MR. SEKULOW: MR. CHIEF JUSTICE, MEMBERS OF THE SENATE, CHAIRMAN NADLER TALKED ABOUT TREACHEROUS.

MEMBERS OF THE SENATE, CHAIRMAN NADLER TALKED ABOUT TREACHEROUS. AT ABOUT 12:10 A.M., JANUARY

NADLER TALKED ABOUT TREACHEROUS. AT ABOUT 12:10 A.M., JANUARY 22, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE

AT ABOUT 12:10 A.M., JANUARY 22, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE OF THE BODY

22, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE OF THE BODY ON THE FLOOR OF THIS SENATE SAID

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE OF THE BODY ON THE FLOOR OF THIS SENATE SAID EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE AND OTHER

ON THE FLOOR OF THIS SENATE SAID EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE AND OTHER NONSENSE.

EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE AND OTHER NONSENSE. NOW THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A

NONSENSE. NOW THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A MOMENT.

NOW THINK ABOUT THAT FOR A MOMENT. EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE AND OTHER

MOMENT. EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE AND OTHER NONSENSE.

EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE AND OTHER NONSENSE. MR. NADLER, IT IS NOT NONSENSE.

NONSENSE. MR. NADLER, IT IS NOT NONSENSE. THESE ARE PRIVILEGES RECOGNIZED

MR. NADLER, IT IS NOT NONSENSE. THESE ARE PRIVILEGES RECOGNIZED BY THE SUPREME COURT OF THE

THESE ARE PRIVILEGES RECOGNIZED BY THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.

BY THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. AND TO SHRED THE CONSTITUTION ON

UNITED STATES. AND TO SHRED THE CONSTITUTION ON THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE, TO

AND TO SHRED THE CONSTITUTION ON THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE, TO SERVE WHAT PURPOSE?

THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE, TO SERVE WHAT PURPOSE? THE SENATE IS NOT ON TRIAL.

SERVE WHAT PURPOSE? THE SENATE IS NOT ON TRIAL. THE CONSTITUTION DOESN'T ALLOW

THE SENATE IS NOT ON TRIAL. THE CONSTITUTION DOESN'T ALLOW WHAT JUST TOOK PLACE.

THE CONSTITUTION DOESN'T ALLOW WHAT JUST TOOK PLACE. LOOK WHAT WE'VE DEALT WITH FOR

WHAT JUST TOOK PLACE. LOOK WHAT WE'VE DEALT WITH FOR THE LAST NOW 13 HOURS, AND WE

LOOK WHAT WE'VE DEALT WITH FOR THE LAST NOW 13 HOURS, AND WE HOPEFULLY ARE CLOSING THE

THE LAST NOW 13 HOURS, AND WE HOPEFULLY ARE CLOSING THE PROCEEDINGS BUT NOT ON A VERY

HOPEFULLY ARE CLOSING THE PROCEEDINGS BUT NOT ON A VERY HIGH NOTE.

PROCEEDINGS BUT NOT ON A VERY HIGH NOTE. ONLY GUILTY PEOPLE TRY TO HIDE

HIGH NOTE. ONLY GUILTY PEOPLE TRY TO HIDE EVIDENCE, SO I GUESS WHEN

ONLY GUILTY PEOPLE TRY TO HIDE EVIDENCE, SO I GUESS WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA INSTRUCTED HIS

EVIDENCE, SO I GUESS WHEN PRESIDENT OBAMA INSTRUCTED HIS ATTORNEY GENERAL TO NOT GIVE

PRESIDENT OBAMA INSTRUCTED HIS ATTORNEY GENERAL TO NOT GIVE INFORMATION, HE WAS GUILTY OF A

ATTORNEY GENERAL TO NOT GIVE INFORMATION, HE WAS GUILTY OF A CRIME.

INFORMATION, HE WAS GUILTY OF A CRIME. THAT'S THE WAY IT WORKS,

CRIME. THAT'S THE WAY IT WORKS, MR. NADLER?

