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Put service over self. to put the country over his personal interests. i note from my colleagues that all four of the constitutional scholars who testified including the republican s own witness have confirmed that abuse of power is an impeachable offense. president trump s actions, in fact, exemplify the framer s fears and the very reason that abuse of power is a high crime. worse than president nixon, president trump pressured a foreign government to aid in his corrupt scheme. that s the abuse of power article, but there s a second article, obstruction of congress. we know that no president in history, in history has directed the entire executive branch not to cooperate with an impeachment inquiry, has told every member ....
Confidential information about the investigation. your 2018 memo, in it, you stated, and i quote, the framer s plan contemplates that the president s law enforcement powers extend to all matters including those in which he had a personal stake, end quote. please explain what you base this conclusion on. yes. le here is the department of justice right here. within the department of justice, enforcement decisions are being made. the president is over here. i think of it as there are two categories of potential communications. one would be on a case that the president wants to communicate about that he has no personal interest and no political interest in. let s say the president is concerned about chinese stealing trade secrets and i want you to go after this company that may ....
Depository of all executive powers conferred by the constitution. thus, the full measure of law enforcement authority is placed in the president s hands and no limit is placed on the kinds of cases subject to his control and supervision. this is in your memo on page ten. i will ask you about it. this analysis included cases involving potential misconduct where you concluded and i quote, the president may exercise his supervisory authority over cases dealing with his own interest. the president transgresses no legal limitation when he does so. that s on page 12. in fact, you went so far as to conclude that, quote, the framer s plan contemplates that the president s law enforcement powers extend to all matters, including those in which he has ....