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>> sean: and reince, schiff is a compromise fact witness in the case. lets assume the impeach trump in the house, goes nowhere in the senate, how does it impact 2020? >> you already saw it in the poll last week, the marquette poll in wisconsin, which is the biggest most-win state in america. it showed that only 41% of the people in wisconsin support impeachment, which is one of the worst numbers in the entire country. and karl is right. i think the republicans -- i think the leadership on the re...

Front of the american people or at least tell them were going to have this in front of you within a matter of weeks. is that the right strategy? >> well, i think that were at the point at this time, the democrats had to show something for all of these hearings. there was enough -- not leaks coming out but commentary about testimony from within the democrats, people were getting frustrated. when do we get to see it? so its smart because i think they need to move quickly. >> because the republican...

Why is that ruling so important for what is happening today, which is the impeachment inquiry on the issue of whether military aid to ukraine was being held up? >> well, the white house and republicans in congress have basically called the impeachment inquiry a sham inquiry because there was no full house vote to proceed with impeachment. theyve been trying to basically force democrats to, you know, support this with a vote because there are a couple dozen democrats in trump districts who, you k...

To do the dirty work of the obama administration are the achilles heel of the previous administration. >> new evidence comes from a trip to rome by william barr and john durham. todd: donald trump talking about jobs and energy in pittsburgh as joe biden in scranton. a new poll shows the majority of voters in swing states do not want the president impeached. griff jenkins joins us with details. >> reporter: we have seen a slight increase in support for impeachment in national polls, a new new yor...

Impeached. what do these numbers say to you? >> brand new poll numbers. that 50%, youre right to note, is a new high. this divide between those in favor and those opposed, this 43%, this seven-point gap is the most significant weve seen as well. take a look at the pro impeachment number. remember, thats impeachment an. you see it has steadily been growing once the ukraine conversation entered the situation. take a look at this. this is key. democratics 7% support impeachment and removal. spe ind...

Is phony when its not, does it win him political points with his base? >> look, with his base, his argument is that the system is rigged against you, that you are under threat from elites who sustain you and minorities are coming to take your jobs. i am the one to protect you. whats that? yeah. his argument is that i alone can fix it. i am the human wall who can protect you against all these forces that are conspiring to kind of marginalize you in society. you look at the polling, poppy, cnn pol...

The democrats are different, vicious and they stick together, i think hes just talking. i think that republicans have their own viciousness and their own sticking together that happens. and sometimes he just projects as well. >> so, republican congressman, you raise the point about people being afraid of their own voters. so, congressman rooney, you know him, of course. he says hes now open to impeaching the president. immediately after he said that, he said hes not going to run for re-election....

And that is an impeachable offense. and by mulvaney saying out loud that they were involved in that kind of quid pro quo, it is also a co-conspirator statement that could very well be used as evidence against everybody who is found to be in this conspiracy. >> you put the whole week together here, scott, and you look at the numbers that i was just mentioning in terms of the gallup poll, those who support impeachment and removal, and there are many different polls out there that are showing an in...

Move forward and should go for a full examination in a trial of the united states senate my vote would be yes. >> everyone is back with me. do you think this week could be the week when more republicans will say enough is enough does support impeachment? >> congressman rooney, his district went for trump by 21 points and he came out and said it is loud and clear that this was a quid pro quo. is a crack in the dam. theres a trend tha president. the general public opinion is increasing and favorin...

Where donald trump has broken his promises because ohio, michigan and pennsylvania actually in the latest jobs data have lost jobs, not gained them. not only that, what we have to recognize is that not only did the mueller report point out ten different instances where the president obstructed justice or tried to, and he made that call to president zelenskiy of the ukraine, but he is ongoingly -- in an ongoing way violating his oath of office and abusing his power. we have to impeach this presid...