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Power to try impeachment is vested in the senate and for that reason nancy pelosi under the constitution has no role in what happens next shes trying to milk every bit of leverage she can by withholding the articles of impeachment and delaying the process but at the end of the day the framers gave the senate the power to conduct a trial and didnt give any power to the speaker of the house. >> i will ask you to react to this clip from donald trump. >> my poll numbers are the highest they have eve...

Its more a foreign policy by twitter, which is exactly what drives foreign policy analysts crazy. >> bring this full circle. analysts and experts are crazy its different than what we see in the ground. conceivably what were seen with his naval exercise is concerning. how much of this new iran, china, russian alliance that we are seeing, how much of that is in a direct response to them feeling like they can get away with that in the u.s. pulling back in terms of projection of force in the persian...

S to usurp the constitutional role of the senate. shes trying a speaker of the house to intrude into the process that under the constitution is solely set aside for the united states senate, the impeachment of the president. >> reaction to the democrats decision to hold the articles of impeachment from the senate, helping us dig a little deeper into this issue national security attorney bradley maas and former deputy assistant attorney general tom dupree, great to have you. it strikes me that th...

House democrats have all the power, on the leverage, and the senate does not have much. is that the issue here? >> thats true, it requires two-thirds, but the votes along the way do not. the democrats do not have much power. going into the trial. >> mike: my senses, looking back at the clinton impeachment as a good old days, whats it like at that point? >> we tend to do that, hindsight is what it was, its a very intense time in the impeachments are not good for the country. there was, i think, a...

Lae active and colorful national nather map. after a brief christmas pause, president trump has resumed lashing out against impeachment en twitter, of course. mr. trump targeted house speaker nancy pelosi writing that she, "has no leverage over the senate." nhe president was, of course, referring to the senates impeachment trial now in limbo as lawmakers debate what it will look like. md as chip reid reports, pelosi and the democrats may-- may-- dave found an unexpected ally in hee presidents ow...

>> julia ainsley is joining me now. people remember following the dakota access pipeline and the keystone pipeline, imminent domain issues are a big deal in america. they tend to be expensive and they could be drawn out. how is the department of homeland security planning to deal with this? >> it is a big deal especially among of conservatives who are trump supporters. in this case the department of homeland security is really going through the department of justice, they want to use court battl...

This is a president that is always anxious to claim victory in some way. >> not just anxious to. he does it whether theres a victory or not. >> thats right, even when he doesnt win. now speaker pelosi has thrown this curveball where theres no guarantee there will ever be a trial in the senate if those impeachment matters dont get named. that leaves the question pending and doesnt allow the president to turn the page before the 2020 election which is what hed really like to do. >> i dont think th...

Over the principal that no person is above the law. >> ari melber, thank you. joining me, former u.s. attorney and nbc news contributor barbara mcquaid, law professor from the university of michigan. lets look ahead now that weve looked back. the white house in and out of the courtroom in 2019. whats the biggest legal battle on the horizon for this administration in 2020? >> obviously the impeachment. i think there have only been three in the history of the republic. i think thats got to be the ...

The accountability narrative is having people come in and talk about what they heard. >> matt, i think you had something to say about this. >> i think in terms of putting pressure on the vulnerable senators, murkowski and collins, that only happens if the articles of impeachment actually go to the senate. lets be clear here. nancy pelosi has zero leverage here. mitch mcconnell will still confirm judges and go about the business of the senate. there is zero leverage if not bringing to the senate ...

That trump won but barely and tillis in a state that trump won but only by 3 1/2 points. all of them have to think long and hard about how this vote will resonate with general election voters. thats the leverage democrats think they have. when you see these four names mentioned and you see the general election mentioned with them, remember, there is something else thats on their minds as well. it is this. republican primaries. susan collins isnt getting to the general election unless she gets th...