we are awaiting republican senator lisa murkowski's decision after g.o.p. senator alexander last night came out against calling witnesses. a major blow to democrats efforts. but g.o.p. senator susan collins and mitt romney say they will vote to allow witnesses. meanwhile, other republicans saying the time to end this is now. >> we are coming to a conclusion of this. this has been a completely partisan effort by the democrats, this has been a political effort against the president of the united states because the country is doing so well, the economy is doing so well. they themselves have said it may be the only way they can beat it. >> melissa: sources telling fox news that if the vote fails, democrats may push to extend closing debates which could stretch the trial into next week. chuck schumer says and he vote to acquit president would be illegitimate without witnesses. >> if my republican colleagues refused to even consider witnesses and documents in this trial, this country is headed towards the greatest cover-up since watergate. if there are no witness

just four g.o.p. senators would have to join democrats to produce the majority needed to call witnesses and extend the impeachment trial of president trump. but even democrats acknowledge the chances of that happening are slim to none. and none just started the car. speak with an uphill fight. is it a decent, good chance? yes. >> one they are hoping would retract his senator gardner, saying in a statement he didn't "believe we need to hear from 18th witness," referring to the 17 individuals hauled in last year's house impeachment inquiry. and it's not just the fact there are 53 g.o.p. senators who could quash the democrats hope of additional witnesses. you also have moderate democrats like senator's kyrsten sinema of arizona, doug jones of alabama, at west virginia's joe manchin. who is could add an extra layer of protection for the majority. >> i am a proud west virginia democrat, but i'm i'm a proud american, and i'm not going to make a decision. i want my president to succeed and do well. i want hi

the g.o.p. tax scam led to a record setting $1 trillion in stock buy backs, unlike what was represented to us that was going to create investment in this country. we are now beginning to put forward some major legislation that deals with investment in our infrastructure, investment in public housing and affordable housing because we realize what creates jobs. it creates -- we create jobs when we invest back into the nation. we do not create jobs when we take tax cuts and give them to the rich and everybody else suffers. the g.o.p. tax law encourages companies to send factories and jobs overseas. under the g.o.p. tax cut income generated by american companies abroad face tax rates of half the new top corporate of 21. by the way corporations didn't ask for that low tax corporate rate. some companies may be able to avoid tax all together. the g.o.p. tax law increases deficits. as i said earlier, by $1.9 trillion when we are facing major budgetary challenges driven by aging population. finally, mr.

bush, people who are more hawkish in the g.o.p. it seemed clear for a lot of people in washington scratching their heads when he came on with the trump administration. his foreign policy and theirs aren't the same. he had hawkish foreign policy positions. >> harris: why do you think the president hired him? >> i think the president likes people who are sharp and combative. john bolton, say what you will about him, he certainly very combative. >> melissa: marie, his point was, mr. president, the more you attack john bolton, the more likely it is we need to call him as a witness because otherwise we could just take what he is saying and put it in the mix with everything else. like you're not doing yourself any favors by attacking him on twitter. >> marie: absolutely. john kelly yesterday said he thinks john bolton is telling the truth. what bolton has reportedly written in the book is consistent with a lot of other testimony that we are hearing. what i've heard is that a number of republican senators are saying look, if we don't hear

the g.o.p. has the majority, so that won't be the case. we need to look for is, if you get to a point where witnesses and documents, additional documents, are involved or are going to be admitted, the g.o.p. can certainly control data and the judge can control that, as well. i'm not impressed with the kill switch language, because that opportunity, that peace has always been in place. the key is, look for when they are going to use it or if they don't use it after they admit witnesses. if they do. >> dagen: senator schumer talking about those republicans the democrats would need to get a majority vote on any witnesses. do you think they will ever have those votes? >> it's interesting, my sources tell me the dems are talking to those four. those four are open and want an opportunity to get to the bottom of this. they are searching for the truth, and if additional witnesses and documents that were blocked by the president and the white house in the indictment process over in the house, it just makes fundamental sense that if you want to get

