Dan Goldman
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There was and traditionally has been a because the executive branch and the president at the top takes a an oath to follow the Constitution and to faithfully execute the laws. And part of following the Constitution is recognizing the co-equal branches of government and acknowledging and appreciating and respecting what Congress's oversight interest is and its responsibility. And therefore
There was and traditionally has been a because the executive branch and the president at the top takes a an oath to follow the Constitution and to faithfully execute the laws. And part of following the Constitution is recognizing the co-equal branches of government and acknowledging and appreciating and respecting what Congress's oversight interest is and its responsibility. And therefore
There was and traditionally has been a because the executive branch and the president at the top takes a an oath to follow the Constitution and to faithfully execute the laws. And part of following the Constitution is recognizing the co-equal branches of government and acknowledging and appreciating and respecting what Congress's oversight interest is and its responsibility. And therefore
Even if you are negotiating what they call the accommodations process, subpoenas from the Congress to the executive branch, there is always an expectation that you comply with those subpoenas. When Donald Trump said in 2019, I'm going to defy all the subpoenas, he blew that norm out of the water. So we are now going to have to figure out a much...
Even if you are negotiating what they call the accommodations process, subpoenas from the Congress to the executive branch, there is always an expectation that you comply with those subpoenas. When Donald Trump said in 2019, I'm going to defy all the subpoenas, he blew that norm out of the water. So we are now going to have to figure out a much...
Even if you are negotiating what they call the accommodations process, subpoenas from the Congress to the executive branch, there is always an expectation that you comply with those subpoenas. When Donald Trump said in 2019, I'm going to defy all the subpoenas, he blew that norm out of the water. So we are now going to have to figure out a much...
Could you could you use the fact that if you're on a tax if you're salaried, you're a taxpayer funded salary?
Could you could you use the fact that if you're on a tax if you're salaried, you're a taxpayer funded salary?
Could you could you use the fact that if you're on a tax if you're salaried, you're a taxpayer funded salary?
You can't do that right now. There's no mechanism. where you could do that. There used to be 100 years ago something called inherent contempt, which, by the way, we looked into when I was doing the impeachment investigation and because the administration was just defying all of the impeachment subpoenas. But there's no mechanism to do that right now.
You can't do that right now. There's no mechanism. where you could do that. There used to be 100 years ago something called inherent contempt, which, by the way, we looked into when I was doing the impeachment investigation and because the administration was just defying all of the impeachment subpoenas. But there's no mechanism to do that right now.
You can't do that right now. There's no mechanism. where you could do that. There used to be 100 years ago something called inherent contempt, which, by the way, we looked into when I was doing the impeachment investigation and because the administration was just defying all of the impeachment subpoenas. But there's no mechanism to do that right now.
And so we need to implement a much more robust mechanism to enforce congressional subpoenas, to make them meaningful again. And so that's another example. There are many more, but this is something that a lot of us are thinking about.
And so we need to implement a much more robust mechanism to enforce congressional subpoenas, to make them meaningful again. And so that's another example. There are many more, but this is something that a lot of us are thinking about.
And so we need to implement a much more robust mechanism to enforce congressional subpoenas, to make them meaningful again. And so that's another example. There are many more, but this is something that a lot of us are thinking about.
Yes, I mean, the way I would think more about doing it is rather than sort of by appointment, is separating the criminal division and the civil division. One of the things that the Department of Justice is not just the criminal justice system. There's a tremendous amount of both affirmative and defensive civil litigation.
Yes, I mean, the way I would think more about doing it is rather than sort of by appointment, is separating the criminal division and the civil division. One of the things that the Department of Justice is not just the criminal justice system. There's a tremendous amount of both affirmative and defensive civil litigation.
Yes, I mean, the way I would think more about doing it is rather than sort of by appointment, is separating the criminal division and the civil division. One of the things that the Department of Justice is not just the criminal justice system. There's a tremendous amount of both affirmative and defensive civil litigation.
Es könnte sein, aber es gibt auch, das ist, besonders in den affirmative civil cases, in den civil areas, das ist, wo die politischen Voraussetzungen eines Präsidenten wahrscheinlich noch mehr zählen als auf der kriminellen Seite. Und so musst du die Tatsache balancieren, dass es eine Politik gibt, die die Departement der Gerechtigkeit implementiert.
Es könnte sein, aber es gibt auch, das ist, besonders in den affirmative civil cases, in den civil areas, das ist, wo die politischen Voraussetzungen eines Präsidenten wahrscheinlich noch mehr zählen als auf der kriminellen Seite. Und so musst du die Tatsache balancieren, dass es eine Politik gibt, die die Departement der Gerechtigkeit implementiert.