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Escalation of fights and taunts between the president and speaker, democrats as a whole, perhaps the biggest question facing both is this, is there something the president could do or say that would push the democratic caucus over the edge? to help us answer that question, im joined by two house democrats. there are different sides of this impeachment issue. congressman steph faulten of massachusetts, and a bid of an impeachment skeptic. i will start things off with a massachusetts democrat and ...

Impeachment. if you remember bill clinton was famous for trying to compartmentalize. what that meant was he was trying to do the work of people. working on child care, patients bill of rights. his goal was to communicate to people. despite these investigation of me, i am still your president. i am still focused on your problems and if you remember, that kept his approval rating up during all of the scandal. >> before i let you go, what do you think is the most important thing for speaker pelosi ...

Vector of movement right now? >> possibly. but theres been a difference of opinion on this impeachment issue for some time. however, one thing that i want to make very clear, chris, is the caucus is entirely unified on this issue of whether or not there should be checks and balances with regard to the president, whether we should be able to enforce the subpoena with regard to don mcgahn, whether or not we should be able to see the full unredraktd mueller report, whether we should see trumps tax ...

>> possibly. but theres been a difference of opinion on this impeachment issue for some time. however, one thing that i want to make very clear, chris, is the caucus is entirely unified on this issue of whether or not there should be checks and balances with regard to the president, whether we should be able to enforce the subpoena with regard to don mcgahn, whether or not we should be able to see the full unredraktd mueller report, whether we should see trumps tax records and the money launderi...

There are laws that need to be changed. and if they lead to find out information that makes people think including republicans on the senate side that there needs to be impeachment to protect our country, so be it. it doesnt necessarily have to be an impeachment issue. it can be fact finding for the american public and possible legislation down the line. >> representative steve cohen, thank you so much for your time on this big news day. lets go back to cynthia, former fellow prosecutor with me....

Either you go fast, you go slow, how do they deal with the impeachment issue. just take a sampling here. >> i think nancys right. i think itd be a huge distraction without the probability of success. >> i fully concur with what the speaker said regarding impeachment. >> were beginning the process to look at some of these alleged claims that these are impeach m offenses. >> i dont think she said now is not the time to call for impeachment. she said she didnt want to move forward right now with im...

Shutting the door. >> are democrats trying to have it both ways on this impeachment issue right now, senator? >> thats not the way i think of it. ive spent a lot of time in court rooms and doing prosecutions. theres an order of proceeding. the first thing you do is you put your evidence together. and then you make your case. and then you will ask for the judgment that you seek. in this case, the judgment that would be sought would be to proceed with an impeachment. but the house is newly under a...

Investigations and the harassment of the president seem, to the subpoenas and witnesses being called, reinvestigating everything thats been investigated the last two years, specifically in regard to the russia collusion for which theres no evidence. i think shes trying to create an impression that she has it all under control, and im confident she does not. >> phil, will the white houses talking points change after this? >> well, katy, i can tell you that "washington post" interview circulated w...

Foreign policy has been corruptly obtained, obtained for improper, maybe illegal purposes, thats the impeachment issue that the democrats in the house will have to grapple with. >> and robert, before we lose you, lets take just a minute to talk about the dome behind you and congress. friday nights congress, congress had been adjourned. a lot of folks leaving town. the speaker of the house wanted it passed along to members of our audience that she did not leave town. she stayed and stayed on duty...

Stunned but not surprised by those close to jeremy. >> this is going to be a major flashpoint, brian, between democrats and the white house. theyre going to want to talk to the interpreter, see the interpreters notes, talk to the rex tillersons and current secretary mike pompeo about all of these issues. this is an area where the president under our constitutional system has the most power and probably the most prerogative to say, hold it right there, congress, im not sharing this sensitive info...