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Theyre elected because their constituents chose them for their opinions and views on the record. >> so to that point, senator mcconnell has also rejected witnesses, specifically, mick mulvaney, john bolton, to appear before the senate. he keeps saying this is a political process but is there a risk for mitch mcconnell that if he does not at least have witnesses, that the exoneration of president trump will be somewhat fallible, given the fact that its going to come down to numbers and not the ac...

>> impartial justice according to the constitution and laws. then you also have leader mcconnell there saying -- admitting he will not be impartial. and this is actually a political process. is there any concern, danny for the rule of law here? >> i can see a concern for the rule of law. on the other hand, impartial justice doesnt necessarily mean that the juror, him or herself, will be free of all partiality. its not the same as the judicial process but that does give reason for concern for the...

Step of his process. and its likely that neither one of them are going to vote to impeach this president. thats remarkable, we saw people during the clinton impeachment, for example, cross party lines. and it looks like every single republican is going to back the president. in the face of all of this, in the face of this letter, i didnt think that would change any minds but its just a testament of the left of authority he demands in the house. >> its just interesting if you juxtapose the letter...

Powers of his high office and deliberately obstructed the congressional investigation into this abuse. however, jared golden told us had plans to vote yes on abuse of power but no on obstruction of congress. joining us here a good friend, danny cevallos here on msnbc. danny, lets talk about what we expect today. walk us through how this plays out. obviously, the articles have been drafted. is there going to be a lot of debate? could anything derail this in the last minute besides the vote actual...

Welcome back, everybody. im yasmin vossoughian alongside ayman mohyeldin. in just a couple hours the house of representatives will convene to begin the final process of impeaching the president. this follows a day of deliberation by the house rules committee. setting the guidelines for todays historic vote. judiciary committee chairman jerry nadler who had been expected to testify missed the meeting because of an unspecified family emergency. in his place, democratic congressman jamie raskin pre...

Defend president trump under oath in a senate trial? >> now, speaking to msnbcs chris hayes last night, schumer said he would push for a senate vote to include key witnesses in a trial. >> im allowed to ask the votes -- i will ask during the impeachment proceeding for a vote on whether mulvaney should testify? and whether bolton should testify and whether casey should testify and whether griffin should testify. and many of my republican colleagues will be in a real dilemma. >> and senator mitch ...

Their duty to investigate. its the fact that our colleagues are desperate to sign up the senate for new fact-finding which house democrats themselves were too impatient to see through, well, that suggests something to me. it suggests that even democrats who do not like this president are beginning to realize how dramatically insufficient the houses rushed process has been. >> and suchumer went on to shea th -- say -- >> leader mereditcconnell, come this microphone and explain why mulvaney or bol...

Senate for new fact finding, which house democrats themselves were too impatient to see through, well, that suggests something to me. it suggests that even democrats who do not like this president are beginning to realize how dramatically insufficient the houses rushed process has been. well, look, i hope the house of representatives sees that too. if house democrats case is this deficient, this thin, the answer is not for the judge and jury to cure it over here in the senate. the answer is the ...

Which house democrats themselves were too impatient to see through. well, that suggests something to me. it suggests that even democrats who do not like this president are beginning to realize how dramatically insufficient the houses rushed process has been. look, i hope the house of representatives sees that, too. if house democrats case is this deficient, this thin, the answer is not for the judge and jury to cure it over here in the senate. the answer is the house should not impeach on this b...

Already desperate to sign up the senate for new fact-finding which house democrats themselves were too impatient to see through, well, that suggests something to me. it suggests that even democrats who do not like this president are beginning to realize how dramatically insufficient the houses rushed process has been. well, look, i hope the house of representatives sees that, too. if house democrats case is this deficient, this thin, the answer is not for the judge and jury to cure it over here ...