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Sufficient evidence of abuse of power, violating the emoluments clause. >> spell it out, since nobody has reached a conclusion. >> let me make a distinction. people confuse evidence with proof. there is an abundance of evidence that the trump campaign, for instance, cooperated with the russians in the middle of the 2016 election. is there proof? not yet. maybe. but there is plenty of evidence. abuse of power. just the other day a report that the president was trying to use his office to kill a p...

Speaker blinked on impeachment. most democrats see smart politics behind the decision to draw a hard line now. but even one of her lieutenants, john orr of kentucky, says the speakers line will eventually be crossed. >> when we see evidence of impeachable offenses, we need to start the process to remove the president from office. i dont think there is any way we could get 218 votes on the floor of the house for an impeachment resolution, but i think thats not a matter of whether, its a matter of...

The power of his office, and many other reasons why i think hes committed impeachable offenses. so, i think shes absolutely totally right. and i think that affects timing. but i dont think it can be a political decision or a political calculation. i think it has to be a constitutional -- recognition of a constitutional responsibility. >> okay, so it sounds like what youre saying is theres already enough there, but youll try to get enough more, right, that you can get republicans onboard. >> that...

Senators onboard. i dont know if you know what it will take. >> no, i dont either. and i know we cant get any republican votes in the house, so -- but again, i just keep coming back to the fact that impeachments there for a reason and i was a staffer here on the hill during the nixon impeachment process and remember it very, very well. and its there for a situation like this. i mean, the analogies between the nixon situation and now are very real. >> but just to be clear, you believe and you wil...

Also tonight, the house overwhelmingly approved a broad resolution to condemn anti-semitism, but doesnt call out congresswoman ilhan omar. the freshman lawmaker has made no apologies for a series of offensive remarks. colleagues and other radical freshman rashida tlaib doubling down on her demand to impeach president from. >> i will be joining advocates throughout the country to file the impeachment... my god, what is... resolution! im sorry! impeachment resolution to start the proceedings. >> l...

Also tonight, the house overwhelmingly approved a broad resolution to condemn anti-semitism, but doesnt call out congresswoman ilhan omar. the freshman lawmaker has made no apologies for a series of offensive remarks. colleagues and other radical freshman rashida tlaib doubling down on her demand to impeach president from. >> i will be joining advocates throughout the country to file the impeachment... my god, what is... resolution! im sorry! impeachment resolution to start the proceedings. >> l...

Constitutional responsibility to have oversight over the executive branch. the evidence that they will have is what they will gather doing the oversight, bringing truth to the american people. i salute the committee for the action they have taken. >> dana: while pelosi and other top democrats hesitant to mention the i word. congress freshman rashida tlaib doubling down. >> i will be joining folks to file the impeachment... resolution. im sorry. impeachment resolution tests start the impeachment ...

Security matter thats implicated and thats certainly not the case when it comes to the security clearance for his kids and the american public, they have common sense. they know that that decision doesnt implicate some sensitive conversations and so the president should be forthcoming. >> i will say that if you talk to republicans about hillary clintons documents they will say they did not feel she was as cooperative as she could be and that would be an understatement. i want to make sure that i...

>> on the oversight committee. what is your direct reaction? >> the democrat congress bringing in a convicted felon. in two months, going to prison, why? lied to congress and that is your first thing. this doesnt underscore the fact, not doing what is best for the country, remember what happened a week ago. impeachment resolution. remember the statement. this is where they want to go. >> what he says and lawmakers are saying is he made a mistake. he is trying to make amends and

Unacceptable word might be beside the point. what the debate is, youre undoing the will of the american voter. so brad sherman, the very guy who introduced the impeachment resolution, he wants impeachment now. take a few seconds and figure out what to say. so the point is -- and i understand the glee of someone just get egg electsed to congress and voicing that full throatedly, but there is a public way you do it to get the people on board who arent already on board and you dont want to be seen ...