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Theory and practice envisions co the role of the senate in this undertaking. >> well, i think they are not exactly jurors. that is they have a broader scope of -- a broader scope of discretion i think than jurors would have. - but on the other hand they take an oath to be impartial, which o means they should try to do their duty under the constitution. and the idea that they would not hear from witnesses when we know in every trial in this country there are witnesses called at trial who are not ...

Impeachment managers will be able to cross examine witnesses, are there going to be witnesses at all?cr senate minority leader shuck schumer has called for witness testimonies as well as the production of documents central to the case. that testimony and those documents of course were sought by the house democrats but blocked by the white house during the house impeachment process. now mitch mcconnell has made it clear hes not interested in any of that.h i mean even before trump was impeached mc...

D.c. right now. the white house is quiet too. >> are you expecting that type of campaign or that type of attack to ramp up in the new year as this thing gets going, as the impeachment process gets going? >> as it keeps going in the senate there will certainly be -- there will be advertising from various groups of course, especially aimed at those senators who were in the area where it could go one way or the other. >> jill, let me get your thoughts on something we were discussing briefly last ni...

Launch a trial unless those rules are changed without getting those articles from the house. so, nancy pelosis strategy here i think is really to kind of exploit that gray area and build tension and keep the pressure on mitch mcconnell so that all eyes are really on him and creating a fair trial and making sure that certain documents and witnesses that democrats want are potentially going to be presented so that democrats arent walking into an ambush and not able to present their case before the...

Witnesses or evidence. >> which might be fine if -- if its an acquittal that he wants or a summary judgment he wants. it -- it -- its something he could possibly get. is that different from the fact that the president is going to make claims that he was exonerated, right? hes already told people about the impeachment being a hoax and prove nothing and all of that. but wouldnt a trial that is not likely to result in the removal of the president be a more robust thing for the president to hang his...

And people have rightly argued thats an extreme, you know, an extraordinary thing for the congress to even contemplate doing, and they havent yet stated they are comtemplating doing it. and yet if william barrs argument is accepted, that will not only be a possible option, it will be the only option. and not just in connection with this dispute, but future disputes of the same sort. >> barbara, let me get your thoughts on this. is it unusual the way william barr is behaving in the impeachment pr...

Battles may rally his core group of supporters. but msnbc contributor points out in a new piece that the president has failed to make a legal case against the impeachment process as a whole. in fact, some of the talking points coming from the president and his republican allies often conflict with one another. he goes on to point out, quote, trumps argument against the house impeachment process is based, in part, on the fact that house lawmakers didnt talk to the witness -- the witnesses that tr...

Which we will proceed. we can then appoint managers. what pelosi is effectively saying is we cant appoint our lawyers until we know what theyre going to be doing, what kind of trial it is going to be. and shes refusing to send the articles of impeachment over to the senate until she gets an answer. one of the biggest unanswered questions is whether the impeachment managers will be able to cross examine witnesses, are there going to be witnesses at all? senate minority leader shuck schumer has ca...

How many of those vulnerable republicans may be willing to raise their hands and say, hey, this is not right, we should hear from these witnesses who the president is blocking. >> you know, susan, despite the conversation here for the past few minutes and to pay some respect people in our industry, we talk about this a lot, the tweets, the behavior, you know, the impeachment process. but i have been struck for several months now, i dont know whether youll agree with me or not, out there in this ...

Cosmetically, the senate trial looks like a trial but its nothing like a trial in practice. its purely political. as evidence by the fact that we, lawyers, in court have volumes of leather-bound books on procedure we have to follow. even the last impeachment trial of president clinton isnt necessarily controlling on this senate. they create the rules as they go along. just as they did through meetings with house managers in the clinton impeachment trial prior to the trial in that case. so while ...