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>> a russian-born american, exactly. he believes that those servers are somehow located in ukraine and this plugged into another broader conspiracy about the ukrainians colluding with the democrats to rig the 2016 election against trump, which has also been debunked. >> just to be clear, the argument is that crowdstrike, which was the firm that discovered the hacking, was actually a -- you know, part of a ukrainian plot to hack the dnc servers. and then make it look like it was the russians who ...

Changing, and this is why the president is going to twitter and going around them. we have no rights in this sham, and it is horrible, and really horrible. >> and of course, some rights are afforded to the president and his side and the republicans. it is the nature of the congress and the democrats who control the committee process have the power by virtue of the majority, and so when the transcripts come out, there is an opportunity for them to read it in full, and get the whole back and forth...

The last two weeks? you got just got in, what do you make of these two new data dumps of the transcripts, hundreds of pages, what have you been able to see what stands out? >> with vice president pences person, i mean it looks like now pence was kept away from president zlelenskzelenskys inauguration campaign part of the bribery skaem to get the ukrainians to investigate the bidens. im sure its something that the committee is going to investigate further. with respect to morrison its more of the...

Testified the first day, there was a powerful moment. albeit its explained thats not their job to make legal conclusions, but you may remember one of the representatives said, whats the crime involved mere? shout it out, you remember. and it was like silence, deafening silence and the again the way things play out in a courtroom or hearing room, its interesting when you get those moments. in the end, ed, its a distinction between a political discussion and a legal discussion. ed: its not a trial...

He doesnt come to the same conclusions, but hes not somebody -- hes a former republican staffer who had been in the congress for a long time. wasnt really somebody that was that experienced in foreign affairs and dealing with the national security council. but he reports facts that are basically on all fours with all the other witnesses. i mean, i think what weve seeing here is an investigation in real time. this was not like watergate where the house judiciary committee had everything presented...

To protect himself. not just with tweets but with the suspension of $400 million of aid that congress appropriated. >> uh-huh. >> for the purpose of defending one of our allies. thats pretty frightening. of course, the big issue in michigan today, richard, is that university of michigan defeated michigan state university. i know youre happy about that. >> underline, bold. >> right. >> and thats an important point made. do you think that the democrats have offset the criticism here quickly if you...

And to talk to republicans and they -- its as if theyre watching a completely different drama. just like the transcript or the conversation. they draw completely different conclusions. i was struck on watching fox news. the degree to which there was cackling over the democrats fallen on their face. it seemed to me any reading of what went on unless you were incredibly partisan was that trump looked like he abused power for private gain. i think that if youre following that narrative you may come...

Know horwitz, he is a career civil servant, the kind of person who works for the justice department, he has worked under both parties without complaint. i find it incredible people are attacking him for a report they havent even seen yet so i expect it will be a very fair report. i dont think william barr is putting pressure on horwitz to come to any conclusions. i dont think that is his operating style. i think he will let horwitz say what he thinks happened without trying to interfere with rep...

From the senate kirsten gillibrand of new york. t youre likely to get this as a trial. how do things look from your house? >> i expect mitch mcconnell should take this seriously. its part of our constitutional duty and obligation to receive the facts that have been martial marshalled by the house investigation, and the senate essentially are jurors as we hear the evidence and make a decision. >> so what do you think about the idea that senators shouldnt weigh in on this because of your juror sta...

Obviously you have colleagues who say, look, im watching this like anyone else and forming my conclusions. particularly republicans in sort of tough spots who say we shouldnt weigh in. how do you view your duty going into this? >> so as a senator im going to hear testimony, im going to watch some hearings, im going to read the paper. and i do have deep concerns that these are allegations that the president solicited a bribe from a foreign leader with the intention of harming a political opponent...