Political Quotes

“Mr. Chief Justice, I send a question to the desk for Senator Schatz, for Senator Carper, and for myself. The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question is for the House managers from Senators Merkley, Schatz, and Carper: Yesterday, Alan Dershowitz stated that a President cannot be impeached for soliciting foreign interference in his re- election campaign if he thinks it's in the public interest. The President's Counsel stated the President cannot be prosecuted for committing a crime. And the President himself has said ``I have the right to do whatever I want as President.'' Aren't these views exactly what our Framers warned about: an imperial President escaping accountability? If these arguments prevail, won't future Presidents have the unchecked ability to use their office to manipulate future elections like corrupt foreign leaders in Russia and Venezuela? Mr. Manager SCHIFF. Thank you for the question, Senators. Before I address it, I just want to complete my answer to the last question. On September 7, the President has a conversation with Gordon Sondland, and the President says: No quid pro quo, but Zelensky has got to go to the mic, and he should want to do so. This is in the context of whether the aid is being withheld in order to secure the investigations. After that call on the same day, Sondland calls Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, and says: You are not going to get the money unless you do the investigations.…”