that is what he told g.o.p. senators late this afternoon. the, coming as the president's defense team concludes its opening presentation. let's get the latest from two correspondents, mike emanuel on capitol hill. good evening. speak of "the wall street journal" first to report that mitch mcconnell is telling his republican senators he does not have the votes to block witnesses. it is not entirely clear what that means. some have suggested if there is one witnesses there may be many witnesses on the day where the president's legal team wrapped up its opening statements in his defense. >> it is time for this to end here and now. >> president trump's lawyers wrapping their opening arguments, warning against weaponizing impeachment for political gain. >> what they are asking you to do is throw out a successful president on the eve of an election with no basis and in violation of the constitution. it is not a game of leaks and unsourced manuscripts, that is politics, unfortunately. >> a political firestorm over former national security advisor j

did it jerry nadler cross and lined and alienate g.o.p. senators by accusing them of being part of a cover-up? the two sides digging in with very different takes on how this trial is going. >> the house managers were proposing yesterday basically to destroy the institution of the presidency as we know it. if i were the president, i wouldn't cooperate with these guys at all. >> i was so impressed with the house managers case. it was on the facts, it answered the questions, it talked about why we had witnesses and documents. >> shannon: joining us now, former acting attorney general matt whitaker, how are you tonight? >> i am very good, thank you. >> shannon: this is how over at cnn classified will be heard from chairman schiff so far. speak up i thought it was dazzling, the way he moved throh both the facts of the case and the historical context was really remarkable, it was the second best courtroom address that i have ever heard. >> shannon: i'm curious about number one, but that aside he said dazzling. what say you? >> this is what it lo

i would agree, that g.o.p. has to actually come up with something, right now they have not said anything about it. >> a couple of things -- >> more of a statement than a question. david: go ahead. >> i'll give you answers to question you did not ask, what can democrat like than nance and jonancypelosi and joe biden. the democratic approach, is if government just sets price or toles you, can cannot choose our doctor or health plan, you see -- invsee -- less innovation. you se see. i think president trump can say, you need to pay your fair share. like he says to nato allies pay your fair share. we need to stand up to other developed country, and say time for america to stop playing the r&d costs, there is no reason our drugs are twice as expensive as other countries. there can be bipartisan ground but, i think we need to shy away from top down heavy handed approach, the problem with nancy pelosi's bill is you get fewer innovative drugs. >> to regular programming. how likely is it for the republicans and democrats

finally riefly congress, their own party members describing the meeting insulting and demeaning one g.o.p. member calling it the worst briefing i have ever seen. i n the president asked if agreed with their characterization, i said there competition with worst classified briefing. and the president may have public ongress and the with the threats facing our troops related to this conflict. president ks, the insisted there were zero injuries or casualties from ran's attack on our military bases, contradicting multiple news reports. but over the past week, the admitted that has there were injuries, first service members diagnosed with t.b.i., and now of our troops. brain, damage to the whether from impact, penetrating rapid movement of the brain within the skull is a leading cause of death and americans.for this serious injury is understood in both the military medical communities to be a significant wound, and the of the wars of afghanistan and iraq. our the president minimizes soldiers' wounds say i heard hey had headaches and a cup ofle other things -- couple other things but i can repor

we shouldn't even call them the g.o.p. anymore. we should call them the bdsm, because ever since donald trump came along, they have been letting their freak flag fly. he insults them and they're, like, you're a bad boy, mr. president. ( laughter ) he abuses power and they're, like, how can something so wrong feel so right? ( laughter ) he doesn't even bother to go to them to get bills passed anymore. he does everything by executive order which they used to hate but now they can't get enough of. by the way, even the term executive order sounds like a kinky cinemax movie. do i have to, sir? ( laughter ) i'm giving you an executive order. >> trevor: okay, well, neil, if the republicans want bdsm with trump, then why should we judge? >> because, trevor, if you're not careful, bdsm relationships can get way out of control. one weekend i let my girlfriend pour a little hot wax on my chest. a month later, i'm handcuffed to my bad butt naked with an active beehive dangling over my penis. which reminds me, trevor, i brought you some honey.

