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This very vulnerable country subject to russian aggression needed, when trump bartered american political -- im sorry, american public money, taxpayer dollars for that, thats extremely incriminating. and so it goes to the classic idea of high crimes and misdemeanors which the the framers didnt mean to be statutory crime but abuse of the public trust. thats what ambassador taylor testified to. again, i think its very damaging to the president. >> like you, ned, ambassador taylor, an admirable pub...

Many times but has never seen anything like that today. also ned price, spokesperson for the national security council in the obama administration, msnbc national security contributor and congressman khanna, let me begin with you on what happened when they came in there, trying to stop this deposition. >> well, it was a scene not in the united states congress but at a fraternity. i mean, you had about 20 republicans come in. they were yelling. they were basically disrupting the entire proceeding...

The security of this facility. and i think were likely appalled at what was happening. >> ned, ive never seen a weaker demonstration of an attempted defense of the president. you would want to hear a defense of the president on the evidence and not one of those people shouting in that room could find one piece of evidence to defend donald trump on today. >> no. they sure couldnt. and i think when they cant defend him on the evidence, they go towards these clownish tactics. what we saw was, yes, ...

Aid. it was not right to fire the ambassador from ukraine. it was not right to hold a quid pro quo. it was not right to condition all these things on the ukrainians and that the ukrainians did not want to do. they have been unable to find any exculpatory evidence for the president so theyre stuck pulling these stunts which even though seem juvenile are undermining our national security. >> ned, weve had more man 24 hours for them the find something in william taylors deposition that republicans ...

Congress are very high priority targets for our foreign adversaries. because theyre really interested in knowing what theyre doing, what theyre thinking, can they compromise them. these are people who dont typically have very good security procedures. they took these devices into this room, into this very secure facility, marching right past the armed guards and the cab meant thes that are set aside for people to lock their electronic devices in before they go into the room and started from what...

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Corruption of this administration, of the total per version of american foreign policy, of kind of a level of self-dealing weve never seen before in american history, then you basically make it broad and have hearings almost up until the next election. >> thats a great point. what do you think, ned? >> yeah, i think thats right. look, i think the problem with the mueller report was it was 458 pages long and it covered a matter of years. look, the beauty, the brutal corrupt beauty of the ukraine ...

Problem. >> right. >> the republicans have invested a lot in this president. they made a bargain with themselves. when they stood by him after charlottesville, that was the $100 million investment. they cannot step back at this point without making -- without underscoring the hollowness of the past three years. and i think thats something that would stick with them for quite a few more years. >> michele goldberg and ned price, thank you both. ahead, believe it or not, some democratic donors ar...

Nixon announced his resignation in prime time address from the oval office. today before bill taylors testimony began leaking out followed shortly by his 15-page opening statement -- michelle goldberg joins me now along with ned price. they are both msnbc contributors. michelle, why did you say that? >> well, because weve been hearing from them, you know, since this process began, that the reason democrats shouldnt do this is because it was so divisive, it was so inflammatory. and, you know, as ...

Posture remind mow of that old saying. when you owe a bank a hundred dollars thats your problem. when you owe the bank $100 million, thats the banks problem. the republicans have invested a lot in this president. when they stood pie him after charlottesville that was the $100 million investment. they cannot step pack at this point without making -- without underscoring the hollowness of the past three years. and i think thats something that would stick with them for quite a few more years. >> mi...