Sorry Jay you lost all credibility when you started lying for the pathological proven serial liar n chief.
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Justices arenât interchangeable â Rehnquist, Scalia, Souter, and OâConnor are gone, as well as Stevens. Gorsuch and Alito are likely to vote along partisan lines the way Scalia and Souter did in Y2K, but Sotomayor and Kagan (respectively replacing Souter and Stevens) are not.
What matters most is Chief Justice Roberts, replacing Rehnquist. Even if you assume partisanship, Rehnquist was ensuring a Republican in the Presidency, rather than a Democrat. Ordering Trump to obey a subpoena does not do that â even if he was promptly impeached and removed from office, the new President would still be a Republican.
Chief Justice Roberts â in evaluating the Constitution and the law, and then Mr. Dooleyâs insight about election returns â might conclude that ordering this President to testify is the surest way to keep control over judicial nominations.
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If Trump is somehow able to avoid the consequences of his numerous misdeeds while President, he will eventually have to face them as an ex-President. I imagine that would be extremely expensive for a notorious cheapskate, not to mention time and energy consuming. It seems to me heâs better off negotiating a deal to keep his money and to stay out of jail in return for a resignation. However, his ego and narcissism may not allow for this.
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I thought that this issue was already pretty much settled when Clinton was POTUS. Granted, his was a civil, not a criminal matter, but how should it be different for Trump? If anything, a subpoena for a criminal matter should be a no-brainer. It should be patently obvious why Trump chose Kavanaugh for a Supreme Court seat and why he should be resisted or at least be forced to recuse himself from any potential future Trump SCOTUS cases.
Well, in this instance heâs not relying on bad facts.
Letâs see what happens after Manafort is found guilty and Jr is indicted.
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2nd amendment has been so twisted at this point, Iâm sure Republicans will norte the original framers put in an implied âIOKIYAR clauseâ.
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I assume Rudy is duct-taped to a rail in the WH basement ?
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âAm selecting Wood or Woodnât for five multiples times one hundred nominal units, Alexeiâ
âIs the category most swamped in intrigue. Also, is bold measure by you on own account!
Here comes now the prepared response that has been incompletely pre-armed with clues:
âIs ending in battle of Supreme most Court.â
[sound of police siren and shots]
Da, Suspect three zero eight five nine four six now is acknowledged as first priority question.â
âWhat is administration of Nixon?â
Iâd like any of these TV interviewers (careful not to say journalists) start with the most obvious questions of Trumpâs âlawyersâ, especially Sekulow and Guiliani: âHow do we know you are Trumpâs lawyer? Do you have a written retention agreement with him? Is it with him or with some other entity, perhaps the Trump organization or the Republican National Committee? If there is a retention agreement, are you being paid fees? Have they been paid, and are they up to date?â These baseline questions are important, because if they donât have an actual retention agreement - and I suspect that Sekulow and Guiiani donât - they are merely friends of Trump, and possible co-conspirators, certainly subject Muellerâs investigatory authority.
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Yes it is obvious.
However, there is no way to force a recusal. If dems can slow walk things such that Kavanaugh isnt seated before the arguments are heard, heâll be out and the 4 to 4 tie wonât be precedent. (So Republicans can subpoena the Democratic president)
In such a situation Trump will refuse to testify, and no one will enforce the subpoena.
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Nope, his apparent stupidity is purposeful. He makes old people comfortable believing stupid things because âRudy saved the city on 9/11â
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You are right, but we could have avoided this problem - at least for now - if Obama had used his ârecess appointmentâ power when it became clear (as it did early on) that Garland was going to be blocked, by naming a Justice to serve until 2019. Obama should not only have used that power, but should have used it to name Stevens as the interim Justice. And let the Republicans scream about Obama naming a Republican judge.
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Yeah, I suppose not. I still think that there are a lot of cases that Thomas should have probably recused himself from but didnât. It would be nice if Congress and/or SCOTUS can maybe codify some rules for future Justices (though I donât see that happening anytime soon). I hope that Democrats are able to slow-walk his nomination as long as they can.
Sekulow: If Mueller Subpoenas Trump, It Will End In A Supreme Court Battle
Because guilty people really donât want to testify.
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damn. good points and making them 'splain that each time they get in front of a mic would change the tone of the interview and maybe cause some spillage.
It was totally settled, definitely a no-brainer; If you are a Democratic president you must testify. If you are Republican, itâs a violation of separation of powers. Itâs based upon the principle of Constitutional Superiority as established under Bush v Gore where the SCOTUS ruled that Republicans get the benefit of the doubt over Democrats.
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Touche
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I wonder if trump has paid this guy yet.
Must have gave him a little so he would set the stage because trump knows what is coming.
Then skip the subpoena and go straight to indictment. trumpâs tweets are more truthful than any âtestimonyâ he could provide.