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Putting throughout is just not cred credible, and spite the appearances by going to london and participating in nato, the process is moving forward white house him and that is making him anxious and nervous. he knows this is isa train goin full steam ahead. >> nancy pelosi was doing nothing to advance usmca, larry kudlow who is working on it said on the record to reporters that the impeachment hearing is not holding things back and he takes nancy pelosi at his word that things are progressing. w...

By sending his own lawyer, he legitimizes the process. if you look at the example of what he did with mueller, he would say id like to testify possibly, ill answer all your questions put them in writing. and in the end he gave practically no information to mueller. >> they could even respond saying its an illegitimate process. >> i would think they would respond by saying its an illegitimate process and were not going to participate. well see. >> we keep talking about the historic nature of thes...

Point to participate in the process where republicans are in charge. they can argue at that point that the rules set for by mitch mcconnell are ferrer to the president, gives him a chance to articulate his point of view, give voice to his defense, take on his accusers. so i dont think youll see much participation by the president. now, that doesnt mean he wont be saying from the outside as you pointed out with that tweet. we will hear a lot from the president during the next couple weeks as we g...

You can give a president,ism impeachment and then eventually removal from office? so i feel like what nadler will do with academics is not merely academic. they are starting to lay the groundwork for what is the appropriate punishment for what everybody pretty much gets at this point that he did. >> peter baker, you have been weighing into the history. a great piece in the times. how this played out in the past. there is something plastic about this process. there are elements that give us a bro...

I want to gauge how they regard the seriousness of this. to ensure fairness and restore integrity, the word restore indicating its a process that can be restored. they are acknowledging that in a way they werent in the course of the intelligence committee hearings. now that we have reached this stage, are you getting any sense that they are dealing with this, thinking about this in a different way a than they were two, three weeks ago? >> the republicans are reckoning with it. if they are reckon...

Responsible for synthesizing whats in that report chairman schiff reports. it could include obstruction of justice, obstruction of congress, abuse of power and bribery. they have on multiple occasions invited the president and his legal team to participate in the proceedings. he said he can take this opportunity to be present in the impeachment proceedings or stop complaining about the process. no formal decision on that yet. the president has not finished complaining about the process. up with ...

And i was always looking in recent weeks for cracks in the gop when i was up at the capitol, notepad in hand. but there really arent significant cracks. there are a few retiring republicans like will hurd of texas. maybe senator romney of utah, a longtime foil. we havent seen that yet either. >> maya, on that note, i said what are you looking for in the course of these proceedings? what are you looking for surrounding them? are there lawmakers you are paying close attention to? are there minds t...

Adam schiff. he has been the author of many things. a lot of them found to be false. he will be the author of this report. he compared himself to special counsel. >> bob, let me start with you. lets get your reaction to that. a lot of republicans saying they would like to hear from adam schiff, plan to call adam schiff. there is something factious about that. but it is in line with what they have been saying about that. >> they want to shine a spotlight on chairman schiff and want to make the is...

Up to speed on where we are. metaphorically speaking this is a passing of the baton. help us understand the import of the next few days. >> the import first comes with regard to the timing. speaker pelosi is trying to move this process forward out of the house intelligence committee in the hands of chairman schiff, into the hands of chairman nadler. he has been somewhat on the sidelines in recent weeks. now he is in control to explain the impeachment process to the american people, to have heari...

Coup. if the president sends his lawyers, hes legitimizing the process. the overall strategy is to delegitimize the process. so dont send the lawyers because if you do, it legitimizes the process. thats the -- thats the bigger strategic point. >> right. and many in the senate are looking ahead to the impeachment trial, thinking that the impeachment in the house is a foregone conclusion, the trial, then, moves to the senate. as the house moves closer to that impeachment vote, this is what senator...