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President alleged to have committed perjury to keep the public from learning something that would be politically damaging and threaten his survival of president. it was thought he would have to resign when this came out. the defense you heard, on impeachment grounds was he may have committed perjury but this is over a private matter. it doesnt rise to that level. in an impeachment context, would that defense work here in. >> as you know having written a book about the 90, the impeachment issue i...

Precedent where congress of one party and seats a president of another party for political reasons. >> if we get this way, prosecute people and put them in jail for campaign finance violations we will be, banana republic. every president gets prosecuted and thrown in jail when done with all of this. >> jonathan turley tried to lower emotions by raising a bit of legal rationale quoting, republicans choose between imminent indication a conviction or reality. these filings present a serious threat ...

Congress of one party unseats the president of another party for political reasons. >> if we get this way and prosecute people and put them in jail for campaign finance contributions, we will become a banana republic. every president would get thrown in jail when done with law. >> and a person said the person can choose between conviction is or choose reality. and mitch mcconnell warned the impeachment issue may not be the winner democrats think it is and could help trump get reelected. >> shann...

Thank you so much. so is it the white house strategy still and only that theres nothing to see here? is that what youre hearing? >> thats been the strategy for some time. we have seen over the course of the last several months how the president and his legal team have methodically tried to lower public confidence in the mueller investigation by decrying it as a witch hunt, by calling it a band of all angry democrats, which is not true, and what the president is saying on friday that it totally c...

Sanders --@symone sanders is her twitter handle. i didnt say that -- >> thats good advice. >> im saying that because of this. everybody has to play a role. we need activists, advocates, elected officials. you know, i like to say, im not a real activist. i just play one on tv. because i need to be sitting on cnn telling folks why people are dying in. we need our elected if officials to legislate. >> so then there is also the impeachment issue, okay? according to cnns midterm exit polls, 77% -- 77...

Trying to take out claire mccaskill this is great news. if you are playing out of position, if you are a republican in a blue state or district every democrat in a red state or district this is bad news. heather: we discussed the impeachment issue but it is not just about donald trump but brett kavanaugh. the i word making a big appearance, can the democrats retake, they are searing -- jerry nadler says it is probably happening. >> the first supreme court appointment that takes place under stric...

Th hes honest. >> you said that democrats might jump too strongly on the impeachment issue. >> yes. >> does that mean that if the democrats take the house they should not impeach donald trump? >> i think they should wait on the investigations that are going on now, mueller, et al, what they arrive at. but i think it is true that you dont want to do things that will have an affect that you didnt count on. and clearly if the democrats try to impeach donald trump it will energize his base as well a...

Honest. >> lets talk about the midterms, you wrote in one of your pieces, you were worried that the democrats might jump too strongly on the impeachment issue. >> yes. >> do you mean that if democrats take the house, they should not impeach donald trump? >> i think you have to wait and see what the investigations that are going on now, mueller, what they arrive at, but it is true, i think, that you dont want to do things that will have an effect that you didnt count on, and clearly, if the democ...

There is more than enough to impeach. >> consider something as serious as impeachment. >> impeachment. >> the president will be removed from office after an impeachment trial. >> on the impeachment issue -- >> want to talk about impeachment. > impeachment right now. >> do not talk about impeachment. >> judge jeanine: joining me now is fox news contributor and washington times columnist charles hurt, florida congressman ron desantis, and judicial watch director of investigations christopher farr...

They have a different calculation now than a lot of their base colleagues have. because of that, theyve been told now for a couple months, if you need to split with the president, go ahead and do it. its basically how do you save your seat. if your constituents arent thrilled with the president, that might mean having to do that. on the impeachment issue, we saw it loud and clear yesterday. in the senate, not a single democrat i talked to really wanted to touch the issue. in the house, nancy pel...