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Transcripts of everything these witnesses so far have said, blackouts and very sensitive intelligence information. >> they may even recall witnesses who tefr etestified b closed doors. that was very powerful in the nixon impeachment hearings. you had somebody go behind doors and came out publicly. also sfenter the courts. theres right now because someone who decided not to show up and the court will say which one is right. is it congress telling me or the executive branch i cant go. tell pe who ...

Operators in jeopardy as they advance on the site. a small circle is important. that said, during the osama bin laden raid, i can confirm that congressional leaders were properly notified in advance. there was consultation. i dont know how much detail there was, but it definitely happened and it was bipartisan in nature. it wasnt just democrats on the hill that were notified. >> john boehner has said as much. hes talked about how he knew about that in advance. >> exactly. it was properly done. t...

More aggressive actions than just sanctions. >> lets go to ukraine for a moment while i have you, senator. you have been urging the chairman of your committee to hold hearings. so far, that hasnt happened. what are your top concerns? >> well, the congress has an oversight function here. ukraine is an important strategic partner of the united states. we know that russia still occupies part of ukraine. we have been urging the supplying of ukraine, of military equipment. and here we have a conversa...

Or as congressman put it. we have an obligation to see just how deep the sewage flows. there maybe enough information to substantiate a claim that he abused his power. with foreign election e interference. but dont put your blinders on to the rest. today alone the court issued rulings in five separate cases concerning the president. each answering a separate question. but fra are e leasing tax returning to paying for a border wall with the emergency funds to making it harder for people to get a ...

Just how deep this sewage flows. there may be enough information to substantiate a claim that the president abused his power by soliciting foreign interference. but that doesnt mean you put your blinders on to the rest. congress take a few pointers from the judicial branch. why just today alone the court issued rulings in five separate cases concerning the president each answering a separate question? but from releasing tax returns to paying for a border wall with emergency funds to making it ha...

One simple impeachable offense. its called rub instruction of justice. its not turning over material to congress, and pointedly its both article 1 and article 3 of the nixon impeachment. thats exactly what it was about. and indeed when clinton was being impeached there was a guy named lindsey graham who took to the floor of the house and this is on my twitter now and said that is an impeachable offense. if you dont turn over material to congress, and thats what happened today. >> lindsey graham ...

At the same time, and weve seen so many of these cases but its worth revisiting, a lot of the republicans who were defending the president now on impeachment sang a different tune when they were trying to take bill clinton down. heres lindsey graham, for example. >> article three of impeachment against richard nixon, it was based on the idea that richard nixon failed to comply with subpoenas of congress. congress was going through its oversight function to provide oversight of the president. whe...

Article was based on the idea that richard nixon as president failed to comply with subpoenas of congress. congress was going through oversight function to preside oversight to the president. the day richard nixon is the day he was subject to impeachment because he took the power from congress over the impeachment process away from congress, and he became the judge and jury. >> so speaking of became the judge and jury, writes this eight page letter today where he says its basically a political d...

Impeachment inquiry. >> adamczyk weve heard the end of that. i think there will probably likely be, in the coming days, weeks and months, and opportunity for, as a legal matter to make a point in the existing attempts, just the subpoenas thrown all over the place and possibly, not within the lawful oversight function of a particular committee, you are intending this to be with you in your impeachment function but you havent had a houseboat therefore its illegitimate. and imagine at some point so...

So the democrat party impeachment inquiry. >> adamczyk weve heard the end of that. i think there will probably likely be, in the coming days, weeks and months, and opportunity for, as a legal matter to make a point in the existing attempts, just the subpoenas thrown all over the place and possibly, not within the lawful oversight function of a particular committee, you are intending this to be with you in your impeachment function but you havent had a houseboat therefore its illegitimate. and im...