'Presidents Are Not Kings': Judge Rules Former White House Counsel To Testify - Day That Was | MSNBC

A federal judge ruled late Monday that former White House Counsel Don McGahn must obey a subpoena and testify before Congress, despite the White House’s claim of “absolute immunity,” which Federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote “simply does not exist.” Jackson added that McGahn retains the ability to "invoke executive privilege where appropriate." In the 120-page ruling, Judge Jackson strongly rebuked the president, writing that “"The primary takeaway from the past 250 years of recorded American history is that Presidents are not kings.” Judge Jackson also compared the Department of Justice’s argument of “immunity” to a line from George Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’: “All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others.” Aired on 11/25/19.

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[neenee]

Congress need to start arresting these people defying subpoenas. I can't just say I'm not going to respond to a subpoena if I get one, I would have a warrant for my arrest, so what makes them so different? Same should apply to them.

[knfrst]

Talk about those career politicians in congress that have "served" for as long as I've been alive... Who writes laws that benefit them over time and their special interest groups...???

[nickbarone]

There is 0 reason for a president to have any executive privilege to hide conversations from congress

[johnlwhite]

Term limits should be installed in our Constitution

[itsmeanthony]

And Congress isn’t supposed to pass unconstitutional laws, yet they do.

Make these people obey the laws and the Constitution.

[ivoneowl]

We separated from UK 250 years ago. NOT a King is right on!! No one has absolute immunity. No one is above the

[MythicalPhoebe]

being the president is a job. if you're not good at it you should be fired

[markjeranek]

MSNBC, if you are listening, this was a good compilation. You need to do more stuff like this.

[Evelyn_Okay]

Their final defense going to be "God told me to."

[oldheadprisonofficer]

Yea and congress shouldn't alter an election bc they lost

[David-gdgs]

They are hyping this judgement, but watch them attack another judge whom rules against democrats opinions.

[Biogasifier]

I’m an independent voter. The democrats have gone too far left for me to go along with them. The media has fallowed right along with them. I’m left in the middle and being pushed further right.

[spike]

So the President has a real disdain for the Courts, the Laws and the Constitution, Vlad sure knows how to pick em,

[doodlegoose]

Being President does not remove any of your basic rights to due process

[allunderground]

So...no one is going to point out the fact that the background music sounds like we're about to play COD zombies.

[nickking]

Nobody thinks trump is a king but this guy is like one of trump's attorneys and i would think they would have attorney client privilege

[miketheyunggod]

The way CNN, ABC, CBS, NYT, MSNBC acted Obama was king.

[peaceall]

If Chief Justice Robert's & Supreme Court follow the laws and constitution America will be saved, if may be doomed. The World is watching as well as all Justice's place in history @ this moment.

[doodlegoose]

You cannot force an attorney to testify against a client