MSNBC Morning Joe November 18, 2019 11:51:00
And, gene, i mean, it is, again, as jon meacham said. they considered this to all good news. and if it were not for the whistle-blower forcing donald trump to release the money, this all would have actually had even deeper implications which almost assuredly would have supported impeachment and possibly even conviction. >> well, that's absolutely right. it's not actually a defense legally that it didn't work. i mean, if you -- >> not at all. >> it's still bribery if -- if ru, y, you know, you're a public official and the person who is slipping you the wad of $100 bills is a federal agent, what...