mitch mcconnell is juggling demand from the president and uneasy g.o.p. senators and this week they urged mcconnell to tweak the trial's rules. as carl wrote, "as the trial marches forward, mr. mcconnell will maintain a sharp focus on keeping republicans happy." carl also wrote "mr. mcconnell has shown he can be pushed from his pfition i internal pressure becomes great enoug" the name at the top of my notebook this week at the capitol, senator lamar alexander of tenssee who isetiring. my sources told me to pay attention to lamar alexander who worked for senator howard baker of tennessee who was a major figure during watergate, asking what did the president know and when? will lamar alexander say let's hold up and have witnesses? carl: not from was saying today. he was soft saying i want to hear more information and thenak we'll a decision but i've heard a lot already. i think that people were looking to him -- susan i collins, whs right in the middle of all this -- had really tried to rope him in but he is very, very close to mitch mcconnell. theirfriends

. >> shannon: what is your argument to your g.o.p. colleagues who are considering that vote? >> this is a precedent setting position if we call one witness the democrats didn't call in the house, we set this up for every future president to be impugned and impeached. >> shannon: the prime minister's here in town along with his challenger, this is what ilhan omar tweeted about the deal. if they could have guaranteed justice and brought everyone into this peace deal, instead the embattled heads of state, it's shameful and disingenuous, she's not a fan. >> the camp david accords -- you might be too young to remember that -- they had criticism until they had agreements. you're going to be criticized and progress. after a decade, she had withdrawn from the rest of the world, he's calling out our nato friends to up their defense, he is trying to move to a peace plan in afghanistan and syria, this is a president who is trying to get results over there and i applaud him for it. >> shannon: with the palestinians buy into any of this, do you think they will come to the table? >> they g

well, another report emerging today that indicates that three g.o.p. senators, romney, murkowski, and collins, want or maybe even demand a vote on whether witnesses will be call called. but mcconnell has also promised to model the trial rules after the clinton impeachment rules. seems really smart, a smart thing for him to do. but now we are learning his resolution as of tonight will not include a provision for a motion to dismiss, which was part of the clinton impeachment resolution. bob byrd at the time pushed for that. now, if this is true, it's a huge mistake. a motion to dismiss could be voted on, well, of course before any opening arguments are made, the white house counsel could just move. that will probably fail. or it could be made after opening arguments, but before any vote on whether any witnesses should appear, any other matter. as we've documented, we've done this extensively this week, these articles, to anyone who is fair, and not just a rank, trump-hitting partisan, they are not just efficient on their face. i actually think they are f

well, another report emerging today that indicates that three g.o.p. senators, romney, murkowski, and collins, want or maybe even demand a vote on whether witnesses will be called. but mcconnell has also promised to model the trial rules after the clinton impeachment rules. seems really smart, a smart thing for him to do. but now we are learning his resolution as of tonight will not include a provision for a motion to dismiss, which was part of the clinton impeachment resolution. bob byrd at the time pushed for that. now, if this is true, it's a huge mistake. a motion to dismiss could be voted on, well, of course before any opening arguments are made, the white house counsel could just move. that will probably fail. or it could be made after w opening arguments, but before any vote on whether any witnesses should appear, any other matter. as we've documented, we've done this extensively this week, these articles, to anyone who is fair, and not just a rank, trump-hitting partisan, they are not just efficient on their face. i actually think they are frau

the senators of the g.o.p. are pushing back. >> they've given us two very weak articles of impeachment. our job is to look at what they bought us and if it rises to the level of impeachment. speak at same witnesses they say they need today were available at the house. if you want openness and a witness was available to you and you chose not to call them, don't blame me. >> if they wanted to call these witnesses, they could've called them. it is not our job to expand the impeachment. >> dana: and the president reacting to it all. >> i think it should go very quickly, it's a hoax, everybody knows that. it's a complete hoax. he is a corrupt politician named adam schiff and he made the phone call, he went out, you will hear about this as you grow older. he went out and he said things, he said quid pro quo eight times. it was no times. >> dana: and there was of course media reaction. i want to play the sound bite from joe scarborough. he was talking about what the defenders of trump will be treated like in the futur

