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Senate process. were a part of the senate trial. we appoint managers to prosecute the case. so we have a stake in how that process will move forward. and we have to know how that process is framed in order to properly prepare the case that well put forward and the managers that well submit to present the case. so we have a clear stake in this. but it does beg the question, what is mitch mcconnell afraid of? >> what leverage -- >> is he afraid that -- >> what records do you have? if you say the a...

Any additional d.o.d. obligation of the funds pending direction from that process. he goes on to say, given the sensitive nature of the request i appreciate your keeping that information closely held to those who need to know to execute direction. democrats now want duffey to testify. >> if there was ever an argument that we need mr. duffey to come testify, this is that information. this email is explosive. a top administration official, one that we requested, is saying stop the aid, 91 minutes ...

Guarantee from mitch mcconnell and new witnesses will be called and why do you think hell actually comply with that? >> well, because we dont want to -- first of all, in terms of the house, and i think where the speaker is, she doesnt want to submit the articles to a sham process. and if he doesnt feel any pressure to do the job in a way that the constitution required him to do, there is nothing we can do about that. and but i do accept the point. there is limited leverage that we have as long a...

Howard: you know, the press halls also been very critical lately of senator mitch mcconnell for saying hes working very closely with the white house and people like you on the senate trial, that theres not going to be any difference between the two sides. and the criticism from the media is hes hardly an impartial juror. your thoughts. >> look, i think its going to be pretty hard to believe that chuck schumers an impartial juror either. clearly, there is going to be an opportunity in the senate ...

Howie, i heard on wednesday from house democrats that no one is above the law, but theyre treating the president like hes beneath the law. nobody deserves this type of unfair treatment. howard: the president said, we played this earlier, that it doesnt really feel like hes being impeached. each though it was clearly on a party-line vote, the media certainly acting like this is a crucial and historic moment and democracy is at stake. is so is the president trying to create an alternative reality?...

Donald trumps legacy, and he knows it, and thats why he has been so crazed. >> the 2016 election has now resulted in one of the most, if not the most pathetic,ty vice e, disgusting, repulsive and, frankly, political stunts in american history. >> its also a night that is going to not only leave a stain on president trumps presidency, but i wonder what its going to do to his psyche. howard: pundits baffled by nancy pelosi as she refuses for now to send the impeachment articles to the senate. >> h...

Involved in that. howard: not just liberals have said why did giuliani take an oin camera crew to ukraine because regardless of whether you liked the report, he was generating more press as president trump was in the process of being impeached. >> i dont know. i dont know why his interview to the new yorker, its baffling. whats really important for the media, this is really crazy how he just, its all about what rudy giuliani is doing and not about what hes talking about which, i think, deserves ...

Going to be president or not. do i wish he hadnt sent it? yes. its been mutilated to death, and its been used to bludgeon an institution i love. howard: page was rather fortunate to be questioned by maddow. andrew mccabe who came under criminal investigation is now a cnn contributor. so after the i.g. found many instances of fbi misconduct in the fisa warrant process, wolf blitzer had some hard questions. >> very serious misconduct on your watch. this wasnt just sloppiness, these were brutal mis...

President and your planning? >> howie, its good to be with you. thanks for having me. look, i think its two things. number one, shes exposed what weve been saying all along, which this is a complete sham, and impeachments been weaponized on a hyperpartisan basis to be a political tactic against the president. not what the constitution and our framers had all intended for impeachment, number one. number two, after completely controlling the process in the house, completely depriving the president...

A trial without evidence is an absolutely toothless charade. right? its nothing for the senators to actually dig into vote on. so they need both evidence and absolutely like you said, they should be able to take the same standard as a regular criminal trial. thinking may be more of a political question than a legal question, but if this trial happens and the president is ultimately i quitted, does it hurt him that he does not get a fair trial, that he gets a sham process, that he just runs aroun...