meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Capehart

Laurence Tribe on why the judiciary is "our last best hope"

Capehart

The Washington Post

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.61.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2017

⏱️ 28 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

As a Harvard Law professor, Laurence Tribe, has taught people like former president Obama and Chief Justice John Roberts. So, as someone who would know, Tribe discusses President Trumps rocky relationship with the constitution.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Welcome to K-pop, this is Jonathan K-part. When it comes to the Constitution and President Trump's

0:12.0

fraught relationship to it.

0:13.7

There is no one better to talk to than Harvard Law Professor

0:16.9

Lawrence Tribe.

0:18.1

We got him on the phone, and we not only got into the Amoluments

0:21.4

clause, which I guess a lot of people used to think

0:24.0

was just some kind of lotion but but we also discuss how the fight over the

0:28.5

current Supreme Court vacancy could impact who could leave the bench next.

0:33.6

I bet you're dying to know who that is,

0:35.8

and you're going to find out right now. Professor Tribe, thanks so much for being on the podcast today.

0:46.4

I'm glad to join your trial.

0:48.4

Your Twitter feed has been on fire.

0:50.9

I mean, I've been following you for a long time but I have not seen as many

0:54.2

tweets from you as I have in the last more than a month. You are very

0:59.8

concerned about the current president and the implications of his

1:04.9

presidency on the Constitution. Run through the list of issues that you have

1:11.2

constitutionally with President Trump.

1:14.0

Gee, if we had...

1:15.0

We got plenty of time...

1:17.0

It would be hard to finish.

1:18.0

I mean, it begins with the way he was elected, I I'm certainly except the legality of his

1:25.2

election but I worry that exogenous events may be things that Putin did made a

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Washington Post, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Washington Post and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.