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Term quid pro quo. instead, describing bribery as a more direct summation of trump's alleged conduct. you said extortion. the shift came after the democratic congressional campaign committee conducted focus groups in battlegrounds in recent weeks, testing words related to impeachment. one question put to them was whether quid pro quo or extortion was a more compelling word. it looks like democrats are looking for the most politically effective language here. this is campaign stuff. should you be using campaign tactics to move impeachment? >> i think we need to explain to the american people wh...

You wonder about the violent language this guy loves to employ. he talks about going after this guy named corn pop at the swimming pool when he was young and took a chain after him, and he talks about taking the president out behind the gym in high school and now he's talking about going to beat him like a drum. i think we ought to get joe biden a set of drums and let him beat the drums because he ain't going to beat this president. >> it's clear that joe biden is in trouble. you have the "the new york times" coming out saying that he looks more vulnerable now than at any point in h his cam po...

Media do that. >> dana: what's the strategy, donna, they have decided to down play it. he has been doing his campaign stuff but not talking about the issues done done i would agree with the vice president's staff. he is the president of the united states. he is out there talking to voters, raising money. trying to meet the deadline. this decision by the house to launch an impeachment inquiry is one of their solemn duties. and responsibilities. the framers gave this responsibility to the house of representatives. i hope it's conducted in a fair manner so that we don't spend the next however lon...

Killed. ratcliffe has shown no inclination to speak truth to power. >> bill: there are republicans run to ratcliffe's defense. he has been on the leading edge looking at the investigators of the investigation for the whole trump campaign stuff. a quick answer on that how you think this is going to go. >> with respect to senator schumer, you have to consider the source. i suspect mr. ratcliffe will be confirmed. i just would like to know more about people whose votes i'm being asked to give before i make the vote. >> bill: got that. what did you think of last night? did you spend any time watch...

The president has the discretion as to whether to fire her or not, but again, i don't know as a layperson what is stopping them, you know -- like what does stop the white house press secretary standing up and making statements about candidates that he's against and making campaign statements? i mean, if they know they're not going to be fired -- going to be fired -- >> nothing. i mean the answer is nothing. >> does this hatch act mean anything, then? is there any -- >> not to them. >> it's about ethics and norms. i look back, there were members of the bush administration, the obama administrat...