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Yeah, you impeached clinton, you didnt remove him and then you got crushed in the midterms. that will happen to the democrats this time if they go the same way. true or false? >> really false. i mean, it is true that republicans lost seats in the 1998 midterm. it was the first time since 1834 that the presidents party. the democratic party gained seats in the 6th year of a presidents term. there was some cost. they lost five seeds. they still won the national popular vote. they still won the vot...

>> today, on the 75th anniversary of d-day, i have to say i prefer not to see any american president in jail. we really do have to come together. we have to act as a check and balance on the executive branch. i think the american people support that. at the same time afterward to give her to get things done. i think thats the best way to honor the memory of those who served on d-day and to serve currently in our armed forces. >> harris: you know, as we look forward with what you are tasked with ...

Questions in 2016. and yet even democrats who didnt like him watched him whip anyway and so i think they look now, a certain number of democrats, republicans probably just want trump to -- his job approval may be low, he may be coming off a rough midterm but we remember 2016. >> john, two states for you here, polls from michigan and texas. michigan shows biden up 12%, sanders notably also up 12. b buttigieg up 6. this gets you closer to the margin of error, with biden up four and then you see al...

Mislead prosecutors about. i mean, how do we act like thats nothing. >> there was massive obstruction. the underlying moral crime here that may be more powerful to the american people overtime than these obstructive acts, i dont think there would be conviction even if those swing senators but these republicans can be embarrassed on the national stage. i know youre having a senate candidate coming up in a few minutes. they can be embarrassed for their cowardice and unwillingness to act according ...

About your book. weve been talking about midterm about wealth and wall street and the new faces up on capitol hill. congresswoman aexia ao-- alexandery aoc and you say this movement started in 88 when jesse jackson wanted to be president. why do you think the move is so coming to a head and is it here to stay. >> well, well see. nothing is -- nothing is ever here to stay. but it will go to build something in a will be here to stay and will influence things that come after it. but it is right, so...

Gop lost in the midterm. foreign policy. military success. which trump hasnt seen much of. and incumbent charisma. the appeal to voters is limited. how can impeachment lead to checking off more on this list? this one especially the one where it leads to impeachment. explain. >> it would check off key number nine. the scandal. thats a fourth key. that gives him only a two key cushion. if two things go wrong hes out. if the economy tilts into recession. if theres a democratic nominee. or a big for...

Where the house is pointing a finger and saying we believe donald trump, you are guilty of these high crimes and misdemeanors and then you get a trial in the senate which everyone is forgetting about. thats what is so critical. >> so lets drill in a little bit more what you said because i have the 13 criteria here or the factors you consider. if trump fails to satisfy six or more of these factors that he could lose. right now he is failing on three. party mandate, the gop lost in the midterm. fo...

Talking about the democrats did well in the midterms. yet they are not talking about it because they are on the road to impeachment. bad idea for democrats? >> yes. very bad idea for democrats. which is one of the reasons that house speaker is like lets take our time. lets take a breath. lets have a thorough investigation because speaker of the house, asked constitutional whether i oversight of the executive branch. they have to do it. they have to do their job. democrats, even though 72% favor ...

State of michigan elected three women. allstate meld offices held by democratic women. two flipped republican districts. its overwhelming democratic touchout in 2018. that was a midterm. so the notion that suddenly all those people who rushed out to the polls in michigan to vote for democratic women will sort off say im not going to do that this time doesnt make any sense. 171,000 votes separate add trump and hillary clinton income 2016. and gary johnson got 196,000. its clear that it was a comp...

From a legislative perspective, we saw their legislative director announce shes leaving and part of her reasoning was she doesnt see a lot moving forward in this period of the presidency. lets take a big step back here. the infrastructure plan, no one thought that was going to happen. so its not that he -- he was about to sign and he couldnt sign now. but no, i dont see a lot of walking back from the presidents performance today. >> its so revealing, aaron, a lot to unpack in what annie is repor...