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The president, the process would head to senate for a trial with the chief justice of the supreme court residing. there hasn't been such a proceeding since 1998. our capitol hill senior producer chad pergram explains how an impeachment trial could work today. >> reporter: the constitution says little about how the senate conducts an impeachment trial. article i, section six of the constitution says the senate, quote, has the sole power to try impeachments. the chief justice presides, and it takes a two-thirds vote to convict. >> under the impeachment rules of the senate, we'll take the matter ...

Morning futures," republican congressman jim jordan weighed in on what happens next. >> well, the closed door depositions i'll still be able to be a part of, but then when they go to open hearings, it's just the intelligence committee. adam schiff gets 45 minutes under the resolution that passed on thursday to ask questions, the rest of the members get 5 minutes. adam schiff gets to call the witnesses he wants, but republicans have to first submit a list to adam schiff to get his approval for any witnesses we or the white house might want. you can try to put a ribbon on a sham process, but tha...

As you say, do you think the republicans were trying to zero in op each of these steps? >> well, i think they will because there's been a lot of questions about how this impeachment inquiry came to be and whether it's appropriate, whether the process has been followed to date and the process that will come from here on out is appropriate. it has defuated from the process -- deviated in terms of the authorities given to republicans on the committee. there is a deviation there. that raises concerns. and so how the process started will be a question too. and you're right, while there's no suggest...

She's not sure that we'll get there. she promised us six short months ago, dennis, impeachment would have to be overwhelmingly bipartisan. not a single republican followed her down. two democrats voted with republicans, they can't justify this, and she said the public would have to be there. eric: do you think the public would be there? and it is not an overwhelmingly bipartisan process. >> i would hope it ends up being bipartisan if, in fact, articles of impeachment filed, but that's the next phase, going to public hearing so the public actually can see the testimony of ambassador taylor, lie...

As well. >> reporter: but our poll found some minds may already be made up. a majority of people who oppose impeachment now said new evidence in the inquiry is not likely to change their feelings. eric: wow, today, next year election day. >> reporter: amazing, isn't it? arthel: we're going to bring in brad blakeman, former deputy assistant to president george w. bush. so, brad, before we get to the polls, i want to find out from you what's the general sense that you're getting there in d.c. regard aring an appetite for impeachment, especially in some of the candid conversations amongst republi...