Lawrence O'Donnell Quotes
I can be as crazy as anybody and go over lines I should not go over.
O'Donnell, Lawrence. Interview.
The Undersecretary had misgivings just before the ill-fated Bay of Pigs invasion, and urged a cancellation:
In modern times, a President has the right to fire anyone in his own cabinet. However, at the time, there was a law that required a President to get the approval of Congress to fire a cabinet member who had been confirmed. The question for the impeachment trial was whether or not President Johnson’s breaking of the law was sufficiently serious a violation to constitute a “high crime or misdemeanor”. There are some who argue that the original meaning of “high crime” when the Constitution was written was treason.
Lawrence Francis O'Donnell Jr. is an American television anchor, actor, political commentator, and host of The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, an MSNBC opinion and news program that airs on weeknights.
