Orrin Hatch
Orrin Hatch
Orrin Grant Hatchis an American politician who is the President pro tempore of the United States Senate, serving since January 2015...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 March 1934
We are going to have to do things differently,
answer obligation push questions
The only person who can really answer the questions is the president. And he has an obligation to do that, ... And I think he will, if push comes to shove.
former sit stop talk
I think he'd stop everything else if he could just sit down with the former president, ... If he could just sit down and talk to him.
basically censure chance despicable ends file following form highest house language motion vote votes
And that is, ... we could file a motion to adjourn with the following language: that basically we ... acknowledge the impeachment vote of the House, we acknowledge, if this is true, that we do not have or even have a chance of having 67 votes for conviction, and we acknowledge that the impeachment vote in the House is the highest form of censure or condemnation for this president's despicable acts. And if you do that, that basically adjourns. It ends the battle.
enforcing familiar record upholding
I know you, and I am familiar with your 30-year record in enforcing and upholding the law,
presidency
then I have to tell you I think that this presidency will be over.
attorneys close committed equal general handful john justice opportunity
Of the 67 attorneys general we have had, only a handful have come close to the qualifications that John Ashcroft possesses, ... He has always been committed to equal justice and opportunity for all.
executive fair private raise
And it's not fair to even raise executive sessions after we've had two private meetings.
ammunition hopefully neutral resolve stay
I'm not going to second-guess my colleagues, but one of us has to stay neutral on this and hopefully give the administration enough ammunition to resolve this process,
feels honor veto
He said he would have to veto the bill. He feels like he would have to honor that commitment.
clearly conflicts interest
He should do it independently because that's the only way we're going to have ... a way around these conflicts of interest that clearly exist,
john knows player sound starting
John is starting to sound like the accordion player who only knows one tune: 'Lady of Spain,'
john move proceed roberts
I think that we need to proceed with John Roberts and move right ahead,
abide campaign encourage finance fulfill possible pursue
I encourage you to fulfill your oath, abide by statutory obligations, and pursue an investigation into the administration's possible campaign finance abuses, as you see fit.