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>> yeah. i think this is a dangerous precedent but let me explain where i think the republicans do have a point. it is significant that the democrats abandon the bribery charge. this is what made everything different than the russia investigation and the mueller report because this time you had accusations that the president withheld/paused the aid in exchange for acts. and somehow that just went away. that was the most important part. >> it's still in the language. >> you could have had a money trail. >> but it's still in the language. >> you had the omb, the white house involved. what? >> it...

How it's played. >> yeah, i think it sets a dangerous precedent. but het me explain why i think the republicans do have a point. it is significant the democrats abandoned the bribery charge. this is what made everything different than the russia investigation in the mueller report. because this time you had accusations that the president withheld -- paused the aid in exchange for acts. and somehow that just went away. that is the most important part. you could have had a money trail. you had omb involved -- excuse me, what? >> it's still in the language. they just don't hammer it home the way ...

Trump, i think are really confident they have established the evidence for that. through the 17 witnesses for the house intelligence committee, the current and former u.s. officials. and because republicans really didn't take on the evidence as much as try to undermine the witnesses, if you consider this a court hearing, we know the defendant has a case to answer. but the question moves to the legal basis for this. in other words, is this legitimate? that's what democrats are now focusing on. they know they will shout sham and say it is a coup against the president. what they have done is two ...

Slowed -- i mean if democrats slowed it down that that might be better in terms of trying to get more republicans on board is that just a kennard? >> i think the only chance they have of getting republicans is if they do slow it down, because i think they're very vulnerable on the bribery charge they're about to make. to get that charge to land, to stick, as jonathan turley mentioned yesterday, i think they have to get documents somehow showing a connection between the white house and omb. on this note earlier today, the acting director of omb is on another network talking, took a flimsy quest...

Over again. those sound bites will likely come up as he makes the case for impeachment. expect this hearing to be down in the weeds about what the founding fathers thought about impeachment. but in the back of this it's about convincing the american people. in swing state polls we have seen it shift. it is upside down against impeachment, against impeachment and removal as we head into 2020, an election year for the american voters. >> sandra: andy mccarthy. we're about to hear the cases a couple sides will make. jonathan turley on the bribery charge will say there is no case law to support a ...