Page 4 - Impeachment Processes News Today

What that great legal scholar, twisted sisterer said, were not going to take it anymore. you have congress and the courts saying we have checks and balances in this country and you cant do all of these shenanigans youre engaged in. >> d snideer is rocking out to that illusion you made there. let me ask if my observation of of even in the descent today by sort of rarifying the importance of the impeachment processes and its poetancy for compelling witnesses and documents. i felt like that was no ...

Coming out of this story with, again, the things youre suggesting most recently. what ive also said, though is, one, lets be deliberate about the process. i think the house ought to take a vote first. that happens to be my opinion. thats whats happening the previous three impeachment processes. but impeachment ultimately is a political process, not a legal one. and my simple point in saying what i said with regard to censure was, if you -- what you dont want is for the president to walk out of t...

Hasnt effectively been an official vote to open an inquiry. if you look at the constitution, it says the house of representatives has sole responsibility for the power of impeachment. the white house, though, is making the case, look, look at what has happened in the past, the past three impeachment processes have started with a vote to essentially not only open up an impeachment inquiry but to lay out the terms of that inquiry. so that is the white houses stance. the house speaker saying effect...

Presidents own mind. politically speaking, there are some administration officials who think that this could help him with his re-election bid, could energize his base, but youre absolutely right. this is a president who doesnt want to be associated with that asterisk. he doesnt want to become one of the presidents who was impeached. now, what they are calling for is a vote to open up officially the impeachment inquiry. house speaker nancy pelosi is saying, hey, look at the constitution, it does...

Is unavoidable in the course of the investigation. >> laura: chris, you been around the block, you know this inside out. adam schiff is in control of the transcript. really, and control of this process. not knowing who this person is and maybe another whistle-blower, or pseudo whistleblower, i dont even know if if they would be counting as it was but theyre called whistle-blowers. what about it? >> we have to acknowledge why we are here. of the criminal justice system under bill barr has been re...

The end education. >> laura: chris, you been around the block, you know this inside out. adam schiff is in control of the transcript. really, and control of this process. not knowing who this person is and maybe another whistle-blower, i dont even know if if they would be counting as it was but theyre called whistle-blowers. what about a? >> we have to acknowledge why we are here. of the criminal justice system under bill barr has been removed as a political weapon. so no longer can the criminal...

Charge of all the messaging. one more point ill make. lot of questions that will be swirling on when theyre going to send a letter to nancy pelosi, basically saying were not going to cooperate until you hold a full vote in the house. im told that letter will come some time this week but so far hasnt been set out. >> whats the goal with that letter, kristen? >> reporter: the goal is to delay, katy, to not have to turn over the documents. theres nothing in the constitution that requires the house ...

Mitch mcconnell because in the dust heap in mitch mcconnells office, theres a background check bill sitting waiting to be acted on that came over from the house of representatives. so i think it is -- if the example is the clinton impeachment and the nixon impeachment, during both of those impeachment processes, the presidents continued to work on important legislation. and it actually would do the president well to do something thats for the benefit of the american people during this process. d...

What some people are saying within the legal community in the united states, is congress needs to nurture witnesses. not just the whistle-blower but witnesses who are willing to collaborate with congress to try to bring more information to bear. that may be the way to break the deadlock. because this administration has shown they are not too concerned with constitutional process or procedure. they dont want to really give up any information which may be damaging. and they are controlling it when...

>> i know congresswoman, hard to hear, hes with vladimir putin, he makes a joke, he says, of course i will, then he says, "dont meddle in the election." its a video weve all season. what was your reaction when you saw that? >> well, again, very alarming. you know, when i talk to people in my community, weve had -- were in the middle of a weeks worth of town halls here in the 14th district. they come to me expressing concern that this could happen again. theyre uncertain about whats really going ...