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Keep in mind that unlike previous presidents, this president and his white house have refused to share evidence as requested and subpoenaed by the house of representatives. so to ask for some basic information from someone as near to the issues as mick mulvaney, the president's acting chief of staff, is not unreasonable. the american people expect us to be respectful and to follow the law and to have a trial and come to a conclusion and do it in an open and public manner. >> according to a cnn poll just out this week, public support for impeachment has not grown following public hearings as so...

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Congress. >> is the question of witnesses in the senate trial really closed here? because it is majority rule. is it possible democrats there could get a handful of republicans to agree with them that some of these witnesses need to be call or can mcconnell just block that from even being considered? >> yeah, it's a two-step process. first, mitch mcconnell has to cut a deal with chuck schumer over exactly how the rules of the process, the trial will play out. and that's basic bookkeeping stuff. but what the democrats are pushing for in that rules package is to detail the witnesses and the docu...

I've described the threat to the presidency. this also imperils the senate itself. the house has created an unfair, unfinished product that looks nothing, nothing like any impeachment inquiry in american history. if the speaker ever gets her house in order, that mess will be dumped over here on the senate's lap. if the senate blesses this slap dash impeachment, if we say that from now on this is enough, then we invite an endless parade of impeachable trials. future houses of either party will feel free to toss up a jump ball every time they feel angry. free to swamp the senate with trial after...

Impeachment to the senate until she says that she and the caucus are assured of a fair trial. so what does that exactly mean? we'll laearn more when she speas live next hour. let's get to manu raju. it was your exchange with her just after 9:00 last night that made all of this news. it seemed like watching it in the moment, you couldn't believe what she was saying, but she said it. >> yeah it was surprising because there had been some pressure behind the scenes from some members, including a democrat from oregon, earl blumenauer who brought it up. because of the argument they could use it as l...