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Misdemeanors threshold under the constitution. whether what the president did here meets that. but the questioning will take place not just from the members but staff counsel. after the witnesses deliver those opening statements, the democratic counsel will have 45 minutes to question the witnesses. afterwards the republican staff counsel will values 45 minutes to question witnesses and each of the members of the committee, a very big committee. five minuted from each of these members will get a...

Happened? >> at the end of this phase, of this impeachment inquiry and a sign that this is moving rapidly through the house. we expect tomorrow the house judiciary committee will take the mantel of this impeachment push of which legal experts will discuss high crimes and misdemeanors and what about the evidence that it can be found in the two-month investigation and the presidents handling of the ukraine policy and whether or not it violated the threshold for impeachment, it makes it very clear,...

That 2% threshold the president has hammered these allies over getting. now he says hes two-faced and something else the president said is hes canceling that press conference he was going to have in just a matter of hours and that comes after these leaders we should note were apparently mocking the president for taking so many questions from reporters for speaking for such great lengths during their meetings. >> kaitlan collins, well get back to you as well. here in washington were getting some ...

Impeachment inquiry into president trump today. today the process entered a new phase. the house judiciary committee held its first hearing as the committee decides whether president trumps actions rise to the threshold outlined in the constitution of high crimes and misdemeanors. four witnesses gave their views. three of the scholars support impeaching president trump, one does not, all of them offering their expertise during todays hearing. noah feldman was one of the individuals. i just want ...

Not seen the leader -- a president of the united states do on such a public world stage call out those leaders for not making that threshold. but he said with trudeau sitting next to him were working on it. theyre building. theyre coming up with that number. the president is touting a lot of progress made at the nato summit. this is the scene on capitol hill. >> bill: we want to bring in bret baier. good morning to you as we get ready for another day of hearings. we asked chris. well ask you, wh...

Threshold. you saw that happening yesterday with justin trudeau and the leader of france macron. so this will continue. as you can see the secretary general is speaking at the lunch and will continue. he did just suggest that perhaps well hear from some questions from reporters if the president takes questions, well certainly go back there live to england to take it for you. this is the president wrapping this summit as the impeachment process continues on capitol hill in washington today. what ...

Years $400 billion more. but in the meantime these are the countries. i want to take the 2 percenters to lunch. i want to take them to lunch. this is a lunch thats on me and i want to thank you all. if you would like to say something to the press you can. in the meantime i will ask our great secretary general to say a few words. >> thank you, mr. president for hosting this lunch with the nine countries, eight plus one. >> sandra: youve been listening to president trump as he wraps his nato summi...

>> reporter: promises to be an interesting day. the president of the official handbrake greeting to meet the uk prime minister boris johnson who is up for reelection next thursday as well as the un secretary-general. the president discussed meetings with the group of nato members, all 28 fellow members of nato. there is also a working lunch, the president has three bilateral meetings with denmark, germany and italy all of whom are below the 2% threshold of gdp the president wants all nato member...

Witnesses including career and military, excuse me military and civil servants as discussed here like ambassador marie yovanovitch, jennifer williams and others. and directed all administration witnesses to defy congressional subpoenas. professor, based on that set of facts, does this conduct meet the threshold for obstruction of justice as the vision of the constitution? >> gas commit does. i remember 20 years ago and professor turley, before a different committee and a serious question with im...

Jen stoltenberg who is running nato and to play a little music here, these 29 countries only 22 of these leaders are of countries that are paying the threshold to be a nato member. that 2% of gdp into their defense. most of them to not run countries that are meeting their obligation to nato and that is something that drives the president absolutely crazy. angela merkel on the left in a meeting with merkel today, boris johnson as well. jillian: that meeting expected later today and that is one of...