Power of the office to obtain an improper personal benefit while ignoring and injuring the national interest. Or acts in ways that are grossly inconsistent with and undermine the separation of powers that is the foundation of our democratic system. Now, these this question of whether president engaged in abuse of power came up before when this congress considered the impeachment of president nixon. And after action was taken, president nixon famously said if the president does it, it is not illegal. And this body rejected that because thats not so. That goes directly contrary to what the founders said. But President Trump has said the same thing in responding to the prior investigation by Department Of Justice and defending his conduct. Here is what he said then i have an article, too, where i have to write to do whatever i want as president. That he has the right to do
whatever he wants as president. That is as wrong as when president nixon said a similar thing. That is not what the c
Whatwe that means, its to use e power of the office to obtain an improper personal benefit while ignoring orfi injuring the national interest, or acts in ways that are grossly inconsistent with and undermine the separation of powers that is the foundation of our democratic system. Now, this question of whether the president engaged in abuse of power came up before when this congress considered the impeachment of president nixon. And president nixon famously said, if the president does it, it is notde illegal. And this body rejected that because thats not so. That goes directly contrary to what the founders said. But President Trump has said the same thing in responding to the prior investigation by the Department Of Justice and defending his conduct. Heres what he said. I have an article 2 where i have the right to do whatever i want as president. That he has the right to do whatever he wants as president. That is as wrong as when president nixon said a similar thing. That is not what
you have to recognize the point. mr. chairman, my point of order is this, in the previous point of order issued by mr. johnson of louisiana, you ruled against his points of order because you said that mr. berke was a witness. you said he was not a witness but he was a staffer. as such, a staffer must avoid impugning motivations. gentleman will sustain. will you let him finish his point of order, please. he made his point of order. i haven t completed yet, mr. chairman. the rule requires that members and staff not impugn the motivations of the president. what you ruled was that he was a witness. you ve just told us he wasn t a witness. my point of order is that you were out of order in your ruling. the point of order is not sustained. i ve already ruled on it. he was not a witness. these two gentlemen aappeal the decision of the
the gentleman will state his point of order. it is this. in the previous point of order issued by mr. johnson of louisiana, you ruled against his point of order because you said that mr. berke was a witness. you have just told us he was not a witness but he was a staffer. as such a staffer must avoid impugning motivations and if you so will you let him finish his point of order? he made his point of order. i haven t completed yet. the rule requires that members and staff not impugn the motivations of the president. what you ruled was that he was a witness. you have just told us he wasn t a witness. my point of order is that you were out of order in your ruling. the point of order is not sustained. i have already ruled on it. he was not a witness. these two gentleman now are witnesses. appeal to the chair.
mr. goldman, you may began. mr. chairman, i have a point of order. the gentleman will state his point of order. my point of order is this, in the previous point of order issued by mr. johnston of louisiana, you ruled against his point of order because you said that mr. burke was a witness. you have just told us he was not a witness but he was a staffer. as such, a staffer must avoid impugning motivations. the gentleman will will youtl let him finish hi point of order? he made his point of order. mr. chairman, i haven t completed yet. the rule requires that members and staff not impugn the motivations of the president.re what you ruled was that he was a witness. you ve just told us he wasn t a witness. my point of w order is that you were out of orderor in your ruling. the point of order is not sustained. i ve already ruled on it. he was not a witness.