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That the president abused power and violated his oath by threatening to withhold military aid in a white house meeting in exchange for an investigation into his political rival. the bribe is to grant or with hold military assistance in return for a public statement of a fake investigation into the elections. thats bribery. >> thats bribery. pelosis remarks come just days after house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff told npr that trumps potentially impeachable offenses include bribery....

Johnson case that congress appropriated money and youve got the nixon case for impeachment which is obstructing the investigation itself. so it feels like theres so much already on the table. in youre mind as somebody whos on judiciary, do you think the congress will be in very short order ready to go ahead and write articles? >> i think theres no question, and ive had the opportunity to sit through the depositions as a member of the foreign affairs committee. i think the american people will se...

Behalf except donald trump. no american is accused of wrongdoing anonymously except donald trump. what they are doing in the house is a danger to the presidency itself. so any trial in the senate needs to make sure that you you cant impeach a president based on hearsay because that is a danger to the presidency itself. secondly, any trial in the senate must expose the whistle-blower so the president can confront his accuser. i will not accept a trial in the senate until i know who the whistle-bl...

Wrongdoing by either biden. thats a conspiracy theory. but the republicans managed to get it out there just like the president wanted them to. and then theres this moment from jim jordan, bringing up the presidents other favorite boogeyman, the whistle-blower, and getting a response that he might not have expected from peter welch. >> now, there is one witness, one witness that they wont bring in front of us. they wont bring in front of the american people. thats the guy who started it all, the ...

Details about one of his staffers overhearing the president directly inquiring the dale after his phone call with the ukrainian president, directly inquiring about the status of those investigations that he wanted in ukraine. that was new to us the public watching today. it sounds like the committee has been notified about it the last few days. can you tell us how thats significant and how you intend to follow up on that? >> its significant because i dont think theres anyone whos followed this p...

Government actions under the obama administration? >> unlike you, if you were watching, what does this have to do with anything? like i said that theory about ukrain interfering was debunked, conspiracy theory. theres no evidence of wrong doing by biden thats a conspiracy theory but the republicans managed to get it out therex just like the president wanted them to and then this moment from jim jordan bringing up the presidents other favorite boogie man, the whistleblower and getting the respons...

Increase trade with turkey and to get turkey to avoid sanctions that congress wants to slap on the country for buying an advanced russian missile defense system. that was a very strange subplot today, brian, that kind of got buried. but we still have to ask ourselves what is it about this authoritarian turkish leader that president trump seems to admire so much. >> mimi rocah, let me play for you a bit of the attorney general, who was asked today whether he in fact turned down a request from the...

The country for buying an advanced russian missile defense system. that was a very strange subplot today, brian, that kind of got buried. but we still have to ask ourselves what is it about this authoritarian turkish leader that president trump seems to admire so much.re >> mimi rocah, let me play for you a bit of the attorney general, who was asked today whether he in fact turned down a request from the president to publicly clear him of wrongdoing in ukraine.ofr >> if youre talking about, you ...

Witnesses such as those yesterday youre going to build a stronger case that theres a real significant need to hear from people closer to the president who apparently do know things like john bolton and the chief of staff. >> mick mulvaney if he actually comes to testify. elliott listen to republican lindsey graham of south carolina one of the presidents movie stalwart defenders in the senate judiciary committee. >> were not going to let the president of the united states be tried based on an ano...

And burisma. >> you know hunter biden, at some point you started your deposition and expressed concerns, is that correct? >> kent testified he was concerned of a conflict of interest but he never saw any evidence of wrong doing. kent rejected the gop theory that joe biden had an agent ousted to protect him and his son. gop lawmakers passed the witnesses as unreliable narrater with secondhand information. >> never did. >> you never met the president.