To exclude from trial . Therefore, from the American Public evidence. I mean, were prosecutors, we are used to evidence. Thats how we measure our cases, measure our progress. And if Senator Mcconnell has decided in coordination with the white house that its going to be run in a particular way to exclude facts and evidence and witnesses an documents what does that make the senate . It is just an amazing point for you to be making. Americas history is being an advocate around the world for the i think it is fair to call that a banana court, a banana republic, a kangaroo court. We used to be a country that helped bring the rule of law to other countries. So impeachment wasnt designed to be a trial like in an article 3 court but it was designed to be a process and a high mined one in which facts mattered. Right . The framers had this fascinating
trial. You could have put an Impeachment Trial in the judiciary. They didnt want to. Theoretically, the house, the house had the other job of sort
dugout to talk to the president last night? that is right, the president has been engaged, but not at least publicly right now. the last time we heard from him publicly was approaching 72 hours ago on monday. i m told they came by a senior administration official they spoke by phone yesterday and also they met with manchin, and the calls are growing with the president to be more public and forceful in his effort to try to bring democrats together in this effort right now. this is a perilous and pivotal week. the president is leaning into what got him into this position. his years of service where he would listen and try to find out where each side was and then look for the positions of compromise. right thousand it seems like it is not effectively, at least for today s deadline, meeting the
manchin wants and what he didn t. we all started to find out what joe manchin wants. a document that he steined that he gave to chuck schumer saying here is where i start on reconciliation if we re going to begin this process. a lower corporate tax rate than democrats want to go for, an and agreement not to start dealing on reconciliation an degree ya, that is tomorrow, i don t think it is a kouns dense that he is suddenly sharing these now as the negotiations heat up. what is the president doing now to help the speaker? there has been conversation, you heard it, i heard it. that the president, they don t think, has been engaged enough and you saw those pictures of the speaker leaning over the
needs that democrats want right now and it is putting more pressure on the president. i was speaking with officials, asking would the president go to the hill. they say that he will be. doing more calls today, more meetings an strategy sessions. we understand that he just spoke again. and what happened with the infrastructure bill, and his general viewpoint about reconciliation. listen to this and we ll talk on the other side. if it all goes down today, they re going to explain they re going to use one hostage other the other. i m not, i cannot accept our economy or basically our oat