precedent that will echo well into the future. dana: speaker pelosi answered with this. our founders when they re with the constitution they suspected there would be a rogue president. i don t think they suspected we would have a rogue president and a rogue leader in the senate at the same time. dana: we have john brothel who is standing by with his thoughts but let s begin with chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel to catch us up on the news. good afternoon. and they are where the minority in the senate, speaker nancy pelosi. they are meeting to try to see if they can get some of what they want in a senate trial. pelosi and schumer met today to talk about their strategy and he also made this appeal on the senate floor.
would not be an impartial juror. mcconnell accusing democrats of being too afraid to send articles of impeachment to the senate for a trial. this particular house of representatives has let its partisan rage at this particular president complete, can create a toxic new precedent that will echo well into the future. house democrats embarked on the most rushed, at least thorough, and most unfair impeachment inquiry in modern history. speaker pelosi said she s waiting to see what the rules and process will be in the senate before moving forward. we have team fox coverage, first to chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel reporting live on capitol hill. mike? donna, good afternoon. republicans getting the sense that nancy pelosi might be eager to change the subject and playing games with impeachment. now we have the own speaker
of this question, had barack obama engaged in the conduct, every one of the republicans would be voting to impeach him and if it were barack obama i would vote to impeach him. melissa: democratic leader chuck schumer calling for at least four call witnesses in the senate trial including acting white house chief of staff mick mulvaney and former national security advisor john bolton. this is outnumbered and i melissmelissa francis. here today, harris faulkner, kennedy, jeannie zeno and in the center seat, former acting attorney general under president trump matt whitaker. reactions from the couch, we will get to that in just a moment. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is live on capitol hill first. that 658 page report where democrats are claiming the reason the house lacks access is
for past behavior. this president conspired sought foreign interference in the 2016 election. he is openly seeking foreign interference in the 2020 election. he poses a continuing threat to our national security. sandra: meanwhile, growing pressure on democrats in swing districts. congressman jeff van drew a moderate opposed to impeachment telling his team he plans to switch over. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is live on capitol hill with the latest. good morning. good morning to you. the house is out with a 658-page report where democrats are arguing, quote, donald j. trump has directed the unprecedented, indiscriminate defiance of subpoenas by the house of representatives. republicans write the actions are unprecedented, unjust fileable and dilute the
manager and budget office michael duffy. earlier today, schumer explains why he wants to hear from those men. the four witnesses we ve asked for, the documents we ve asked for our directly dispositive on what the actual facts were. the house came up with a whole lot. but some of my republican colleague said these charges are serious but i m not sure there s enough evidence. that s why these people should come. harris: chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is live on capitol hill. you see the negotiation on the senate side of the capital and on the house side of the capital, they are working to round up support ahead of four votes on impeachment. to swing state democrats, swing district democrats say they are a yes on impeachment, they are jason crow of colorado and alyssa of michigan, judiciary and intelligence committees as inspector was on, house democratic leadership to keep their members in line.