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 .
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? i m a scholar of the law of democracy. so as a citizen, i agree with what professor gerhardt said. as an expert, my limitation is that i m a scholar of the law of democracy. i m not a scholar of obstruction of justice or obstruction of congress. we will accept your opinion as a citizen. professor feldman, the obstruction of congress is a problem because it undermines the basic principle of the constitution. if you re going to have three branches of government, each of the branches has to be able to do its job. the job of the house is to investigate impeachment and to impeach. a president who says as this president did say i will not cooperate in any way, shape or form with your process robs a
congress. professor gerhardt, i d like to now ask you some questions about a third impeachable offense, and that is obstruction of justice. sir, have you formed an opinion as to whether president trump committed the impeachable offense of on instructibstructi justice? yes, i have. what is your opinion, sir? i ve come here like every other witness assuming the facts that have been put together in official reports. the mueller report cites a number of facts that indicate the president of the united states obstructed justice. that s an impeachable offense. in your testimony, sir, you pointed out that the mueller report found at least five instances of the president s obstruction of the justice department s criminal investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election, correct? yes, sir. and the first of those instances was the president s