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How do you feel about what happened? >> is it was surreal, painful to wauchb the republicans, some of whom i know quite well, mock, laugh, make comments that were completely ridiculous. of the comparisons you showed. and a great affront to what the framers-in mind. from our side i was so proud of our democratic party. and people in tough districts who-to think about how theyre going to deal with this whole situation. at the end of the day they swore that oath to the constitution and felt they-wh...

>> joining us from the judiciary committee. having some perspective on it, now just a few hours, i guess, how do you feel about what happened today? >> it was surreal. it was painful to sit there and watch the republicans, some of whom i know quite well, mock, laugh, make comments that were completely ridiculous, you know. some of the comparisons that you just showed. and i think it was a great affront from their side. a great affront to what the frame hers in mind. from our side, i was so proud...

The spirit of the people was not resonant with the principles of their documents. this is one of those moments where folks 20 years from now, 50 years from now, 100 years from now are going to look back and see what the actors did when they had a test of history. and i think it is truly disappointing and discouraging and damaging to our republic when mitch mcconnell, who is the head of the senate right now, does not deal with this in an objective way with gravity for what the process is going to...

Does not deal with this in an objective way with gravity for what a process is going to be, for him to speak in a way that is spit in the eye of the constitutional intent is ugly, frankly. and it is worrisome and troublesome. we have had traditions in this country and we have had processes that have helped us to sustain, and this is an affront to those traditions. >> senator cory booker, thank you very much for joining us from the presidential campaign trail tonight on this important night. we r...

They were worth nothing because the spirit of this people was not resonant with the principles of their documents. this is one of those moments where folks 20 years from now, 50 years from now, 100 years from now are going to look back and see what happened when they had a test of history. and i think it is truly disappointing and discouraging and damaging to our republic when mitch mcconnell, who is the head of the senate right now, does not deal with this in an objective way with gravity for w...

The court has found that it is a legitimate process. so, it really is an affront to checks and balances. and there you really would hope that there are enough senators who would say thats a bridge too far. >> and its an argument that you would hope a republican would make. nancy pelosi put her sides argument yesterday in a frame of history, republicans playing for the political, not even minute, the political second. its amazing. thank you so much for spending time with us. garrett haake, my fri...

That up. >> well, i mean, if thats the case, and everything is going to be a sham, and everything is going to be filled with cynicism andfatalism, its corrosive to the system and affront to our constitution what hes doing. >> the strategy here, withholding the articles and putting a pause on it, i was told by many house democrats on my air on the 5:00 p.m. show and in private that this is something that needs to happen now. there is an immediacy to this because theyre worried the president is go...

Continually saying i pray for the president. does me not understand prayer? prayer doesnt change things. its an attempt to change people. it would be pelosi asking for help for him but in as much doing that help for herself to deal with her situation. thats what prayer is. its not magic. and its certainly not offensive to anybody of faith. if we had more prayer from our people in elected office and from all of us, wed be in a better place no matter what you are believe. now, the statements not t...

Thats what prayer is. its not magic. and its certainly not offensive to anybody of faith. if we had more prayer from our people in elected office and from all of us, wed be in a better place no matter what you believe. now, the statements not true. its not offensive unless you mean it in a negative sense. its a terrible thing youre doing, but youll have to live with, not i, he says. not i? can you really believe that what you said and what you did doesnt follow you? now, look, ill let you decide...

Christopher wray. brian todd has the story. >> reporter: president trump vents his anger at another fbi director. in a twitter broadside, the president saying, i dont know what report current director of the fbi christopher wray was reading, but it sure wasnt the one given to me. with that kind of attitude, we will never be able to fix the fbi, which is badly broken. he said he was pleased that they found the russian interference investigation was properly launched and no political bias influenc...