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Bidens. isnt that the definition of a quid pro quo? >> the fact is that ukraine has that aid, theyre using that aid as we sit here. under president obama theyve gotten pillows and blankets. thats important. >> but youre missing the point, which is the way the aid was withheld until -- >> the ukrainian president says he has no idea the aid was withheld. >> lets just say that president trump did condition giving the military aid, withheld it and said it will be given out only if you investigate jo...

Many of the subpoenas can be part of that. thats the direction. speaker pelosi suggests it will be narrower than broader. just because relieve something out of the impeachment doesnt mean were sanctioning it. everything we have believe is wrong about the way he conducted the presidency doesnt have to be included in what they do. >> theres new reporting from colleagues at the "washington post." that a group of senate republicans are ready to acknowledge a quid pro quo. that it happened on the ukr...

Seeing over and over again signs that, you know, whats much more important in washington these days is which party youre in as opposed to which branch. the institutional interests have been overrun by the other wunz. >> an increasing number of senators acknowledging there was quid pro quo on that july 25th call but that trumps actions were not illegal and it may have been lacking of a certain intent. so what do you make of that defense? >> yeah. i mean, its remarkable to watch the goalposts move...

Isnt this the definition of moving the goal posts? >> yes. the goal posts have shifted so much over the past five weeks that its hard to see where the republicans are going to go next. they did start saying no quid pro quo, the president did nothing wrong. then you had some people saying maybe it was a quid pro quo but its okay because he wasnt trying to do anything illegal. now it seems some senate republicans are distancing themselves from the presidents defense and going for a practical defen...

About the rest of it and on that conversation the president of the united states in my view violated the oath of office to the constitution of the united states. >> reporter: take note, that is different from what is in the rulebook, the constitution says the president can be impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors. over the last 24 hours democrats have moved the goalposts lightly but significantly saying they might bring articles of impeachment for things and related to ukraine. >> 11 obstru...

An impeachable offense, theres >> in 2016. because i was on the trail. no breaking of the law, even though the standard for thank you so much, dan impeachment does not have to be wasserman. >> thanks, andrea. criminal law, it can just be coming up, star witness. high crimes and misdemeanor as what will john bolton say and reflected in the founders where will he say it, if he says description of not upholding the it at all? youre watching "andrea mitchell reports" on msnbc. ure watchingl dignit...

Insisting hes the victim of the gre greatest witch hunt in american history. the president shows an ally in the british media to make his case. >> the democrats are desperate. theyre desperate. they have nothing. theyve got nothing going and its the only way theyll try to win the election this way because they cant win it the fairway. the transcript of the call that i had with the ukrainian president is a perfect and totally appropriate document. and theyre using that to try to impeach the presi...

Reaching a tentative agreement with the city on a new contract. but teachers will remain on strike for an 11th day. union officials voted to accept a new deal. but they say they wont end the strike unless lori lightfoot agrees to add the days lost due to the walkout, to the schools calendar. the mayor said she was gravely disappointed that the union moved the goal posts, again resulting in a day of canceled classes. lori loughlin is terrified she is going to jail for her part in the admission ...

Case. >> the democrats are desperate. theyve got nothing going. and its the only way theyre going to try and win the election because they cant win it the fair way. the transcript of the call that iocument and theyre using that to try to impeach the president of the united states who won one of the greatest elections in history. >> reporter: white house press secretary stephanie grisham who has yet to hold a briefing with reporters appeared on fox news and indicate plead trumps team is still for...

History. just over seven years ago, when the economy grew at the exact same rate under president obama, trump said this -- the economy is in big trouble. the fed meets one more time this year. the chicago teachers union reaching a tentative agreement for a new contract. but teachers will remain on strike for another day. they wont end the strike unless chicago mayor lori lightfoot adds the days lost to this years school calendar. the mayor said she was gravely disappointed that the union moved...