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So i think that speaker pelosi quite rightly realizes theres a messaging issue here and it needs to be explained in straightforward terms without any latin involved so that people can understand the alleged wrong doing on the part of the president. the only other thing i would say is i think shes probably mistaken in referring to this as bribery if, in fact, it occurred as they are presenting. it was probably extortion. hey, i have something you need. im not giving it to you unless you give me s...

Misdemeanors. >> whether its one or whether its the other, i think were in agreement that what theyre trying to do is convey something that can be readily understood by the american people as having crossed an impeachment line. >> but what you do hear, michael, are the presidents dechkders saying basically it cant be a crime if the victim didnt know that a crime was happening. and so they keep saying zelensky didnt know the aid was being held up. i dont know if zelensky did or didnt. because the...

President acted criminally and extorted in the way a mob boss would extort somebody, a vulnerable foreign country, its probably best not to use latin words to explain it. the other thing i object to is this is where the republicans went. extortion doesnt require a you give me this and ill give you that kind of quid pro quo. it simply requires using your muscle to get something that you dont have a right to. so look, and by the way, of course, the crowning absurdity here is theyre all pretty much...