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Is 8 1/2 pages in length. they will read the resolution and go into some level of debate and speeches and at some point this morning we are going to see the resolution get a vote. what do you make of this today as we watch it? >> you know, i think what's going on here is what's been going on with nancy pelosi from the beginning. pelosi, remember, opposed going down the impeachment path. primary reason was she was trying to protect the 30 or so freshman democrats who had replaced republicans in these swing districts. i think this vote is all about allowing these democrats to cast a procedural v...

You'll hear what he would say coming up next live. >> adam schiff is not the attorney for the witness and today's resolution just empowers him more to control the process and, you know, i think one reporter called it the adam schiff empowerment act.

Process. it has been a closed-door process. i've been in almost 70 hours of testimony right now and all that is leaked out are the things that are damaging to the president of the united states. i can tell you today's opening testimony they aren't going to leak it out. some of my democrat colleagues look like they're sucking lemons this morning as we start to hear from another witness behind closed doors. >> bill: are you referring to tim morrison who started his interview this morning? >> i was there. start evidence with tim morrison this morning and certainly we can't talk about the specific...

Reason nancy pelosi is speaker of the house. they took back control of the house because of those 30 or so democrats. and she -- they are the ones she has been trying to protect from the beginning of this so-called process. >> bill: as you look at it from the outside and if you do the math you might get a few republicans voting with democrats and a few democrats voting with republicans. by and large it will be a partisan vote right down the middle. >> a totally partisan vote. it is a good thing that they're making it public now so the american people can get a view of what exactly is going on ...

Hearings are open or closed. you just had a federal judge this last week say it doesn't matter whether there has been approval by the full house floor or not. the house has the power to impeach and they can do it as however they see fit. and so it is interesting. the process is different. jerry nadler at the end will be very important. the articles of impeachment have to be written by the house judiciary committee. nancy pelosi clearly made a decision that she wanted adam schiff and the house intelligence committee running this operation. when we get these must-see public hearings which will b...