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Mean the end of his presidency. >> there is the president waving good-bye, and you hear the applause. >> all modern u.s. presidents, both republican and democratic, have expanded their powers, and that expansion has been excessive in the past few decades. but donald trump is on a different planet. >> i alone can fix it. >> he has refused to comply with wholly constitutional legislative requests for documents, information, and testimony. were his position to prevail, the u.s. president would become an elected dictator. democrats meanwhile are on firm constitutional ground but are being politica...

>> the ayes are 228. the nays are 206. article i is adopted. >> impeachment is a political process, which means public support is vital. >> do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you will give today shall be the truth -- >> the inquiry should be undertaken as a great act of public education about the specifics of this case but also about the american system of checks and balances. a democracy can turn into a tyranny not all at once with a bang, but over time. officials, even elected, even popular, can simply weaken and then dispense with constitutional constraints or legislative ch...

And i must give credit where credit is due for a fair presentation. >> they should follow the precedents laid down during the last two such investigations. >> the yeas are 228. the nays are 206. article 1 is adopted. >> impeachment is a political process, which means public support is vital. >> do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you give today shall be the truth -- >> the inquiry should be undertaken as a great act of public education. about the specifics of this case but also the american system of checks and balances. a democracy can turn into a tyranny. not all at once with ...

Larry flynt was about to disclose that he had had an affair. >> the next morning, the speaker designate stunned a packed chamber of the house of representatives. >> bob livingston, who was presumed to be the next speaker, resigned on the floor. >> to the president -- you, sir, may resign your post. [ people murmuring ] and i can only challenge you in such fashion if i am willing to heed my own words. i cannot be the kind of leader that i would like to be under current circumstances. >> it was just a bizarre moment. >> it was like a bomb went off in the chamber. nobody expected that. he gave th...

And bob announced that larry flynt was about to disclose that he had had an affair. >> the next morning, the speaker designate stunned a packed chamber of the house of representatives. >> bob livingston, who was presumed to be the next speaker, resigned on the floor. >> to the president -- you, sir, may resign your post. [ people murmuring ] and i can only challenge you in such fashion if i am willing to heed my own words. i cannot be the kind of leader that i would like to be under current circumstances. >> it was just a bizarre moment. >> it was like a bomb went off in the chamber. nobody ex...