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Back his resolution. which would yield the kind of trial that he wants. now, if thats true, if he can pick off four republicans to join with democrats to push him over that 51, that -- that simple majority -- well, then all bets are off for what we think we know how a senate trial might go. right now, what we know, based on private conversations among republicans, is that mitch mcconnell has signalled that he wants a hearing that would be as fast and forgettable as possible. so it would start wi...

51 senators then. we heard enough, lets vote up or down. that would be the end of impeachment. you never had any witnesses cross the threshold. what you are hearing from schumer, from the last two or three months, you have been complaining how this process is rushed and we have not heard from witnesses. hes calling them bluff here. if you believe that, lets bring testimonies for folks who had something to say like mulvaney and bolton and a couple of officials from the white houses budget office....

October. meanwhile at the urging of cory booker who did not qualify for the next debate eight other democratic candidates had signed on to a letter urging them to lower the threats -- the threshold. right now candidates must meet requirements for pulling in campaign contributions. some are now saint it is creating the unintended consequence of limiting diversity on the debate stage. the letter said that it does not live up to the values of our democratic party and it does not serve the best inte...

Good idea. >> while we are still in the democratic primary debates, that we ought to have a more open field and hear from more voices and narrowing it too soon means we will not hear from everyone and im -- im sorry to see that. >> the dnc is calling their debate standards fair noting that the requirements will get tougher as the race continues. responding to bookers letter they write in part, quote, dnc will not change the threshold for any one candidate and will not revert back to two consecut...

Nine candidates cosign adler calling for a lower threshold in light of the stage becoming less diverse but a dnc spokeswoman says they are not changing the rules. booker has not qualified for next weeks debate. he isdown -- is downsizing his campaign. exactly seven years after 26 young people were shot and killed in sandy hook, new town high school wins the state football championship very dramatic fashion. [cheering] ed: the ball flying through the fog makes even more dramatic, 36-yard touchd...

>> the claim is that the threshold is very low for starting a probe and -- paul: which is shocking to me. >> the expectation is that the fbi will use some discretion on when and when not to proceed and it doesnt look like theyve done so here. we talked about procedural mistakes. its not just the number of them. its they all went in the same direction and it makes you wonder about the claim that there was no political bias here when you look at the mistakes that just happened to always paint the ...

To see that. reporter: the dnc is calling their debate standards fair, noting that the requirements will get tougher as the race continues. responding to bookers letter they write in part, the dnc will not change the threshold for any one candidate and will not revert back to two consecutive nights with more than dozen candidates. qualifications criteria is extremely low and reflects where we are in the race. despite all the debate drama candidates are on the trail. bernie sanders is in way you....

Massachusetts senator elizabeth warren and vermont senator bernie sanders who will be hosting a town hall this hour, marianne join us with more. >> good afternoon, arthel, fox news poll show joe biden still on the lead amongst democratic voters and 77% of them think hes their best chance to beat trump in 2020 but bernie sanders isnt far behind among democrats polled, hes at 60% and pete buttigieg at 48%, thats an 18-point jump from october. at the urging of new jersey senator cory booker who did...

Campaign contributions and the standards agreed to the onset that some are now staying it is creating an unintended consequence limiting diversity in the debate stage. elisabeth warren thinks that lowering the debate threshold is the good idea. >> i believe that while we are still in democratic primary debate, that we ought to have in a more open field in here for more places. narrowing it is it too soon, one away to hear from everyone. i am sorry to see that. >> the d&c is calling a fair and no...

And then bribed him and then tried to cover it up and then tried to not answer to congress. this is all part of his worry about joe biden. i totally agree with nicole wallace. >> in 30 seconds or less, the democrats have announced four new debates for 2020 lest we should go a week without a democratic debate. but they have not announced the threshold. is it possible theyre going to find a way to get bloomberg on that stage? >> thats a tough one because bloomberg is not participating in any of th...