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Xwlofrd the country to give the impeachment process a chance. >> please give us a chance. i know what people want to do with it case. i know that many of them dont want the president to be impeached, but ive got a duty far great are than just getting to the next election. >> the "wall street journal" explained that, quote, several republican lawmakers viewed the presidents dealing with ukraine as inpropose but not worthy of impeachment, and feared that opening the door to witnesses may make it h...

Possible. >> i tell the president, somebody ready to quit, get out of the way. you call the witnesses the president wants, theyll call mike pence and pompeo. >> they want four witnesses to testify, including mick mulvaney, and former national security adviser john bolton. no one has given a reason why they shouldnt testify. if president trump is so certain he did nothing wrong, what is he afraid of, what is he hiding when he says mulvaney, bolton or the other witnesses shouldnt testify. >> the p...

This job when we joined his office. joining us is mitch landrieu, political analyst and democratic mayor of new orleans. im curious what you make of this coming not only from the staffers resigning but the fact that we are essentially waiting to hear from congressman van drew that he is, in fact, going to move over to the republican party? >> well, i dont think its a surprise what hes going to do. hes been telegraphing it a couple days. its not a surprise that his staffers quit. i mean i dont kn...

>> i do. >> we helped a million couples plan their wedding. >> that kiss caused a lot of commotion for the hallmark channel. now, the ceo says the decision to pull the ad was wrong. good morning, everyone. welcome to "early start." im dave briggs. >> im christine romans. its 5:00 a.m. in the east. seven weeks until the iowa caucuses. its all-but certain that the house will vote this week to impeach and remove president trump. before it goes to the senate, chuck schumer laying out his vision for ...

But i do know this, from following the mueller investigation, that the only way to hold a president accountable so that hes not above the law is through the impeachment process, so the impeachment process is the only choice we have in regards to the presidents conduct. so again, i dont think we have any choice. we have a constitutional responsibility to uphold the constitution of the united states, the separation of branches, holding accountable the president of the united states for misconduct,...

He did nothing wrong, what is he afraid of? what is he hiding when he says mulvaney or bolton or the other two witnesses shouldnt testify? >> reporter: the president is also furious over the latest polls on impeachment including one from fox news that shows 50% would like to see him impeached and removed from office. the way hes attacked the impeachment process has raised serious questions. william webster, a republican, posted an op-ed in the "new york times" questioning mr. trump and william b...

It will not go down as a great moment in history for lindsey graham. >> havent you made up your mind on whether you think -- >> i have not. i am seeking the facts. again, i dont know what these four witnesses will say. maybe theyll help president trump. theyre his allies and appointees. want to get the facts under oath. >> you, of course, in 1998 granted you were in a unique situation you were in the house for the impeachment process. you voted for impeachment and then you became a senator. >> y...

His staff is now quitting, jere jeremy? >> reporter: thats right. this is likely to be expected given you have a congressman switching parties. many of his staff members probably want a future in democratic politics and working for a republican congressman is not a way to do that. we do have a letter from five staff members in congressman van drews office who are resigning in the wake of van drew, as they say, quote, joining the ranks of the republican party led by donald trump. so they are sayi...

Impeach president trump. before it goes to the senate, chuck schumer laying out his vision for the senate trial. he wants witness testimony and new documents. thats a far cry from the plan top republicans are putting forward. one reason that schumer is taking action early, republican tactics are sparking claims from democrats, that the impeachment process will be rigged from the start. >> i am giving a clear signal i have made up my mind. im not trying to be a juror here. i want to end it. i don...

Top republicans are putting forward. one reason that schumer is taking action early, republican tactics are sparking claims from democrats, that the impeachment process will be rigged from the start. >> i am giving a clear signal i have made up my mind. im not trying to be a juror here. i want to end it. i dont want to legitimize it. i hate what im doing. >> everything i do im coordinator with the white house counsel. >> when they sit for a trial, they have to pledge to do impartial justice. and...