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Article iii in section three of the constitution says this, treason of the united states shall consistent only in levying war against them or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort. so no president has ever been charged with treason, douglas. do you believe the president's actions fall anywhere within that definition? >> well, we had a vice president in 1807 who was charged with treason. there was a famous trial, and they didn't feel they had the goods to bust burr fully. the problem with the enemy aiding and abetting, don, russia is not officially right now considered an na...

Now more businesses, in more places, can afford to dream gig. comcast, building america's largest gig-speed network. the president siding with russia over his own intelligence agencies about russia's election attack prompted cia chief brennen to call the president's statement nothing short of treasonous. i want to bring in douglas brinkley and james, the author of "our towns, a 100,000 mile journey into the heart of america." lots to talk about. douglas, you first. article iii in section three of the constitution says this, treason of the united states shall consistent only in levying war ag...

Unleash a prosecutor to review whether that -- the article iii judges were legitimate with no basis -- no basis except for speculation by the president and maybe some members of his political team, is a really scarey step forward. but i'm pretty confident nothing will come of it. it's one of the things you say in this era, whatever, because there is just much bigger fish to fry. >> didn't the same folks just reauthorize the fisa process? it's crazy. >> four times. and all republicans. and all republicans. >> i know. i know. okay. so listen quickly because i have to go here. i mean, is jeff ses...

The nays are 212. article iii is adopted. the adoption... >> at 1:22 p.m., by a party-line vote, the house approved articles of impeachment alleging perjury and obstruction of justice against president william jefferson clinton. for the first time since 1868, the president had been impeached. >> when the speaker brought down the gavel on article i with a majority of votes, it was a very quiet moment in the chamber. people were not applauding. people were not clapping. i think we were all very sober. >> a stunned congress and nation had just witnessed a day in washington unlike any other. >> it...

Saw president clinton's january 17 paula jones deposition and heard the misleading answers that brought him to this point. >> and i'd like you to listen to the president's deceptions for yourself. >> at any time, have you and monica lewinsky ever been alone together in any room in the white house? >> i think i testified to that earlier. i think that there is a... it is... i have no specific recollection -- >> life was so much simpler before they found that dress, wasn't it? >> there were four articles of impeachment that were referred from the judiciary committee to the full house. ♪ >> the ...