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>> it hangs in the balance, and that is what this impeachment process is predicated on, you dont think that will rez ig na -- resonate. >> they made the case in the impeachment inquiry, i didnt see it. the american people have not been in support of this and that is the key, fred, nancy pelosi made it clear before she made the decision to go down this road she would only do it if it was over whelming and bipartisan, it was neither of those. the degree that is judging this and for the clinton imp...

Are trying to reserve that right to enter this process down the road. i did talk to a senior administration official earlier this evening who said i doesnt state that but the letter communicates we dont plan to participate in these proceedings if that makes a lot of sense. one thing i should also say that is at the end of this letter it says it quotes the presidents tweet from yesterday when he said if were going to do this, if youre going to impeachment me, do it now, do it fast. that appears w...

Ukraine. thats a key were going to watch in the coming hours and days, fred. >> jeremy herb, thank you so much, on capitol hill. this impeachment process is not unfamiliar to our next gaeft. zoe loftgren is the only congress to woshlg on all three, presidents nixon, clinton and now trump. she is a 13-term representative from california and also a member of the house judiciary committee. and on wednesday she questioned four legal experts who testified about the legal and historic merits of this i...

States committed serious crimes. there was no dispute he committed perjury knowingly and obstructed justice. if someone has second thoughts and regrets, thats a personal decision. but what the person did not say and the facts as i now understand them show that you did nothing wrong. thats the key. coming to this impeachment process, what we have now under way is unprecedented in american history. it is going down if it continues as the most partisan impeachment in the history of our country. not...

And i think were pushing back strongly against russian bad behavior. >> are you considering more aid to ukraine w? >> we have another tranche coming up, $250 million. the dod supported it last time around. theres always checks we have to do we alls look for -- we always look for how is it being used and are they addressing corruption. >> is there $35 million that hasnt been deployed yet? >> i think its actually less than $10 million at this point. but most of the aid went out on time. >> does th...

Invites to participate in the upcoming hearing, no thank you. so what is next? garrett tenney in washington with more on that, hey, garrett. >> good morning to you. this could speed the impeachment process along. since the white house decided not to participate in the house impeachment hearings, mondays hearing could be the last. theres a lot up in the air, in terms of the exact timing. if thats the case, its possible the judiciary committee could hold whats known as a markup session later this ...

Prosperity isnt good for democrats rights now. >> let me applaud president trump for securing the release of the hostage. that said, disparaging institutions like n.a.t.o., empowering russia, our adversaries like turkey and others, you know, that probably isnt the right direction and i dont feel like we should be withdrawing from the world. i think we can certainly think about how we reengage with the world, but lets do this with american leadership and again, i think vice-president biden shows ...

In the upcoming election are so important that civilization as we know it is that state. such comments running up and against an american economy that seems to be the envy of civilization, trace gallagher breaks it down. >> leading a telegram a denigration to madrid, nancy pelosi appeared on a cnn townhall last night where she was asked if trump is reelected what recourse the house would have to check the president since the impeachment process will already have taken place? pelosi answered by s...

2020? >> you know, the focus of the democrats have been so much on this impeachment that they literally have shown capacity to govern. to legislate. and it is not only shameful, what the democrats have done in this impeachment process, but it is shameful what they have not done -- kristin: so lets get specific. right, usmca, any chance it passes before the end of the year? >> hey, how about -- well, theres talk finally, and up until this point theres not even been mention of it. but this past we...

Will contemplate. and if we need to do articles of impeachment, we will. neil: do you think that the environment were in right now with the strong economy, strong market, president saying you impeach me, youve all but impeached that, is that a valid argument? i think that was very similar to the argument bill clinton was making with his people at the time the impeachment process was going on around him a couple of decades ago. that was all in peril if hes out of office. what do you think of that...