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For witnesses that may have been supportive of president trump present their case. thats not something that the administration wants to do right now because i think they really dont have a defense. so what we saw was very compelling evidence that this president has violated his oath of office, hes abused his power. and i think were going to find more of that when the judiciary committee hearings start. >> is there any sense, though, as you, sir, are deep into campaigning, that the investigation,...

Do differently at judiciary hearings? >> right, alex. so, weve seen a split of about 50/50 for weeks, and to be honest, i dont think theres much that will be done over the next couple of weeks in terms of seeing a big surge one way or another. but in thinking about this through a democratic -- small "d" -- democratic process, this is what our founders had in mind, in having these checks and balances. maybe this isnt what the public opinion overwhelmingly wants, but its whats right, and its part ...

The fall. democrats knew that. they knew what the calendar was going to look like and felt that it was more important to do this in a step-by-step fashion and also to try to wrap it up before the real beginning of the, you know, bell-ringing for iowa and new hampshire, at the beginning of next year, than it was to either do it very quickly in the fall or to take a very, very long time and try to drag it into next year. >> super interesting article in the "washington post" i want to get your reac...

Thats our show for today. "a.m. joy" will be back tomorrow, 10:00 a.m. eastern. up next, alex witt has latest. alex, i miss you. >> i miss you, too. >> i wish you were here. >> i do, too. did you have a nice thanksgiving? >> i had a wonderful thanksgiving. too much food, though, too much food. >> thats how it goes. see you, my friend. good day to all of you, from msnbc world headquarters in new york, its high noon in the east, 9:00 a.m. out west. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." new leade...

Going to hold a president accountable, there is going to come a time that might not be too distant in the future, when something similar will happen and well have to be quiet, because were going to put in place all of these things that would suggest that a president should not be impeached for anything. >> yeah, setting the standard, if you will. what about what ive read, which is that there is some mixed reviews within your constituency about the impeachment hearings? tell me what youre hearing...

They dont know exactly, because so much of this is up for grabs. we have to see how the president and his lawyers respond. so these next 24-48 hours become very, very significant in that regard. >> okay. >> but with that said, with that said, they are speaking a great deal about the importance of communicating to the american people the idea of impeachment, literally bringing academics and scholars and experts in to discuss it, and frankly, those will not be dull hearings. they will have, i thin...

And you know, each candidate im sure is going to do that as well. it is a little bit late, but then again, things always change in the last few weeks in iowa, so lets see what happens. >> yeah, well, we certainly will do that. the big story coming out of washington, the first judiciary committee impeachment hearing is coming up this week. what are you hearing from voters on the issue of impeachment? how much does it dominate the conversatio conversations? >> its part of it. you know, i think the...

Things that moderate republicans generally think are going well be enough to sustain that same choice this time out? you know, the effect of impeachment may have a longer-term effect there that lasts beyond whats likely to be a few weeks of the house and then the senate trial. >> okay. sage comments from you both, as always, anne and john. thank you so much, guys. next, hes in 12th place in the real clear politics average of national polls. so, how does julian castro plan on moving up? im goin...

State. polls show his one-time lead has vanished. the bus arrived in council bluff just a little bit ago, where we find nbcs mike memoli, who is joining us right now. mike, with a welcome to you. so, today is the first appearance by mr. biden in about a week or so. what do we expect over the next -- is it an eight-day tour? its a long one. >> reporter: yeah, thats right, alex. were in council bluffs, as you mentioned, just across the michigan river from nebraska to the west. in eight days, well ...

From the mueller investigation, but the bare facts of that i think is where his real exposure is. >> true, absolutely. but anne, cynics will say the hearings pointed these things out time and time again. and as we said earlier in this interview, its not moved the needle at this point. so, if impeachment is a political entity, how worried really is the white house about this? >> ill tell you one thing they are concerned about, alex, which is that the cumulative effect of what the president is all...