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Broadcast on a wednesday night. Thank you so very much for being here with us. Good night from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. Were in the midst of live, ongoing coverage of the house judiciariry committee markup. The two articles ever impeachment against the president of the United States that of course congressman jim jordan of ohio speaking right now. This is a standard part of legislative process, the markup. It happens all time. But to...

Much . Maybe but i dont think hes going after it the way he should. Maybe he was telling us less about clinton than he was revealing about himself, donald trump. All in with chris hayes starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. Were in the midst of the House Judiciary Committee markup of the two articles of the president of the United States. This is a standard part of the legislative process, thats the markup. It happens all the time. But tonight is obviously quite different...

July 31st, 2016, the fbi opened the trump russia investigation. And spied on four american citizens associated with President Trumps campaign. They took the dossier to the fisa court appear lied to the court 17 times. Didnt tell the court the guy writing the dossier was desperate to stop trump. Department tell the court the guy was working for the Clinton Campaign didnt tell the court the guy writing the dossier had been fired by the fbi for leaking information to the press. And the fbi continue...

The ballot box, separating children from parents and lock them in cages without worrying about public outrage. he could take away your health care, pocket your tax dollars, do whatever he wants. if the president can cheat to win re-election, the people lose their voice and he is no longer a president. he is a king. im proud to represent the great state of rhode island. the very first state that said enough to king george iii. and once again im here on behalf of my state to say enough. in america...

Good morning, everyone. it is thursday, december 12th, im ayman mohyeldin alongside yasmin vossoughian. the house judiciary committee will continue in a few hours to continue debating the two articles of impeachment against the president, the committee is expected to send the measure to the full house. it is a vote that is likely to have the president impeached by next week. members debated for about four hours last night. here is some of what weve heard. >> i hope every member of this committee...

Stop thinking about running for re-election. stop worrying about being primaried. stop deflecting and distracting and treating those you represent as if they dont see whats going on, like theyre not smart enough to realize you are willfully ignoring the facts to protect a corrupt and dangerous president. do what you were elected to do. you didnt swear an oath to donald trump. you swore an oath to protect and defend the constitution of the united states. honor that oath. reach deep within yoursel...

Here is some of what we heard. >> i hope every member of this committee will withstand the political pressures of the moment. i hope that none of us attempt to justify behavior that we know in our heart is wrong. >> i want to speak directly to my republican friends. wake up. stop thinking about running for re-election. stop worrying about being primary. stop deflecting and distracting and treating those you represent as if they dont see whats going on. like theyre not smart enough to realize tha...

Battle box. he could continue to separate children from their parents and lock them in cages without worrying about public outrage. he could take away your health care, pocket your tax dollars, do whatever he wants. if the president can cheat to win re-election, the president lose theyre voice and hes no longer a president, hes a king. im proud to represent the great state of rhode island. the very first state that said enough to king george iii, and once again im here to say on behalf of my sta...