THAT'S THE WAY IT WORKS, MR. NADLER? IS THAT THE WAY YOU VIEW THE

MR. NADLER? IS THAT THE WAY YOU VIEW THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION?

IS THAT THE WAY YOU VIEW THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION? BECAUSE THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT

UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION? BECAUSE THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT WAS WRITTEN.

BECAUSE THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT WAS WRITTEN. THAT IS NOT THE WAY IT'S

WAS WRITTEN. THAT IS NOT THE WAY IT'S INTERPRETED.

THAT IS NOT THE WAY IT'S INTERPRETED. IT IS NOT THE WAY THE AMERICAN

INTERPRETED. IT IS NOT THE WAY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE TO LIVE.

IT IS NOT THE WAY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE TO LIVE. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S

PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE TO LIVE. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S TREACHEROUS.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S TREACHEROUS. COME TO THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE

TREACHEROUS. COME TO THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE AND SAY EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE AND

COME TO THE FLOOR OF THE SENATE AND SAY EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE AND OTHER NONSENSE.

AND SAY EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE AND OTHER NONSENSE. WE YIELD THE REST OF OUR TIME.

OTHER NONSENSE. WE YIELD THE REST OF OUR TIME. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE

WE YIELD THE REST OF OUR TIME. THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MANAGERS HAVE 27 MINUTES

THE PRESIDING OFFICER: THE MANAGERS HAVE 27 MINUTES REMAINING.

MR. NADLER: MR. CHIEF JUSTICE

MR. NADLER: MR. CHIEF JUSTICE AND MEMBERS OF THE SENATE, THE

MR. NADLER: MR. CHIEF JUSTICE AND MEMBERS OF THE SENATE, THE PRESIDENT'S COUNSEL HAS NO

AND MEMBERS OF THE SENATE, THE PRESIDENT'S COUNSEL HAS NO STANDING TO TALK ABOUT LYING.

PRESIDENT'S COUNSEL HAS NO STANDING TO TALK ABOUT LYING. HE TOLD THIS BODY TODAY, THE

STANDING TO TALK ABOUT LYING. HE TOLD THIS BODY TODAY, THE PRESIDENT TOLD THIS BODY AND

HE TOLD THIS BODY TODAY, THE PRESIDENT TOLD THIS BODY AND TOLD THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

PRESIDENT TOLD THIS BODY AND TOLD THE AMERICAN PEOPLE REPEATEDLY, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT

TOLD THE AMERICAN PEOPLE REPEATEDLY, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

REPEATEDLY, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REFUSED TO ALLOW THE PRESIDENT

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REFUSED TO ALLOW THE PRESIDENT DUE PROCESS.

REFUSED TO ALLOW THE PRESIDENT DUE PROCESS. I TOLD YOU IT'S AVAILABLE, THE

DUE PROCESS. I TOLD YOU IT'S AVAILABLE, THE PUBLIC DOCUMENT, NOVEMBER 26

I TOLD YOU IT'S AVAILABLE, THE PUBLIC DOCUMENT, NOVEMBER 26 LETTER FROM ME AS CHAIRMAN OF

PUBLIC DOCUMENT, NOVEMBER 26 LETTER FROM ME AS CHAIRMAN OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO THE

LETTER FROM ME AS CHAIRMAN OF THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO THE PRESIDENT OFFERING HIM DUE

THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO THE PRESIDENT OFFERING HIM DUE PROCESS, OFFERING WITNESSES,

PRESIDENT OFFERING HIM DUE PROCESS, OFFERING WITNESSES, OFFERING CROSS-EXAMINATION.

