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Report make a come back in the articles of impeachment the democrats will be drafting. that we dont know. but the house speaker makes clear this is not a fight she was seeking but its one she is prepared for. >> garrett, to include the mueller report as another option, another article of impeachment, because of the ten obstruction of justice issues that were outlined very clearly in chapter 2 of the mueller report, does that potentially give cover to some who want to vote in favor of some and ag...

House judiciary committee during the impeachment of president nixon. so he knows of what he speaks. i want to pick up what -- where -- where garrett just left off. theres garrett, in case anybody was missing him. i want to pick up right where he left off, michael. that the obstruction case, to some people, seems clearer than the case about quid pro quo with ukraine. >> well, youre absolutely right. you know, the constitution uses the word sole power twice. it says that the house has the sole pow...

We hope that, at any time, whoever has this power in this country, that they never repeat what alexander warned us would come. and that this day will never happen again in america. >> so, ali, in the face of this, republicans are clearly digging in here. i am not a lawyer but i do know enough to know that the presidents compliance or lack thereof for these investigations, its not relevant whether or not he thinks its fair. i mean, this is a question of legally-authorized subpoenas. democrats fee...

And move quickly. this is ongoing so its a threat. but the narrow part is what irked me. heres why. its narrow because the white house has blocked access to subpoenas and witnesses. its narrow by design, but not by the democrats but by the white house. so to criticize democrats for being too narrow in their inquiry misses the entire point. its narrow because they have been blocked from getting access to these people that kurt so rightly points out we would like to hear from. >> so lets listen to...

Position. recently there are some rulings against president trump including a ruling involving don mcgahn. mr. chairman, i testified before you a few months ago. we had an exchange and i encouraged you to bring those actions. you said you thought youd win. you did. thats an example of what can happen if you actually subpoena witnesses and go to court. then you have an obstruction case because a court issues an order. and unless they stay that order by a higher court, you have obstruction. but i ...

Produced. now recently there are some rulings against president trump, including a ruling involving don mcgann. mr. chairman, i testified in front of you a few months ago. if you recall, we had an exchange, and i encouraged you to bring those actions. i said that i thought you would win. and you did. and i think it was an important win for this committee. because i do not agree with president trumps argument in that case. but that is an example of what can happen if you actually subpoena witness...

Concern. this was brought to congress attention as urgent matter and they feel like they have to pursue it in that same way. and the other big takeaway both from the testimony and from the lawmakers that i have talked to post the first half of this hearing is how much stronger the obstruction case really is than i think a lot of people had thought, search that i had gotten my head around here, that democrats feel like this is just a very powerful argument for them that is being made very well by...

What information can be produced. now, recently there are some rulings against president trump, including a ruling involving don mcgahn. mr. chairman, i testified in front of you a few months ago, and if you recall, we had an exchange, and i encouraged you to bring those actions. and i said i thought you would win and i did. and i think it was an important win for this committee because i dont agree with president trumps argument in that case. but thats an example of what can happen if you actua...

Really. just as the ten obstruction articles in the mueller report against president trump. you never see evidence of obstruction like that. someone -- the ringleader ordering people to destroy evidence and file false documents and commit perjury, ive never seen that in an obstruction case, and ive presided over quite a few. >> please stay with us across this commercial break. i want to pick up exactly there when we come back, be right back with bill weld. ♪everybody

And saying it doesnt really doesnt advance the inquiry very much. >> youre a former federal prosecutor, former u.s. attorney in boston. evidence like that is the kind of evidence that you are always, i assume, trying to find? >> oh, yeah. no, this is a slam dunk case. really. just ask the 10 obstruction articles against -- in the mueller report, against president trump. you never see evidence of obstruction like that. someone -- the ringleader ordering people to destroy evidence and file false d...