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Her guns. she wants to see what happens. tell us whats going on behind the scenes and what the mood is on the hill. >> im not sure we got much clarity from the speaker. here is what she did say. she said she wants to find out what the senate trial process will be before she can determine how many managers shell appoint. those are the house prosecutors of the impeachment case essentially, and who they will be. practically speaking, that means were probably not going to find out those next steps u...

Better than more evidence. >> that pretty much, phil, lays out where we are. a few minutes ago the president tweeted, backing up what we heard from mitch mcconnell, pelosi feels her phony impeachment hoax is so pathetic, shes afraid to present it to the senate. where does that leave us? >> the standoff is over the witnesses, whether mitch mcconnell will agree to a trial as schumer has requested that would include witnesses, including the acting white house chief of staff mick mulvaney and former...

The ayes have it. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york city -- >> madam speaker, i ask for a vote -- >> for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> i ask for a roll call vote. >> a recorded vote is requested. those favoring the recorded vote will rise. members will record their votes by electronic device. -- is a five minute vote. >> the microphones have been killed again by the house. an unmistakable look to her caucus when she feared there was going to b...

A trial can start without witnesses and add them later or start with a plan for witnesses and vote not to hear them later. senators can get votes on all this. thats what senator schumer is talking about when he says no matter how this kicks off, they can get later votes on specific trump witnesses. >> i will ask during the impeachment proceeding for a vote on whether mulvaney should testify and whether bolton should testify or any republican thinks that they can escape having to vote on this no ...

Table to get to what youre talking about to send over the articles? >> i dont know whats going on between mcconnell and schumer. i would hope they would work together in order to, you know, develop the rules. if they dont i guess mcconnell is going to do whatever he wants to do. the articles are going to be transmitted. >> and you are confident if that? you are confident these articles will be transmited? >> absolutely. absolutely. i just think too much is being made of this. the speaker wants t...

Join us on msnbc.com. >> much of that has changed since then, politics, platforms, media. but the constitution has not. it still provides that unshakable foundation to this process. the house charges. the senate holds the trial out in the open so the public can see. no person is above the law. especially not the person holding a temporary power to, as the constitution says, take care that the laws be faithfully executed. now, a senator whos actually voted on these rules in an impeachment trial b...

To let you go down there. obviously the american people recognizing until we get a full, you know, the full witnesses for the trial, its not going to be fair by any measure. >> well, and thats part of the fact-findingwell, thats part ot finding part of this. if rudy giuliani can go on fox news and do the public also get their testimony in a fact check way under oath i think theres a big question there. senator, i appreciate you coming on the beat sir. >> im glad you mentioned under oath is the k...

Key fact witnesses -- >> which 71% or something like that -- >> 62% of republicans. >> what are collins and mcsally going to say when theyre asked do you want to hear from bolton or not? >> thats a problem for mcconnell. i think hes going to negotiate something with schumer in that regard. but the question is who will vote to remove the president and the republican party in the senate? guess what? ill tell you a secret. the majority of them think hes terrible, and they think hes a problem for ou...

♪for the holidays you cant beat home sweet home.♪ we go the extra mile to bring your holidays home. back with a u.s. senator who has direct experience on exactly how these trials work, byron dorgan. he voted not guilty in clintons trial. thank you for joining me. >> thanks ari. >> how will it work given this is something the senate decides as it goes? >> well, i dont think anyone really knows how this will work. theres much, much more rancid pa partisanship than was 20 yearsing a. not as i...

Historic night so far of the trump presidency. really appreciate it. >> my pleasure. >> as rachel and i were talking about at the beginning of the show congressman earl blumenauer on the house floor today said this. >> i vote proudly for these two articles of impeachment, and then i hope the house retains control of the articles until the speaker and leader schumer can negotiate agreement on process and witnesses from mcconnell so that the next stage will be open and fair, so that donald trump w...