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December 24, 2019
Very extremely unlikely there will be more impeachment proceedings brought forward. this is a legal maneuver. theyre trying to make the case for don mcgann, that the impeachment trial rendered this whole thing. will it really relate in the house judiciary committee about the president related to the obstruction of justice? i think any observer has to look at that and say not. so i dont want to say, but it is worth noting that this filing happened and this this is the argument, they put it in bla...
December 23, 2019
This presidency all roads lead to putin and he does it so open that i sometimes we laugh. and i worry that the american people see that as it being laughed off because its not important. explain why its important. >> well, its important because russia is an adversary in so many ways. they invade countries in europe. they use force and brutal ways in the middle east. and they interfere in electoral processes, not just in our country, but throughout europe. they are an adversary. they are a seriou...
December 23, 2019
Credibility and integrity. what hes doing is hes going to the people who are behind everything and hes basically using them to justify his position when any objective observer would say that makes the situation worse and what youre in a hole stop digging. instead, rather than stop digging hes doing it. which says something also about his base and probably says something about his take on where the american public is, that people dont care where -- whos saying what. but just if you hear something...
December 22, 2019
People could identify with arafat, and they could see israel as the oppressor. >> while the palestinians hadnt by 1974 got the palestinian liberation that they were seeking, theyd certainly put themselves on the agenda at a very high level indeed, and this had happened fast. >> in a historic vote today, the united nations general assembly supported the palestinian claim to statehood. and a second resolution also passed that would give the palestinian liberation organization a formal place at the...
December 20, 2019
Avenue, a reassuring signal perhaps from mitch mcconnell that the interests of the president will be mcconnells own interest to try to tamp down the likelihood that the president would use his patience in a way that might not serve his own best interest. so that kind of attention point where certainly mcconnell, who has been an observer of this president for three years understands some of those dynamics and trying to keep things from getting off the rails in terms of what is still a dynamic sit...
December 19, 2019
Were talking about whether or not we should take certain investigative stops are not based on the likelihood that is going to be president or not. >> harris: to be fair, they didnt have a peripheral working relationship, they were paramores. they were having an affair so she knew him quite welcome of the person texting with her. ken starr, former independent counsel and fox news contributor, what do you make of lisa page now talking about this and what is the top line in your mind? >> ride. i th...
December 18, 2019
Six of those days were week ends. hearings werent happening and the house wasnt in session. seven days the house was in recess including weak of thanksgiving. two days were in flying days where congress doesnt hold hearings. seven days were used to investigate, debate and vote on the impeachment of the duly elected leader of our country. no wonder my constituents are upset. seven days to impeach the president of the united states. not to mention that the seven-day investigation uncovered zero fa...
December 18, 2019
And trials have witnesses. and they are still relevant witnesses. and the point is, if what the house has proved is not enough and i think we have shown abuse of power thats jeopardized election integrity if i. will these four individuals have information that is relevant. its relevant that the president is telling them not to go forward because innocent men do not conceal or hide evidence. they are forthcoming and cooperative. they do that because they have nothing to hide. >> martha: all right...
December 18, 2019
Of your colleagues on these claims from the president and now increase lagly from the attorney general that the trump-russia investigation was cooked up on the basis of false allegations or even some conspiracy specifically to hurt his chance of getting elected. now, of course the problem there is no one in the country knew about that investigation before people had the chance to vote on him. and i mean just an as observer i find that flabbergasting. mow does it strike you and compart with your ...
December 18, 2019
To move forward with impeachment. lets think about that. 22-day investigation. six of those days were weekends. where hearings werent happening and the house was not in session. seven of those days were weekends the house was in recess. two of those days congress doesnt hold hearings. so out of the 22 days, just seven day, seven days, were used to investigate, debate, and vote on the impeachment of our duly-elected leader of our country. no wonder my constituents are upset. seven days to impeach...