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Todays impeachment proceedings since we havent received evidence to review. the minority has yet to receive a response to these letters. right here today is another very clear example for all americans to truly understand the ongoing lack of transparency with these proceedings. the witness list for this hearing was not released until late monday afternoon, opening statements from the witnesses were not distributed until late last night and the intelligence committees finalize report has yet to b...

>> because he invited the russians who are our long-time adversaries in the process. the last time around. because he has invited the ukrainians into the process and because he suggested he would like the chinese to come into the process as well. >> thank you very much. one of the framers of our constitution, admin randall, who at one time was mirror williamsburg virginia warned us that "the executive will have great opportunities of abusing his power. "professor feldman, people like mayor randa...

I dont understand why we are holding this hearing at this time with these witnesses. my colleagues on the other side of the aisle have admitted they dont know what articles of impeachment they will consider. how does anyone expect a panel of law professors to weigh in on the legal grounds for impeachment charges prior to even knowing what the charges brought by this committee are going to be. some of my democratic colleagues have stated over and over that impeachment should be a nonpartisan proc...

Process and they dont have the facts and we have an unfair process. this gets to something else, mr. turley. this is scary, how mad. it was so well said. it is scary. the democrats have never accepted the will of the american people. to mr. turleys point, 17 days ago, 17 days ago the speaker of the united states house of representatives called the president of the united states an imposter. the guy that 63 million americans voted for. the speaker of the house of representatives called that indiv...

But we got an unfair process because they dont have the facts. we got an unfair process, most importantly. and this gets to something else you said, mr. turley. and this is scary. how mad the -- and that was so well said. this -- this is scary. the democrats have never accepted the will of the american people. to mr. turleys point, 17 days ago. 17 days ago, the speaker of the united states house of representatives called the president of the united states an imposter. the guy 63 million american...

>> thomas jefferson once wrote, john adams once wrote to thomas jefferson on december 6th, 1787 and stated you are apprehensive of foreign interference. intrigue, influence, so am i. but as often as elections happen the danger of foreign influence recurs. professor karlan, how important was the concept of free and fair elections to the framers of the constitution? >> honestly, it was less important to them than its become in our constitution since then. and if youll remember the thing that one o...

Staff had talked to the whistle-blower, coordinated with the whistle-blower. the whistle-blower, with no firstha firsthand n firsthand knowledge, biased against the president, who worked with joe biden. whose lawyer in january of 17 says the impeachment process starts then. thats the unfair process weve been through. and the reason its been unfair. let me just cut to the chase. the reason its been unfair is because the facts arent on their side. the facts are on the presidents side. four key fac...

Warranted whenever the president abuses his power for personal benefit or to corrupt the democratic process. >> did you write an article entitled its hard to take impeachment seriously now? >> yes. >> i am limited on time, sir. -- >> would you let me answer the question, sir? >> have made it painful clear that discussing impeachment is primarily or even exclusively a tool to weaken president trumps chances in 2020. did you write those words? >> until this call in july 25th, i was an impeachment ...

And for clarity on todays impeachment proceedings since we havent received evidence to review. the minority has yet to receive a response to these letters. right here today is another very clear example for all americans to truly understand the ongoing lack of transparency and openness with these proceedings. the witness list for -- for this hearing was not released until late monday afternoon. opening statements from the witnesses today were not distributed until late last night. and the intell...

Has jurisdiction over impeachment matters. here, in 2019, under this inquiry, fact witnesses have been called -- fact witness that have been called were in front of the intelligence committee. we have been given no indication that this committee will conduct substantive hearings with fact witnesses. as a member serving on the judiciary committee, i can say that the process in which we are participating is insufficient, unprecedented, and grossly inadequate. sitting before us is a panel of witnes...