Judge Jackson once slammed Trump's efforts to thwart Congress by declaring 'Presidents are not kings
US Circuit Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who is viewed as President Joe Biden's likely Supreme Court pick, once issued a 118-page opinion that torched the Trump administration for arguing that former White House counsel Don McGahn didn't have to cooperate with Congress' investigation.
"Stated simply, the primary takeaway from the past 250 years of recorded American history is that Presidents are not kings," Jackson wrote in 2019. "Rather, in this land of liberty, it is indisputable that current and former employees of the White House work for the People of the United States, and that they take an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
The Trump White House had argued for months that McGhan did not have to testify before House lawmakers about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and Trump's efforts to thwart special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation. Trump even directed McGhan to not comply with a congressional subpoena, part of his administration's near-complete refusal to accede to congressional oversight.
"Thus, DOJ's present assertion that the absolute testimonial immunity that senior-level presidential aides possess is, ultimately, owned by the President, and can be invoked by the President to overcome the aides' own will to testify, is a proposition that cannot be squared with core constitutional values, and for this reason alone, it cannot be sustained," Jackson continued.
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I like her.
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(my kingdom for a cream pie...)
