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Going into the impeachment trial of clinton. what is your reaction to him making that statement this is an entire political process. it has nothing to do with impartiality. >> look, these people need to be voted out of office. there are public officials serving in both parties across this nation at local levels and in state houses who actually truly serve the people that voted for them, and they put their duty to their constituents and the american constitution above partisan politics. thats som...

Before. we certainly didnt hear it in 1999. but i believe the speakers move is very strategic, very smart. and well see where this takes us. >> there is something very factual about this. and that is you, on the house side, provide the managers of the impeachment, the so-called prosecutors who will make the case in the trial. and speaker pelosi is saying until i know what type of trial it is and what youre going to be using as evidence, and who youre going to be calling as witnesses, i cant make...

Justice of the supreme court john rockberts will preside. when does it happen? it was expected to start in early january at noon each day. thats not at all clear now with all the maneuvering going on well just have to see how that shakes out. who is the jury? all of the senators, democrats and republicans, indeed they have to take an oath of impartiality, which could be awkward since some of the top republicans have already said the president is innocent and they have no intention of being impar...

Constitutional duty of impartiality and he talks about the oath of office. so, julian, is this holiday season going to serve as time for some of these lawmakers to either reconsider, reassess, hear from their constituents? might it actually change any of their thinking on their strategy moving forward in this impeachment? >> i wouldnt bet any money on that. i think the fact that this is coming from senator flake whos been very eloquent, but when he was in office he didnt really cause many proble...

>> reporter: when and if the impeachment of donald trump moves from the u.s. house of representatives over to the senate, much of the free-wheeling drama could be replaced by a much more stayed process. heres the outline for the trial. impeachment managers from the house will present their case. arguing the president did indeed abuse his power and obstruct congress. the presidents team will refute those charges and the chief justice of the supreme court, john roberts, will sit up front presiding...

Mcconnell nancy pelosi shouldnt ever send them over. no trial held with impartiality by the united states senate. >> interesting thought. a strategy of nancy pelosis to highlight the way mitch mcconnell does thing and runs the senate and put a spotlight on it for the world to really pay attention to. but yet its a risk for the democrats. brittany, i want to bring you in to talk about that. what are the risks for the democrats with the strategy of holding on to the articles? >> gigi, its importan...

Urbandale, iowa is presidential candidate cory booker. senator booker, welcome back to "meet the press." >> great to be on. good morning. >> so you have to be a juror while a candidate. so let me ask you about your juror role here first. i almost want you to respond to something one of your colleagues bill cassidy republican senator from louisiana implied in our set up peiece is this idea of wo is not impartial here. what do you think a senate trial should look like? >> i think we all swear an o...

Senator grahams favorability rating was at 38% earlier this month which is music to the ears of his likely democratic opponent jamie harrison. hes the son of a single mother whose family received food stamps and welfare as he grew up as a kid and went on to go to yale and georgetown university. and hes now running for senator grahams senate seat and he joins me now. mr. harrison, its good to have you. lets start on this question of impeachment. what do you make of the flip-flopping that the sena...

Screws that up by free wheeling while hes on vacation. >> he got on air force one, joe, and all he said merry christmas. >> thats a dig at democrats somehow. >> its a separate statement and he was able to keep it at that. >> one of the press secretaries for george w. bush, ari fleischer. we all know and like him had this to say about democrats withholding the articles of impeachment and he did not mince words. >> this is the dumbest thing the democrats have ever done. just send the documents ove...

I dont think the senate has to sit there and wait for some ceremonial messenger to come over and say hear ye, hear ye, here are the articles of impeachment. the constitution gives the senate full power to try all impeachments. i think the senate can and will proceed when theyre ready. this is with up to mitch mcconnell. i dont understand the strategic play by nancy pelosi here, but i do understand and think shes correct to push for a trial that has some substance and some impartiality. >> i was ...