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Witnesses or evidence. >> which might be fine if -- if its an acquittal that he wants or a summary judgment he wants. it -- it -- its something he could possibly get. is that different from the fact that the president is going to make claims that he was exonerated, right? hes already told people about the impeachment being a hoax and prove nothing and all of that. but wouldnt a trial that is not likely to result in the removal of the president be a more robust thing for the president to hang his...

Cosmetically, the senate trial looks like a trial but its nothing like a trial in practice. its purely political. as evidence by the fact that we, lawyers, in court have volumes of leather-bound books on procedure we have to follow. even the last impeachment trial of president clinton isnt necessarily controlling on this senate. they create the rules as they go along. just as they did through meetings with house managers in the clinton impeachment trial prior to the trial in that case. so while ...

Accused of anything has any obligation to cooperate with the investigation. they have fifth amendment privileges and have to have a robust due process. so if the senate decides that there really was not a legitimate basis for this impeachment legally, then having this dismissed almost immediately in a type of summary judgment or motion to dismiss would be legally and constitutionally proper. so, again, either way, whether or not this is dismissed more immediately in the senate for lack of any so...

Opening statements from the house managers, serving as prosecutors, and the white house lawyers. eric: meanwhile, the washington post reporting that the president, you know, hes been supposedly of course angry over this, and he wants witness or so they say. do you think it is likely there could be any witnesses if the president would prevail or it is more in his interest to have something short and in the republicans view get it out of the way? >> well, i think senate republicans led by mitch mc...

Know my criminal setting. if a prosecutors filing charges, doesnt mean they are filing them maliciously. unfortunately, sometimes that does t occur. here, the house is filing malicious articles of impeachment, as a malicious prosecution against president trump. a summary judgment that the senate kicks this out, saying there is no basis, that is proper. that is not a riggedco jury, tht is proper under the rule of lawt if we go fully to a rule full trial, evidence and witnesses, the american peopl...

Criminal setting, if a prosecutor was filing charges, that doesnt mean that they arent necessarily filing them maliciously. unfortunately sometimes this does occur and hear the houses filing malicious articles of impeachment as a malicious prosecution against president trump. so if this is a summary judgment that the senate kicks us out saying there is no legal or constitutional basis, thats actually proper. its not a rigged jury, but is proper under constitution and rule of law. if we go fully ...

>> where appropriate, though. how do you define that? >> well, the judge defines that. and its a 120-page ruling. and i havent read all 120 pages. >> pete, youve got to work on your speed reading. >> in the last 30 seconds. but she cites the previous opinion we were talking about earlier in the harriet miers case by judge john bates and says that when you get into questions of national security, it may be appropriate for people to decline to answer the congress questions. so i think the importan...

If the meeting happens again. >> never dated. >> you know who is in the meeting? >> which meeting -- >> the meeting that never happened, who was in a question m [laughter] you know how he do a press conference, how he released a question mark do you know how that happen? you got all three of them wrong? they get the call, they get the meeting, they get them on? its not two plus two, it 0 for 3. i mean, ive never seen anything like that. >> sean: america, what are we doing here what the ukrainian...

The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the committee and we affirm the committee possesses authority under both the house rules and the constitution to issue the subpoena and mazears must comply. that was a 2-1 ruling against president trump and his legal team at the federal appeals level. today it was a terrible day for president trump in court on everything. his wall got blocked in court today. heres how nbc news pete ruling skrik it. a federal judge ruled friday that presiden...

Of the information underlying the presidents financial disclosures. you tend to get a closer look when you are shown to have left a little bit out that might have been politically inconvenient for yourself. the committee wanted to look into whether the a propensity to not theclude the stuff related to their the volvement in felonies. that initial financial discloser debacle is actually the very simple history behind what was a body blow legal ruling by president trump at the federal appeals cour...