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When chairman nadler went forward for this investigation, was he was doing this on his own. his words exactly, "we are in the middle of impeachment, i am investigating, this is an inquiry." none of that is legal. house rules, which are determined via the strugs, tcon, the rule of law says the u.s. house of representatives has to vote on it. >> no. >> we had a vote and it failed. now they're saying let's investigate and vet. >> you're supposed to investigate. >> what nancy pelosi said today was no different than what's been happening this whole entire congress. >> i don't disagree. here's what ...

Congress should take them very, very seriously, focus on our duty and when we are going through that process, focus on the things that are important to the people back home, health care, infrastructure, trade, gun violence prevention. we can do both. that's what i'm going to be focused on. but it is vitally important to ensure we are protecting our democracy, that we are advocating for our democracy. i've sworn an oath multi-le times in my life to protect the constitution. this most recent oath is no different, it's one i take very seriously. and i believe my constituents respect that and resp...

Potential trump impeachment, a non-compliant senate. not only are republicans loathe to move against this president, but experts suggest that while a senate trial is contemplated in the constitution, it doesn't have to happen. mcconnell might just hold a vote, cancel the trial. but the ultimate test here is how each side views its duty to the people and the constitution as captured in their oath of office. principle must win out over pragmatism, facts over farce, high crimes over hype. the interests of the people over politics. easy to say, but as we've all seen, hard to do. they may hold a vo...

Majority vote for there to be articles of impeachment -- >> then let's have one. if the democrats want to impeach the president, grow a spine, let's throw it out there and vote on it. >> you said you weren't making it up. i'm just saying there are no procedures in the constitution, there is no right way or wrong way to proceed with impeachment. there isn't even anything called an impeachment inquiry in the constituti constitution. >> i will e-mail to your producer the house rules that spell it out and that's not how it's being done right now. that's why i'm saying if we're going to move forwar...

Always good to have you. >> good to be here. >> surprised? >> a little but we knew at some point we would hit a breaking point, and we are there. this is a moment of truth for the country. i think this is a moment of truth for the republican party. sooner or later it had to come because any one of these abuses that we've seen over recent years, any one of them could have been career ending for any other president. the issue is they all came at once and it shocked the system. the system koncouldn't figure o how to deal with it. the system is kicking in and the constitution is kicking in and the...