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Conflicting opinion. i thought it was a terrific scene setter. >> people all over the world are watching, the president returning from this nato summit in london right now, where he was meeting with world leaders. clearly, this is having an impact. >> it is. any time you're having nuanced thoughtful discussions on national television, i'm all for it. it's a good display of exactly what the issues are at stake. i thought all four witnesses were quite effective. i thought jonathan turley was a very effective witness for the republicans because it was not, as we heard in the intelligence committe...

Republicans strongly argued impeachment isn't warranted and the process is moving too fast. let's get analysis from jeffrey toobin. you were watching and all of us were watching since tuesday morning. >> you remember they said it was a circus, it wasn't a circus. it was good discussions about constitutional issues and both sides got to make their points. good for them. that was the purpose of this hearing. i thought it was all appropriate. three points i thought came through here. one, it is clear under the constitution that an impeachable offense does not have to be a crime, does not have to ...

I think they came in with those strongly held views and left with those strongly held views. this is a process that will take a while. likely go to the senate and more information comes out. to the turley point, turley is essentially arguing for a longer process and more information. that doesn't seem to be what the gop actually wants. >> the question about what that process is, the republicans demanded, and chairman nadler did not answer, they seemed to suggest this morning in the questioning, they were considering an obstruction of justice article of impeachment that would incorporate elemen...

That's why they required impeachment. if they couldn't impeach the next president james madison said that would be fatal to the public. the reason it's necessary to take action now, we have a president who has in fact sought to corrupt the electoral process for personal advantage. under those circumstances, the framers remedy impeachment is the only option available. >> thank you. i want to play two clips, the first of president nixon and second, president trump. >> when the president does it, that means it is not illegal. >> i have an article too, where i have the right to do whatever i want ...

Factual defense. all they kept talking about was process, and they pointed out that i have propounded in the past and i talked in the past about a three-part test of impeachability and as you heard in my closing statement, this situation meets all three tests. the president committed impeachable offenses. they were important impeachable offenses and they go to the heart of the constitutional republic and they threaten the survival of the democracy and free elections and the majority of the people and of the house, i believe, understand that. those are the three tests. the committee will take t...