s the problem when you move towards impeachment on this abbreviated schedule that has not been explained to me why you want to set the record for the fastest impeachment. fast is not good for impeachment. narrow, fast impeachments have failed. peter baker of the new york times, who co-wrote a book on impeachment with our next guest, pointed out today the following. turley keeps saying this would be a record fast impeachment, but it really depends on how you count it. in the clinton case, the house voted to impeach him 72 days after it authorized an inquiry. it has now been 71 days since pelosi opened the inquiry into trump.
go right ahead. i d also caution you about obstruction. obstruction is a crime with meaning. it has elements. it has case authority. the record does not establish obstruction in this case. what my esteemed colleague said was certainly true. if you accept all of their presumptions, it would be obstruction. but impeachments have to be based on proof, not presumpti s presumptions. that s the problem when you move forward on this abbreviated schedule which has not been explained to me why you want to set the record for the fastest impeachment. fast is not good for impeachment. narrow, fast impeachments have failed. just ask johnson. so the obstruction issue is an example of this problem. he here s my concern. the theory being put forward is
okay. i would also caution you about obstruction. obstruction is a crime also with meaning. it has elements. it has controlling case authority. the record does not establish obstruction in this case. that is, what my esteemed colleagues said was certainly true, if you accept all of their presumptions, it would be obstruction. but impeachments have to be based on proof, not presumptions. that s the problem when you move towards impeachment on this abbreviated schedule that has not been explained to me, why you want to set the record for the fastest impeachment. fast is not good for impeachment. narrow, fast impeachments have failed. just ask johnson. so the obstruction issue is an example of this problem. and here is my concern. the theory being put forward is