“We want to avoid the argument that the president is operating above the law,” Giuliani said. The Supreme Court ruled that James Madison, the secretary of state, acted illegally but that the law passed by Congress to remedy such situations was unconstitutional. President Richard Nixon complied with a Supreme Court ruling requiring him to turn over secretly recorded tapes of his White House conversations ― and ended up resigning just two weeks later. “Although, what if Aaron Burr had become president?” Giuliani joked. “I think ultimately we all agree that the Supreme Court interprets the Constitution,” Giuliani said.

Source: Huffington Post June 05, 2018 23:37 UTC