this year 2016 we had an insurgent in the g.o.p. . vanquished all of them and beat got the nomination and won now we have bernie which in my opinion it was stolen from in 2016 will he prevail in 2020 because from c n n m s n b c and the democrat the d.n.c. and everybody else is against him again and small donors keep giving him money so what's in the cards for bernie this time around go ahead lee. yeah you're absolutely right i mean it is shaping up a lot like 2016 especially on the democratic side just fill in joe biden instead of hillary clinton and everything that we were horrified to see in the last election when the democratic side is shaping up exactly the same they've changed nothing all they did with push the superdelegates to the 2nd vote in the convention but if they can have a brokered convention all those superdelegates all those elite democrats will then put in their candidate tom prez just announced who he'd like to see running the convention and it is all the same neo liberal and wall street goons that have been there i

he is a g.o.p. strategist and in monterey we crossed to spencer critchley he is a former communications advisor to obama for america 20082012 as well as managing partner of the communications consulting. boot road group all right crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciated i'm only going to go to you 1st in washington ok the whole process has started we've been waiting for 3 years because they've been planning to find a way to impeach the president and they finally got in there they've crossed the rubicon and the senate will pursue prosy it's proceedings but as i said in my introduction i'm i'm i'm a politico i like politics i'm a political junkie i follow a lot of stuff ok i really can't get my hands around this one ok i get i don't know what the crime is ok i do know that there's a lot of animosity and hatred towards this president if i and everyone can have had their taste in their opinions here but the way i look at it is this whole process in i

this year 2016 we had an insurgent in the g.o.p. . vanquished all of them and beat got the nomination and won now we have bernie which in my opinion it was stolen from in 2016 will he prevail in 2020 because from c n n m s n b c in the democrat the d.n.c. and everybody else is against him again and small donors keep giving him money so what's in the cards for bernie this time around go ahead lee. yeah you're absolutely right i mean it is shaping up a lot like 2016 especially on the democratic side just fill in joe biden instead of hillary clinton and everything that we were horrified to see in the last election when the democratic side is shaping up exactly the same they've changed nothing all they did was push the superdelegates to the 2nd vote in the convention but if they can have a brokered convention all those superdelegates all those elite democrats will then put in their candidate tom prez just announced who he'd like to see running the convention and it is all the same neo liberal and wall street goons that have been there it

this year 2016 we had an insurgent in the g.o.p. . vanquished all of them in beat got the nomination and won now we have bernie which in my opinion it was stolen from in 2016 will he prevail in 2020 because from c.n.n. m.s.m. b.c. in the democrat the d.n.c. and everybody else is against him again and small donors keep giving him money so what's in the cards for bernie this time around go ahead lee. yeah you're absolutely right i mean it is shaping up a lot like 2016 especially on the democratic side just fill in joe biden instead of hillary clinton and everything that we were horrified to see in the last election when the democratic side is shaping up exactly the same they've changed nothing all they did with push the superdelegates to the 2nd vote in the convention but if they can have a brokered convention all those superdelegates all those elite democrats will then put in their candidate tom prez just announced who he'd like to see running the convention and it is all the same neo liberal and wall street goons that have been there

he is a g.o.p. strategist and in monterey we crossed to spencer critchley he is a former communications adviser to obama for america 20082012 as well as managing partner of the communications consulting firm road group all right cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate i'm only going to go to you 1st in washington ok the whole process has started we've been waiting for 3 years because they've been planning to find a way to impeach the president and they finally got in there they've crossed the rubicon and the senate will pursue its proceedings but as i said in my introduction i'm i'm i'm i'm a politico i like politics i'm a political junkie i follow a lot of stuff ok i really can't get my hands around this one ok i get i don't know what the crime is ok i do know that there's a lot of animosity. in hatred towards as president 5 everyone can have has their taste in their opinions here but the way i look at it is this whole process in is impeaching

