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Collin peterson from minnesota. zero republicans broke rank. on obstruction of justice, almost exactly the same, except for democrat jared golden from maine also crossed over and voted no. the only real surprise and either vote was the one democrat who voted president, congresswoman and 2020 contender tulsi gabbard, who said "i could not in good conscience vote against impeachment because i believe president trump is guilty of wrongdoing. i also could not in good conscience vote for impeachment ...

Defected as expected, jeff andrew from new jersey who said he is switching parties and colin peterson from minnesota. 0 republicans broke rank. on obstruction of justice almost exactly the same except for democrat jared golden from maine also crossed over and voted no. the only real surprise was the one democrat who voted present, congresswoman in 2020 contender tulsi gabbard who said, quote, i could not in good conscience vote against impeachment because i believe donald trump is guilty of wron...

Trial in 70% of americans said this week and an "abc news" poll that the president should allow those witnesses to come forward and testify. >> harris: since youre throwing out numbers lets do this, and beast "the wall street journal" pulled it says impeach and remove the president in favor of 48%, post-48%. you cant get more divided than that, congressman. what is not resonating about your cause or case for impeachment with the american people? why isnt the needle being moved? >> harris you sho...

Senate process will likely be a mirror image of the house. >> i think were going to get an almost entirely partisan impeachment. i would anticipate an almost entirely partisan outcome in the senate as well. >> reporter: today schumer kept up the drum beat. >> we have not heard a single argument from leader mcconnell as to why the witnesses we have requested should not come forward. >> reporter: a new cnn poll found support for impeachment has dropped five points from mid-november, now trailing o...

U.k. election is the issue of electability. once again becoming front and center in the democratic primaries which we will likely hear more about during this next debate on thursday, though your next guest will have something to say about it as well, shannon. >> shannon: im sure he will, garrett, thank you. some say the fight should be a warning to democrats in the u.s. while others note the two elections are different. we will break that down. 20 may now, contender from john delaney, good to ha...

United states of america, where do they go? its alaska. its just right over the border. >> youve got alaska here and this right here is water and then thats -- theres russia. so, we keep an eye on them. >> tina fey doesnt need new material. all she needs to do is to read a transcript of sarah palins interview with katie curric to get huge laughs. its embarrassing to mccain. >> i found out from mccains campaign manage thaer they only met once before he started seriously considering her for a cont...

So i think ultimately the taliban would be pretty circumspect about the idea that they could take over the whole country but get themselves into position, which indeed they have, and which they are a serious contender for the power sharing in the future of afghanistan. the nature of the power sharing, whether they would be prepared to subject themselves to democratic oversight, for example, remain a very distant issue in peace talks that are really in their infancy. >> sam kiley with the late e....

Campaign against the president leading contender. and holding up appropriated money which i havent read the memo from the office of management and budget. to say that justified it. theres no justification for it. its something nixon tried. and they passed the law in 74. preventing that kind of activity. anyway, the seriousness has just by ten over water gait. >> i want to talk about lets move to the when this goes to the senate trial. the articles of impeachment are going to be approved drawn up...

When you read all those facts, i disagree with his final conclusion that political motivation didnt play a role. i think its clear the senior leadership were hard democratic partisans. the only way you justify sending in spies, to spies on the trump campaign when he is the republican nominee for president. he is the leading contender on the republican side. and the f.b.i. is sending in spies to spies on his campaign. authorizing in october a wiretap. that was abuse particularly when they knew th...

Contending to face president trump in 2020? >> i wouldnt agree with that. >> you disagree. its your testimony -- >> its too early. >> that president trump did not view president biden to be a legitimate contender? >> i dont know what he believed or didnt believe. its too early. >> this is a basic fact. in every single poll joe biden was the run away front-runner. >> he didnt say the leading contender. he said a leading con tenter. i happen to be covering president trump during this time when he ...