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Majority leader. spoken throughout this impeachment process. its notable, because cnn reporting about that divide between what the white house and the president specifically was looking for in a senate trial and what people like the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell were saying privately was going to happen. that divide mainly came down to live witnesses, witnesses in person testifying or not nap . something we reported on, the difference over how to come to agreement on that and someone pl...

Comment professor turley said in a different hearing. we met the enemy and he is us. with that, i yield back. >> the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does mr. deutsche seek recognition? >> move to strike the last word. >> thank you. there are two articles of impeachment. each is vitally important. obstruction of congress matters to all of us who value the separation of powers in the house and matter to all of us who value the separation of powers in the united states senate. article i ves...

And the vastness of the impeachment process does include the excess of power by the president of the united states. now, i knew barbara jordan. and my friends wanted to quote her. she also said, the framers confided in the congress of power if need be to remove a president in order to strike a delicate balance between a president swollen with power and preservation of the independence of the executive. you can violate the crimes of the constitution, abuse of power includes that. this amendment s...

One other thing i should notice. the president is tweeting this morning about the impeachment process. hes claiming this would be the first impeachment of a president where no crime has been committed but as you know, there is no crime that needs to happen in order for a president to be impeached. >> were also learning that the retired harvard law professor alan dershowitz could emerge as a legal adviser to the president. what exactly are you hearing on that front? >> thats right. alan dershowit...

Continue to champion the ideals this country instilled in me, to stand up for the safety and security of our communities, and to fight for an america i prayed that my son, jordan, would be proud of. and i yield back the balance of my time. >> the gentle lady yields back. mr. stanton. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i have been in public life for two decades, and it is not lost on me that these are the most consequential votes that i will ever take. throughout the impeachment process, i have weighed ...

Scientific focus group as ive traveled the country, my sense is independents are moving against impeachment. we are seeing it in the polling and reflected in key state polls. wisconsin, pennsylvania, wisconsin. its a modest change and its an election in which modest changes could have significant results. i think they think the impeachment process is a sign that washington is broken, that the parties cant get along, that theyre wasting their time is of the unimportant and because the democrats s...

Pete buttigieg by name, she was only really talking about one rival. >> i am no fan of michael bloomberg. >> bloombergs plans dont include debates which could conflict with a senate trial complicating schedules of senators running for president. a dnc official stresses the dnc will evaluate its options and work with all the candidates to accommodate them. warren says being a juror is her priority over the primaries. >> i hope this is not a bridge we will have to cross but it is absolutely crucia...

The vastness of the impeachment process does include the excess of power by the president of the united states. i knew barbara jordan. my friends wanted to quote her. she also said the framers confided in the congress the power if need be to remove a president in order to strike a delicate balance between the president swallowing with power and grown to radical and preservation of the independence of the executive. you can violate the crimes of the constitution. abusive power includes that. this...

Hand. >> when we started this, there was talk it was going to be a shaming of republicans, the facts would be so compelling that they would be pressures to vote against the president and thats not what we are seeing now. >> it is no question that the impeachment process has not shifted anyones view. we are still around 50/50. 50% lower in one corner, i think chad said it well, everyone is digging in, weve lost the center and you have a few on one side and we havent gotten anywhere today. >> when...

Subpoenas or investigation of his investigation. >> i always say to our producers always identify the witness. you know what his background is? he is a birther. hes a guy that only knew one thing about it, claimed obama was born somewhere in kenya and his white mother went over there to have him and he could run for president. >> this is an era of emotion and accusation. when the nixon trial -- when the nixon impeachment process was under way the members of congress who were proud at least to ha...