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For witnesses that may have been supportive of president trump present their case. that's not something that the administration wants to do right now because i think they really don't have a defense. so what we saw was very compelling evidence that this president has violated his oath of office, he's abused his power. and i think we're going to find more of that when the judiciary committee hearings start. >> is there any sense, though, as you, sir, are deep into campaigning, that the investigation, whatever amount of focus there is on this, on impeachment, it helps or hurts your chances at 20...

Do differently at judiciary hearings? >> right, alex. so, we've seen a split of about 50/50 for weeks, and to be honest, i don't think there's much that will be done over the next couple of weeks in terms of seeing a big surge one way or another. but in thinking about this through a democratic -- small "d" -- democratic process, this is what our founders had in mind, in having these checks and balances. maybe this isn't what the public opinion overwhelmingly wants, but it's what's right, and it's part of what makes this a democracy and differentiates us, say from a country like venezuela, wher...

The fall. democrats knew that. they knew what the calendar was going to look like and felt that it was more important to do this in a step-by-step fashion and also to try to wrap it up before the real beginning of the, you know, bell-ringing for iowa and new hampshire, at the beginning of next year, than it was to either do it very quickly in the fall or to take a very, very long time and try to drag it into next year. >> super interesting article in the "washington post" i want to get your reaction to, both of you, on the president's photo op play. facing impeachment, the president strives to...

That's our show for today. "a.m. joy" will be back tomorrow, 10:00 a.m. eastern. up next, alex witt has latest. alex, i miss you. >> i miss you, too. >> i wish you were here. >> i do, too. did you have a nice thanksgiving? >> i had a wonderful thanksgiving. too much food, though, too much food. >> that's how it goes. see you, my friend. good day to all of you, from msnbc world headquarters in new york, it's high noon in the east, 9:00 a.m. out west. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." new leadership, new deadlines, as the judiciary committee takes the reins on impeachment. big decisions li...

Going to hold a president accountable, there is going to come a time that might not be too distant in the future, when something similar will happen and we'll have to be quiet, because we're going to put in place all of these things that would suggest that a president should not be impeached for anything. >> yeah, setting the standard, if you will. what about what i've read, which is that there is some mixed reviews within your constituency about the impeachment hearings? tell me what you're hearing when you talk to people in your district. >> well, i think there are a lot of people in my dist...