as an impeachable offense. democrats said today they re not convinced that s what donald trump has done, even according to the filings. does it rise to the level of impeachment? who is right on this? it is wide open, alex, because impeachment is whatever the house of representatives says it is. it is only defined in the constitution to have impeachable offenses of treason, bribery, or high crimes and misdemeanors. that latter category is so wide open, it can be anything they define it to be. is it an interpretive ability to look at that as to whether republicans are controlling the house or democrats are controlling the house? isn t it definitively established it should rise above political partisanship when looking at the definition of these things? it s both the political side and the legal side. on the political side, the consternation creates a sense of impeachment as a trial. they use legal-like language. but it is an inherently
his mind and where he wants to try to direct public attention. and comey is his target today. kelly o., thanks for that. back to the impeachment question and for that joining mekong man ste mekong me congressman kohn from tennessee. democrats will be taking control of the house. if you learn nothing more than beside what was revealed in friday s court filings, do you want your committee to begin impeachment investigations on day one? i ve already filed five grounds for impeachment, so i think that there have been offenses committed by this president and that is why i filed them and that is why i have 17 co-sponsors. but that is as many as we could get. as far as the next congress goes, we will have hearings on the emoluments clause which is two of the five clauses and we will have hearings on those
work together on criminal just tis legislation. the president tweeted reform has a shot at bipartisan support. mitch mcconnell and senator schumer have a real chance to do something so badly needed in our country already passed with big vote in house. would be a major victory for all. congressional republicans already have their post thanksgiving plates full with budget issues as the days wind down towards the prospect of another government shut down. kristin fisher has more. the republicans are in charge. if the government shuts down, it s on their back. the congressional house is ticking. if members want to keep the lights on, they have to act fast. december 7 is the date to avoid the shut down. the big sticking points, funding for the border wall and protecting the special counsel s investigation. with respect to the democrats in the senate and house, we hope that they will decide to play a
he went on to say it s a shame that the bias media do so incorrectly to find the word for the public when they know the definition is wrong. it s a word often used in politics. he tweeted that npr said the word to the washington post which packs a question. what was he thinking 31 years ago? that was the only other instance although donald trump did use it four years ago when talking about a congressional house. you guys know way too much about this. continue. we actually read in an these stories. this is called research. as i ve said before for every