Neal Katyal in conversation with Rob Reiner at Live Talks Los Angeles
He contends that the impeachment charges of abuse of power and obstruction are valid constitutional grounds, distinct from criminal law, and that the President's actions constituted a bribe to interfere in the 2020 electsummaryExecutive Privilege Limits: Executive privilege does not apply to impeachment proceedings. Historical precedent (President Polk, 1846) and Supreme Court rulings indicate that federal courts have no business in impeachmentakeawayHistorical Context: The current impeachment is more serious than those of Clinton or Nixon because it involves a sitting president using official power to solicit foreign interference in an election, which was the speciftakeaway














