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Densically record shows wrong acts on that scale here. It shows a president who delayed meeting a foreign leader and provided assistance that congressed a his own advisers agrees serves our National Interests in promoting democracy and in limiting russian aggression. Saying, russia, if youre listening, you know, a president who cant have the Constitution Say russia if you are listening, but out of our elections. It shows a president who did this to strong arm a foreign leader into smearing one o...

>> do president trumps demands on ukraine also establish the high crime of bribery? >> yes, they do. >>. >> can you explain why, please? >> sure. so, the high crime or misdemeanor bribery i think its important to distinguish that from whatever the u.s. code calls bribery today. and the reason for this, in part, is because -- >> thank you. >> -- in fine 89 when the framers were writing the constitution, there was no federal criminal code. the first bribery statutes that the united states congress...

>> do president trumps demands on ukraine also establish the high crime of bribery? >> yes, they do. >> can you explain why, please? >> sure. so the high crime or misdemeanor bribery, i think its important to distinguish that from whatever the u.s. code calls bribery today. the reason for this in part is because in 1789 when the framers were writing the constitution, there was no federal criminal code. the first bribery statutes that the united states congress passed would not have reached a pre...

And theres every reason to expect well hear testimony about the scheme to remove her from her post. congresswoman val demings of florida. the speaker used the word bribery today. do you think thats an accurate characterization of what the president and his associates did? >> well, its great to be with you. as a former law enforcement officer i think the word bribery is quite appropriate because basically if we look at the read out that was released by the white house, the president during the ca...

People who watched online. despite republican efforts to turn yesterdays hearing into a circus, it was a rare occasion where substance won out over theatrics. in fact today speaker pelosi, nancy pelosi, said the hearing bolstered the central charge that the president attempted to bribe ukraine by trading arms for dirt. >> the devastating testimony corroborated evidence of bribery, uncovered in the inquiry, and the president abused power and violated his oath by threatening to withhold military a...

The impeachment inquiry this weekend. the omb testified it was the agency -- tomorrow well hear from former ambassador to ukraine marie yovanovitch. removed from her post after a smear campaign ran by rudy giuliani. and theres every reason to expect well hear testimony about the scheme to remove her from her post. joining me now, congresswoman val demings of florida. the speaker used the word bribery today. do you think thats an accurate characterization of what the president and his associate...

Against her character by the president of the united states is a career foreign service officer who served more than three decades under six administrations, four of them republican. joining our conversation "new york times" political reporter nick confessori. ambassador mcfaul is still with us. nick, what do you make of -- sort of look at the battle lines that have been drawn. nancy pelosi turning up the volume really just sharpening the lines accusing donald trump of bribery today and tying th...