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Precedent it sets. theyre thinking about, what does this mean for me politically. so far he has hung on to the base of the republican party and with very few defections. that may change, but right now i think thats a correct assessment by the white house, that theyve got the senate tied up in a way that will protect the president from actually being removed from office. >> i think the two variables, ned, would, in my guess, drawing on my past sort of in republican politics, would be public opini...

Mr. chairman -- [ applause ] >> what does it say to you there was this kind of applause after a hearing? are you worried republicans are on the wrong side of history here? >> well, first of all, im not looking at this as a republican or i dont think of it in those terms. this is serious matter. and you have to examine this kind of presidential behavior and the precedent that it sets. i think people were probably cheering for the woman, the ambassador who was there who did a really good job. and,...

Are on the wrong side of this? >> well, first of all, im not looking at this as a republican or a -- i dont think of it in those terms. this is a serious matter. you have to examine this kind of presidential behavior and the precedent that it sets. i think people were probably cheering for the woman, the ambassador who was thereon. she did a really good job. i watched a little -- i think they were cheering for her, saying, hey, you did a great job today. we can see you love the country and love ...

Ukraine is not the only country that confronts corruption. if the people in power in a country where corruption is rampant are being asked by a foreign leader, who has a lot of leverage over them to conduct an investigation, could that be dangerous, because they could trump up charges against someone if they wanted? >> they could. >> and i also want to ask you, i spoke to ambassador kent, he made a comment yesterday about selective prosecutions, and what it means going forward. what kind of prec...

There is corruption in ukraine. ukraine isnt the only country that confronts corruption. if the people in power in a country where corruption is rampant are being asked by a foreign leader whos got a lot of leverage over them to conduct an investigation, could that be dangerous because they could trump up charges against someone if they wanted? >> they could. >> and i also want to ask you, i spoke to ambassador kent. he made a comment yesterday about selective prosecutions and what it means goin...

Pieces of information, are the c.i. elements of the investigation. i believe there was still a lot left out of the that report, including a lot about michael cohen and his travels and contacts and there are other pieces of the investigation that for some reason were not in the final report. so i dont know if through this additional now exposure of that investigation in congress, if theyll dig up more information on the c.i. side of things. certainly obstruction will a part of it now that that in...

But because we have the russia scandal and then the ukraine scandal, it sets -- we see a pattern in the presidents abuse of power in his attacks with foreign powers against our democracy. and so i think whats interesting about this is that, yes, congress is focused on the ukraine scandal now, but now were going to circle back and now the russia scandal is going to become, i think, part of this impeachment inquiry. again, obviously it will be, but i think its going to be become more part of the a...

Theyre coming right through our borders. we have organizations that are completely overwhelmed by that. lets focus on what the real concerns are and address that and pay for that instead of just like over and over. >> republican congressman doug lam borns district will be impacted as well. he says it is unfortunate that it has come to this but the primary job of the commander in chief is to guarantee our national sovereignty, unquote. what do you make of that argument? >> i mean, again, i dont h...

Boris johnson certainly the front runner. he didnt offer the same sort of support to kim darroch. he just said the relationship with the united states is the most important thing. across european capitals, a huge amount of concern about this story. and really the precedent it sets. should a head of state and a host country be allowed to effectively push an ambassador out? many people feel this is a worrying precedent to set. effectively president trump dismantling the current diplomatic system. ...

Against principal. after rumors, tucked his tail between his legs and supported the president. and cory gardner up for reelection in a state where trumps approval rating is a nice negative 12 who decided his best move was to vote for the president. and fashions himself a conservative individual first and a conservative second. i think 24 national emergencies act is overly broad and i want to fix it, but nancy pelosi doesnt. therefore im voting against her resolution. one senator who predicted th...