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Good day, everyone, from msnbc World Headquarters here in new york city, welcome to weekends with alex witt. Heres whats happening 1 00 p. M. Eastern, 10 00 a. M. Pacific time, as President Biden enters his first weekend into the white house, Senate Republicans are trying to delay the start of the second trial. But the articles for impeachment will go to the Senate Monday night and the trial begins february 9th. Senate democrats will need 17 republicans to vote to convict trump. Senator mahonio discussing the likelihood of that prospect on msnbc earlier. I dont know that were going to get 17 b...

Are like. So, most proceedings let the public in, let reporters in to watch, but no cameras. And some state courts do let cameras in, and its a controversial thing that they dont do it in the federal system. But in the federal courts, federal judges have decided against it. I think the basic idea is that they dont want the sensationalism of having federal trials play out on live tv or play out on the news. They dont want people involved in federal Court Proceedings playing to the camera for a fact knowing its going to be broadcast on tv later. So, all this to say, i cannot play you the tape. I...

Wait this long for a confirmation hearing. Why so long and what do we expect to happen now . Do we expect him to get bipartisan support . It is expected that hell get bipartisan support and for the delay here is a mixture of politics and politics. Republicans did not want to move forward on the the proceedings during the impeachment trial. They did not allow the effort to be green lighted. And this is also held up because of a power sharing agreement that allows the 50 50 senate to organize. So Lindsey Graham who was a republican in the minority, was the chairman of this committee at the begin...

The country. C victory and concession speeches from the candidates, on cspan. But cspan now, free mobile app, and at cspan. Org slash campaign 2022. Thejust two days ago, we celebrated that 234th anniversary of the signing of the u. S. Constitution. The framers intended the constitution to be a fundamental framework of law. They did not want the constitution to be changed in response to transient winds, however, they also recognized that American Society and conditions would change overtime in ways that they could not predict in 1787. George mason said, amendments, therefore, will be necessary...

Vote vote the presiding officer the yeas are 50, the nays are 44. The confirmation is the nomination is cost. The motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table is slade and the president will be pleadly notified of the senates action. The clerk will report the motion to invoke cloture. The clerk cloture motion we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination of executive calendar number 736, andre b. Mathis of tennessee to be United States circuit judge f...