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Russia investigation. and now we have in black and white in both the phone transcript and the whistleblower complaint the president attempting to collude with the foreign head of government implicating his own attorney general, using the poyer bo pow government to investigate a rival. and that is not even getting into the alleged quid pro quo. so i think republicans have to deal with this in a more forceful way. as s.e. said, they have to support a thorough and robust investigation. because ther...

These professionals know the law, especially when it comes to ada many schiff, a former federal prosecutor, they know how to move this case. joe crowley, thank you for coming on tonight. >> thank you, s.e. theres no place thats far enough to escape the impeachment aftershocks. its something 2020 candidates are learning a hard way. later on republican lawmakers are once again privately concerned. dont get mea started. here! here! here! here! being here matters but the cold and flu keeps some ...

I think this specific example is one that should be pursued. it is so egregious, and i think we should do it expeditiously, because thats also in the countrys best interests. >> thats what i want to ask you about next. leadership further said they want it wrapped up by the holidays. i dont blame them. do you think its possible, though, given just the voluminous amounts of news uncovered this week alone, were likely to get a whole lot more. >> i think the answer is absolutely. we have a number of...

Trump. so do you think impeachment will help democrats? >> absolutely. everybody gets that wrong. the reason ive been able to predict elections since 1984 is my keys to the white house system, which measures the strength and performance of the party holding the white house. trump would have to lose six keys to be defeated. right now hes only down three keys. the impeachment would nail now as only the third president ever to be impeached, the scandal key. it could trigger other keys like a real c...

Congress. those of us who just joined the 106th congress came here to do good work. this is not what we wanted to do, its sad for america, but its good for the constitution and the rule of law. >> the committee has issued a subpoena to mike pompeo for various documents. if he refuses, what then? what is the plan? >> well, then hell be held in contempt. this is obstruction. this is one of the grave issues we are facing right now. congress is a co-equal branch of government. the documents were req...

Do. i think they feel like people have short memories. i was asking the texas tribune reporter, what he thought about why ted cruz, who donald trump was so belittling too, why he wouldnt use this moment to stand up for the constitution and get some revenge on donald trump. they guys are all short term. theyre looking at the next re-election or 2024, every senator wants to be president. they dont want -- >> theyre getting on the wrong side of history. >> but the ones who do feel that way left. an...

W amodei was the first republican to support the inquiry but he does make it clear that he does not support impeachment but he supports tolling t s follows th. many told us that they havent read the whistleblower complaint despite it being the talk of the nature for the past three days -- nation for the past three days. few have spoken publicly about it and even few expressed concern like mitt romney who called the whistleblower complaint deeply troubling. joining us now is s.e. cupp and also ch...

Period, but it is good in the sense that we are upholding to the rules of the constitution itself. >> right. >> that was meant to deal with issues just like this. >> i think we can both agree that opening the inquiry is the right thing to do. im trying to gauge whether or not some of these political consequences, and if theyre real, are going to, you know, affect this s process. >> was the effect down ballot in more moderate districts, maybe who are up for reelection. >> i think thats a great po...

Simply because there wasnt enough there, and impeachment is generally bad for america, but we have crossed the rubicon. theres simply no way around opening an inquirinquiry. it is the right thing to do, and right now. this week the congressman joins me now. nancy pelosi is now willing to go down the road, but she wants to keep it narrowly focused on ukraine and the whistle-blowers complaint. does that strategy make sense to you? >> you know, s.e., it does. this behavior is so egregious. rememb...

Been no finding of wrongdoing by biden or his son. bidens efforts to get rid of ukraines prosecutor general was expected to bring more scrutiny of the company that hunter biden sat on the beaoard of. with us to discuss more, joe lockhart and s.e. cup. the president is saying this is a nothing call. what do you think about that? >> i think parsing is partisan. so to parse this transcript is conceding that theres anything to parse. this was quid pro quo in black and white. you dont even need the t...