across talking impeachment i'm joined by my guest in washington she's a former g.o.p. strategist as well as co-founder of women's public leadership network also in washington we have leak he is a g.o.p. strategist and in monterey we crossed to spencer critchley he is a former communications adviser to obama for america 20082012 as well as managing partner of the communications consulting firm boot road group all right crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate a man week let me go to you 1st in washington ok the whole process has started we've been waiting for 3 years because they've been planning to find a way to impeach the president and they finally got in there they've crossed the rubicon and the senate will pursue its proceedings but as i said in my introduction i'm i'm i'm a politico i like politics i'm a political junkie i follow a lot of stuff ok i really can't get my hands around this one ok i get i don't know what the crime is ok i do know that there's a lot of animosity and hatred towards this president if i

washington she's a former g.o.p. strategist as well as co-founder of women's public leadership network also in washington we have leak he is a g.o.p. strategist and in monterey we crossed to spencer critchley he is a former communications advisor to obama for america 20082012 as well as managing partner of the communications consulting firm boot road group all right cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate i'm only going to go to you 1st in washington ok the whole process has started we've been waiting for 3 years because they've been planning to find a way to impeach the president and they finally got in there they've crossed the rubicon and the senate will pursue its proceedings but as i said in my introduction i'm i'm i'm a politico i like politics i'm a political junkie i follow a lot of stuff ok i really can't get my hands around this one ok i get i don't know what the crime is ok i do know that there's a lot of animosity and hatred towards as president 5 eve

this year 2016 we had an insurgent in the g.o.p. . vanquished all of them and got the nomination and won now we have bernie which in my opinion it was stolen from in 2016 will he prevail in 2020 because from c n n m s n b c in the democrat the d.n.c. and everybody else is against him again and small donors keep giving him money so what's in the cards for bernie this time around go ahead lee. yeah you're absolutely right i mean it is shaping up a lot like 2016 especially on the democratic side just fill in joe biden instead of hillary clinton and everything that we were horrified to see in the last election when the democratic side is shaping up exactly the same they've changed nothing all they did was push the superdelegates to the 2nd vote in the convention but if they can have a brokered convention all those superdelegates all those elite democrats will then put in their candidate tom prez just announced who he'd like to see running the convention and it is all the same neo liberal and wall street goons that have been there it is it

talking impeachment i'm joined by my guest in washington she's a former g.o.p. strategist as well as co-founder of women's public leadership network also in washington we have a bell he is a g.o.p. strategist and in monterey we crossed to spencer critchley he is a former communications adviser to obama for america 20082012 as well as managing partner of the communications consulting firm road group all right cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate i'm only going to go to you 1st in washington ok the whole process has started we've been waiting for 3 years because they've been planning to find a way to impeach the president and they finally got in there they've crossed the rubicon and the senate will pursue its proceedings but as i said in my introduction i'm i'm i'm i'm a politico i like politics i'm a political junkie i follow a lot of stuff ok i really can't get my hands around this one ok i get i don't know what the crime is ok i do know that there's a lot of animosity and hatred towards this president 5

the g.o.p. senate -- the american people -- let me make this briefer. the house is now moving forward the vote to transmit articles and appoint managers. as speaker i was -- am proud to appoint outstanding american patriots to serve in the impeachment panel. chairman schiff, chairman nadler, chairwoman zoe lofgren. this is her thundering herd impeachment as a staffer to a house judiciary committee member this is her third impeachment as a staffer of the judiciary committee member in the impeachment. and member of the judiciary committee to clinton and now as a house manager. our caucus, hakim jeffries, a serious respected litigator, val demings, member of the police force of orlando and for 27 years and for part of that time the first woman and african-american police chief of orlando. she knows her way around the courtroom. jason crow from colorado, army ranger, served our country in the military in iraq and afghanistan, and now in the congress of the united states. he, too, a respected litigator. a sylvia garcia of texas, judge in a number of capaciti

