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Violation of the constitution, it is profoundly immoral. and heres why they say they and the country has come to accept that. the reason many are not shocked about this is that this president has dumbed down the idea of morality in his administration. he has hired and fired a number of people who are now convicted criminals. he himself has admitted to immoral actions in business and in his relationship with women about which he remains proud. his twitter feed alone with the mischaracterizations,...

Now. >> trump might have loyal republicans in congress, but every politician has a breaking point. this evening "the washington post" published a scathing op-ed from senate majority leader mitch mcconnell where he slammed the decision to withdraw from syria, calling it a strategic nightma nightmare. if there are cracks forming, can we ask how much longer the until the entire dam breaks? leading our discussion tonight are peter wenner, adviser to the past three republican presidents, and ruth mar...

Tra steakic backgrounds. can we now ask how much longer until the entire damn breaks. >> leading off are peter wenner. he was an adviser to the past throw republican presidents and ruth marcus, also an msnbc contributor pros at this time. the history impeachment. that was before the g-7 came into the plane. do you have so this confluence of controversies that might be the presidents damn? his call in congress? >> i want to say yes but i think for right now the answer is no.

Party. hes spoken out several times now on several issues. i think he is an important figure to watch. he may give cover to other republican senators. last thing ill say is, none of this is new. if youve been talking to republicans as i have throughout the trump presidency, they have known really from the start, almost from the start i would say, that this is a person who is really problematic and psychologically unwell. i think at the beginning it was wishful thinking, we can contain and contro...

Closer to that 52% among republican voters. he still has high support among republican voters. iept saying these republican members are profiles in courage. anything but, or their decision to stick with the president is right. but its significant that governor kasich, who was a member of the house, says he would support impeachment if he were still a member of the house. but none of his former colleagues in that body have come out and said the same thing, not a single one of them. >> not a singl...

Break with him in public until it becomes politically safe for them to do that. >> i wonder what sort of precedent theyre sending, peter, about what they will accept going forward. mitch mcconnell in "the washington post" had a scathing op-ed against the presidents decision to withdraw from syria. he called it a grave administration and will leave the people less safe, embolden our enemies and weaken important allies. i guess where do they go from here? >> well, i think theyre going to stick wit...

Is psychologically unwell. i think in the beginning at the now the maybe hell grow in office and maybe mcconnell could bible to do psh, if and tru as ffrmts is the worst of trump up till nowso this is an open question. >> if you thought funnel. peter, thank you very much. and joining us is democratic senator gar ry frnl and he is te lead supporter of the.

The republican lawmakers are going to stick with trump. your crew had a me-first approach to trump, that tru, harr republican primary voters turn against trump, its going to be very, very dangerous, moe matter what they might nearly -- no matter how much they complain about that in private, theyre if not going to break about that in trouble. >> i wonder what sort of precedent theyre sending, peter, about what they will accept going forward. mitch mcconnell in "the washington post" had a scathing

Frnl but its curious that skmurks but none of his former colleagues in that body have come out and said the same thing, not a sing single of? >> this step sfd ♪ and telling congress what they know on the ukraine issue. were on day 25 of the impeachment inquiry and these numbers are going up. peter, if sfurks. heres what i would say. the current situation youre not going to get two-thirds in the senate to impeach him, but

That he would grow in office, that he would be surrounded by good people. hes gotten worse. but having made that accommodation early on, they didnt feel like they could get off. now its not just a defense of trump, its a defense of their defense of trump. to indict him is to indict themselves and to indict their own judgment. thats hard for any human being. and trump supporters are not doing it. they -- they will defend him, you know, regardless of what happens come hell or high water. >> peter,...