Joe Neguse Grills Newt Gingrich on Impeachments and 'Judicial Coup d'état' Remarks

Impeachment Comparisons

• 🎯 Rep. Joe Neguse questioned Newt Gingrich about his characterization of the impeachments against President Trump as "repudiated in the Senate."
• ⚖️ Neguse contrasted this with Gingrich's own impeachment of President Clinton, noting that it "failed" and that in Trump's second impeachment, seven Republican Senators voted to convict.
• 💡 Neguse argued that a conviction by Senators of the president's own political party is a "far cry from repudiation."

Judicial Coup d'état Claims

• 🏛️ Neguse pressed Gingrich on his use of the term "Judicial coup d'état" to describe federal judges issuing nationwide injunctions against President Biden's executive orders.
• 🧐 Neguse pointed out that 14 federal judges, all appointed by presidents of an opposing political party, issued injunctions against Biden's policies.
• 🗣️ Neguse highlighted that he did not hear Gingrich use the term "Judicial coup d'état" when similar injunctions were issued against President Trump's policies.
• ❓ Gingrich stated that any nationwide injunction should immediately go to the Supreme Court for validation.

Judicial Authority and Supreme Court

• 📜 Gingrich referenced the Judiciary Act of 1802 and the idea that Congress can abolish district courts.
• 🧑‍⚖️ Neguse challenged Gingrich's reliance on cases like Cooper v. Aaron, stating it was about desegregation and the supremacy of the Constitution, not presidential power.
• 🧠 Gingrich argued that the Supreme Court, in cases like Cooper v. Aaron, asserted itself as the "Supreme deciders," which he believes is historically wrong and contrary to the views of the American people.
• 📚 Gingrich cited a book by a liberal lawyer who stated that the Supreme Court decided in Cooper v. Aaron that they are "Supreme," not just over Arkansas, but as ultimate deciders.