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Whether youre a supporter of president trump or not. do you want them to say part of the constitution doesnt apply anymore. do you want a democrat to make that? one of the thing that isnt so sad, theyre saying to the white house, do something to show that you care about the process. >> yeah. right. and the other thing that i wanted to ask you about is bill clinton was in his second term. nixon resigned so there wasnt ever the prospect of a president being impeached and running for re-election. h...

With the white house and theres truth in what mcconnell is saying and daschle, im sorry -- daschle did not speak to president clinton himself and he was mad that clinton had lied to his face about monica lewinsky and there was a personal reason for that as opposed to -- >> right. >> so is this really different this time? >> well, not entirely because in 1868 when the country was very partisan as well because there had just been a civil war, you have to remember that then the presiding judge was ...

>> aye. >> aye. >> mr. meyer? >> aye. >> aye. >> the house judiciary committee has just approved its first article of impeachment against president nixon. >> mr. chairman? >> order of point. >> 27 members voted aye anticipate 11 no. >> that is adopted and will be reported to the house. >> trips through recent history of the two articles. the obstruction of congress charge is a fwhun. they drafted a contempt of congress charge against president nixon. and one of the whopping 11 articles against p...

What were going to see at some point today is history being made for only the fourth time in history the house judiciary committee is expected to vote "yes" on articles of impeachment against the president of the united states. and weve been talking so much, watching so much of the back and forth, on the nitty-gritty of facts that, by the way, are completely not agreed to on either side. its like theyre living and operating on different planets. but aside from that, weve been so focused on that,...

History. sometimes history is fascinating and fun and sometimes history is somber and momentous. and this one was the latter. >> theres only four times. andrew johnson, 1868, there was a vote in the house of representatives. he was impeached, eventually acquitted in the senate, where you needed two-thirds majority. richard nixon. he was -- the articles of impeachment against him were approved in the judiciary committee in 1974. when he realized that he was going to be impeached in the house and ...

Himself. he said -- used the word "us" meant he was talking on behalf of the country but they made the case that was not thinking close to impeachable and the democrats voted for two articles of impeachment, obstruction of congress and abuse of power. >> im told, chris, the presidents so irritated to angry when he sees a picture of the four presidents who have now faced serious prospects of impeachment, andrew johnson in 1868, nixon and bill clinton in 1998 and now donald trump. he hates the not...

Presidents who faced this prospect of being impeached. andrew johnston, 1868, richard nixon, 1974. bill clinton, 1998. there was another one and he resigned before the full house voted because he was told he would likely be convicted and removed from the senate. andrew jackson and bill clinton were impeached but not removed. >> this is a very significant moment in american history. as you point out, its rare. this is something no president wants on his resume. thats what donald trump said becaus...

Not in there. instead it comes down to obstructing congress, abuse of power. republicans think they can swat that away. your interview with pam bondi is instructive. senior people inside the white house. they want as long of a senate trial as they can get because they think this case is falling apart and they want to see democrats im told by people close to the president. they want to see democrats own this bill and they want them to wallow in this because they think it will boomerang. >> bill: ...

Historically what has happened with articles of impeachment being approved against the president in committee. not on the house floor but in committee. with andrew johnson in 1868, the committee on reconstruction, just after the civil war approved 11 articles, president richard nixon approved five. in 1998, there were four articles approved, that by the judiciary committee but only to go on the house floor and to call with president trump today in the judiciary committee paid in the past 40 minu...

Clinton and andrew johnson than it does with richard nixon. >> bill: you wonder if the act itself is being watered down. >> a good question and interesting chart today in terms not of actual impeachment but just filing articles of impeachment. and i think it happened four times in the first 200 years of the country. now it has happened almost with every president. not that theyve been impeached but i know it happened with obama, george w. bush, that an article of impeachment is submitted by one ...