Welcome to monday. It is meet the press daily. Im katy tur in new york in for chuck todd. On the day before the impeachment trial of President Trump, an historic trial that President Trumps allies are apparent ly hoping will go away very quickly, two republican sources tell nbc news that a draft of the organizing resolution, essentially the rules for the impeachment trial that will be debated tomorrow, would allow each side 24 hours over just two days to present their opening arguments. That would cram arguments into four 12hour days and nights. Democrats are furious over what they say are republican efforts to conduct key parts of this trial in the dark of night. One democratic aide called it a complete sham. The White House Defense team, meanwhile, has released a scathing trial brief today arguing the impeachment articles are an affront to the constitution and that President Trump did nothing wrong in his dealings with ukraine. All of this is a dangerous perversion of the constitutio
Nightmare, end quote. The senate has to file their brief today, but some are already making their case. There is a reason for having impeachment, and those are we dont want to see president s who are dishonest, we dont want to see president s who abuse their power. Thats all untrue. But when it comes up to creating the criteria for impeachment, we dont use terms like dishonesty or abuse or maladministration or malpractice. We have to focus in on specific criteria to avoid weaponization of impeachment. Here with more now, cnns Boris Sanchez with the president in florida, cnns Sara Westwood on capitol hill. Can you hear me . I can hear you, and for axios, margaret talev. Hopefully you can hear me. Were going to mix things up a little bit. How about you, boris . Lets go to you first. What is the president s disposition right now as his legal team is preparing its briefs to meet that noon deadline tomorrow . Reporter yeah, fred, well, were hearing from sources at maralago that President Tr
Of a new cnn poll released. And the impeachment trial is going to govr what the senators can and cannot do in the proceeding that is starting tomorrow. Im wolf blitzer, and you are in the situationm room. On the eve of president trumps historic trial, they are calling on the senators to move swiftly on the impeachment articles against him. They are calling the process flimsy and a charade. And the House Democrats are responding to the white house impeachment brief saying that the president s assertion that the impeachment articles are constitutionally invalid is quote chilling and dead wrong. And democrats are angry that the resolution detailing the trial procedures has not yet been released. A spokesman for the the Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell is declining to comment or explain why he has not unveiled the proposal yet. Today, the house impeachment managers and president s lawyers are doing a walk through to the chamber to see the physical arrangements for what is only the third pre
Senator from florida, i know he and i both know, as i hope does every member of this body, just how precious and fragile the freedom is that we enjoy in this country. As president reagan continued in that speech, if we lose freedom here, theres no place to escape to. This is the last stand on earth. And this idea that government is beholding to the people, that it has no other source of power except the sovereign people, is still the newest and most unique idea in all the long history of mans relation to man. This is the issue of this election. Whether we believe in our capacity for selfgovernment or whether we abandon the American Revolution and confess that a little intellectual elite in a far distant capital can plan for our lives better than we can plan them ourselves. You and i are increasingly told that we have to choose between a left or right. Well, id like to suggest theres no such thing as left or right. Theres only up or down. Up, mans old age dream, the ultimate and individ
Only milk she drinks is 99 . Democratic strategist jessica tarwell. He is the best dillon since jacob, kim dillon. And with a face like that why does she have a career in radio . And another gay republican . What is going on today . Am i being bugged by Rachel Maddow . It is guy benson. Lets start the show. The New York Times declares the fight over the filling of Justice Scalias seat an epic washington battle. Some epic. The argument is should republicans block this judicial appointment shis one time . Thats why they already lost. Republicans should have blocked every single Democrat Supreme Court nominee of our lifetime. There should be no liberals allowed on the court, zero. But republicans are fooled into playing a one for you, one for us game with the on you. Y with the appointees effectively turning them into a legislative body. I confirm celebrating a legislative decision if they agree with it as a win. There are no wins on the court. You win at the ballot box. The Court Justice