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this is a time for the g.o.p. to stand together. just like they did in the face of the brett kavanaugh smears. lending any t legitimacy to the houses acidic article would burn a hole through the constitution and frankly, the senate's legacy. and that's "the ankle." joining me now is bob barr, former house impeachment manager along with saul wisemenberg. john eastman, claremont institute senior fellow and constitutional scholar. we have a lot to get to tonight. fox news is concerned, confirming that mitch mcconnell met today with g.o.p. senators to discuss trial strategies including the idea of witness reciprocity with democrats. basically, will trade you a hunter biden for a john bolton. john, is this kind of a cutesy game? mitch mcconnell is very smart, he knows the procedure better than anybody on the hill. knowing democrats will never allow hunter biden or schiff to testify. >> i think so, but if were going to go forward it would be from those to hear folks. we have enough evidence to be here it was collusion months before the ca

as for the g.o.p. fence sitters, i will personally fly out to cover your town hall. i will be there reporting on them. if you're brave enough to have any. after a vote to drag this thing out further. utah has got to be experienced a wicked case of voter's remorse i'm sorry. bolton, a red herring. it's always the entire idea: witnesses. nancy pelosi's democrats wouldn't pursue those same witnesses in the house, certainly not taking a legal route. if you want to remove a u.s. president on the facts that are now indisputable, you want to do what nine months before an election? if you want to side with schiff and jerry nadler over your own constituents? your constituents who are enjoying a thriving economy and want government to get back to the stuff that matters! be my guest, go do it. i have another idea. just ask jeff flake how life is after the democrats no longer had any use for him. and that is "the angle." as i mentioned earlier, the bolton leak was -- they are pandering to democrats and the media. >> john bolton has a relevant testimony to provide to those of us

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one of the g.o.p. senators remarking, i think publicly today, that we pretty much know the facts here. and we do. we know that the president withheld hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid from an ally at war in order to coerce that alley into helping him cheat in the next election. it is indefensible. and so, what do they have to fall back on? they fall back on the argument that, okay, he did it, we all know he did it, but we're going to find a criminal defense lawyer whose expertise is not really constitutional law and admits he's out of the concensus on this to come in and make the argument that is effectively the constitution says so what? that abuse of power, you cannot impeach a president for abuse of power because of -- as if article one simply reads abuse of power and sets out nothing further, that he's been impeached for the mere label abuse of power, as if the article didn't charge him with withholding military aid, in seeking to get foreign help in his election to help him cheat. th

this is a time for the g.o.p. to stand together. just like they did in the face of the brett kavanaugh smears. lending any legitimacy to the houses acidic article would burn a hole through the constitution and frankly, the senate's legacy. that's "the ankle." joining me now as babar, former house impeachment manager along with saul wiseman berg. john eastman, claremont institute senior fellow and constitutional scholar. we have a lot to get to tonight. fox news is concerned, confirming that mitch mcconnell met today with g.o.p. senators to discuss trial strategies including the idea of witness reciprocity with democrats. basically, will trade you a hunter biden for a john bolton. john, is this kind of a cutesy game? mitch mcconnell is very smart, he knows the procedure better than anybody on the hill. knowing democrats will never allow hunter biden or schiff to testify. >> i think so, but if were going to go forward it would be interesting to hear from those folks. we have enough evidence to be here it was collusion months before th

that's the attempt to force the g.o.p. is excepting witness testimony and documents. this will get interesting. plus new evidence.

so those four moderated g.o.p. senators who are wringing their hands tonight and navel-gazing, the hamlet routine, they should take note. this is how donald trump was received when a record crowd showed up when he took the stage at a rally in new jersey tonig tonight. [chanting] who exactly do they think they are appealing to if they turn out to prolong the impeachment farce? the panel is there, chuck todd, jake tapper, et cetera -- they don't have the votes to remove trump. democrats don't have those votes, everyone on television was conceding that today. so what is the point of doing this to the country? as they did during the brett kavanaugh fight, they want to drag this out in hopes that the next news cycle will bring them some manna from heaven, the damage the president before the first ballots are cast. our reporter tells us they are serving drinks called magaritas and supeonacoladas all over wildwood new jersey. should they prolong this national nightmare, there won't be enough booze in all of new jersey to