PROCESS, OFFERING WITNESSES, OFFERING CROSS-EXAMINATION. A FEW DAYS LATER, WE RECEIVED A

OFFERING CROSS-EXAMINATION. A FEW DAYS LATER, WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MR. CIPOLLONE ON

A FEW DAYS LATER, WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MR. CIPOLLONE ON WHITE HOUSE STATIONARY THAT SAID

LETTER FROM MR. CIPOLLONE ON WHITE HOUSE STATIONARY THAT SAID NO, WE HAVE NO INTEREST IN

WHITE HOUSE STATIONARY THAT SAID NO, WE HAVE NO INTEREST IN APPEARING.

NO, WE HAVE NO INTEREST IN APPEARING. ON THE ONE HAND, THEY ARE LYING

APPEARING. ON THE ONE HAND, THEY ARE LYING BECAUSE THE HOUSE IS CONDEMNED

ON THE ONE HAND, THEY ARE LYING BECAUSE THE HOUSE IS CONDEMNED BY THE PRESIDENT FOR NOT GIVING

BECAUSE THE HOUSE IS CONDEMNED BY THE PRESIDENT FOR NOT GIVING HIM DUE PROCESS AFTER THEY

BY THE PRESIDENT FOR NOT GIVING HIM DUE PROCESS AFTER THEY REJECTED THE OFFER OF DUE

HIM DUE PROCESS AFTER THEY REJECTED THE OFFER OF DUE PROCESS.

REJECTED THE OFFER OF DUE PROCESS. THAT LETTER REJECTING IT WAS

PROCESS. THAT LETTER REJECTING IT WAS DECEMBER 1.

THAT LETTER REJECTING IT WAS DECEMBER 1. THE PRESIDENTS -- THE

DECEMBER 1. THE PRESIDENTS -- THE PRESIDENT'S COUNSEL SAYS THAT

THE PRESIDENTS -- THE PRESIDENT'S COUNSEL SAYS THAT THE HOUSE SHOULD HAVE ISSUED

PRESIDENT'S COUNSEL SAYS THAT THE HOUSE SHOULD HAVE ISSUED SUBPOENAS.

THE HOUSE SHOULD HAVE ISSUED SUBPOENAS. WE DID ISSUE SUBPOENAS.

SUBPOENAS. WE DID ISSUE SUBPOENAS. THE PRESIDENT, YOU MAY

WE DID ISSUE SUBPOENAS. THE PRESIDENT, YOU MAY RECALL, -- YOU SHOULD RECALL

THE PRESIDENT, YOU MAY RECALL, -- YOU SHOULD RECALL SAID HE WOULD OPPOSE ALL

RECALL, -- YOU SHOULD RECALL SAID HE WOULD OPPOSE ALL SUBPOENAS, AND HE DID.

SAID HE WOULD OPPOSE ALL SUBPOENAS, AND HE DID. SO MANY OF THOSE SUBPOENAS ARE

SUBPOENAS, AND HE DID. SO MANY OF THOSE SUBPOENAS ARE STILL BEING FOUGHT IN COURT,

SO MANY OF THOSE SUBPOENAS ARE STILL BEING FOUGHT IN COURT, SUBPOENAS ISSUED LAST APRIL.

STILL BEING FOUGHT IN COURT, SUBPOENAS ISSUED LAST APRIL. SO THAT'S ALSO UNTRUE.

SUBPOENAS ISSUED LAST APRIL. SO THAT'S ALSO UNTRUE. AND IT'S A HECK OF A NERVE TO

SO THAT'S ALSO UNTRUE. AND IT'S A HECK OF A NERVE TO CRITICIZE THE HOUSE FOR NOT

AND IT'S A HECK OF A NERVE TO CRITICIZE THE HOUSE FOR NOT ISSUING SUBPOENAS WHEN THE

CRITICIZE THE HOUSE FOR NOT ISSUING SUBPOENAS WHEN THE PRESIDENT SAID HE WOULD OPPOSE

ISSUING SUBPOENAS WHEN THE PRESIDENT SAID HE WOULD OPPOSE ALL SUBPOENAS AND WE'VE ISSUED A

PRESIDENT SAID HE WOULD OPPOSE ALL SUBPOENAS AND WE'VE ISSUED A LOT OF SUBPOENAS AND HE OPPOSES

ALL SUBPOENAS AND WE'VE ISSUED A LOT OF SUBPOENAS AND HE OPPOSES ALL OF THEM, AND THEY'RE TIED UP

LOT OF SUBPOENAS AND HE OPPOSES ALL OF THEM, AND THEY'RE TIED UP IN COURT.

