Political Quotes

“Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk for the House managers. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. Senator Tester asks the House managers: Yesterday Mr. Dershowitz stated, ``If a President does something which he believes will help him get elected in the public interest that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment.'' Do you believe there is any limit to the type or scope of quid pro quo a sitting President could engage in with a foreign entity, as long as the intent of the sitting President is to get reelected in what he or she believes is in the public's best interest? =========================== NOTE =========================== On page S695, January 30, 2020, first column, the following appears: Senator TESTER asks the House managers: Yesterday Mr. Derschowitz stated, ``If a President does something which he believes . . . The online Record has been corrected to read: Senator TESTER asks the House managers: Yesterday Mr. Dershowitz stated, ``If a President does something which he believes . . . ========================= END NOTE ========================= Mr. Manager SCHIFF. Mr. Chief Justice, Senator. There is no limiting principle to the argument that we heard last night from the President's team; that is, if there is a quid pro quo that the President believes will help him get reelected and he believes his reelection is in the national interest, then it doesn't matter how corrupt that quid pro quo is.…”