John Conyers

I think this becomes now a central issue in this case--when you are deciding how to deal with allegations of perjury--because I don't believe that anybody would be able to prove grand jury perjury; I do think that with regard to the…

Under these circumstances, it is my view that a responsible prosecutor would not charge the president with obstruction, because there is no evidence sufficient to establish beyond a reasonable doubt, that the president was involved

S wounds are self-inflicted. One can almost understand his initial effort to hide his sexual affair which was wrong, but certainly not impeachable. However, he continued to weave a fragile pattern of deceit which he allowed to build to the…

S actions after the deliberations of the Judiciary Committee are finished. I hope my colleagues all do the same. Based on the President

I asked the author if there was any language in the proposal that would preclude any future Congress, by a simple majority vote, from erasing or expunging the censure from Page H12035 history.

I urge the Chair to follow the weight of House practice and to overrule the point of order.

I believe that the president can be held accountable for his actions after he leaves office through the criminal justice system.

I think that the definition should include any criminal acts plus a willful failure of the president to fulfill his duty to uphold and execute the laws of the United States.

I submit to the House a December 16, 1998 editorial from the Syracuse Post-Standard entitled Duty Calls'' relating to the impeachment process presently before us.

I believe the president should be treated in the criminal justice system in the same way as any other United States citizen.

I believe that the President lied under oath in a grand jury proceeding and made false statements in a sworn deposition after acknowledging that the testimony was subject to the penalty of perjury.

Who in this House believes that? Who in this country believes that? To this day, the President's defense rests on the argument that Ms

S history. Today, the House votes on a recommendation from the Judiciary Committee to proceed with a fair and judicious inquiry into the charges contained in the report from the Independent Counsel. Like most of the people on Illinois

I believe the President should be able to avoid the legal consequences ordinary Americans would face in similar circumstances, but because I believe he should face exactly the same consequences: trial in a court of law.

I believe Thomas Jefferson gave the most persuasive advice on the topic of Constitutional meaning when he wrote in a letter to Justice William Johnson on June 12, 1823, On every question of construction let us carry ourselves back to the…

I think it's important, when we speak about the rule of law, oftentimes we're talking about technicalities and questionable legalities because it's embedded in our constitution that there are certain standards and requirements.

I think there would be both a better hiding place, and in terms of obstruction of justice, I think there's also the significant issue as to the lack of evidence as to the president's real role in that whole process, even when you look at a…

I think that's unanimous among all the experts who've testified, and as a Congress, if we accept your view, I think we have to be careful that you don't box us in to the Nixon standards or that you don't box us in that there has to be a…

I think, a perjury prosecution on the sexual-relations issue would fail is that the President has clearly explained in detail, and repeatedly, in his grand jury testimony what his understanding of the term meant, when he gave his testimony…

I think there are issues in terms of whether the committee can meet what I believe is the committee's burden, if it's going to decide that there should be impeachment, without really itself satisfying itself as to the credibility of some…

You know, I want to speak to the issues of technicalities and legalities and what have you because I think it's important, when we speak about the rule of law, oftentimes we're talking about technicalities and questionable legalities…

I think there would be both a better hiding place, and in terms of obstruction of justice, I think there's also the significant issue as to the lack of evidence as to the president's real role in that whole process, even when you look at a…

The reason, I think, a perjury prosecution on the sexual-relations issue would fail is that the President has clearly explained in detail, and repeatedly, in his grand jury testimony what his understanding of the term meant, when he gave…

After unprecedented requests for testimony from Secret Service agents and lawyers and mothers, we recently had another request for testimony from Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr, this time of the President himself

I have just been advised that the chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary has unilaterally permitted other Members other than committee members to visit the Ford Building to read other materials unbeknownst to me and we had not…