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I'm not sure what really ultimately will have been accomplished from that. then finally i disagree, the framers well-understood the common definition of bribery. that's been supplied in the bribery statute. i suppose reasonable people can disagree about this, i don't think a bribery defense has been shown. and short of that, as much as you want to talk about abuse of power, i think as professor turley correctly pointed out, abuse of power untethered from a high crime and misdemeanor which would be either treason, bribery, or some other high crime and misdemeanor is not sufficient to form a leg...

Paid. let's hear that part again. >> as far as withholding funds, those funds were paid, they were fully paid. >> fully paid. false. first of all, it's not a valid bribery defense to say your bribery didn't work. but what's new here in the report is the way they're lying about this as a factual matter the house impeachment report reveals those funds did not fully get to ukraine, not last month, not ever. page 145 of the report, pentagon officials confirming to investigators ukraine still has not received $35 million of the security assistance yet to be dispersed. 35 ms, that's a big deal. that...

Televised spectacle gaffe. watch as mulvaney retracts that and goes back over, migrating into the no bribery camp because he reversed himself. however absurd you find that retraction, that was the white house had several people standing by trump. mulvaney may be damaged but there were multiple people linking arms in the no bribery defense. the testimony is re-shaping those defense alliances. so take a look at our chart. you have the army officer testifying on bribery, a top national security counsel official and then, this is the most important shift to date and it just happened as taylor and ...

When you say i robbed a bank and you're brought into trial to say it was a joke. i didn't really mean it, that doesn't count. >> nick ackerman, we appreciate your clarity and your experience. we've had a lot of experienced people on tonight. now we're better for it. thank you. >> thank you. >> appreciate you. up ahead, rick gates taking the stand, did you hear about this, against trump adviser roger stone. also, republicans have their own bribery defense. what you need to know. we've got a lot more coming up. . we've got a lot more coming up , as well as all the things you want to do. beca...