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Aid. its actually a dirty game that >> people dont realize how the the president is playing with them, and its, again, putting nobel work. >> no hint whatsoever. >> no nominees. so lets go to what bill gates just said. lives at risk. its one of the central elements >> there is a really startling of your book. and the republican argument is, revelation in christian andersons deposition released of course, you must not tax today showing donald trumps anyone more than were taxing just constant post...

Suddenly discover you were the nobel prize winners? >> yes, it was pretty incredible to be woken up at 5:00 a.m. >> you have no hint its coming. people dont know how the nobel works. >> no hint whatsoever. >> there are no nominee. lets go to what bill gates just said because its one of the central elements of your book. the republican argument is, of course, you must not tax anyone more than were taxing them. if you tax these rich executives more theyll just work less. it will be a disincentive ...

Impeachable behavior by the president of the united states. the republicans four arguments are all trying to undermine a quid pro quo argument. corroborating evidence will overcome it, but democrats have to make a decision. do they require quid pro quo to move an impeachment article or not? >> yeah, its so clear that its the solicitation that is the violation. >> thats right. >> and thats all you need is the solicitation, and the solicitation doesnt have to be rewarded with action by the other s...

>> the analog was the nixon inquiry. as it started, it wasnt that popular. as it came, more supported it. you cannot read the ukraine transcript. you cant read it and think, this seems above board. >> you talk to people all the time. >> there was no quid pro quo. >> i chi is ridiculous. >> this is what they do. that is what they do. theyre all shady. hes the president. he can ask these things. should he? no. but he can. >> i think thats a real question. i would say that, i still think, on everyt...

Enough to warrant impeachment. the counter argument is what you heard robert ray say a few minutes ago, that some legal experts say that asking for an investigation is not asking for a thing of value. so the solicitation doesnt trigger the campaign finance law. is that what this was, just asking for an investigation? >> chris, with all due respect, i would say that is b.s. from the top to the bottom. all he needs -- this president, all he needs is the hint of an investigation. he wore secretary ...

Vote. if you have a full vote, impeachment doesnt happen. its unlikely that the senate impeach him. >> you think they have a trail? >> i think that will have a trial. >> theres the wager. >> mcconnell is an institutionalist. >> theres the wager. i think they will kill it on the floor. and it needs a simple majority. >> theyll never get rid of the two-thirds of majority to end a filibuster. its gone now. history doesnt change until the second it changes. i do not think there will be a trial. he w...

On this ukraine call because you need a high crime or misdemeanor. you need extortion, bribery, treason, and you dont have it. and asking for an investigation is not asking for a thing of value. jim baker? >> well, it doesnt have to be a crime as defined by congress in a particular statute like in the campaign election law that i think he was referring to. thats just not whats at issue here. this is an issue that sounds in -- what i mean is it comes from the constitution itself, and so its congr...

30-minute call, and we have a 2,000-word excerpt. theres a lot missing. but the president over and over again said, my guy, giuliani, rudy, and my attorney general are going to come see you, and they need to talk to you. by the way, i need you to also investigate biden. we know what that is, and i just want americans, whether youre republican or democrat, to understand that this has nothing to do with politics. this has everything to do with our future, our constitution, and protecting the lives...

Were back now with garrett graff, jim baker, and susan glasser. lets do a little bit about the state of play given all this new information. so, jim baker, i had robert ray, redoubtable legal mind. he says high bar for impeachment. we should all agree about that. the idea that the democrats want to vote next month, i think thats suspect. but he said, you dont have it on this ukraine call because you need a high crime or misdemeanor. you need extortion, bribery, treason, and you dont have it. and...

Underlying obligation to be truthful. however, of course, in the end there will be an evaluation made as to whether or not this conduct this meeting in particular, amounted to a conspiracy to violate the federal election laws. it is illegal to solicit a foreign national to make a contribution. and it doesnt even have to be accepted, this solicitation doesnt have to be accepted to be a violation of this statute. and so trump junior and kushner in respect of this, could well be on the brink of bei...