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We did that for you to try to make things very simple, very clear. certainly when it comes to business graphics and all. it makes sense not to inundate you with a lot of stuff that doesn't. that will continue tomorrow my coast-to-coast show 12:00 p.m. eastern time on this fine channel. fbm. ♪ ♪ >> dana: hello, everyone i'm dana perino, along with emily compagno, donna brazile, jesse watters and greg gutfeld. it's 5:00 in new york city and this is the "the five" breaking news battle over impeachment. house democrats now demanding president trump's personal attorney rudy giuliani hand over d...

>> rapidity is not a constitutional virtue. i have big questions about this. mrs. pelosi proceeded without a vote. it's an incredible precedent and it shouldn't be a combing one. i would like to know about the whistle-blower. apparently the complaint was amended a month or so ago to say you didn't need firsthand information. i think there's a lot of questions about this process, very different from the nixon and bill clinton vote where there was a vote to proceed, also where the minority -- >> neil: what do you need? you need a vote to start the process. >> the constitution doesn't require one...

Momentous thing we're talking about here. it's a scene that captivates the nation when you have an intense debate on the propriety and criminality of a sitting president. >> the sergeant of arms will make the proclamation. >> hear ye, hear ye, hear ye, all persons are commanded to keep silent on pain of imprisonment while the senate of the united states is sitting for the trial of the articles of impeachment exhibited by the house of representatives against william jefferson clinton, president of the united states. >> that's what it looks like. mcconnell making news by saying that kind of tria...

Is our constitution doesn't really have that like third party ombudsman that you can go to, to lodge complaint, or say you have someone arbitrary or something, but that is apparently what the president wants. down in houston with the president yesterday, i think mitt romney's most critical republican but i spoke to senator cornyn on the intelligence committee and he came pretty close to calling, for saying that congress would investigate. that is different than calling for an investigation. >> what does pretty close sound like? >> it is something congress will look into as a member of our over...

>> interesting, this brings the electoral college closer to its original design. if you read what the founders said, what alexander hamilton said the idea was to elect a college of electors who would use their own independent judgment to pick who they thought would be the best person in the country to become president so only because of the rise of mass democracy we have this idea that you would elect electors who bound themselves to vote for one candidate or the other. the constitution doesn't allow states to appoint electors and controllable removal recall them just the way states which pick...