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>> we had two impeachments, neither one tore the government apart. impeachment of clinton did not tear the country apart. the trial in the senate wasnt even suspenseful. there wasnt a sense of a possibility of him being removed. his popularity went up during the impeachment process. doesnt it exaggerate the drama, in fact they had two impeachment processes without any real stress at all? >> it depends on the circumstances. the clinton impeachment was so clearly frivolous and so clearly nonsense ...

Dont know what percent, but an appreciable percentage of them to agree you had to do it because you dont want to tear the country apart. and if you cant do that, youre not going to have a successful impeachment anyway because you need the senate. >> we had two impeachments, neither one tore the government apart. impeachment of clinton did not tear the country apart. the trial in the senate wasnt even suspenseful. there wasnt a sense of a possibility of him being removed. his popularity went up d...

As a result, on january 1st, 2019, impeachment processes will probably start against donald trump. and thats why the polling matters. >> im also looking at this poll where it says 44% say the pick should be moderate. 34% conservative. 20% say liberal. which means 64% of the people are not going to get their way. its not going to be a moderate or liberal for sure. i was watching chuck this weekend on "meet the press" and i was listening to maria cantwell who was talking about something we havent ...

>> well, a couple of things. it is an exercise of wisdom and judgment and not just logic, so that a special counsel might well think that he should defer to the house of representatives and their impeachment processes in a trial by the senate. that would be particularly commendable in circumstances where its -- the crimes are of a political nature. but suppose the crimes are more ordinary criminal cases like tax evasion or money laundering. in that case, the independent counsel could file an ind...

President would ultimately be accountable for any criminal activity. >> even if he was, maybe after he was out of office, right? >> yes, yes. even if you have to wait until hes out of office. >> all right. so theres so much swirling around president trump. lets start with the special counsel, robert muellers investigation. hes looking at collusion or conspiracy from a legal perspective. obstruction of justice also possible and appropriate financial connections to russia, that could all involve t...

Through vietnam, through watergate and government shutdowns and impeachment processes. >> we have still a nation of laws and a high regard for the political process in this country across the country. whether in american legion hall or whether in an aclu meeting of some kind. people know what the system is all about. and what we have to do is get them to kind of come to some kind of common ground. what i say to people when they ask me that, dont get ahead of yourself. hes not yet taken office. e...

Saying we will find out what we need to know. i was looking through the new yorker and they were mentioning a clause which say no, this shouldnt be. now, as the congress potentially changes in 2018, well just put this presidency, this administration, at risk of congress saying hey, hang on a second and perhaps bring up the idea or the discussion of impeachment processes. >> well, i mean, thats been far down the line. mr. trump and his children and associates have talked about the term blind trus...

>> neil: well-put. molly hemmingway, fox news contributor. i want to show you something theyre that might give you an idea where wall street came out on this. i think of wall street as anything getting in the way of our healthcare, tax reform. what we do like about the president, his agenda. focus on the high point when it looked like there didnt seem to be much real chance of impeachment processes or anything you want to put when everything wrapped up, when the public hearing wrapped up with hi...