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Dershowitz on Firing Mueller, Rosenstein: ‘You Can’t Have An Illegal Act When The President Acts Within His Constitutional Authority’ (clip)
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CNN
Name: CNN
URL: http://www.cnn.com/
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Anderson Cooper 360
Name: Anderson Cooper 360
URL: https://www.cnn.com/shows/ac-360
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Jeffrey Toobin
, Anderson Cooper
, Alan Dershowitz
Name: Jeffrey Toobin
Employment: CNN
Position: Senior Legal Analyst
Name: Anderson Cooper
Employment: CNN
Position: Host
Name: Alan Dershowitz
Employment: Harvard Law School
Position: Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Emeritus / Lawyer
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New York, N.Y.
Name: New York, N.Y.
URL: http://nyc.gov
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04/19/2018 08:37 am
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Thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ me now is Allen ░░░░░░░░ and Jeffrey toobin It ░░░░░░░░ about days after it ░░░░░░░░ Shouldn t he stick ░░░░░░░░ one story He should ░░░░░░░░ to no stories He ░░░░░░░░ t say anything about ░░░░░░░░ But obvious that the ░░░░░░░░ was to end the ░░░░░░░░ investigation It is not ░░░░░░░░ I think it is ░░░░░░░░ illegal It is not ░░░░░░░░ crime because the president ░░░░░░░░ have the authority to ░░░░░░░░ the attorney general I ░░░░░░░░ you to investigate this ░░░░░░░░ not that I don ░░░░░░░░ want you to investigate ░░░░░░░░ That should change That ░░░░░░░░ not okay But it ░░░░░░░░ not illegal today under ░░░░░░░░ law It sure is ░░░░░░░░ is a fundamental disagreement ░░░░░░░░ Allen and I have ░░░░░░░░ of those examples of ░░░░░░░░ investigative priorities If the ░░░░░░░░ fires the FBI director ░░░░░░░░ stop him from investigating ░░░░░░░░ president himself that is ░░░░░░░░ corrupt motive That is ░░░░░░░░ definition of obstruction of ░░░░░░░░ You are saying the ░░░░░░░░ matters That is the ░░░░░░░░ story That is the ░░░░░░░░ You have to have ░░░░░░░░ illegal act and you ░░░░░░░░ t have an illegal ░░░░░░░░ when the president acts ░░░░░░░░ his constitutional authority You ░░░░░░░░ t have an act ░░░░░░░░ is both constitutional authorized ░░░░░░░░ article one article two ░░░░░░░░ at the same time ░░░░░░░░ critical And you must ░░░░░░░░ an actus reus It ░░░░░░░░ to start questioning why ░░░░░░░░ fired He can t ░░░░░░░░ him Just like you ░░░░░░░░ t question a senator ░░░░░░░░ his vote on the ░░░░░░░░ floor There are laws ░░░░░░░░ of examples of acts ░░░░░░░░ are otherwise legal Not ░░░░░░░░ presidents But made illegal ░░░░░░░░ the intent Insider trading ░░░░░░░░ a perfect example But ░░░░░░░░ have said this that ░░░░░░░░ president has unfetterred ability ░░░░░░░░ act About you what ░░░░░░░░ the authority for this ░░░░░░░░ unitary theory Take for ░░░░░░░░ insider trading the act ░░░░░░░░ trading having information that ░░░░░░░░ obtained improperly and illegally ░░░░░░░░ that is the act ░░░░░░░░ I know of no ░░░░░░░░ they purposely did not ░░░░░░░░ Clinton Nixon or try ░░░░░░░░ impeach bush All of ░░░░░░░░ engaged in acts particularly ░░░░░░░░ with an alleged corrupt ░░░░░░░░ On his last day ░░░░░░░░ office That was the ░░░░░░░░ done by the special ░░░░░░░░ and nobody suggested no ░░░░░░░░ no lawyer that President ░░░░░░░░ committed a crime to ░░░░░░░░ on investigation of himself ░░░░░░░░ want to move to ░░░░░░░░ legal matter which is ░░░░░░░░ Michael Cohen situation that ░░░░░░░░ president and Michael Cohen ░░░░░░░░ are teams that are ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ some of these documents ░░░░░░░░ difficult is it for ░░░░░░░░ defense to prevent at ░░░░░░░░ a good part of ░░░░░░░░ documents from actually being ░░░░░░░░ by the FBI It ░░░░░░░░ going to be impossible ░░░░░░░░ it should be impossible ░░░░░░░░ attorney client privilege is ░░░░░░░░ narrow privilege and applies ░░░░░░░░ to certain communications when ░░░░░░░░ is actually an attorney ░░░░░░░░ relationship and the judge ░░░░░░░░ setting up a sensible ░░░░░░░░ Most of these documents ░░░░░░░░ not be excluded You ░░░░░░░░ that I made that ░░░░░░░░ on this show and ░░░░░░░░ said it was a ░░░░░░░░ idea Saying it was ░░░░░░░░ And now suddenly it ░░░░░░░░ a good idea You ░░░░░░░░ going to have a ░░░░░░░░ or somebody assigned by ░░░░░░░░ judge to look through ░░░░░░░░ papers If there is ░░░░░░░░ that is lawyer client ░░░░░░░░ here If they find ░░░░░░░░ between the lawyer and ░░░░░░░░ client that is legitimate ░░░░░░░░ FBI should get to ░░░░░░░░ that and leak it.
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