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Theres also a theory, chris, that the impeachment, when it goes forward, with freeze the primary process. im not exactly sure that that is the case because, again, there are plenty of ways that you can get your message out. >> the date of the vote is the date of the vote is the date of the vote. i dont know. is the premise of that that joe biden stops campaigning out of respect for the impeachment process? >> no. >> no. so there is a bigger picture question which is, are democrats ceding the tim...

To impeach a president. that is a very sober occasion. she said shes looking at thoughtfully and prayerfully. but this is not something anybody wants to do. it is, however, stephanie engli grisham in the white house said this is an unconstitutional process. there is nothing more constitutional than the process of impeachment. its inherent in whats in the constitution. and our nation was structured is that you have checks and balances on power. this is one of the checks and balances we have. >> s...

Even with crowd count, he says something that is totally not factual. he has a following that even though its factually incorrect, they continue to follow him. so hes empowered to say things thats not true. >> how do you beat that? how do you over come that? >> we have to stay truthful. we have to continue. one of the things were saying that was a vote for impeachment, it was a vote for transparency. it was a vote that even the republicans -- my republican colleagues were saying we shouldnt cont...

Course. >> you were very popular, steve. >> thank you for that, chris. >> you can look at it two ways. donald trump has been very effective at seizing a narrative. the fact is when the american eyes are glued to this process, and all the facts come to light, then its the democrats who really own that narrative. the more people hear about what has happened, the more they will be educated and exposed to the facts. ill just say one other thing on this. 35% of the electorate no matter what this impe...

Districts, trying to explain their vote, trying to explain why they feel its important to move forward. they could be aided next week by release of transcripts only solve of these earlier depositions. adam schiff has said in interviews those could come out as early as next week. the public hearings could start perhaps as early as a week after that. nothing in congress happens as quickly as we expect to it. thats usually the rule. >> kelly, as weve seen, the president has been his own biggest def...

Publicly expressed great misgives about trump, voting to move forward with this process. they want to make this into something partisan so they can go back to their own tribe and get them whipped up about how this is just an attempt to overturn an election, using these false arguments about what is very constitutional and calling it unconstitutional and soviet style. >> mark, chris wallace of fox news who has, francs kly, not b shy about calling out the president or his supporters, has said repu...

It wouldnt be to ukraines benefit. vindman insisting that he believed that the order was wrong. congressman zeldin claiming to cnn that the sources description was untrue and doubling down on the gops focus on process over substance, saying that the hearings should be televised. they should be televised live. like i said, better be careful what you wish for. the house holding its first vote to formalize the impeachment inquiry tomorrow, so look for that. democrats say open hearings could begin b...

President trumps allies on capitol hill are instead condemning the process. on wednesday barging into a secure room where impeachment investigators were deposing their latest witness. >> we are going to go and see if we can get inside. >> reporter: of course 47 house republicans including the vice presidents brother already have access to those closed-door sessions which republicans have also held in the past. >> the private ones always produce better results. >> reporter: in the senate republic...

It. war. that is clear whats going on here. the white house took days to release this letter. they were mulling releasing this letter days ago. why ultimately did they decide to make this a fight about process rather than the substance of the investigation? >> john, i think theres a couple of reasons. i think that the main one and i think that weve been talking about this for days now is that the basic fact set is not great for the white house. you know, the question of legality putting it aside...

The ig report. and it is very telling to me at least in the last 24-36 hours, republicans who had been defending the president publicly, and frankly more importantly privately off the record have gone silent for the most part. and i think the honest one wills tell you whether it is impeachable is a matter of opinion. democrats and republicans arent going to agree. but there are some republicans, you saw mitt romney today say this isnt gad. and whether it is impeachable enough is for the majority...