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Major defenders on capitol hill is still trying to muddy the water. hes talk iing about the whistleblower. how far past though is this from the whistleblower at this stage? >> far. i mean and even more so the whistleblower, the contents, the guts of it, the details have been confirmed mostly by the president himself so the whistleblower and desire to get him to testify is one of the many process arguments that jim jordan and mark meadows, matt gates, some of the presidents staunchest supporters ...

Using these process arguments to deflect attention from some of the central issues which you just mentioned the way that foreign policy was being carried out, that is unacceptable. the president seems to think that conducting foreign policy is like trying to put together real estate deal in manhattan and thats just not how it works. you can understand how professionals like marie yovanovitch would be shocked and very disappointed in getting caught in the middle of that. i think again and ive sai...

Every single word that we just heard. but instead, you heard none of it. the american public heard none of it. because chairman schiff instead chooses to put his own spin to it. and thats outrageous. and the american public are fed up with what they are watching. >> look i dont want to address the substance of that or the accusations therein. but the sentiment, is that reflecting the majority of americans? >> well i think what youre seeing is a republican strategy. this is sort of what weve seen...

Arguments when youre being asked by a group of reporters a pretty simple straightforward yes or no question. theres no reason outside of political strategy why a senator as smart as cory gardner couldnt just answer that question. we all know, republicans all know that if they were in the privacy of their own homes talking to their friends, they all think its inappropriate to solicit foreign help in an election. thats why you see them in public when they are afraid to antagonize the president. es...

Whistle-blow whistle-blower, no, no, i was there. they knocked down that defense. instead of looking for the answers and looking for a defense thats true, theyre looking for any defense that works. if the public will buy it, thats what theyre looking for. >> you know, im glad you laid it out, david. you have seen each of these straw men as it were knocked down by the facts. yet the pushback continues. a.b., i wonders when you speak about this republican silence, some are willing to actively defe...

But thats not a real request. >> michael steele, thats not a real request. >> yeah. thats not the smart argument to be making right now. the smart argument is the argument youre hearing from a lot of people. it is these process arguments. chairman schiff made up quotes in the beginning of the hearing. that the democrats arent doing actual impeachment vote because that would be an unpopular vote for the democrats sitting in districts that the president won. >> but those are political arguments to...

Just sent a letter to her republican counterpart house minority leader kevin mccarthy. earlier he had requested suspending the impeachment inquiry. pelosi, of course, denying the request. this is part of her response that she just sent, quote, as you know, our founders were specifically intent in ensuring foreign entities did not undermine the integrity of our elections. i received your letter this morning shortly after the world witnessed president trump on national television asking yet anothe...

Discussed, the white house, the president, rudy giuliani, and others, have all admitted. >> john: he said it all. >> we could make process arguments until what he said in front of the chopper but its all over now. >> john: thanks, panel. when we come back from a homecoming proposal that are sure to put a smile on your face. ♪ that keeps you up again, and again. advil pm silences pain, and you sleep the whole night. advil pm my bladder leak underwear.orried someone might see so, i switched. to ...

Republicans is they cant subpoena anybody. remember both with the clinton impeachment after the vote and with the attempt to impeach richard nixon, the other party, the minority party had subpoena power. they dont right now. it is a smart move i think from a partisan point of view by pelosi not to have an official vote. it doesnt give republicans subpoena power to get into the democrat stuff. >> i think republicans are making process arguments piling them up on democrats. the bigger problem for ...

Maybe it is getting in the way of some of their legislative agenda. if everything were just funneled through the judiciary, it would free up the other committees and make it sort of easier to get their arms around. thats one. and also, it would allow them to speak about it on the house floor, which right now youre not allowed to disparage -- i didnt know that, that you werent allowed to disparage -- i think weve caught some people breaking that rule. >> we should have those rules here. but that ...