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Impeachment is the sole purview of the house. it is equally clear, article 1, section 3 says this, the senate shall have the sole power to try all impeachments. according to the founders, let me finish, according to the founders, what happens in the senate is none of you, the house, is none of your business. >> all people are doing making sure its a fair trial. by the way, i read that very same part of the constitution. it doesnt say how quickly you have to move it from the house to the senate. ...

White house? >> my problem with it is theyre claiming this testimony is so essential to this process, if it is that essential, why didnt they let it play out? >> because the president wouldnt allow it. he not only withheld witnesses he withheld evidence. chris: a good question. why didnt they do it. you folks can ruin your christmas. talk about it over christmas dinner. we have to take a break here. when we come back, as timing and scope of a senate trial remain in him boy, well discuss how it i...

Trade agreement with china he will sign very shortly. the president calls september a historic success for his administration despite a historic admonishment. >> it is tragic that the presidents reckless actions make impeachment necessary. he gave us no choice. reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi is withholding impeachment articles from the senate, delaying a trial. democrats want republicans to allow witness testimony. the president called the delay unfair. senate republicans are brushing it o...

Position is untenable that they will move it along and chuck schumer and mitch mcconnell reach a deal how it proceeds in the senate. chris: she will eventually give? >> she will yield. there is no way she can hold this position. chris: the president wants his day in court. how frustrated is he right now by what pelosi is doing? and he has been sort of back and forth in this. does he want a full trial which he can call witnesses, republicans can call witnesses to defend him? he is frustrated what...

That president posed such a grave danger to the globe we have to trample on the constitutional rights, not allow us to have any witnesses in front of the intelligence committee, not allows us to have counsel present or provide evidence in our own defense and well trample rights, to demand longer process in the senate with more witnesses. i dont know when they became concerned about due process after trampling over the presidents rights but to your opening segment the president believes were winn...

About the division in this country but became very clear there was danger to our national security. there was a danger to our democracy. and that is why, our aware of what is happening, have to protect it as we go into the next years election. chris: you certainly would agree, there is always delay between christmas an new years, nancy pelosi made it clear hoping to hold it up it is creating leverage to allow chuck schumer to make a deal with mitch mcconnell on the ground rules for the trial. th...

Chris: and, one of the democratic witnesses before house judiciary, harvard law professor, noah feldstein says, look if you dont turn over, if you dont send impeachment to the senate, the president is never actually impeached. isnt this almost definition of a empty threat? >> i dont think its a empty threat. i dont like the words threat this is about our democracy. what were trying to do is make sure there is a fair trial. when senator mcconnell, youre supposed to be, youre a juror, youre suppos...

Battle for bethlehem continues. ♪ ♪ back. >> holiday treat for all of us. "fox news sunday" with chris wallace is next. chris: im chris wallace. the house of representatives impeach president trump but lawmakers go home to the holidays with no clear plan for whats next. >> im not going to answer anymore questions on this. when we see what their process is, we will know who and how many we want to send over. chris: house speaker nancy pelosi postpones sending the articles of impeachment to th...

Roberts who will oversee the trial. mitch mcconnell is partisan republican. no one is expecting him to be partial. problem as ben said, nancy pelosi initiated this process. to please her progress i was and she rushed it through to please those adam housley members want to talk about something else. now she is in a bind here. chris: is she in a bind? >> not at all. i was shocked to say nancy pelosi is not in charge of democrats. she had quite a streak here. she held her caucus together. oh, of th...

I think they will continue to be discussions. i dont know. im not part of those very tight discussions but, senator schumer is trying to work with senator mcconnell to make sure there is a fair hearing. i think there are witnesses that would not, that the president would not allow to testify like the chief of staff, like john bolton and others that people would like to get that testimony from, to insure it is a fair trial. chris: okay. >> you about it will move. chris: but, i want to take marc s...