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Court. we just learned this two days ago, lied to the court 17 times. didn't tell the court the guy who wrote the dossier was, quote, desperate to stop trump, the dossier they're using to get a warrant to further spy on the trump campaign. didn't tell the court the guy who wrote the dossier was working for the clinton campaign. that's probably a pretty important fact that they get to the court. they didn't do that. didn't tell the court the guy that wrote the dossier, christopher steele, was fired by the fbi because he was out talking to the press. didn't tell them all that. so we're talking a...

>> i'm sorry? jordan? >> he has spoken on the amendment. >> no, you have spoken on the amendment already. someone may yield you time. >> not on jordan. >> on this amendment. that's what our record says. >> i don't think so. >> does anyone else seek recognition? >> two people haven't spoken are steube and -- >> mr. buck yielded to me. >> mr. ratcliff is recognized. does mr. ratcliffe? >> yield to my friend from arizona. >> thank you, mr. ratcliffe. thank you so much. i guess this means we're not doing the minority hearing day. i would just say that james madison, we've heard people intone james...

Amorphice and nebulous. and i'd offer you the following quote. which is that liberty may be endangered by the abuse of liberty. but also by the abuse of power. that quote is from james madison. the part of this debate that has been so frustrating for me, and i think for a lot of americans who are watching tonight, is the diminishment of the public servants, the patriots, who stepped forward and provided the evidence that demonstrates that this president abused his power. people like lieutenant colonel vindman who served this country bravely overseas. people like ambassador bill

Removal of an officer who had rendered himself justly criminal in the eyes of the majority of the people, closed quote. the majority of the people. you don't have that. what you have here is a slop bucket that you're calling your articles of impeachment. so what we've heard over the last two days is basically every grievance that democrats have against this president. you stuck the laid until that slop bucket and you try the throw it out there, and you've tried to pigeon hole that grievance into one of two things, either the obstruction of congress or abuse of power. that's -- that's the probl...

Impeachment was for, quote, removal of an officer who had rendered himself unjustly criminal in the eyes of a majority of the people, closed quote. a majority of the people. you don't have that. what you have here is a slop bucket that you call on your articles of impeachment. so what we've heard over the last two days is basically every grievance that democrats have against this president. you've stuck the ladle in that slop bucket and you've tried to throw it out there, and you've tried to pigeonhole that grievance into one of two things. either the obstruction of congress or abuse of power....