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How you impeach an american president. >> i've been critical of the president in terms of crossing lines with the justice department. i think that has caused considerable problems. i also don't believe it's appropriate. but we often confuse what is inappropriate with what's impeachable. you know, many people feel that what the president has done is obnoxious, contempable, but contempable is not synonymous with impeachment. >> that's a good try. >> it is a good try. >> he's doing his best. but he said the call was anything but perfect. he had to sneak that in there. >> not perfect. but michael ...

From four legal scholars, three told the house judiciary committee that there is no doubt they say the president's actions regarding ukraine are impeachable but the fourth witness did not defend the actions at the heart of the inquiry, but instead argued against the process. watch this. >> it is not wrong, because president trump is right, this call is anything but perfect, it is not wrong because the house has no legitimate reason to investigate ukrainian controversy, it's not wrong because we are in an election year, there is no good time for impeachment. no, it's wrong because this is not h...

Laws be faithfully enforced and that does in effect make him the chief law enforcement officer in the federal government, does it not. >> it is commonly expressed that way. >> so if probable cause exists to believe a crime has been committed does the president have the authority to incline into that matter. >> i've been critical with the president in terms of crossing lines with the justice department and i think it has caused problem and it is not appropriate but we confuse what is inappropriate with what is impeachable. many people feel what the president has done is obnoxious, contemptible ...

The constitution commands the president take care of the laws be faithfully enforced. that doesn't effect making the chief law enforcement officer in the federal government. does it not? >> commonly expressed that way. >> so if probable cause exists, does the president have the authority to inquire into that matter? >> he has but i have to -- this is where i think we would depart. i've been critical of the president in terms of crossing lines with the justice department. i think that has caused considerable problems. i also don't believe it's appropriate. we often confuse what is inappropriate...

Been conducted. >> well, i tend to agree with that. the constitution commands the president take care that the laws be faithfully enforced. that does in effect make him the chief law enforcement officer in the federal government, does it not? >> that's commonly expressed. >> so if probable cause exists to believe a crime's been committed, does the president have the authority to inquire into that matter? >> he has. but this is where i think we would depart. i have been critical of the president in terms of crossing lines with the justice department. i think that has caused considerable problem...