66 Quotes by Jonathan Turley

What the president ordered in this case was a crime.

The fact is, the federal law is perfectly clear. At the heart of this operation was a federal crime. The president has already conceded that he personally ordered that crime and renewed that order at least 30 times. This would clearly satisfy the standard of high crimes and misdemeanors for the purpose of an impeachment.

Obama is as likely to be impeached as he is to be installed as the next pontiff. And I say that as someone who has testified in Congress that this president has violated federal laws, unconstitutionally appointed various executive-branch officers and improperly transferred money.

People will rue the day they allow presidents to view themselves above the law.

perfectly medieval...there was never any evidence of espionage.

One of the most shocking disclosures after Katrina and Rita was how little prepared the local and state governments were, not only in handling the hurricanes but also their aftermath. You got the feeling that states like Louisiana had the same level of hurricane protection as Iowa,

I happen to agree with many of President Obama's policies, but in our system, it is often as important how you do something as what you do.

Frankly, most governments are used to lying to each other - to a degree that most people would find shocking. Part of diplomacy is the art of strategic lying.

He's basically being put to death for the act of omission. There would be no limit to how far this type of theory could be used.