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For another day, and decide here theres just no question. >> the attorneys for trump argued something different after the, during the second impeachment after the insurrection. i want to play youou some of w t was said in court. >> there is a quote in the congressional record, in which your council, im sorry your client said through council, no former officeholder is immune from the destination and prosecution. >> investigation is what -- well, that may be true -- but as to the principal officer...

Impeach, he could be tried when he is out of office. thats been the, thats been the line. you dont have to impeachment, obviously the trump people argued that as well, we dont need to impeach him, theres a backstop here, its the court system. and youre on the record, youre on the record. >> caitlin, what are you hearing from trumps team about? >> i dont think today went the way they expected it to go. i mean, i thought that they would go into this thinking that a lot of the arguments would be wh...

That is not the case, that this is actually the legal backstop. but even if we do live in that world where it is up to the senate, would this republican senate, i mean, donald trump would -- would the republican senate that existed then, he would have never been convicted. >> he wouldnt have been. i think thats part of the reason that mitch mcconnell said what he said initially and why hes doubled down on it now. you know, ideological or argumentative consistency is not a strong point for donald...

Congress as a whole, for a grave action of prosecuting a former i high official. >> what is your response? we have heard from mitch mcconnell after the impeachment, the second impeachment, he was expecting there to be a criminal backstop. here, trumps lawyers say anything different. whats your statement? >> your honor, i have my pocket constitution right here with me. and it does not say what my distinguished friend says it does. it says a party convicted in an impeachment trial should neverthel...

Through investigation of prosecution. >> investigation is no prosecution. that may be true of subordinate office, but as to the president, he is immune unless he is impeached and convicted. >> he was president at the time, and the position is that no present officeholder is immune, and in fact, the argument was that there is no need to vote for impeachment because we have this backstop which is criminal prosecution, and it seems that many senators rely than in voting to acquit. >> and that belie...

Selling its own crack. jessica how does it feel to be pushing immo mmoral america? >> im going to puke. so the new mayor acknowledged that there has been a drop in the murder and. >> property crime. most people dont get murdered but a lot of people get mugged. >> but she doesnt sound like anything but a regular democrat. no, its true. shes not saying, and she doesnt sound like a republican. shes not saying bring backstop and frisk or three strikes and youre out.

It is good that there can be legal consequences for those who upset democratic norms, from the Ottawa occupation to the Jan. 6 riot. But the people, not the courts, must be democracy’s primary backstop

And i think it is a real problem. in other words, it is one thing if the arguments that they were presenting were legitimately founded, in other words, that they had evidence of fraud and that they were creating these slates of electors in order to basically be a backstop in case trump actually was able to flip the outcome in one state and they needed a slate of electors to present the votes. but this memo suggests they knew that was not what was going on, these werent backstop electors, rather ...

Hunter biden, they get intimidation. legal intimidation! and no elected official in this country should be doing foreign business with foreign companies. that is what joe biden was involved with, harris. that is what i took away. >> harris: what is at stake if one of those deals goes south? >> if one of those deals -- what i believe if one of those deals goes south is the fact that joe biden exposed his involvement in the business dealings. and that is what we are going to find out with the bank...

Is very— house was one of urgency which is very welcome because the heatwave we are experiencing in this country and particularly here — this country and particularly here in_ this country and particularly here in san antonio, texas is at herein san antonio, texas is at an— here in san antonio, texas is at an urgent level. the measures announced today to help _ measures announced today to help backstop benefits to help most — help backstop benefits to help most vulnerable matters of our ...