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Doesnt want to be impeached, viewing it as a personal humiliation. >> that will be the first line of any biography that comes from this point on, that he was the third president to be impeached in the history of the country. although he has lined up the support of republicans from the top down in the senate and his conviction is very unlikely, this is still a defeat. weve seen from the beginning, this is a president who does not like to lose and he sees even the vote thats going to be taken in t...

Conduct. why was it not a fulsome debate? >> i dont think they have -- i dont think they felt comfortable engaging on the facts, but i do think these process arguments have been working the a certain extent with the public. thats the reason youre not seeing pressure on republicans to vote to convict the president and why i think if there is a glimmer of bipartisanship in this process, its going to be house democrats in vulnerable districts voting to impeach the president. >> michael steel, adrie...

Instead focus again on farcical process arguments in my view. im compelled to respond to at least one of those which is this notion about the closed door depositions. because as i understand it from reading these transcripts, many minority members were present and granted equal time to question witnesses brought before the intelligence committee, the foreign affairs committee and the government oversight committee. some of those members are actually on this committee. so i struggle to understand...

The live testimony of ambassador sondland, lieutenant colonel vindman and so many other public servants over the course of many weeks as millions of americans watched along with us. so again, it is -- i understand that were going to have a robust debate about the legal standards that govern the inquiry before us and the decision we make on these articles but let us stay true to the facts and lets dispense with these process arguments and get to the substance of why we are here today. ill also ju...

The live testimony of ambassador sondland, vindman and so many other public servants over the course of many weeks as millions of americans watched along with us. so again, it is -- i understand that we are going to have a robust debate about the legal standards that govern the inquiry that is before us and the decision we make on these articles. let us stay true to the facts and lets dispense with these process arguments and get to the substance of why we are here today. i will also just say hi...

Instead focus again on some very farcical process arguments in my view. im compelled to respond to at least one of those, this notion about the closed-door depositions. because as i understand it from reading these transcripts, many minority members were present and granted equal time to question witnesses brought before the intelligence committee, the foreign affairs committee and the government oversight committee. some of those members are actually on this committee. so i struggle to understa...

>> they played the tape. during the senate trial. >> why. >> they chose to. the senate has the sole power to try impeachment case. they can do it any way they want. >> president trump wants the witnesses to be in person. he made it clear. opposed to having the recordings and depositions. we have not heard the same from republican senators who said essentially they think that could get out of hand. they favor video tapes. >> republicans have not been making an argument about the evidence. they ha...

Want. >> president trump wants the witnesses to be in person. he made it clear. opposed to having the recordings and depositions. we have not heard the same from republican senators who said essentially they think that could get out of hand. they favor video tapes. >> republicans have not been making an argument about the evidence. they have been process arguments. by and large. are they going to be continuing to do that? it seem hike the president wants them to make actually backing up this was...

The way that those who are watching it really closely are thinking about it. sure was a topic around thanksgiving dinner tables. but did people have the same command of the facts and the import of it that those who are watching closely did. they dont want to lose too much more time. once you get into january, then that republican argument which is process arguments, not engaging with the facts but saying why are they doing this in an election year when voters will have a say, lets have the vote ...

They didnt do it for some reason of the main process here, chris, they will not take the time to get any first-hand witnesses that have direct knowledge of this matter and the presidents statements and state of mind. mick mulvaney, acting chief of staff, rudy giuliani, any of these people because it might take another two months or so. and i think a lot of the process arguments at the moment will be forgotten in the fullness of time but the fact theyre sending a flagrantly incomplete fact all re...