Posted on 05/12/2019 4:18:07 PM PDT by rintintin
University of California Berkeley Law Professor John Yoo, the author of George W. Bush era torture memos, opined in the New York Times that President Donald Trump is taking executive authority too far with his response to congressional oversight.
Yoo was quoted in the Times saying the across the board stonewall of congressional subpoenas to testify or supply information was unusual in that it is a blanket refusal.
It would be extraordinary if the president actually were to try to stop all congressional testimony on subpoenaed issues. That would actually be unprecedented if it were a complete ban, Yoo said.
(Excerpt) Read more at lawandcrime.com ...
Two and half years is ENOUGH.
Unprecedented except by the last president.
He was never a good attorney. Finds ways to justify torturing, but thanks I’m normal assertion of executive privilege is somehow unprecedented. This is the Bush Administration in action again.
What do you mean? Two and a half years of torture?
Yeah; take your sour grapes and shove them where the sun don’t shine.
This nonsense is over with. Go home and stew in your own pot. We ain’t buyin’ what you’re sellin’.
what about the New Jersey and New York AGs harassing his business and families? Isn’t that unprecedented?
TDS is unprecedented.
H->! is unpresidented.
Would he have a problem with waterboarding Schiff? Or only with refusing subpoenas?
He’s a low-quality attorney. Mostly famous for using sophistry and word games to justify torture. But a president exerting executive privilege, which will be litigated up to the Supreme Court is somehow unprecedented.
Oh, well... there you go. Some dumb-ass leftist “professor” doesn’t like that Trump is no longer going to allow himself to be attacked. That’ll teach ‘em.
University of California Berkeley Law Professor John Yoo...
And, by the way...
Screw Yoo.
F Yoo
Didnt Obama refuse to give up emails between himself and Holder by claiming executive privilege? Do these guys think we just forget the years before Trump?
It would be extraordinary if the president actually were to try to stop all congressional testimony on subpoenaed issues.”
Oh please, this is a fraudulent witchhunt.
Watch all of the contempt from the Democrats when they are investigated. Even now, the Rats are trying to obstruct investigation into their crimes by getting Barr removed.
Well...by definition...there is always the first time; then, it’s no longer unprecedented...
Mr President, tell’em to go pound sand.
Trump....... Nancy dearie, you lack the power to prevail over me
I hope you know my comment wasn’t directed toward you. It was to the subject in the article.
Well...by definition...there is always the first time; then, it’s no longer unprecedented...
Mr President, tell’em to go pound sand.
The attack on a sitting president like the Democratic stalkers is unprecedented.
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