Political Quotes

“I send a question to the desk on behalf of myself, Tim Scott, and Marco Rubio. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senator Sasse and also on behalf of Senator Scott from South Carolina and Mr. Rubio, directed to counsel for the President: Mr. Cipollone pointed Senators to the ``golden rule of impeachment.'' In elaborating on that rule, can you offer your views on the limiting principles--both in the nature of offenses that should be considered and in the proximity to elections--for future impeachments, toward the end of safeguarding public trust by putting guardrails on both parties? Mr. Counsel CIPOLLONE. Thank you, Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the Senate. In elaborating on the golden rule of impeachment, I would say principle No. 1, if we listen to what the Democratic Senators said in the past and the House managers and other Members of the House, that should guide us, and that principle is--and it is a principle based on precedent that you shouldn't have a partisan impeachment. If you have a partisan impeachment, that, in and of itself, is a dangerous thing because that means that there is not the bipartisan support that even the Speaker of the House has said you would need to even begin to consider the impeachment of a President because it is the overturning of an election. They don't dispute that it is the overturning of an election.…”