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Thats in the senate rules. its within mcconnells power to say im going to hold the trial on this date in january and if you dont give me the articles of impeachment by then, i will ask mike at majority to change the rules so we can begin the trial on long terms. i think people accept the decision. >> mike: at the winter white house and all the buzz in washington, what will the speaker do with the articles of impeachment, well, texas republican michael burgess says theres not a holland of drama. ...

Is there as a backstop for biden so if you have uncertainty coming out of the first four states, bloomberg and all of his money on the air on super tuesday could be a factor. but were not going to know for a while until we see what happens in iowa and new hampshire. >> josh, just to put a finer point on it for our friends who may be listeni ining on the radn their cars. what the latest cnn numbers show is they both spent about $82 million on their ads. that was from december 10th. politico is re...

>> well, i think theres a lot of enthusiasm in the uk government for doing a trade deal with the united states. in some ways, prime minister johnson takes a lot of political inspiration from president trump. he kind of talks in broad-picture terms about the fact that well have great deals. so i can anticipate that well have a great deal with the united states. im just not quite sure what will be in that great deal. and in the public at large, there is a lot of concern about whether itll affect o...

Ukraine issue came out, one of the first things mitch mcconnell said was him being in the senate was essentially him being a backstop for the president and any sort of impeachment hearing. so for a while, he has telegraphed that he isnt going to be an impartial juror. you have had some democrats call for his impeachment. people like elizabeth warren, amy klobuchar has played it closer to the vest saying she is going to be a juror so she doesnt necessarily want to speak out on it. but youre right...

Rules. >> again, you made your request on the very first day of this hearing. corre correct. >> there is a minority hearing fort impeachment of president trump. my colleagues claim that the legislative history of the rules suggested that it was designed as a backstop to ensure the minority gets at least one witness at a hearing. i do not find that reason to be compelling. while traditionally its been used as a negotiating point between the majority and minority regarding the number of witnesses,...

>> the hearing at which the man was properly made was entitled the impeachment inquiry of donald j. trump. colleagues on the other side of the aisle offered a number of reasons why chairman nadlers refusal to schedule the minority hearing is appropriate, i would like to take a moment to respond to those. my colleagues claim the history of the rules suggest it was designed as a backstop to ensure the minority gets at least one witness at a hearing. i did not find its reason to be compelling. that...

Rules. >> again, made this request the very first day of hearings; is that correct? >> we did. >> the hearing at which the demand was properly made was entitled in part, quote, the impeachment inquiry of donald j. trump, unquote. my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have offered different reasons for why the scheduling was inappropriate. my colleagues claim the legislative history of the rules suggest it was designed as a backstop to ensure the minority gets at least one witness at a hea...

Election just because the economys going well. my oath to protect and defend the constitution isnt for sale. look. if president trumps obstruction, abuse of power, and obstruction of congress are not impeachable, nothing is. article one charges trump with the abuse of power for attempting to undermine our elections. the primary check on a president becoming a king is elections. this president abused his powers to undermine our elections. thats article one. article two, which my colleague has sug...

Local spending. hes also supporting stacey abrams efforts based in georgia to protect the integrity of elections. and this builds on mike bloombergs work in the last cycle where, on the democratic side, he was by far the largest individual giving in midterm races. and mike bloomberg is making friends. this shows that theres a rational for his campaign beyond him as an individual. he sees the house democrats as a backstop, a counterweight to president trump. and the raw politics of it. when he ge...

House ball is taking place at 7:00 in the evening. so that could be a backstop on how long tomorrows activities go. >> okay. the president, gloria, hes taking his spin, right? on being just the fourth president to face articles of impeachment on the road. this is how he characterized it speaking last night at that rally in the key state of pennsylvania. >> you saw their so-called articles of impeachment today? people are saying, theyre not even a crime. what happened? all of these horrible thing...