Like hes been talked out of that. Mcconnell, the Senate Majority leader, felt like he wanted a quick trial, but didnt want to bring in new witnesses and was able to prevail upon the white house that that was the best way to go. Those negotiations are still ongoing and theyre happening not only between the white house and the republicans in the senate, but also between the republicans in the senate and the democrats. But at this point it looks like theyre coming in on trying to have a relatively Speedy Senate trial that doesnt bring a lot of new witnesses. President trump felt like maybe they could have brought in witnesses like hunter biden and others to try to expand the scope of it and try to push it for political advantage. Well, at this point it looks like theyre going in a different direction. And also whats happening this last week, President Trump is trying to push through as many deals as he can to try to look like hes being productive as the house moves forward on impeachment.
With the president , take it to court. Let the third branch of government decide. They are the refs. The house has never approved either abuse of power or obstruction of congress as an article of impeachment. Thats going to change today. Under which all four president s could have been impeached. This is absurd. The whole process is absurd. And has been from the outset is. But heres whats not absurd but rather fright i think. House democrats are setting a dangerous tarnish the history of this house. I yield back. The gentleman yields back. The gentleman from new york. The president s conduct constituted the high crimes against the highest crimes and it does not have to be a criminal crime to be applied to the statute. And that was found in the case of president nixon. And so now i yield one minute to the gentleman from wisconsin. The gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, madam speaker. This july President Trump blocked 400 million in congression congressionallyapproved aid
Ed to do a long time ago. They voted to impeach President Trump. Over the last 12 weeks, House Democrats have conducted the most rushed, least thorough, and most unfair impeachment inquiry in modern history. Now their slapdash process has concluded in the first purely partisan president ial impeachment since the wake of the civil war. The opposition to impeachment was bipartisan. Only one part of one faction wanted this outcome. The houses conduct risks a deeply damaging the institutions of american government. This particular house of representatives has let its partisan rage at this particular president create a toxic new precedent that will echo well into the future. Thats what i want to discuss right now. The historic degree to which House Democrats have failed to do their duty and what it will mean for the senate to do ours. So lets start at the beginning. Lets start with the fact that washington democrats made up their minds to impeach President Trump since before he was even ina
Brian bennett, senior White House Correspondent with Time Magazine, thank you both for being here. Lets begin with the white house. What are they saying about how they would like impeachment to look . Guest trump right now, President Trump believes that impeachment is breaking his way, that he really believes its given his supporters some momentum and enthusiasm, and he initially was of the mind that he wanted the senate to once the house takes their vote, which looks like its going happen, he wanted the senate to take their time with the trial because he felt like it would be politically advantageous. Well, at this point, it looks like hes been talked out of that. Mcconnell, the Senate Majority leader, felt like he wanted a quick trial, but didnt want to bring in new witnesses and was able to prevail upon the white house that that was the best way to go. Those negotiations are still ongoing and theyre happening not only between the white house and the republicans in the senate, but al
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