ALL OF THEM, AND THEY'RE TIED UP IN COURT. THE PRESIDENT CLAIMS, AND MOST

IN COURT. THE PRESIDENT CLAIMS, AND MOST MEMBERS OF THIS BODY KNOW

THE PRESIDENT CLAIMS, AND MOST MEMBERS OF THIS BODY KNOW BETTER, EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE,

MEMBERS OF THIS BODY KNOW BETTER, EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE, WHICH IS A LIMITED PRIVILEGE

BETTER, EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE, WHICH IS A LIMITED PRIVILEGE WHICH EXISTS, BUT NOT AS A

WHICH IS A LIMITED PRIVILEGE WHICH EXISTS, BUT NOT AS A SHIELD, NOT AS A SHIELD AGAINST

WHICH EXISTS, BUT NOT AS A SHIELD, NOT AS A SHIELD AGAINST WRONGDOING, AS THE SUPREME COURT

SHIELD, NOT AS A SHIELD AGAINST WRONGDOING, AS THE SUPREME COURT SPECIFICALLY SAID IN THE NIXON

WRONGDOING, AS THE SUPREME COURT SPECIFICALLY SAID IN THE NIXON CASE IN 1973 -- 1974.

SPECIFICALLY SAID IN THE NIXON CASE IN 1973 -- 1974. THE PRESIDENT CLAIMS ABSOLUTE

CASE IN 1973 -- 1974. THE PRESIDENT CLAIMS ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY.

THE PRESIDENT CLAIMS ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY. MR. CIPOLLONE WROTE SOME OF

IMMUNITY. MR. CIPOLLONE WROTE SOME OF THOSE LETTERS, SAYING THAT THE

MR. CIPOLLONE WROTE SOME OF THOSE LETTERS, SAYING THAT THE PRESIDENT -- NOT ONLY SAYING

THOSE LETTERS, SAYING THAT THE PRESIDENT -- NOT ONLY SAYING THAT THE PRESIDENT, BUT THAT

PRESIDENT -- NOT ONLY SAYING THAT THE PRESIDENT, BUT THAT NOBODY THAT HE DOESN'T WANT

THAT THE PRESIDENT, BUT THAT NOBODY THAT HE DOESN'T WANT SHOULD TESTIFY, AND THEN THEY

NOBODY THAT HE DOESN'T WANT SHOULD TESTIFY, AND THEN THEY HAVE THE NERVE, AND THAT IS A

SHOULD TESTIFY, AND THEN THEY HAVE THE NERVE, AND THAT IS A VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL

HAVE THE NERVE, AND THAT IS A VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF THE HOUSE OF

VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE

RIGHTS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AS

REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AS REPRESENTED THROUGH THEM.

AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AS REPRESENTED THROUGH THEM. IT'S AN ASSERTION OF THE KINGLY

REPRESENTED THROUGH THEM. IT'S AN ASSERTION OF THE KINGLY PREROGATIVE, MONARCHICAL

IT'S AN ASSERTION OF THE KINGLY PREROGATIVE, MONARCHICAL PREROGATIVE.

PREROGATIVE, MONARCHICAL PREROGATIVE. ONLY THE PRESIDENT, ONLY THE

PREROGATIVE. ONLY THE PRESIDENT, ONLY THE PRESIDENT HAS RIGHTS.

