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emails of how the aid began roughly 90 minutes after the now infamous july 25th phone call. but as manu raju reports, mitch mcconnell doesn t expect a resolution to the stalemate until the new year. reporter: a new chapter in the fight over president trump s senate trial. as democrats push for a slew of documents and republicans continue to wait for the articles of impeachment from the house. mitch mcconnell again today pointing the finger at house speaker nancy pelosi. look, we re at an impasse. we can t do anything until the speaker sends the papers over. so everybody enjoy the holidays. reporter: sources say mcconnell and leader chuck schumer have no plans at the moment to talk. after schumer demanded that the leaders first agree to hear from witnesses blocked by the white house and review scores of documents withheld at the president s request. we need documents. reporter: in a letter to all senators, schumer detailed the
second? the russian witch hunt. they have nothing. sources tell cnn that president trump has expressed irritation over mueller s testimony before the house judiciary committee which will focus on the obstruction of justice charges against the president. and the house intelligence committee which will concentrate on attempted 2016 russian election interference. the president has been spending the last several days discussing mueller s upcoming testimony with aides and allies and complaining that democrats will not let the investigation go, cnn learned. meantime democrats and republicans on the hill have been intensely preparing for the big day, but as manu raju reports, both the department of justice and mueller himself are hoping to keep members of congress focused only on what is in the mueller report. reporter: late drama on the eve of the most anticipated congressional hearing in decades. after former special counsel robert mueller made a last-minute request to allow his
this they would be done with the swamp and head for the hills, but many work down the street to work as lobbyists to use connections to rake in the big bucks working for big-name corporations. freshman congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez is trying to put an end to the age-old career transition and as manu raju reports, she s found an unlikely ally. reporter: as a senator, david vitter railed against the swamp. it is all about lobbying, it is all about ethics. reporter: but now that the louisiana republican has been out of office for more than two years, he s part of the washington lobbying culture he once railed against. lobbying for chemical, energy and pharmaceutical firms. while even registering as a foreign agent to lobby on behalf of companies tied to a russia oligarch close to vladimir putin. as he rubbed elbows near the senate floor with louisiana senator bill cassidy then returned to his office where he had stored his luggage. a perk many lobbyists do not
france, and ireland and waited for him. growing calls for democrats for an impeachment inquiry. so mr. trump did what he usually does, fight back with name calling and insults. and at the top of his list, the democratic lawmaker who has become his nemesis. cnn s manu raju reports. reporter: president trump continuing the assault he launched on house speaker nancy pelosi. with the graves of u.s. soldiers behind him on the solemn 75th anniversary of the d-day invasion. calling pelosi a disgrace to herself and her family. i think she s a disgrace. i actually don t think she s a talented person. she s a nasty, vindictive, horrible person. reporter: the insults did not stop there. i call her nervous nancy. nancy pelosi s a disaster. okay? she s a disaster. reporter: trump responding to pelosi s private comments at a meeting in the capitol this week, where according to politico she said she doesn t want to see trump impeached, she