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so some pretty stong words thro there from democrats in new jersey. let s talk about cnn political analyst julian zeleny, a historian professor at princeton. lauren, let me start with you. three weeks ago, this was during a two-hour call with constituents about the possibility he would leave the democratic party. this is what congressman van drew said. quote. let s put it up on the screen. that is according to his hometown paper. he is not the only democrat who did not vote for the rules. he will not be the only one who votes against impeachment but he
now the state of alabama s first african-american congresswoman. and in walks this tall elegant african-american woman from the south side of chicago. her big thing was that you belong here. she said that more than once to me. it was reassuring. michelle graduated with honors and a degree in sociology. but she grappled with what to do next. at princeton she was looking to sort of explore the connection between community and academia, community and law. she was very much grounded in public service. michelle set her sights on harvard law school. charles ogletree, who was a mentor to michelle obama at harvard law school, said everything michelle did, everything she thought about, everything she wrote about, were essentially reflections on race and gender, and also how to keep doors open going forward. after law school, michelle was recruited by some of the nation s most prestigious law
requires serious answers. the country s foreign m minister ukraine saying there was no pressure involved in that telephone call conversation, but i guess we won t really know until the transcripts of that telephone call are put out and at the moment, both the americans and ukrainians are refusing to do that. we ll see if more comes out when the two presidents meet. thank you very much. with me now to discuss this is julie yan, a professor at princeton. also, ron brownstein, senior editor for the atlantic and a cnn political analyst as well. thank you both for being here. julian, let e me start with you. how concerned or maybe should the president be concerned about this new round of impeachment talk if the white house doesn t share the whistleblower complaint with congress and if they don t make the transcript public. be very concerned. the matters we re discussing here are very propmatic in terms
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