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The Reason Roundtable

Justin Amash on Why the President Isn't Above the Law

The Reason Roundtable

The Reason Roundtable

News, Politics

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

šŸ—“ļø 18 February 2025

ā±ļø 70 minutes

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In this week'sĀ TheĀ Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman,Ā Katherine Mangu-Ward, and Nick GillespieĀ welcome special guest Justin Amash to weigh in on President…

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Reason Roundtable, the podcast of free minds, free markets, and free

0:11.5

takes. On today's episode, we're going to talk about Donald Trump versus the rule of law,

0:16.0

the new congressional budget plan, same as the old congressional budget plan, J.D. Vance goes to

0:20.8

Europe and so much more.

0:23.0

I'm your host, Peter Sutterman, and today I am joined by my illustrious colleagues, Catherine Mangy Ward and Nick Gillespie, as well as a very special guest.

0:31.8

Former Congressman Justin Amash, welcome to the show. Everybody say hello.

0:36.8

Howdy.

0:38.3

Hey, everyone. Happy Tuesday to everybody except America's presidents.

0:43.3

You got your day.

0:44.3

Sadly for this country, but happily for this podcast, the ranks of America's presidents do not include Justin Amash.

0:50.3

Justin, thank you so much for joining us.

0:52.3

Welcome to the show.

0:53.3

I wanted to introduce you briefly to the Reason Roundtable audience, and I realized there's

0:59.1

actually too much to say, I didn't know where to start.

1:02.3

So I actually asked ChatGBT to write an introduction for you.

1:07.6

And here's what it said.

1:08.4

I just want to run this by you.

1:12.5

Justin Amash, I can't do a robot voice. Justin Amash is a prominent advocate for limited government, individual liberty, and

1:16.9

strict constitutionalism. He's known for his principled independence in American politics,

1:21.8

serving in Congress from 2011 to 2021. He consistently challenged government overreach,

1:26.4

opposed warrantless surveillance, and fought against excessive spending, often breaking challenged government overreach, opposed warrantless surveillance,

1:27.8

and fought against excessive spending, often breaking with both major parties.

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