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Which max said will be a harder year for democrats given they are in power. a new democratic report warns, democrats in 2020 lacked a core argument about the economy and recovering from the coronavirus pandemic, one that might have helped candidates repel republican claims that they wanted to keep the economy shut down. the report concludes the party leaned on anti-trump rhetoric. i wonder if you agree with that and what case you think democrats need to make to voters going into the election year. >> look, while there might have been a core message that was not as clear, it clearly was a messa...

I was there in greenwood with you and dr. tiffany crutcher for juneteenth, and i looked at that church that was standing there, and while it continued to be a hill for conservatives to die on, you contend that our history is filled with presidents of reparative action for our government, and that forms the core argument that they are due from the descendants of the murders or descendants of the tulsa riot massacre, is that correct? >> yes, that's correct. we did this under president ronald reagan in the 1980s for the japanese-americans. we did support it for the jewish holocaust, and i agree w...

I want to get your thoughts, what is the core argument you're making? what are the two oaths of office that mitch mcconnell is going to violate? >> only three oaths are mentioned in the constitution at all. first is the presidential oath and the other two now pertain to senator mcconnell in article vi, all federal and state officials are bound by an oath to protect and defend the constitution, but there's a third oath that is very rare, rarely taken, rarely needed. when the senators try an impeachment, the constitution says they will be bound by oath. what that means is that they have to take ...

Mcconnell's loyalty to trump should not overwhelm his loyalty to the constitution. all senators should take their obligation of faithful impartiality seriously, especially mcconnell. history is watching, and it will be a harsh judge. joining us now is kent greenfield, author of that op-ed and professor at boston college. great to talk to you again. let me follow up on our conversation earlier. i want to get your thoughts, what is the core argument you're making? what are the two oaths of office that mitch mcconnell is going to violate? >> only three oaths are mentioned in the constitution at a...

Difficult man that he's been all his life. >> he kind of exerts his power that way. jennifer, to date the president pointed out democrats held an impeachment vote citing urgency in the 2020 election. heard that from democrats as their reason for pushing forward but the president noting they're not holding up transferring these articles of impeachment to the senate. do you think that move by speaker pelosi undermines the core argument that could be used at trial, that we're trying to do this because we have a sense of urgency? >> i think she can get away with it for a short while, because what ...