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Chance, otherwise hes done. then i think what the committee did, hear and on effectively throughout these hearings is really hammer home the point that the people closest to him, his close allies are the ones who are now testifying against him, right? theyre not using democrats, theyre not using independence, theyre using, republicans conservative republicans and his own family. everybody wanted him to stop the rioters, except him. that is a point. >> and so, i mean, after, while dont you just s...

Saying how quickly can we get back in the room to finish our business. >> absolutely. >> i would agree with the big point, which is that there wasnt really a revelation that came out. and certainly legally nothing changes, i think, any of the possible charges that people were thinking about. but that may not be the right question to ask here, because if you step back and really think about the fact that the vice president of the united states security detail was scared for their lives, that you ...

Does that add up to, in terms of the presidents potential criminal exposure? >> look, well, i think what well see tonight is -- what we should be looking for tonight is anything that speaks to the president knowing about a direct or specific threat and acting on it, number one. number two, encouraging or supporting individuals who were engaged in acts of violence. now, look, we never cease to be amazed by what we find out here and anything is certainly possible. but who knows what information co...

Basically three categories: the first category where the people who said things that were just sort of instantly disqualifying. i believe hes guilty, i have such strong feelings about what he did, that i cannot set them aside and agree to sit fairly and impartially as a juror in this case. those folks were excused by the judge pretty quickly. the second bench of jurors were people who had heard what happened on january 6th, maybe they followed some of the public hearings. they kind of knew who s...

Former trump attorney ty cobb said the other day. he told msnbc news, quote, a 2024 declaration of his candidacy serve no interest but his self defeating and overwhelming need for relevance, attention and money. such an announcement is not and now he laid him from criminal investigation. the big lie should be disqualifying for trump and his political acolytes and would have been at any other time in our history. to modify a well-known seinfeld quote, serenity now! joining us now, tim obrien, exe...

Give a leader to follow to link trump to what is happening? >> go ahead. >> it can, but, the question everyone has is, you will need some more direct communication than is available right now. again, is this disqualifying for future office? absolutely. there is all sorts of other crimes that may have been committed here mainly with the tampering. i am sure we will talk about that today. conspiracy against the united states. but, there is this incitement to violence question whipping up hate grou...

It can, right? i think in order to get the president, which is the question everyone has. what, specifically, did the president have? you need more direct communication then is available right now. now, again, is this disqualifying for a future office? absolutely. now, theres all sorts of other crimes that they have committed here, namely, witness tampering. were gonna talk about this today. conspiracy against the united states. but this incitement to violence question and whipping up hate group...

Whats. >> [laughs] he taught me that come some rattle go away as i said jonah go burke for -- >> some reason. -- the lots of people, like allen shorts who said this is him in this criminal standard, that has made this criminal standard. and impeachments are criminal acts not court proceedings. this is not a criminal courtroom. and the goal of it should, i would like the goal of it in the consequence to be disqualifying trump from public office in all of that. but the aim of this huge speed to la...

For some reason is still here. >> i rest my undershirt wells come in and say the sesame discriminate. sanders doesnt meet -- political impeachments are political acts not criminal. this is not a criminal courtroom. and the goal of it -- i would like the consequence of it to be disqualifying trump from public office and all of that. but the aim of this should just be to let the record. and i think youre absolutely right. if they try to beat the benefit. go beyond the reasonable doubt kind of thin...

Pennsylvania, darren bailey, illinois. full-throated supporters of these election lies that helped incite the violence at the capitol. do you see that as disqualifying? >> well, if i were -- if i were -- they were on the ballot in my state, i would disqualify them. you just picked three pretty interesting individuals. they all do happen to be running for governor. well see where those races end up. look, as a voter, i think voters look at whats happening at their kitchen table every day. when yo...