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Everything. so they are they learn from that reagan commandment stick together. youll see very few maybe only mitt romney. one or two more. the idea of a howard baker moment. its unlikely. particularly because 2020 is an election year. >> i understand you shall dispinted not one really voted for todays resolution. >> because it was not to vote on impeachment. it was to vote on to have an open mind to investigate what the whistleblower set out. it was not a vote on whether you thought donald trum...

You from giving information. i mean this goes to the heart of the issue of absolute immunity they seem to be arguing, one might say they are also making up. >> making up and buying time. even if it is warp speed, were talking about december 10, for the american public, that seems like light ages from now, right? so you talk about what were going to hear next week, and i think the bar here, for john bolton hearing from him is very low and i dont think we will hear from him for that very reason. h...

This possibly be right? youre saying the federal courts have no ability to bring mcgahn forward? that defies everything she said about the precedent of our laws and the justice department lawyers answer really couldnt answer it. so i think well get fast rulings but they want to do it after the briefing and argument. >> all right. and try to explain in laymans terms what kupperman is trying to get answered here because hes basically saying, is a congressional subpoena powerful enough to overcome,...

Of new york before i was governor. he was advised by his lawyer that would help his case not to release his taxes to the manhattan district attorney if he could say he was no longer residence of the state of new york. i dont believe it is going to be the sponsor but i can see it is a legal tactic and the timing is quincoincidental. it is right in the middle of the district attorney looking into his taxes. >> what would you say those arguing, you know a lot of people moving to florida because it ...

Context makes all the difference. so the different facts here, the different situation, the committee is on a different posture now when they did their investigation. something to also keep in mind is something that the constitution tells us. the constitution says the house has the sole power to impeach. you hear the president insisting he has a role here. that he can try to shut this down. no, this is a process thats meant as a check and balance against whatever the presidents arguing. >> how d...

Full house vote on thursday. that thursday vote will mark the first time each house democrat will have to go on the record in the attempt to oust the president. more now from lauren fox on capitol hill. >> well, dave and christine, democrats unveiled their new res laugs. basically what it does is sets up the rules for the next steps of the impeachment inquiry. it announces the intelligence committee will have a report theyll send over to the judiciary committee. it also expands minority rights. ...

Basically what it does is gives republicans an opportunity to request testimony and documents from individuals. of course, they have to do that with consultation from the democratic chairman, and if theres a disagreement, there will be a full committee vote. of course, republicans are arguing that gives democrats more of an advantage because they have the majority in the house of representatives. but most importantly it gives the president of the united states his own rights in the impeachment p...

Resolution. what it does is sets up the rules for the next step of the impeachment. the intelligence committee will have a report theyll send over. what it does is gives republicans an opportunity to request testimony and documents from individuals. of course, they have to do that with consultation from the democratic chairman, and if theres a disagreement, there will be a full committee vote. of course, republicans are arguing that gives democrats more of an advantage because they is the majori...

>> this idea you are always woke you should get over that quickly. the world is messy. there are ambiguities. people who do really good stuff have flaws. steve: the world is messy. >> hes right. >> whats really nice to hear is barack obama standing up for our rights and our values of the first amendment. just remember we used to think barack obama was bad. look at the democrats we have now. we just had in the last debate kamala harris and elizabeth warren arguing over the fact that donald trump ...

Will be open to the public view just as it should be. >> in my view its not a fair process, its not an open process, and its certainly not been a transparent process. >> i mean, if you think this is fair, this is not fair at all. >> all of the process that i hear you all arguing about doesnt address the possibility that this president has committed high crimes and misdemeanors. >> well, the resolution lays out the democrats general format and parameters for the impeachment inquiry moving forward...