>> the president abused his power and is a continuing threat not only to democracy, but to our national security. >> i mean, come on. this is a predetermined -- you guys have been wanting to impeach this president since he got elected. >> the entire argument for impeachment in this case is based on a charge that is not a crime. >> there are no crimes here? that is the defense my colleagues across the aisle are putting forward. the president abused his office. >> this impeachment is going to fail. the democrats will pay a heavy political price for it. >> when a robber points a gun at you to take your money, they usually don't walk up and say i'm robbing you. >> it's a little hard to believe that burisma hired hunter biden to resolve their international disputes when he could not resolve his own dispute with hertz rental car over leaving cocaine and a crack pipe in the