primary crew in the g.o.p. debate at south carolina.te columbia, i think. trump said no things major republican candidates he said america should reach an agreement rather than fighting proxy wars against them pretty call the trillions of dollars we spent in the middle east a waste. at the time, it seemed like trump was attacking republican orthodoxy. but now it is clear in this impeachment makes it crystal clear what was really going on. trump was attacking the consensus of both parties in washington. it's a neoconservative consensus. both parties work together to keep america overextended abroad stuck in quagmires across the world that killing our men. donald trump a different path as a candidate, said it's time not some interest of some backward petrol state. trump got the nomination and then won. but washington still is not recovered from the shock and rather learn from the result, they double down. they blame the defeat on russian facebook ads that nobody saw. those adsponse to that nobody saw, the demand america risk war with the world's largest nucle

will i be the sweet little choir boy that the g.o.p. has known and loved all these years? or will i come in like a bazooka made of nuclear bombs? boopity boopity! (explosion) nobody knows but me and mr. snowball. ( laughter ) >> stephen: i'm sorry, who is mr. snowball? >> that's the name of my moustache, stephen. he's also my legal counsel. and on cold nights, my lover. ( laughter ) not now, mr. snowball. he gets excited. not now. ( purring ) not now. not now. ( purring ) >> stephen: i don't want to come between the two of you, sir. but, ambassador bolton, if i could go on, some people are saying this is all part of a vendetta you have against trump. >> that's flim flam and horse hockey! and also horse-flam and flim-flocky! i'm on excellent terms with the entire trump team! >> stephen: really? because you called rudy giuliani a "hand grenade who's going to blow everybody up." >>oh,, that is the highest compliment i can think of. i wish i was a hand grenade! pull off mr. snowball and watch me blow! i'll do it! i'll do it! >> stephen: i believe you, sir. >> don't test me! ka

and i urged him to distance himself from the bush foreign policy and from the g.o.p. establishment in general on issues like china, trade, and immigration. in the spring of 2016, he couldn't help himself from dumping on the then likely g.o.p. nominee donald trump. in a very, very stupid way. >> donald trump tells us that he is very, very smart, i am afraid that when it comes to foreignn policy he is very, very not smart. he is playing the members of the american public for suckers. >> now in the senate, romneybe feels that he can play the people for utah for suckers. now, let's waste millions in taxpayer money, weeks of legislative time, to force the senate to call witnesses that nadler and adam schiff didn't even bother pursuing. >> including john bolton, yes. he someone i would like to hear from. >> laura: that right. pelosi and adam schiff want witnesses to scuff up the president before the next election, period. it is not about fact-finding. why would any republican agree? there has to be a political price for engaging in these trades. the voters of utah need to l

as for the g.o.p. fence sitters, i will personally fly out to cover your town hall. i will be there reporting on them. if you're brave enough to have any. after a vote to drag this thing out further. utah has got to be experiencing a wicked case of voter's remorse i'm sorry. bolton, a red herring. it's always the entire idea of calling witnesses. nancy pelosi's democrats wouldn't pursue those same witnesses in the house, certainly not taking a legal route. if you want to remove a u.s. president on the facts that are now indisputable, you want to do what nine months before an election? if you want to side with schiff and jerry nadler over your own constituents? your constituents who are enjoying a thriving economy and want government to get back to the stuff that matters!! be my guest, go do it. i have another idea. just ask jeff flake how life isd after the democrats no longer had any use for him. and that is "the angle." as i mentioned earlier, the bolton leak was -- they are pandering to democrats and the media. >> john bolton has a relevant testimony to provide to

and i urged him to distance himself from the bush foreign policy and from the g.o.p. establishment in general on issues like china, trade, and immigration. in the spring of 2016, he couldn't help himself from dumping on the then likely g.o.p. nominee donald trump. in a very, very stupid way. >> donald trump tells us that he is very, very smart, i am afraid that when it comes to foreign policy he is very, very not smart. he is playing the members of the american public for suckers. >> now in the senate, romney feels that he can play the people for utah for suckers. now, let's waste millions in taxpayer money, weeks of legislative time, to force the senate to call witnesses that nadler and adam schiff didn't even bother pursuing. >> including john bolton, yes. he someone i would like to hear from. >> laura: if that right. pelosi and adam schiff want witnesses to scuff up the president before the next election, period. it is not about fact-finding. why would any republican agree? there has to be a political price for engaging in these trades. the voters of utah need to l

