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The intel committee as well, but they have learned from our experiences that you saw adam schiff say in his subpoenas that if people do not testify fully, that it will be considered obstruction of congress, and which by the way, alex, it is article iii in the nixon impeachment that it is obstruction of congress, and so that is an impeachable offense, and it is absolutely something that we have seen a pattern of, and we may continue to see it. >> well, i wanted to say that your reasonings, and yo...

The obstruction of justice that was promulgated, promoted, enhanced, and encouraged by this administration. i think youre well aware, anderson, that article iii in the nixon and clearly, today, corey lewandowskied by a letter from white house, clearly attempted to obstruct congress and follow the obstruction that was again perpetrated in the white house, along the lines of dealing with the attorney general, mr. mcgahn, mr. dearborn, and mr. porter. that is clearly a part of our duty as we are in...

Impeachment. hostility and stonewalling, very thin attempts to invoke executive privilege for someone who never worked in the executive branch is exhibit a of donald trumps lawlessness. >> obstruction laid out in the mueller report has not stopped. you showed the american public in real time that the trump administration will do anything and everything in its power to obstruct the work of the congress. >> nadler pointing out obstructing congress has also been grounds for impeaching a president b...

Are very key to consideration of an impeachment for obstruction of justice and abuse of power, all of the things in the mueller report. but we have other grounds we have to look into, too, and violations of the emoluments clause of the constitution. and just the fact of withholding or opposing congressional subpoenas, that was article iii of the nixon impeachment. and here hes gone way further even to the extent of saying well oppose all subpoenas which is another way of saying we dont recognize...

An impeachment for obstruction of justice and abuse of power, all of the things in the mueller report. but we have other grounds we have to look into, too, and violations of the emoluments clause of the constitution. and just the fact of withholding or opposing congressional subpoenas, that was article iii of the nixon impeachment. and here hes gone way further even to the extent of saying well oppose all subpoenas which is another way of saying we dont recognize the separation of powers and we ...

And its not a good thing for our international allies watching us every day. >> let me ask you quickly, we are just about out of time. in terms of emboldening the president, there have been moves at oversight that have been blocked by the president. in him becoming more emboldened is congress losing some of its power in the checks and balances? is that a concern for you? >> you raise a very good question. it is a concern for me. as you know, the article i, article ii, article iii branches, which...

The executive branch. and so were going to the courts. and we think we have a good case. we won the first two cases which were unequivocal about theres no question that congress has oversight responsibilities and should have access to the information. article iii of the articles of impeachment for richard next on were that he refused to obey the subpoenas of the house of representatives. but its very hard to understand how the republicans in congress have no support for the institution in which ...

Here. >> great to be here, kate. >> with the president making this protective assertion of executive privilege overall of the documents that your committee has requested, does this vote thats going to happen then this afternoon to hold them in contempt, is it going to get you further rather than closer to getting your hands on any of these documents now? >> i think it gets us closer. i mean, what were doing is pressing forward. and now were going to pursue the opportunity to team up with the cou...

We need an insurance policy against this president. that in my view when you have people in the highest echelons of the law enforcement of this nation saying things like that that sounds like a coup and could well be treason. >> president trump shared cheneys remarks, claiming that statements by agents investigating trump quote could well be treason. but according to nbcs pete williams, thats not what the term means. article iii, section 3 of the constitution says this. treason against united st...

Word, we heard pelosi lay out a case for impeachment. >> the fact is, in plain sight, in the public domain, this president is obstructing justice and hes engaged in a cover-up. and that could be an impeachable offense. ignoring the subpoenas of congress, article iii of the nixon impeachment. >> as the president keeps upping the stakes with democrats, hoping to drive a wedge in the party and with at least 30 house democrats and one republican calling for an impeachment inquiry, wondering if democ...