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Democrats are. >> so, doug, at one point, mitch mcconnell suggested that he would just go alone. not even worry about involving chuck schumer in this process. he thought he had the votes to push ahead with the senate rules with just republican support. the fact we see someone like murkowski stepping out a little bit, does that make this more complicated for him, and is he going to be forced to involve chuck schumer in this process? >> well, thats what he wants to avoid at all costs and its why w...

Impeachment scam. bad for usa, with a classic exclamation point at the end there. cnns sarah westwood joins me now live from west palm beach. sarah, what are you learning about the presidents mindset despite what hes saying on twitter? >> reporter: were learning that the president is growing more and more anxious to have his day in court. hes been railing against speaker pelosi from olding the articles of impeachment from the senate nearly every day during his time here on west palm beach. and w...

Upcoming, is in some way, does the senate trial make people pay attention in a way they werent before? particularly those voters who say my 401(k) is great, my mom is doing okay in her job, and, you know, i have more disposable income than i have had in a long time. those folks right now are feeling more drawn toward supporting trump, especially when theyre thinking about, you know, potentially a warren or a sanders up against him. but i will also say that what i think is so fascinating just abo...

Forward with articles of impeachment. >> cnn white house reporter sara westwood is in west palm beach, florida where shes following all the presidents movement in nearby mar-a-lago where hes spending the holidays. sara, the president had quite a busy morning. tell us about it. >> thats right, brianna, the president clearly upset about the fact there is no trial date. hes eager to get his symbolic day in court and hes been railing house speaker nancy pelosi for holding the articles of impeachment...

Nancy pelosi have any leverage with mitch mcconnell to force him to adjust the way the senate proceeds? this is an example of how that leverage might exist. its still too soon to really understand what it is pelosi is asking for and what it is mitch mcconnell may be willing to give. but with murkowskis comments you begin to see some of the di naj dynamics of how the senate is a different house. and whether senators are really prepared to be appearing to be in lockstep with the president before t...

Mentioned surrounding all aspects of the senate impeachment trial and hes been lashing out nearly every day of his trip here at house speaker nancy pelosi for withholding the articles of impeachment today even going after conditions in her california district. something he used to, attacking her before. even its a president trump grows for impatient when the senate trial will start, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is not so eager to see this process get rolling. he said earlier this week ...

Because it is clearly going to be a wild start to the new year. joining me right now, cnn white house reporter sarah westwood in west palm beach where the president is traveling, and senior congressional reporter lauren fox on the hill. lauren, first to you, the president has been up and at it this morning, what are you hearing from the white house? >> reporter: thats right, kate, president trump clearly eager to get to his symbolic day in court. while he is interested in getting the trial date ...

The constitution doesnt say whole lot about impeachment but one thing it does is this. it confers the sole power to try impeachments in the united states senate. there is no allowance for a speaker of the house to try to influence the way that he senate conducts an impeachment trial. what we are seeing here is the speakers effort to see some sort of leverage by saying im going to hold this whole process up. im going to temporarily veto the house impeachment resolution until the senate concedes t...

Political one in the sense that its the house rules that ultimately govern the process in the chamber. right now, speaker pelosi is holding onto them because she thinks that holding onto them and not giving them to the senate is going to give some leverage. i do believe it is in her right to hold onto them, no different than any legislative process where you have to send that message from one chamber to the other. but now its really going to be down to the american people whether or not there in...

There. ed: trying to dictate to the senate. holding back the articles she thinks she is in charge. brad blakeman the former deputy assistant to george w. bush was on with katie saying come on, give me a break. watch. >> nancy pelosi has no leverage over the senate. mitch mcconnell did not nose his way into the impeachment process in the house. she has no standing to do that in the senate. six of the jurors, senators are running against the president themselves. hardly impartial. they can delay t...