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We have originalists, we have other folks who interpret the constitution differently. thats exactly what we have with lawmakers now. but make no mistake, a lot of this is political too. theyre listening to their constituents. theyre worried about being primaried. theyre worried if a republican takes a stand against donald trump that they might not be politically viable in their district. so theres definitely a political consideration here as well. if the president is shown to be unambiguously ha...

First of all, think of where we would be if the house did not act, what they would be saying is, theres nothing illegitimate about manipulating foreign leaders and damaging national security to benefit yourself for an election. theres nothing illegitimate about making yourself rich in office. but theres another point to make, chris. this vote wasnt just about moving forward with an impeachment inquiry. it was setting guidelines and procedures that are really powerful. the intelligence committee ...

Kind of a menu of difficult political decisions. >> lets talk a little strategy, liz. house speaker nancy pelosi has been very serious, kind of calm and measured through all this yesterday. the democrats who were coming out after the vote, many of them, if not all, talked about how solemn the occasion it was, how seriously they were taking it. and yet against what jake and i were just talking about, this sort of scorched earth message that the president and republicans have used the calm a measu...

>> back then you could say he had money to lose but there was always money to fall back on. now he has the presidency, a place that maybe he thought deep down he would get to but nobody expected him to. how is that affecting the judgment you once knew so well? >> its physiological first. when you are under stress, you move into this fight or flight state and your prefrontal cortex, your thinking mind shuts down and you become reactive and impulsive. youre about your survival. so you dont think w...

Always money to fall back on. now he has the presidency, a place that maybe he thought deep down he would get to but nobody expected him to. how is that affecting the judgment you once knew so well? >> its physiological first. when you are under stress, you move into this fight or flight state and your prefrontal cortex, your thinking mind shuts down and you become reactive and impulsive. youre about your survival. so you dont think well. trump starts off as you know, not thinking well, hes not ...

This case is about carmen. this case is about nick. thats all for this edition of "dateline." im natalie morales, thank you for watching. good morning on this sunday morning. im frances rivera at msnbc world quarters. its 6:00 in the east, 3:00 out west. heres whats happening. the impeachment battle intensifies. the latest on the timeline an the strike that vi for both sides. plus, the new effort to unmask the whistle-blower. >> a political pressure on the other side to delay and stone wall ...

In july. whats your thought on the timing? >> smart politics. nobody wants to be running in a trump district running against impeaching the president that everybody likes. let me tell you whats at stake, if they do impeach the president and the senate doesnt vote to convict, imagine what kind of a presidency youre going to have? this wasnt bill clinton who was contrite after he was impeached after he was conducted. this is donald trump. imagine what kind of department of justice youll have in an...

>> -- something wed been talking about earlier. >> you heard from the white house. >> the trump world. the fact that you have some allies and officials saying, look, this could essentially reassure his re-election. theres no guarantee of that. he knows that, but will it energize his base? >> uh-huh. >> what is going to happen if, in fact, the house does impeach him and goes to a senate trial? theres no indication republicans at this point in time are going to break with him, but obviously were t...

Disloyal? we are discussing china, the economy, immigration and the squad. what are the diabetes say something they cant even make a headline except when they are on the debate stage and they fall asleep. i think the president is on offense. in a week he will go to europe and dominate those headlines. everything they tried has failed. the russia hoax. mueller, impeachment, the fake recession. we are entertained by the news conference. >> i was not entertained at all. the idea he would say a jewi...

Be now the last one that were talking about. to everyone in washington, d.c., do not be afraid to act. the time is now. >> i want to ask you about the nra. the nra, wayne lapierre despite being the target of investigations, alleged corruption, all kinds of problems in the nra, yet he can get through to the president and the president can change his mind. >> i hope this time is different. listen, my daughter and other victims of gun violence, they were a cost of doing business for the nra. everyo...