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>> i am. the constitution makes it clear that a president's job is to faithfully execute the laws. in my view, the president has not faithfully executed the laws. >> the white house met the news with shock. >> in this case, it seems that republicans have shifted their opposition into a higher gear. frankly, a gear that i didn't know previously existed. the fact that they are considering a taxpayer funded lawsuit against the president of the united states for doing his job, i think it is kind of step that most americans wouldn't support. >> last fall he reluctantly led the hard race kamikaze ki...

In office. the house speaker did not say which particular actions he might be challenging if, indeed, he does file this lawsuit. but the white house today defended the president's authority. >> the fact that they are considering a taxpayer-funded lawsuit against the president of the united states for doing his job, i think it's the kind of step that most americans wouldn't support. >> so is this just chat-chat-chat stuff, or is it real? analysts say it's not clear whether a lawmaker can sue the president in the first place, but they do say they believe the house could pass a resolution to esta...

Lawsuit against the president of the united states for doing his job, i think is the kind of step that most americans wouldn't support. >> joining me now, a syndicated radio host and also leslie marshall, syndicated radio show. great to have you both together again today. we have opposing views between john boehner and josh earnest. will we have the same with our panel today. good or bad idea to sue the president of the united states? >> it's about damn time this lawsuit has been filed. this president has been going outside of the law and constitution and here josh learner saying didn't know i...

Most americans wouldn't support. >> all right. the president doing his job or the speaker now taking his case to do his job? constitution attorney elia shapiro, what do you think? >> well, this is an unprecedented legal theory to go after an unprecedented dereliction of duty to faithfully execute the laws of the land. it's an interesting theory. >> who's really doing bad stuff? >> it'll be the house of representatives. or if the republicans take over the senate, the entire congress. as an infringement of their institutional prerogative, their institutional interest in our constitutional separa...

Language when she vetoed the bill. her language almost dripped with disdain for the other side. she simply said, for the republican side even. the bill itself. she said i don't know of a single case where religious liberty was violated by this idea. and you know, he thought that that was very significant because you know you might have expected her to kind of give a little bit more on that. >> marco rubio wouldn't support it but he said we have to balance these things carefully. >> you have to balance be religious liberty and certain extreme cases and human life, the abortion issue is one thin...