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Cease being a once in a generational event and become a constant part of the political background noise. this extraordinary tool of last resort may become just another part of the arms race of polarization. real statesmen would have recognized no matter their view of the president that trying to remove him on this thin and partisan basis could unsettle the foundations of our republic. real statesmen would have recognized no matter how much partisan animosity might be coursing through their veins...

We choose our future. we choose what kind of nation we want to be. here is our choice tonight. will we let impeachment become an exercise of raw political power regardless if it damages our country or will we protect the proper grounds and process for impeachment now and in the future? for months, democrats and many in the media have attempted to normalize the impeachment process that would remove a duly elected president from office. after three years of breathless and baseless outrage this is ...

And do what john would expect me to do. thats the kind of woman that speaker pelosi is, a wise woman. >> putting politics aside as you said, it is so hard, grief is so hard to deal with in private. its so much harder to deal with in public. you have done it with such grace. thank you. >> thank you. i hope everybody has a good holiday season. >> you too. you too especially. on that note, back to the hard life of politics right now. top republican in the house, kevin mccarthy, is speaking about ...

Yes, justin amash, but hes an independent now. hes not really in the republican party. that is historic, and this president knows it. listen to some of his reaction. >> im the first person to ever get impeached and theres no crime. i dont know about you, but im having a good time. its crazy. im not worried. im not worried because its always good when you dont do anything wrong, you get impeached. that may be a record that will last forever. but you know what they have done? theyve cheapened the ...

So shes ratcheting up the rhetoric on that. i think democrats have to follow the great poet robert frost and say the only way out is through. only way out of this impeachment process is going through it. and that means the senate trial, even if its an imperfect one. >> there you go. context, history important in all of this. douglas brinkley, thank you. >> noting the history there. and theres a lot of it. speaker pelosi and democratic leader chuck schumer set to meet today to talk next steps. in...

What do you think about that move? >> its hard for me to see how the democrats actually have much leverage here. i know john dean indicated that he thinks that they do. and, look, i believe that trump wants this over as quickly as possible, so maybe thats the logic. but on the other hand, you can just imagine republicans spinning this as, oh, democrats cant even stand by their own articles of impeachment, and it was a lot of hurry up and wait now. you know, they rushed through this impeachment p...

As expected vote to impeach president trump fell almost along party lines with all but three democrats voting yes and every single republican voting no, it is that lock step weve seen by republican leaders through every step of this impeachment process that is raising serious concerns from my next guest in a new opinion piece. analyst brownstein rights view 0ing their role defending trump rather than pursuing a genuine assessment of underlying facts underscores how partisan imperatives eclipsed ...

Historic day yesterday with the president being impeached. i think puts more of a spotlight on some of these democratic candidates who are running to replace him, right? all year voters have told us that the thing that they care the most about is getting this president out of office. and i think for these candidates that are on stage tonight, they will sort of have to show that they are the candidates who can best do that. i think the impeachment process will actually be a reminder to a lot of v...

Up in the air since last night. a lot to discuss here. let me bring in david gergen, cnn political analyst. what we heard from speaker pelosi and though she did shut down questions about the impeachment process, very clearly saying shes not going to take anymore, she did say when asked what the process is, that were going to wait and see essentially. when we see what they have in terms of the senate process well know who and how many in terms of the house managers theyre going to send over. does...

I say this facetiously. trust me -- >> not the worst thing said. >> we had a conversation about john dingell a segment ago. thank you for weighing it. christine pelosi, thank you. some question whether the impeachment process carries any weight. why the founding fathers never anticipated our current local climate. can you heal dry skin in a day? aveeno® with prebiotic triple oat complex balances skins microbiome. so skin looks like this and you feel like this. aveeno® skin relief. get skin h...