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Its about everything they wanted to get him for from the beginning. and theyre scratching this itch of a political base. i agree with you theyre going to keep it open. because they have to keep scratching that itch a and i just think a lot of people who dont follow in day after day are like why dont we try to beat him in the election. >> prosecutors go after john gaddy trial after trial and didnt public support -- i was a kid at the time didnt support potter people kind of appreciated that john ...

I think when that will move is when he defies a supreme court order to comply with these subpoenas. >> scott, i think the republicans are going to come up with some new things to into the trial phase. its not just the democrats. >> id watch it tomorrow. >> to be continued. a lot to sort through. coming up, president trump has just arrived back at the white house from london. did he leave the nato meetings in london abruptly because of this video of other world leaders talking about him behind hi...

And a violation of his oath of office. so essentially, erin, this report will detail everything they have found and will form the basis of articles of impeachment that would ultimately be considered by the house judiciary committee. and that panel, before more proceedings take place, including a likely vote on articles of impeachment by the end of next week, seems likely. according to democratic sources, before it moves into the full house, likely before christmas, then after that, assuming that...

This question that could we possibly be making a mistake and not waiting for john bolton, for example, to be compelled to testify, there is nothing stopping the senate once we go to the trial phase, i would like to see john bolton called to testify. >> well, its a possibility. >> -- called to testify -- >> its a real possibility that jake tapper talked about with adam schiff about a week ago that john roberts the chief justice could do that, could compel john bolton. so i hear you on that. i won...

>> and so president trump had lunch at the white house yesterday with republican senators mitt romney and susan collins, manage others, and breaking bread with two of the two gop senators who could potentially go against him in a senate impeachment trial and neither romney or collins signed on to a gop resolution denouncing the impeachment inquiry, raising questions about how they would vote, if impeachment moves to its trial phase in the senate. after the lunch, romney spoke to reporters. >> he...

I find it such a cynical ploy. its taking advantage of the publics certain knowledge of rights and twisting them that they apply in the impeachment process this is akin to the charging phase in the criminal case. constitution provides certain rights in a criminal case. its not applicable in impeachment. even if it were, its not applicable in the charging phase, only in the trial phase. he will get his trial if theres an impeachment before the senate at a different stage. the idea that he has a r...

Campaign was this wasnt just a phone call in which he clearly made a quid pro quo offer to the new president of ukraine desperate for american military assistance in the face of separatist attacks in eastern ukraine. this was a broad scale campai campaign -- a major republican donor engaged in a side foreign policy campaign that was fueled by right wing conspiracy theories. and designed to help president trumps re-election. >> as you know, after the impeachment inquiry will move to the trial pha...

Know and in terms of there being a dfrefense, theres no defenseo be had yet because this is just an investigation. when theres time for a defense, i can assure you that there are plenty of lawyers working on this right now. >> all right. i appreciate -- >> bill taylors opening statement twice mentions that the ukrainians were incredibly concerned that the aid was being withheld. they fully understood that it was being withheld as these negotiations for having a meeting and for making a public an...

Theres no defense to be had yet because this is just an investigation. when theres time for a defense, i can assure you that there are plenty of lawyers working on this right now. >> all right. i appreciate -- >> bill taylors opening statement twice mentions that the ukrainians were incredibly concerned that the aid was being withheld. they fully understood that it was being withheld as these negotiations for having a meeting and making a public announcement about an investigation into the biden...

If it drags on, defense have to face to say what theyre gathering, whether its valid or not. >> on the one hand, the longer the evidence drags on theres always an opportunity togs uncor more medicine. but politically, from a pr standpoint, the longer the investigation drags on, the public may start thinking about what is this all about. especially in a case like this where the core facts are really driving this case fromac the beginning. and so far, the facts that have been uncovered have suppor...