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Definition. the quid pro quo has to be done with a corrupt intent. corrupt intent is an improper purpose. when you start going out taking $400 million that's appropriated by congress to defend the ukraine and then you hold back a visit to the white house that the ukrainians need in order to give them the posture that they want against the russians, not to mention the funds they need to defend themselves against the russians and you demand in return that you investigate your chief political rival, that is classic bribery. >> and this seems to go to the republican defense, which i mention and wh...

From not participating in impeachment inquiry. that has only made matters worse with his october 17th news conference when he publicly acknowledged quid pro quo, bribery. heath heather, take your pick on analyzing any of that. >> you know, i think that mulvaney has been one of those figures that will be studied in case studies, personnel case studies. he has held, you know, 87 roles in the administration now, i think? he has held so many roles in the administration and left a wake, a wave of corruption in his wake at every single one of them, whether it's the consumer financial protection bure...

Actually follow the law and follow their subpoenas. >> and go in -- >> and testify. >> -- give their accounts that have built the evidence of bribery. schiff said tonight it's all about, quote, abusing official powers. founders were obviously worried about bribery. as you both know, bribery is an archaic word for the swamp. this is a swamp they were trying to clean up. you can't go to washington and sell your office. that's the first thing you're literally forbidden to do. always good to see you. nick ackerman, stick around. we may have more breaking news for you. >> tonight a special report t...

Mcgee, senior fellow, nick ackerman, former watergate prosecutor. good evening to both of you. >> good evening. >> nick i start with you here. i apologize for making you do such live, breaking news but we were literally scrambling to get -- >> that's okay. >> -- the actual audiotape. we had the written part. close viewers of this on "the beat" have heard us report on this. a lot of people are tuning in, saying what is the impeachment all about? mr. schiff saying it is fundamentally, quote, about donald trump offering official acts for a personal or political reason. what is the importance of h...

We're back with even more news we're only getting to right now. i mentioned the republicans releasing a new 18-page document the most basically sweeping set of defenses of trump we've ever seen. one, they say in this new defense the republicans argue the july 25th call summary and basically the best evidence of the entire conversation that happened with ukraine, and they argue it doesn't show the kind of pressure you'd need for extortion or bribery. and let me show you number two, if we have this -- republicans arguing both sides have said there was no pressure on the call. although other evid...