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85 days leading them to an impeachment vote on two articles of impeachment and then after that creates breaking news by saying im not answering the question about when and how we are sending these articles to the senate leaving open what is cleary some kind of an attempt of the speaker of the house to negotiate terms of a senate trial with the senate majority leader. >> and i think thats a very wise and prudent decision that nancy pelosi is contemplated based on what mitch mcconnell and lindsey ...

Graham and others have already said, that there would not be a fair trial in the senate. and i think what were seeing in nancy pelosi is somebody who understands that today was -- reflected the strength of the republic, the greatness of the republic in some ways, that we have an independent legislative body thats able to hold the executive accountable, but also recognizing the weakness of the moment. that in many ways our national spirit is a little damaged and torn tonight. republicans dont tru...

To make on jims question. first of all, i think jim is exactly right. the process for congressional accountability, holding executive accountable is broken. and every single candidate for president right now ought to be asked the question, what are you going to do about accountability reform. if you were elected, where the executive can be held accountable through a subpoena with an expedited process of 30 or 45 days. your reporters should be asking every single presidential candidate, democrat ...

Of impeachment. one, that the president abused his power and, two, that the president obstructed congress. why is that so important, nicolle? because what the president has done is he has taken the office of the president, which is only given to him by the people, an office that he is supposed to represent for the nation, for the people, and he abused that office by asking a foreign ally to interfere in our elections and using congressionally appropriated very necessary aid for ukraine, military...

But from the votes of people. ours is a nation of imagination and faith, all of us engaged in this great experiment of democracy. we take our power and collectively through our elections we entrust it to a president who must always act in our interest, not in theirs. the framers believed in the promise of america, but they also knew the dangers of power unchecked and so they gifted us the constitution of the united states, the protective and connective tissue that functions as the highest law of...

Different ways that you could hold an abusive executive accountable. that is going to be tomorrows hearing. i think it is very educational for the american people and again the republicans now that theyve seen this report, now that theyve seen the ranking member on their side was possibly complicit in this, it is time to take a hard beat and ask yourself, do you want to go down that way or do you want to be part of the team republican and democratic that sought to restore the integrity of our de...

The democrats have their explanation for it, we need to do this but i think senator graham is onto something broader, that is we are dealing with the consequences of the united states, the give-and-take of foreign relations that doesnt justify bribery or whatever it is going to be characterized. the other thing is we are living in this culture of impeachment that everyone cries impeachment and we inherited this process from the mother country about the mother country hasnt employed impeachment f...

Holding the executive accountable. whistle-blowers are crucial to helping congress hold the executive accountable. congress, as theyve said, cant be everywhere all the time, its a big government, a lot going on and money moved around. they have said publicly multiple times we need whistle-blowers to be our eyes and ears within the federal government to expos wrongdoing, waste, fraud, mismanagement. they authored new legislation back in 2012 to enhance whistle-blower security because they were us...

Tell me more about what you base it on. >> well, i think all of america has watched this heinous immigration policy that persecutes and has intentionally targeted people of color over the last three years play out and i just had an opportunity because i am a member of the oversight committee and member of a coequal branch of the government, much to the annoyance of mr. cuccinelli and the executive branch, to call out what has been evident in that this administration has an immigration policy bas...

Its a big charge that you made against ken cuccinelli. tell me more about what you base it on. >> well, i think all of america has watched this heinous immigration policy that persecutes and target people of color play out. im a member of the oversight committee, a member of a co-equal branch of the government, much to the annoyance of mr. cuccinelli, to call what has been evident. this administration has had an immigration policy based on a white supremacist ideology. all i did was had an oppor...