Officials on the presidency and law. Ule of the Federalist Society hosted the 90 minute event. Judge jones good afternoon. And i am ajones judge on the fifth Circuit Court of appeals. This conferences on the powers of the executive office into the the powersce is on of the executive office. Constitution prescribes that the president will make sure the laws are effectively executed and swears an oath to that effect upon taking office. Norms have developed the control the exercise so presidency is not used as a tool to punish enemies or reward political friends. The questions our panelists will be addressing is how does the rule of law constrain the presidency, what role do these norms play, have norms surrounding the president s and ife of power eroded so, what role has the media, publicmedia and the played in the our guests jack goldsmith. He is a senior fellow at the harvard. Professor at to have his most recent wellknown books include after trump reconstructing the presidency and inh
Time was up. We had to follow the schedule called for by the constitution and our laws. Host we take you live down to a discussion hosted by the Federalist Society on the presidency and the rule of law. This is on the powers of the executive office and the limits of those powers. Panelscussion among the was centered around the following proposition, the constitution prescribes the president take care that the laws be faithfully executed and swears an oath to that effect on taking office. Many believe that the constitution says the president has discretion in handling his office. Norms have developed to control the exercise so that the tooldency is not used as a to punish enemies or reward political friends. The questions our panelists will be addressing our how does the rule of law constrain and protect the president . . Hat role do these norms play have norms eroded . If so, why . What role has congress, the media, social media, and other factors played in the exercise of president ia
Election results. Next, former Justice Department officials discussed the presidency and that the rule of law. This was hosted by the Federalist Society. Society on the presidency and the rule of law. This is on the powers of the executive office and the limits of those powers. Panelscussion among the was centered around the following proposition, the constitution prescribes the president take care that the laws be faithfully executed and swears an oath to that effect on taking office. Many believe that the constitution says the president has discretion in handling his office. Norms have developed to control the exercise so that the tooldency is not used as a to punish enemies or reward political friends. The questions our panelists will be addressing our how does the rule of law constrain and protect the president . . Hat role do these norms play have norms eroded . If so, why . What role has congress, the media, social media, and other factors played in the exercise of president ial
Was centered around the following proposition, the constitution prescribes the president take care that the laws be faithfully executed and swears an oath to that effect on taking office. Many believe that the constitution says the president has discretion in handling his office. Norms have developed to control the exercise so that the tooldency is not used as a to punish enemies or reward political friends. The questions our panelists will be addressing our how does the rule of law constrain and protect the president . . Hat role do these norms play have norms eroded . If so, why . What role has congress, the media, social media, and other factors played in the exercise of president ial power . Our distinguished panel of speakers begins with a professor from harvard law. You see in your virtual programs, the bios for each of our speakers are very long. I will cut to the chase. He is a senior fellow at the hoover institution. Of his most recent wellknown books include after trump and i
Barr will be testifying before the House Judiciary Committee about his job performance. We will begin our conversation with all of you on that. What do you think about mr. As attorneyrmance general . If you agree, 202 7488000. If you disagree, 202 7488001. You can text us at 202 7488003. Twitter. S on join us on the phone is todd ruger with cq roll call. Remind our viewers why this hearing is taking place. Good morning. This is basically something that used to happen all the time and does happen all the time. Its an oversight hearing you have the house which is the closest representative to the people of the United States in the government and they get a chance to bring in a Trump Administration official and have him sit there and answer questions. Its going to take about four or five hours to go through all the members of this committee. They get about five minutes to ask him. This is something that congress does routinely that allows them to get accountability for the Justice Departm