ONLY THE PRESIDENT, ONLY THE PRESIDENT HAS RIGHTS. THE PEOPLE AS REPRESENTED IN

PRESIDENT HAS RIGHTS. THE PEOPLE AS REPRESENTED IN CONGRESS CANNOT GET INFORMATION

THE PEOPLE AS REPRESENTED IN CONGRESS CANNOT GET INFORMATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AT

CONGRESS CANNOT GET INFORMATION FROM THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AT ALL.

FROM THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH AT ALL. THIS BODY HAS COMMITTEES.

ALL. THIS BODY HAS COMMITTEES. IT HAS A 200-YEAR RECORD OF

THIS BODY HAS COMMITTEES. IT HAS A 200-YEAR RECORD OF ISSUING SUBPOENAS, OF HAVING THE

IT HAS A 200-YEAR RECORD OF ISSUING SUBPOENAS, OF HAVING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE DAY

ISSUING SUBPOENAS, OF HAVING THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE DAY TESTIFY, OF SOMETIMES HAVING

ADMINISTRATION OF THE DAY TESTIFY, OF SOMETIMES HAVING SUBPOENA FIGHTS.

TESTIFY, OF SOMETIMES HAVING SUBPOENA FIGHTS. BUT NO PRESIDENT HAS EVER

SUBPOENA FIGHTS. BUT NO PRESIDENT HAS EVER CLAIMED THE RIGHT TO STONEWALL

BUT NO PRESIDENT HAS EVER CLAIMED THE RIGHT TO STONEWALL CONGRESS ON EVERYTHING, PERIOD.

CLAIMED THE RIGHT TO STONEWALL CONGRESS ON EVERYTHING, PERIOD. CONGRESS HAS NO RIGHT TO GET

CONGRESS ON EVERYTHING, PERIOD. CONGRESS HAS NO RIGHT TO GET INFORMATION, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

CONGRESS HAS NO RIGHT TO GET INFORMATION, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE NO RIGHT TO GET

INFORMATION, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE NO RIGHT TO GET INFORMATION.

HAVE NO RIGHT TO GET INFORMATION. THAT, IN FACT, IS ARTICLE 2 OF

INFORMATION. THAT, IN FACT, IS ARTICLE 2 OF THE IMPEACHMENT THAT WE HAVE

THAT, IN FACT, IS ARTICLE 2 OF THE IMPEACHMENT THAT WE HAVE VOTED.

THE IMPEACHMENT THAT WE HAVE VOTED. IT IS BEYOND BELIEF THAT THE

VOTED. IT IS BEYOND BELIEF THAT THE PRESIDENT CLAIMS MONARCHICAL

IT IS BEYOND BELIEF THAT THE PRESIDENT CLAIMS MONARCHICAL POWERS.

PRESIDENT CLAIMS MONARCHICAL POWERS. I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT UNDER

POWERS. I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT UNDER 2, SAYS HE, AND THEN ACTS ON

I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT UNDER 2, SAYS HE, AND THEN ACTS ON THAT, DEFIES EVERYTHING, DEFIES

2, SAYS HE, AND THEN ACTS ON THAT, DEFIES EVERYTHING, DEFIES THE LAW TO WITHHOLD AID FROM

THAT, DEFIES EVERYTHING, DEFIES THE LAW TO WITHHOLD AID FROM UKRAINE, DEFIES THE LAW IN A

THE LAW TO WITHHOLD AID FROM UKRAINE, DEFIES THE LAW IN A DOZEN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS ALL

UKRAINE, DEFIES THE LAW IN A DOZEN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS ALL THE TIME AND LIES ABOUT IT ALL

DOZEN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS ALL THE TIME AND LIES ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME AND SAYS TO

THE TIME AND LIES ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME AND SAYS TO MR. CIPOLLONE HERE TO LIE ABOUT

THE TIME AND SAYS TO MR. CIPOLLONE HERE TO LIE ABOUT IT.

MR. CIPOLLONE HERE TO LIE ABOUT IT. THESE FACTS ARE UNDENIABLE,