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Argument. >> why is that good argument? that okay, inappropriate, bad, wrong, but doesn't rise to the level of impeachment when you look at all that is being laid out particularly reaching out to a foreign government to influence potentially u.s. election. >> i said it was their best argument, i didn't say it was a good argument. >> but that is the one that they will stick with. >> look, bottom line is this, these guys know that the facts are terrible. and they can't defend on the facts. and so that is why they are simply resorting to that defense. i think many of them would prefer there be so...

And meanwhile republicans are also strategizing as they try to defend president trump's constant attacks on the process. here with me now, congressman charlie dent. under earlier this week that you have heard privately from forger republican colleagues that they are disgusted and exhausted by the president's behavior. so how might that influence the road ahead on this impeachment process? >> yeah, clearly they are frustrated and disgusted. thoughtful ones will say that the conduct has been at the very least inappropriate, but doesn't rise to the level of impeachment. some others will argue abo...

Wasn't impeachable. and i think what is happened is the republicans have decided that they've changed so much as a party they're willing to march lock step with donald trump across the cliff. if you say that the president of the united states can encourage a foreign government to interfere in our nation's elections and that is not impeachable conduct it is just inappropriate, that is -- that is wildly unacceptable for precedent in our country. i don't think that is the direction we want to go as a country. not to mention the fact that you have plenty of other republicans who have expressed con...

Censure of the president. it is illegal but doesn't rise to the level of impeachment. and i think what the democrats are doing the same and unfortunately folly that republicans did back in the 1990s which is it is our duty and there is a bad guy and we have to >> instead of saying what he did was wrong. there obviously is no compelling case to move forward in the senate. the senate is not going to do this, and should we take a step back and say maybe if we move for a krsenture, we might get bipartisan support. >> couldn't you also apply that to the republicans? there are very few republicans o...

Years? democracy is in play. you cannot be anymore severe or passionate. anybody that doesn't get that has got their head up their butt. >> certainly there is that idea that if the president is impeached here, is not removed and then wins re-election, how does that embolden him going forward when he never has to face voters again? >> go ahead, michael. >> i was going to say, you know, based on everything that's said around the table, here is where i come down on this. and this is really a question to will herd and everyone else who just have seen and heard everything that we have seen and hear...