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House have been coalescing around this notion of a short impeachment trial and would have no witnesses coming forward. as that conversation is happening, we're hearing from the top democrat in the senate, the senate minority leader, chuck schumer, and he is making his own pitch for how a senate trial would go forward. he would like to see witnesses come forward. he would like to see documents be subpoenaed. the four witnesses he says senate democrats want to see come forward in what he is describing as a fair trial, would be the white house chief of staff, mick mulvaney, his senior adviser, ro...

Arguing the president pressured ukraine to investigate his political rival by withholding a who you say meeting and u.s. security aid. >> mr. chairman, there are 23 ayes and 17 nos. >> the article is agreed to. the question now is on article two of the resolution, impeaching president donald j. trump for obstructing congress. >> it approved the second article for obstructioning the investigation. >> there are 23 ayes and 17 nos. >> the article is agreed to. >> the final vote, exposing partisan tensions. >> i give notice of intent. >> notice is served. without objection, the committee is adjour...

History to be formally impeached by the house of representatives. that is not a stain on his legacy that he is relishing at all. at the same time, chris, we're also learning from the office of management and budget their latest official explanation for why in fact that security aid, that nearly $400 million in security aid to ukraine was indeed frozen. let me read you a portion from this legal memo that we obtained. >> please. >> from the general counsel for the office of management and budget. he writes, it was omb's understanding that a brief period was needed prior to the funds expiring to ...

Mcconnell really trying to move swiftly here then ultimately acquit the president. >> jeremy, there's news tonight from the office of management and budget. what do you know? >> yeah, well, the office of management and budget's top attorney, the general counsel, mark poletta, has written a legal memo to the government accountability office essentially defending once again this decision over the summer to freeze that security aid, nearly $400 million of security aid to ukraine, saying that this was essentially a routine policy review of this aid. of course, despite all that, we do know that the...

Exact political points out of his opponents. bringing forward hunter biden, the whistleblower. and using this trial in the senate as an opportunity to turn the tables on democrats and ignore the alligations he's facing and instead focuses on conspiracy theories and other issues the president has wanted to focus on. now we're told he's acknowledging the reality that sebt republicans don't want this long show trial. he's beginning to accept the the notion this will likely be something much shorter with mitch mcconnell try to move swiftly and ultimately acquit the president. >> and there's news f...