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President zelensky said repeatedly, no pressure. that is true. you might understand the circumstances why a smaller ally might not call out the president for squeezing him here. and saying the following in this interview, the republican congressman did not complete the rest of the quote. were at war. if youre a strategic partner you cant go blocking anything from us, about fairness, saying what the core of this process is about here. ally at war, crucial aid was blocked. its up to sitting congre...

Today. many facts, including the presidents own words in that famous phone call have been laid out before our very eyes and ears for months. despite the presidents repeated efforts at a cover-up some have chosen to ignore those facts. what we have seen from those who chose to turn a blind eye is not a defense of the presidents actions, because frankly, those defenses are indefensible. we have seen them attack the process and impugn your integrity. for that, im sorry. some opined instead of consi...

Congress and for the constitution. >> jim schiutto. >> jonathan turllys point was interesting because the effective argument was you havent proven the case yet. if you prove a quid pro quo, you might have an impeachable offense. he was in effect saying, take more time, democrats, if you are serious about this process, go to the courts, if necessary, to compel witnesses essential to establish the presidents direction for withholding the aid for political favor. thats one thing. i would say on the...

Were not constitutional because they could not call witnesses. republicans called three of the witnesses in the hearings of the intelligence committee and will have an opportunity to request witnesses in this committee as well. next, they said our proceedings were not constitutional because the president could not participate. when the committee invited the president to participate in this hearing he declined. the simple fact is that all these proceedings have all the protections provided prior ...

Through todays hearing, how should we think about that in terms of -- is it, by its very nature disrupting the constitutional balance of power to refuse evidence and have the main republican witnesses say, therefore theres not enough evidence to prove an impeachable offense. i thought that got to the heart of it. i was worried it would be a circus and we got through it and there didnt seem to be. >> it was pretty substantive, the whole 8 1/2 hours. >> no kidding. a lot of details came out. this ...

Conflicting opinion. i thought it was a terrific scene setter. >> people all over the world are watching, the president returning from this nato summit in london right now, where he was meeting with world leaders. clearly, this is having an impact. >> it is. any time youre having nuanced thoughtful discussions on national television, im all for it. its a good display of exactly what the issues are at stake. i thought all four witnesses were quite effective. i thought jonathan turley was a very e...

Republicans strongly argued impeachment isnt warranted and the process is moving too fast. lets get analysis from jeffrey toobin. you were watching and all of us were watching since tuesday morning. >> you remember they said it was a circus, it wasnt a circus. it was good discussions about constitutional issues and both sides got to make their points. good for them. that was the purpose of this hearing. i thought it was all appropriate. three points i thought came through here. one, it is clear ...

I think they came in with those strongly held views and left with those strongly held views. this is a process that will take a while. likely go to the senate and more information comes out. to the turley point, turley is essentially arguing for a longer process and more information. that doesnt seem to be what the gop actually wants. >> the question about what that process is, the republicans demanded, and chairman nadler did not answer, they seemed to suggest this morning in the questioning, t...

Thats why they required impeachment. if they couldnt impeach the next president james madison said that would be fatal to the public. the reason its necessary to take action now, we have a president who has in fact sought to corrupt the electoral process for personal advantage. under those circumstances, the framers remedy impeachment is the only option available. >> thank you. i want to play two clips, the first of president nixon and second, president trump. >> when the president does it, that...

Factual defense. all they kept talking about was process, and they pointed out that i have propounded in the past and i talked in the past about a three-part test of impeachability and as you heard in my closing statement, this situation meets all three tests. the president committed impeachable offenses. they were important impeachable offenses and they go to the heart of the constitutional republic and they threaten the survival of the democracy and free elections and the majority of the peopl...