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Ukraine interference into the u.s. election in 2016. >> im deeply concerned that any member of the house would spout russian propaganda on the floor of the house. >> i rise today in support of these articles of impeachment. i come to this floor not as a democrat, not as a republican, but as an american who cares deeply about the constitution, the rule of law, and the rights of the people. >> never in all my years of serving in this great institution that i love and the people of my district did ...

And the integrity of our elections the basis of our democracy. >> we cannot rely on the next election as a remedy for presidential misconduct when the president threatens the very integrity of that election. >> president trumps wrongdoing and the urgent threat that his actions present to our next election and our democracy leaves us no principled alternative but to support these articles of impeachment. >> we are on the precipice of the 2020 election, and congresss ultimate responsibility to pro...

Crazy quote -- more due process was afforded to those accused in the salem witch trials. oh, yeah? well, the salem witch trials? lets remember when the president said this. >> aim a student of history. >> well, maybe he was a student of history, but he must have been a really bad one because lets listen to someone who actually does know her history. her name is kim driscoll, the mayor of salem. she says this. oi invoice, again. learn some history. going on to point thought that in salem in 1692,...

Innocent people were put to death. well, that statement caught the eye of none other than the mayor of salem, and she is kim driscoll, and she joins me now. mayor, thank you so much. i appreciate you joining us. >> happy to be with you. >> well, you gave the president a quick lesson, a history lesson on twitter, and heres what you wrote. you said, salem 1692 equals absence of evidence plus powerless, innocent victims were hanged or pressed to death. the ukrainegate 2019 equals ample evidence, ad...

In all likelihood it ends tomorrow. president trump will bear the stain of being impeached. only the second in modern history. i do not envy his position or his fate. but im not worried about donald trump. hell be fine. he always is. i worry about the rest of us. to be clear, we all know this is about what this president did and said. but where we are right now is really because of how he handled it. >> mr. president, do you take any responsibility for the fact that youre about to be impeached? ...

Impeachment inquiry with the rule of law, you know, playing a major role. >> yeah. listen, i mean honestly, mayor, unlike the trials, the president was offered the opportunity to present a defense but refused to do so. its not even close to what happened in salem. >> i mean the whole point of the witch trials is there was no rule of law, and youre talking about very marginalized people who were accused, these victims. they were women. they were elderly. they were poor. anyone who was different o...

His fate, but im not worried about donald trump. hell be fine. he always is. i worry about the rest of us. to be clear, we all know this is about what this president did and said. but where we are right now is really because of how he handled it. >> do you take any responsibility for the fact that youre about to be impeached? >> no, i dont take any. zero to put it mildly. >> and thats the problem. he said it. he did it. but, remember, this is the man who has said he never needed to ask god for f...

The salem witch trials where innocent people were put to death. well, that statement caught the eye of none other than the mayor of salem, and she is kim driscoll, and she joins me now. mayor, thank you so much. i appreciate you joining us. >> happy to be with you. >> well, you gave the president a quick lesson, a history lesson on twitter, and heres what you wrote. you said, "salem 1692 equals absence of evidence plus powerless, innocent victims were hanged or pressed to death. the ukrainegate ...

Innocent victims, you know, spectral evidence, and a full impeachment inquiry with the rule of law, you know, playing a major role. >> yeah. listen, i mean honestly, mayor, unlike the trials, the president was offered the opportunity to present a defense but refused to do so. its not even close to what happened in salem. >> i mean, the whole point of the witch trials is there was no rule of law, and youre talking about very marginalized people who were accused, these victims. they were women. th...

>> well, hes obviously under a great deal of duress, but if he thinks he can bully nancy pelosi into backing off, hes with the wrong customer. >> the president even claiming -- and this is peak crazy quote -- more due process was afforded to those accused in the salem witch trials. oh, yeah? well, the salem witch trials? lets remember when the president said this. >> im a student of history. >> well, maybe he was a student of history, but he must have been a really bad one because lets listen to...