Listen: House Judiciary Committee, Pam Carlin And President discussed on Fresh Air
"And I mailed the check the house Judiciary Committee took up impeachment inquiry today it heard from for a legal scholars among them is Pam Carlin of Stanford University law school she was a witness called by the Democrats and spoke against this idea that a president could ever be above the law she pointed out president trump in fact no president is king so king's could do no wrong because the king's word was law and contrary to what a president trump has said article two does not have give him the power to do anything he wants I'll just give you one example that shows you the difference between him and the king which is the constitution says there can be no titles of nobility so while the president can name his son Barron he can't make him apparent the witness called by the Republicans was Jonathan Turley of the George Washington University School of law here he is being questioned by Republican congressman John Ratcliffe Texas would you agree with me that bribery under any valid definition requires that a specific quid pro quo be proven"