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Senate and this is a way for history to reflect that this president and any president from now on, this is unacceptable and we will not tolerate it and we will say as the checks and balances in our government that we did our job and that was my -- my call to the republicans in the senate. >> certainly, i think you made it clear here and i appreciate your time, congresswoman. thanks as always. >> thank you so much. >> out front next. breaking news. democrats are releasing two new impeachment tran...

First the breaking news. democrats releasing a trove of impeachment transcripts. trump and his defenders holding money to ukraine. the presidents acting chief of staff, mick mulvaney had the office of management and budget put a hold missiles because they were concerned that russia would react negatively to the provision of-and-a-half ly jave ukraine. all other parts of the u.s. government involved in the javelin deal supported it. were learning christopher anderson, a career foreign officer tes...

>> president trump and lindsey graham pretty much on the same page, but when graham said hes not reading the pages of impeachment transcripts -- >> the whole process is a joke. >> the jokes flew. it was compared to sticking fingers in your ears, especially since last month the senator said -- >> if you could show me that, you know, trump actually was engaging in a quid pro quo outside the phone call, that would be very disturbing. >> hard to be disturbed if you wont read the transcripts. >> i wo...

>> reporter: president trump and senator lindsey graham pretty much on the same page, but when graham said hes not reading the pages of impeachment transcripts -- >> im not going to read the transcripts, the whole process is a joke. >> reporter: t-- the jokes flew. la, la, la, like sticking fingers in your ear. last month he said -- >> if you can show me the president was engaged in a quid pro quo outside the phone call, that would be very disturbing. >> reporter: hard to be disturbing if you do...

>> reporter: president trump and senator lindsey graham pretty much on the same page, but when graham said hes not reading the pages of impeachment transcripts -- >> im not going the read these transcripts. the whole process is a joke. >> reporter: the jokes flew. la la la. it was compared to sticking fingers in your ears, especially since last month the senator said -- >> if you could show me that trump actually was engaging in a quid pro quo outside the phone call, that would be very disturbin...

Thrive. lets check in with chris. >> my 16-year-old thought it was amazing to be on your show. thank you for that, my brother. >> unpacking what came out in the impeachment transcripts.

>> unpacking what came out in the impeachment transcripts. one of the presidents friends and advisers. head of news, a friend not adviser, chris ruddy. you know him. here tonight. talking about the state of impeachment with him. whats right, wrong, what should be the consequence? and sean duffy is on. remember the moment he set off by apparently going after vindman. is that a plan? how he wants to play the game now? well have him on as well and got mccabe and baker to take us through forensicall...

Away the facts by republicans. todays latest entry in this comes from south carolina senator lindsey graham who first stuck to his stance of hear no evil, see no evil. >> i heard something yesterday i could not believe. former impeachment manager lindsey graham says hes not going to read the impeachment transcripts, really? >> im not going to read these transcripts. the whole process is a joke. >> graham then went onto basically argue that trump is not guilty by virtue of, well, incompetence. >>...

Coercion by the president, rudy giuliani and his team and ever more creative attempts to excuse, deny, lie and what away the facts by republicans. todays latest entry in this comes from south carolina senator lindsey graham who first stuck to his stance of hear no evil, see no evil. >> i heard something yesterday i could not believe. former impeachment manager lindsey graham says hes not going to read the impeachment transcripts, really? >> im not going to read these transcripts. the whole proce...

Officials. i think a very typical example of this was the reaction to lieutenant colonel vindmans story. the vehemence against him was done in the very early morning hours before republicans were able to marshal an official response and get the coordination of surrogates and other officials. it underscores the need to have a robust message operation in terms of republicans. >> anna, you highlight in todays politico playbook a story from a colleague, impeachment transcripts reveal a consistent da...