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300 page report that the house intelligence committee produced. obviously they havent. obviously they are not taking it seriously and were all the less for it. >> what about house speaker nancy pelosi, congressman. here is what she said this week about those democrats and the so-called swing districts. >> we are not within this legislation nor do we ever whip something like that. they have seen the facts as presented. they have seen the constituti constitution -- they know it, they take an oath ...

Against president trump. pretty historic stuff, which they could vote on we expect within the next 24 hours now. democratic congresswoman -- of california said rich rld nixons impeachment in her call for republicans to consider the evidence over party loyalty. >> one of my most vivid memories of the 1974 impeachment was representative chuck wiggins, one of the most defenders of nixon when he realized nixon had been lying to him. ive been waiting for republicans here to have chair chuck wiggins m...

Responsibility to live into my oath. it doesnt take away my responsibility to the constituti constitution. it doesnt mean i dont know right from wrong that he pressured a foreign leader for help in a political election to try to smear his rival. thats abuse of power. if weve shown some discipline in crafting the strongest articles with the clear and compelling and overwhelming evidence supporting them, then i think that strengthens the case and makes it easier, the project of communicating its n...

A lynching? comparing impeachment, which is an investigation and a trial by congress provided for in our constituti constitution, to the brutal murders of almost 5,000 americans? three-quarters of them black, thats according to the naacp, by the way. now, others have used that word in the same way. but they were wrong. just like this president is wrong. thousands of african-americans. they didnt call them african-americans back then. you know what they called them, right? thousands of people who...

None of us, my colleagues will agree, came to congress to impeach a president. this is not a cause for any joy, that we have to go down this path. its a difficult decision that make. but we have that obligation. because in the actions that were taken but undermine the constituti constitution. perhaps one reason she was hesitant, impeachment has consequences, not just for the subject of impeachment, but for the impeaching party.

When chairman nadler went forward for this investigation, was he was doing this on his own. his words exactly, "we are in the middle of impeachment, i am investigating, this is an inquiry." none of that is legal. house rules, which are determined via the strugs, tcon, the rule of law says the u.s. house of representatives has to vote on it. >> no. >> we had a vote and it failed. now theyre saying lets investigate and vet. >> youre supposed to investigate. >> what nancy pelosi said today was no d...

Congress should take them very, very seriously, focus on our duty and when we are going through that process, focus on the things that are important to the people back home, health care, infrastructure, trade, gun violence prevention. we can do both. thats what im going to be focused on. but it is vitally important to ensure we are protecting our democracy, that we are advocating for our democracy. ive sworn an oath multi-le times in my life to protect the constitution. this most recent oath is ...

Potential trump impeachment, a non-compliant senate. not only are republicans loathe to move against this president, but experts suggest that while a senate trial is contemplated in the constitution, it doesnt have to happen. mcconnell might just hold a vote, cancel the trial. but the ultimate test here is how each side views its duty to the people and the constitution as captured in their oath of office. principle must win out over pragmatism, facts over farce, high crimes over hype. the intere...

Majority vote for there to be articles of impeachment -- >> then lets have one. if the democrats want to impeach the president, grow a spine, lets throw it out there and vote on it. >> you said you werent making it up. im just saying there are no procedures in the constitution, there is no right way or wrong way to proceed with impeachment. there isnt even anything called an impeachment inquiry in the constituti constitution. >> i will e-mail to your producer the house rules that spell it out an...

Always good to have you. >> good to be here. >> surprised? >> a little but we knew at some point we would hit a breaking point, and we are there. this is a moment of truth for the country. i think this is a moment of truth for the republican party. sooner or later it had to come because any one of these abuses that weve seen over recent years, any one of them could have been career ending for any other president. the issue is they all came at once and it shocked the system. the system koncouldnt...