“So I am right now, before your — before your process is finished, I’m going to release the email about racial profiling. And I understand that the penalty comes with potential ousting from the Senate. And if Senator Cornyn believes that I violated Senate rules, I openly invite and accept the consequences of my team releasing that email right now.” “Is there anything in the Constitution about a right to abortion? Is anything written in the document?” “Senator, the Supreme Court has recognized the right to abortion since the 1973 Roe v. Wade case and it has reaffirmed it many times.” “But my question is, did they find a phrase in the Constitution that said that the state cannot interfere with a woman’s right to choose until medical viability occurs? Is that in the Constitution?” “The Supreme Court applying the liberty —” “It’s a pretty simple, ‘No it‘s not, Senator Graham.’” “Well, I want to be —” “But those words?” “I want to be very careful, because this is a topic on which —” “Now if you’ll just follow me, I’ll let you talk. But the point is will you tell me, yes or no, is there anything in the document itself talking about limiting the state’s ability to protect the unborn before viability? Is there any phrase in the Constitution about abortion?” “The Supreme Court has found it under the liberty clause. But you’re right, the specific —” “Well is there anything in the liberty clause talking about abortion?” “The liberty clause refers to liberty, but it does not have specific —” “Last time I checked, liberty didn’t equate to abortion. The Supreme Court said it did.” “Given your views on Morrison versus Olson, we are obviously worried that you will feel bound by this dissent by Antonin Scalia if President Trump decides to attempt to fire the special counsel Bob Mueller. Given our concerns about your views on executive power, it’s important for you at this moment, please, to clarify for us the power of the presidency in this age of Donald Trump.” “I’ve made clear in my writings that a court order that requires a president to do something, or prohibits a president from doing something, under the Constitution or laws of the United States is the final word in our system. Our separation of powers system, that’s Cooper vs. Aaron.”