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but we wont know if that is true for months to come. >> cheneys campaign created a leadership action committee. how does she plan to use it? >> reporter: they say that she needs a type of a platform to launch the next chapter of her lil life, if you will. and they will try to find republican candidates and programs independents and others to endorse -- who do not support election deniers, who believe the truth. but there may be a limited number of candidates do that. and she can use th...

Theyre trying to focus on the accomplishments that they say the house of representatives has done over the past year. this has been a very productive week in congress. especially, in the house. they passed a prescription drug bill. i know. the agreement on the usmca. national defense authorization agreement. oh, and also, there is an agreement on government funding. not just a short-term cr but to fund the government for the remainder of the -- for the fiscal year. so thats a huge sign that pelo...

Employee. others, you know, very highly-regarded diplomats. theres very little that they can do to shake those witnesses in challenges or cross-examination. >> peggy, im just struck by the fact that i feel both mitch mcconnell and nancy pelosi in their own way actually are listening to the public a bit. meaning they realize they have to strike a balance. nancy pelosi realizes im going to make the last thing we do usmca, not impeachment. mitch mcconnell realizing, look, susan collins and cory gar...

Character. but we were at least taking that debate seriously. peggy. >> yeah. i think thats true. and, also, in the past, i think both presidents and their parties with the serious sense of impeachment as a historical matter and a historical judgment. i dont see people talking about that in quite such a way. people are using the phrase asterisk. the president doesnt want an asterisk next to his name. he doesnt want the lead in the final story written about him to -- to include the word impeachme...

Democrats promise to be a check on the power but what happens if the ultimate check on presidential power has been used up in an election year? what an unleashed president could do to them at the ballot box. republicans have left themselves with little choice but to offend most everything this president does. then theres the wild card involving the presidents conduct with ukraine or his associates or, frankly russia. and that seems highly likely w now. combined with rudy giulianis brazen activit...

Hopefully, in a fairly short period of time. in total coordination with the white house counsels office and the people who are representing the president and the senate. >> welcome back. quick senate trial with republicans acting with the white house. thats what mitch mcconnell and the white house seem to be hoping for, if and when the articles of impeachment reach the senate. a different time in politics, that coordination would have been a lot bigger deal than it is today. joining me now, caro...

For abuse of power and obstruction of congress. the house will act expeditiously. thank you. welcome to friday. it is "meet the press daily." and good evening. im chuck todd here in washington practice president trump is now on track to become just the third u.s. president to be officially impeached in the house of representatives. the house judiciary committee voted this morning along party lines to approve two articles of impeachment against the president. abuse of power and obstructing cong...

>> yeah. >> his white house counsel seems to be preparing for a -- a -- in a way that prevents a senate trial. and now, watching mitch mcconnell, is it fair to say pat cipollone and mitch mcconnell are on the same page now? >> i wouldnt be so certain on that because they got to figure out the coordination of the timing. the president and mitch mcconnell are talking only about the calendar that the president isnt trying to unduly influence a juror, which is what leader mcconnell is. one, we saw t...

Out supporting impeachment. so the floodgates might be opening. but republican sources have told me that theyre very confident that republicans are going to stay united against impeachment. so what theyre doing is theyre turning their attention to some of these democrats who they think could flip. could side against impeachment. against the democrats and side with the republicans. and so they are working. theyre doing the soft influence by having these subtle conversations on the house floor. an...

You know, its narrow, in part, because the white house has denied information, access to witnesses, and documents to the house. its fast, i think, because they realize that otherwise its just too slow. i know that sounds a bit like an odd configuration. but it made sense to me given the constraints that are on the house. >> no. it -- it -- it does. i get where theyre at. this is one of those things where i have a feeling after were done with impeachment, were going to learn more information that...