are not faced in this case with the presidents arrest or imprisonment or with an order compelling him to attend court at a particular time or place or indeed with an order that compels the president himself to do anything. the subpoena at issues directed not at the president but to his accountants, compliance does not require the president to do anything at all. donald trump s lawyers could not crack judge catchments solid, legal reasoning that the president of the united states could not block that subpoena for his tax returns towards the end of his 24 years in the senate, he convinced president bill clinton to appoint robert katzmann for the second circuit in new york city in 1999. judge katzmann was approved unanimously by the senate and was administered the oath of office by supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg. six years earlier, he gave him
for all of us who were lucky enough to know bob katzmann and call him a friend, when the attorney general said, bob was my friend. i saw firsthand his decency, compassion and humility. his wife jennifer his mother sylvia, and his brothers and sisters, gary, martin and susan, have my deepest sympathy. he will be sorely missed. judge robert katzmann was 68 years old. and good evening once again, day 142 of the biden administration. the breaking news we begin with tonight is this blockbuster speak of reporting by the new york times. it s as trump justice department officials investigated the electronic communications of democrats in congress all in the hunt for leaks of classified information. quote, prosecutions subpoenaed
the job of guiding her through the senate confirmation process. justice ginsburg says when president clinton nominated me, senator moynahan thought it would be useful for me to have a savvy, sympathetic counselor as i made my way from one senators office to another s. bob katzmann was that counselor. last night a cordon ounce that bob katzmann died yesterday after a long illness. today the attorney general of the united states said, we lost a giant yesterday with the passing of judge robert katzmann humble and modest in demeanor, he leaves behind a legion of family, friends and colleagues who will feel his lost because he enrich our lives through our relationship to him. but that number pales in comparison to the lives he touched through his work. people who will never know the name of the man who help them make their lives better. attorney general garland spoke