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Call, the events surrounding that and the subsequent obstruction of congress thats been happening with the blocking of subpoenas, the blocking of testimony and the general intimidation coming out of the trump white house against the whistle-blower and the other people being asked to tell the truth and give transparency to the american people. >> glenn, politico is reporting that the president is rewarding republican senators by tapping his fundraising network for members facing tough re-election...

Had in the past is the fact that theres been no special county investigation. these investigators are taking the first crack at what happened here and theyve learned a lot already about the conversations that president trump had with the president of ukraine. the piece thats missing i think and that we might learn about this week, is the with holding of the military aid. why was it withheld for months? we have some indication from witnesses who were talking to rudy giuliani that it was held as l...

Impeachment when the inquiry was officially announced to 49-47 not only for impeachment but also removal from office. where do you imagine she wants to get those numbers before she shoet on impeachment? >> well, i think she wants to have the best possible outcomes available and the only way you are going to do that is to continue to provide the evidence necessary to really show individuals what happened with regard to these actions. just as susan said, i cant echo it enough, this is about what t...

Direct conflict with him. then he started to back off from some of his testimony. so that raises the possibility that if we do have open hearings, you might hear differing stories from different witnesses and at least the possibility of some drama or some revelations. whether that is going to be enough to cause any republicans in the house or in the senate to change their views i dont know. but it is worth noting that some republicans in the senate are signaling that theyre already breaking to a...

Re-election prospects of donald trump is kiend of absurd on its face. a couple of things are interesting about this. to sams previous point, if the republican senators really do move down this road, they will essentially be contravening what national security -- a wide array of national security officials have testified that they understood to be improper and concerning, that the president was making this kind of leverage -- using this kind of leverage. second, although polls have shown that the...

Because -- gives us leverage because we are owning largely eastern syria. paul: thank you very much. its really interesting insight. still ahead, as voters across the country head to the polls on tuesday, our panel previews the races to watch and what they could tell us about the mood of the electorate heading into 2020. >> our families know this race is not about who is in the white house but about whats going on in their house. but allstate actually helps you drive safely... with drivewise. it...

Oil fields. when the president revised his decision, this is absolutely critical to making certain that those oil fields are going to stay in u.s.-led coalition hands and syrian hands in terms of the syrian democratic forces. paul: general, we dont have a lot of time but what changed the presidents mind here? he seemed very intent on getting out. >> well, i think just the realization that if the iranians got the oil fields, it would reduce the impact of his maximum sanction campaign on iran. tha...

Impeachment. and why divide the country? is it a legitimate argument? how do you respond to, well, he might have crossed the line, but let it go, its dividing the country? is that a sound argument to you? >> well, reverend, im not even hearing many of my colleagues, most of my republican colleagues even say that the presidents crossed the line. and i think that theres a simple question that our republican colleagues should have to answer, that all of them have been refusing to do so through toda...

President has broad leverage. impeachment is a political process. its important to point out. its not a legal one. the house doesnt have to prove that a crime happened in order to impeach here because the end game is different. even if the president is impeached in the house, convicted in the senate and removed from office, what happens is he loses his job. he doesnt go to jail. but when a criminal defendant faces public charges of a crime, then he loses his freedom. his personal liberty, and th...

Incumbent president was going to run for re-election, andrew johnson. >> john, to you now with politico reporting that the president is rewarding republican senators by tapping his fund-raising network for members that are facing some pretty tough re-election bids. the report says, "trump is exerting leverage over a group he badly needs in his corner with an impeachment trial likely coming soon to the senate." so, arent these senators set to be jurors when and if this reaches the senate for tria...