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Morrison v. olson which upholds the constitutional of an independent counsel. . >> can you thing of a case that deserves to be overturned? >> yes. [ laughter ] >> would you volunteer one? >> no. [ laughter ] >> pending confirmation hearing. yes, sir, right here. [ laughter ] >> thank you. i was going to say one. morrison v. olson. >> thats the independent counsel statute case. >> its been effectively overruled but i would put the final nail in. >> these comments will certai y ly come up in kavan...

In 2016 judge kavanaugh said this when speaking to a conservative group here in washington. >> i think justices of all stripes agree that stare decisis is important but not an inexorable command. if it were, wed still have horrible decisions still on the books. >> can you think of a case that deserves to be overturned? >> yes. >> would you volunteer one? >> no. >> pending confirmation hearings, yes, sir, right here. >> thank you very much. >> i was going to say one, morrison v. olson. thats the ...

His view on executive power. how will what we just listened to play in all that? >> democrats want more answers, in particular because judge cavanaugh has expressed other concerns about whether or not the press himself could be indicted, believing the president perhaps cannot be indicted. thats an issue that presumably could come up before the court if he were a justice and he could potentially rule on other matters relating to the mueller probe, if there is a subpoena, for instance, issued forc...

Tape from a panel discussion with brett kavanaugh. judge brett kavanaugh back in 2016 may now be front and center when he faces questions from senators deciding his future, his comments about none other than the role of an independent counsel. cnns manu raju has more from capitol hill. >> reporter: a new video shows judge kavanaugh raising concerns about a three decade old supreme court ruling that upheld the constitutionality of the independent counsel. this is raising questions because judge k...

Over whether a sitting president can be indicted. morrison v. olson from 1988 upheld the constitutionality of a law known as the ethics in government act. thats the same act that governed the work of ken starr who kavanaugh worked with for four years in the 90s. because of his previous skepticism about whether a president can be indicted, but also whether kavanaugh views the mueller appointment as constitutional. theres a distinction between bob mueller or ken starr. theyre governed under a diff...

>> no. [ laughter ] >> pending confirmation hearings, yes, sir, right here. >> thank you very much. >> actually, i was going to say one. morrison v. olson. >> thats the independent counsel statute case. >> its been effectively overruled but i would put the final nail in. >> given his hostility towards that ruling, there are a lot of questions about how he views the mueller investigation and whether or not he believes the mueller investigation is constitutional or the special counsel himself is c...

Month nation nay g a significant moment in the past could be kucoming back to haunt the nominee for the supreme court. two years ago the judge was asked if he could think of a supreme court case that deserved to be overturned. he hesitated to comment and then gave this answer. >> i was going to say one. morrison v olson. >> thats the independent counsel statute case. >> its been effectively overruled but i would put the final nail in. >> here, here. >> okay. now, let me tell you a little about...

About this particular exchange that you showed is that morrison versus olson actually hasnt been effectively overruled. what happened was that congress decided that as a policy matter both sides, democrats and republicans, hated this law and they let it expire. so it is no longer the law. however, the rules of special counsels were then transferred to the justice department. >> right. >> and robert mueller cannot be fired except for cause under those rules. so if brett kavanaugh thinks that that...

From 2016. judge brett kavanaugh doing something that judges actually rarely do, he volunteers a supreme court ruling thats on the books that he personally says he wants overturned. guess what? its exactly the kind of case that trump and giuliani would love to see overturned, a case that makes a white house subject to tough criminal investigations. the case morrison v olson. >> can you think of a case that deserves to be overturned? >> yes. actually, im going to say one, morrison v. olson. >> th...

Constitutional. there is a key supreme court case, morrison v. olson, in which justices said a much stronger law was constitutional. some of my colleagues have been hesitating moving forward on this bill. most importantly the chair senator grassley. we have engaged in a campaign to try and remind our colleagues that this is constitutional is, that it is the easiest way that we can put a speed bump before president trump in the likely event that he decides to fire special counsel robert mueller. ...