so those four moderated g.o.p. senators who arevi wringing ther hands tonight and navel-gazing, the hamlet routine, they should take note. this is how donald trump was received when a record crowd showed up when he took the stage at a rally in new jersey tonight.t. [chanting] who exactly do they think they are appealing to if they turn out to prolong the impeachment farce? the panel is there, chuck todd, jake tapper, et cetera -- they don't have the votes to remove trump. democrats don't have those votes, everyone on television was conceding that today. so what is the point of doing this to the country? as they did during the brett kavanaugh fight, they want to drag this out in hopes that the next news cycle will bring them some manna from heaven, the damage the president before the first ballots are cast. our reporter tells us they are serving drinks called magaritas and supeonacoladas all over wildwood new jersey. should they prolong this national nightmare, there won't be enough booze in all of new jersey to soo

primary crew in the g.o.p. debate at south carolina. said no things major republican candidates he said america should reach an agreement rather than fighting proxy wars against them pretty call the trillions of dollars we spent in the middle east a waste. at the time, it seemed like trump was asked attacking republican orthodoxy. trump was attacking the consensus of both parties in washington. it's a neoconservative consensus. both parties work together to keep america overextended abroad stuck in quagmires across the world that in reach killing our men.donald trump a s a candidate, said it's time for notsome interest of some backwad petrol state. trump got the nomination and then won. but washington still is not recovered from the shock and rather learn from the result, they double down. they blame the defeat on russian facebook ads that nobody saw. and in response to those ads that nobody saw, the demand america risk war with the world's largest nuclear power. we've mocked adam schiff many times in the show and we hope to in the futu

. >> the washington center holds a seminar on the 2020 election and g.o.p. politics. watch live wednesday morning at 9:00 eastern on c span 3. online at c-span.org. or listen live on the free -span radio app. >> our live campaign 2020 coverage continues thursday at 7:00 p.m. eastern with president donald trump in toledo, ohio, at a keep america great rally. watch live on c-span2, on demand at c-span.org or listen on the go with the free c-span radio app. >> earlier today senate party leaders held their weekly news conferences and commented on the impeachment process against president trump. here are their remarks, starting with senate majority leader h

on the other side, texas g.o.p. senator john cornyn said the president should conduct his other business rather than be distracted by this. tucker. >> tucker: trace gallagher once again with the single most interesting nugget from the day's proceedings. great to see you,. thank you. congressman o mike johnson of louisiana is serving on the president's defense team enjoins usoi tonight. thanks so much for coming on. >> glad to be her. >> tucker: is the president going to go to the gallery and get heckled by the democrats? >> personally i would love that. as a member of the legal defense team i probably would advise against it but we are going to miss a lot of fun. >> tucker: what are they going to do to him? if he did that -- hypothetical, needless to say, but what do you think would happen? >> i think it would intimidate greatly the managers for putting on this false case. we are into the third day of the hoax now.ha i love what senator blunt said this morning. he summarized it pretty well. he said you know, bless t

she wanted to force a debate on the witnesses issue which now, thankfully, some g.o.p. senators have come to their senses, if you're going to have a trial he should have witnesses like any other traumas country, you have witnesses, like we had at the last impeachment trial, it's very standard. if republicans are so, you jameson, is so noncredible, have him as a witness, tear them to shreds, let him be shown on the witness stand. why not, what are you afraid of? it seems like you are so afraid of him because you don't want any witnesses he will come as a witness. >> there is not a single crime. >> harris: the audience can probably guess that this is how to going to go. we will see you in a few more minutes, i will bring you back. a u.s. attorney is speaking out against san francisco's sanctuary city policy. saying that they make the streets a lot less safe. claudia callan live forest in san francisco now with the report. claudia? >> well, harris, the u.s. attorney here is slamming what he cares a sanctuary spillover effect that he says makes it harder for federal agents