Political Quotes

“Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk on behalf of myself and Senator Risch to both the House managers and the White House counsel. And although I cannot pick, ideally, it would be Manager Lofgren. The CHIEF JUSTICE. The question from Senators Cassidy and Risch for both parties is as follows: In the Clinton proceedings, we saw a video of Manager Lofgren saying, ``This is unfair to the American people. By these actions you would undo the free election that expressed the will of the American people in 1996. In so doing, you will damage the faith the American people have in this institution and in the American democracy. You will set the dangerous precedent that the certainty of Presidential terms, which has so benefited our wonderful America, will be replaced by the partisan use of impeachment. Future Presidents will face election, then litigation, then impeachment. The power of the President will diminish in the face of the Congress, a phenomena much feared by the Founding Fathers.'' What is different now? If the response is that the country cannot risk the President interfering in the next election, isn't impeachment the ultimate interference? How does this not cheat those who did and/or would vote for President Trump from their participation in the democratic process? I ask Manager Lofgren to address the question directly and to not avoid, as Manager Jeffries did with a related question last night. The President's counsel answers first.…”