it anyway. did you ever think in a million years you d need to explain the difference to the president of the united states between, you know, a legitimate impeachment trial and a salem witch trial? it s really disheartening. no, of course you never think you re going to have to retell this history to a leader of our country. but to see both the president and his supporters using the witch trials, it s offensive to the descendants, those victims, that their legacy is being twisted in this way to sort of portray an innocent victim when, in fact, we re going to have a pretty fair process. there s no doubt about that. whether you agree or disagree with the outcome is for somebody else to decide. but what s at stake here and what was at stake in 1692 were two very obviously very different options. i understand that you re worried about him setting a precedent. tell us about that. why is that? setting a precedent with respect to using the witch trials as evidence of some way for him t
people who are marginalized, being really victimized, and we don t want that to happen. if the president bears any resemblance to the history of 1692, it s in fact the men who were in charge who wanted to silence people who had different views than themselves and used the power of a so-called trial to do so. yeah. this is a history that we can t forget. mayor, you can t believe that you are giving this lesson. i can t believe i m having this conversation. yet here we are, and i am grateful and thankful that you at least came on the show. i appreciate it. merry christmas to you. thank you so much. same to you. thanks, don. what happens once impeachment moves to the senate? i m going to get some insight from someone who s seen this process before from the inside. former senator max bacchus is next. that as we keep an eye on all the video that s coming in from protests held all across the country tonight. hey hey, ho ho, donald trump
the salem witch trials where innocent people were put to death. well, that statement caught the eye of none other than the mayor of salem, and she is kim driscoll, and she joins me now. mayor, thank you so much. i appreciate you joining us. happy to be with you. well, you gave the president a quick lesson, a history lesson on twitter, and here s what you wrote. you said, salem 1692 equals absence of evidence plus powerless, innocent victims were hanged or pressed to death. the ukrainegate 2019 equals ample evidence, admissions of wrongdoing plus perpetrators are among the most powerful and privileged. i guess with how many times he has called this a witch hunt falsely, it was only a matter of time until it turned into a witch trial. i mean it s been pretty frustrating and offensive to see what s happening in washington be compared to what happened in 1692. there s a big difference between
remembered so that it acknowledges going forward what never, ever should happen again. that people who are different, people who are marginalized, being really victimized, and we don t want that to happen. if the president bears any resemblance to the history of 1692, it s in fact the men who were in charge who wanted to silence people who had different views than themselves and used the power of a so-called trial to do so. yeah. this is a history that we can t forget. mayor, you can t believe that you are giving this lesson. i can t believe i m having this conversation. yet here we are, and i am grateful and thankful that you at least came on the show. i appreciate it. merry christmas to you. thank you so much. same to you. thanks, don. what happens once impeachment moves to the senate? i m going to get some insight from someone who s seen this process before from the inside. former senator max baucus is next. that as we keep an eye on all the video that s coming in from pro
well, he s obviously under a great deal of duress, but if he thinks he can bully nancy pelosi into backing off, he s with the wrong customer. the president even claiming and this is peak crazy quote more due process was afforded to those accused in the salem witch trials. oh, yeah? well, the salem witch trials? let s remember when the president said this. i m a student of history. well, maybe he was a student of history, but he must have been a really bad one because let s listen to someone who actually does know her history. her name is kim driscoll. she s the mayor of salem, massachusetts, and she tweets this, and i m quoting here. oy vey. again, learn some history. going on to point out that in salem in 1692 innocent people with no evidence against them were put to death. contrasting that with ample evidence and admissions of wrongdoing in the ukraine case. we re going to talk to mayor