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Conviction on impeachment in the house -- rather, a recommendation for impeachment, but not a conviction in the senate? >> i think looking at the numbers it's very unlikely there will be a conviction in the senate. as we see, any republican sort of start to distance themselves from president trump, that would be a sign that, perhaps, a conviction were possible but we just haven't seen that. you've seen senators like mitt romney who have been willing to criticize the president before. criticizing here. but you definitely do not see an exodus of support from president trump's base and that inclu...

Substantial number of people who don't back impeachment, and so it is important to understand that the public support will grow or not grow depending on how the evidence comes out, but what is striking about this is how quickly the numbers have grown, and that is in part because of the seriousness of the allegations as well as the new media landscape that we are operating in right now. >> and i'm curious, philippe, you have new democrats who are trying to keep a solid tone on the impeachment, but last night, there is a moment that i will play from minority leader chuck schumer and take a liste...

Is different. what does that say about the tenor of things right now inside the white house this is. >> i'm just saying that is something they have to be aware of because this is not just -- this is not just controversy. this is not just criticism of the president. the fact that nancy pelosi, speaker of the house came around in support of an impeachment inquiry and set the wheels in motion for that means the white house now has to have its own wheels in motion for a potential defense that is more than just a discussion in the theater of public opinion. >> so, steph, you heard congressman schif...

Until that time it was being withheld. t they were being withheld because they wanted him to conduct an investigation favorable for the purposes of -- >> you saw, perhaps, that press conference when he was sitting next to president trump during the white house visit and he said, no, no, everything was fine. we didn't feel pressure. >> yes, well, if i coerce you to do something, putting your nation at risk and i tell you that i'm going to give you the support you need while i'm president and appear to do anything i want uncontrolled by the house, the senate, by prosecutors or anyone, what do yo...

New today, brand-new numbers show favor shifting to impeachment. 55% of americans approve the fact that congress has opened an impeachment inquiry into president trump. joining me now is texas represent ative al green. let's get into this. you were the first democrat to publicly call for trump's impeachment way back in 2017. you've even put articles of impeachment on the house floor. you've seen them fall through. how do you feel now? you see the numbers, you watch the support growing as well as within your caucus. what's on your read on things? >> well, thank you for having me. greatly apprec...