Page 102 - Impeachment Process News Today

The middle of the impeachment process. president trump is trying to create a counterimpeachment narrative. they are holding up they are not wholly focused on impeachment. congress just kicked trumps trade deal in the teeth for all the right reasons. where are we at the end of this week? >> were kind of where we started. i dont want to confuse anyone. i said that congress kicked the trade deal in the teeth because of the hong kong bills that were passed. >> the protests. >> the house and in the s...

The president issued a statement about the evidence he kept secret saying this was a serious act of omission for which i take full responsibility and which i deeply regret. the reaction at the capitol to the presidents disclosure that evidence was held back was one of shock and dismay among some of his most hardworking supporters. it is seen by many as a decisive turning point in the impeachment process. here now is some congressional reaction. >> the effect of the presidents statement on his su...

So hes going to have to make this calculation over the next couple of weeks as to whether or not he wants to greatly disappoint the very senators who are telling him to keep it short, keep it brief. not something he is prone to do. but i will tell you, john, i talked to a trump adviser earlier this evening who said, this is a president who will come out of this impeachment process, quote, unquote, unhinged. that this will be a very different president trump. if you feel like hes, you know, bothe...

Its an entirely different scenario. >> i know, and its much more powerful because the separation of powers is in the body of the constitution itself. >> right. >> not in the amending process. and the separation of powers crucially allows the head of the executive branch to challenge every legislative action and leave it to the courts to decide. alexander hamilton in federalist 78 said that the courts are the umpires between the two branches. >> but -- >> and thats what president trump -- >> but ...

50 appellate court appointments in three years for president trump as compared to barack obama getting 55 done in eight. i mean at that rate, another year or another five years, wow, the federal courts will be totally remade. what do we have, katherine, from social media. persuasive. persuasive. just like your biased republican journalism, why not mention how moscow mitch blocked everything obama did, especially with judges! you trump lackey. hey, my guest brought out the fact when i had asked a...

That you have a democratic base thats hysterical. >> or you use your power and try to shut down the investigation and youre asking for it. if he had played it differently, he wouldnt be here. >> she announced an impeachment process without looking at the witness statement, without looking at the complaint, without interviewing anyone. she announced it. >> she was slow on this. >> you ask the congressmen wheres the evidence. i ask it now. we are now on the verge of impeaching the 45th president o...

Impeachment of this president for a long time. ? ive made it very clear that this is impeachable conduct. >> this is wrong. the president of the united states of america should not use taxpayer dollars to hold hostage to benefit his own personal -- >> im not trying to do a gotcha. >> im really trying to understand. >> lets talk about practical politics. >> yeah. there were partisan democrats in 1974. there were partisan republicans in 1998. the issue here is not about the fact that there are par...

>> so it seems like democrats have some right to be concerned about this. arent senators supposed to be neutral jurors here? >> well, thats right. i mean john pointed out they actually have to swear an oath to conduct impartial justice as part of the duty, if you will, of being a juror in this senate trial. unfortunately, you know, youre seeing this almost ritualistic approach to the impeachment. this is one of those situations where because washington presumes it knows the outcome both of the h...

Impeachment of a u.s. president, history is on track to repeat itself, but with notable differences. we take a look back at bill clintons impeachment process to see what might be in store. >> one gavel drops and others will follow as congress sets the stage for the third impeachment trial in american history. the fourth time congress has considered removing a president. the impeachment process for president trump is drawing strong comparisons from the last time congress voted to impeach, the tri...

In washington, there is a very real possibility donald trump could become the third u.s. president to ever be impeached. the house judiciary committee approved two articles of impeachment. the white house is reportedly stricting access to president trumps calls with foreign leaders now. remember, his phone call with the ukrainian president is the centerpiece of the impeachment process. and on another matter, the supreme court has agreed to rule on the release of donald trumps financial records. ...