Be witnesses that the republicans could call and i know President Trump has pushed to have joe biden testify his son hunter biden testify potentially calling nancy pelosi how does that work is it a one witness for the republicans one witness one witness for the democrats know. If the scene moves to the senate then a Senate Majority 51 votes the Vice President doesnt preside doesnt have a vote in this case could determine the witness list. As to whether or not the republicans will want to call Vice President biden or his son or the speaker. Theres been some pushback in the Republican Caucus in the senate about that. So i dont know that thats thats altogether likely would seems to me the likeliest outcome is that if this goes to the senate then the majority leader takes control and that you wont have any substantial new witnesses so if we dont have any substantial new witnesses then presumably President Trump would be acquitted from the senate trial when does that leave him going into th
A watch for one minute thats donald trump dismissing the impeachment hearings as he meets his turkish counterpart for the 1st time since turkeys military operation in syria also in the news the Palestinian Group Islamic Jihad off its terms of a cease fire has as ready as strikes killed dozens in gaza and a new ball of vaccine is all set to roll out but some congolese are worried if it will actually work. Hello everyone a top diplomats given evidence of how the u. S. President put pressure on ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe Biden William Taylor was one of 2 foreign offices to appear for hours at the 1st televised hearing at the heart of the impeachment inquiry into donald trump we saw our coverage with this report from hydro castro in washington the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god William Taylor and george kent took the stand. Gather at the 1st public hearing in the impeachment inquiry career foreign officers called by democrats to tell a compelling
Elections. And sporting chinas biggest swimming star defends his behavior during a random drugs test sanjana gives evidence during a public hearing where he were speaking banned from the sport for up to 8 years. In just under one hour the former u. S. Ambassador to ukraine will appear before the impeachment inquiry into Donald Trumps conduct moravia van of it was dismissed from her role in kiev earlier this year after what she says was a campaign to discredit her by donald trump and his posts noir Rudy Giuliani so who is the real your benefits and why is the testimony so important well shes a career diplomat who had served as ambassador to kyrgyzstan and mania before posting in may donald trump removed her. After what she says. Weeks of negative a campaign to discredit her shes expected to give evidence about the circumstances also her dismissal and what democrats say were efforts by transpersonal lawyer Rudy Giuliani to get ukraine to investigate the president s political opponents le
I hear its a joke i havent watch have a watch for one minute. Meanwhile donald trump himself dismisses the impeachment hearings as he meets his turkish counterpart for the 1st time since turkey syria offensive also in the news dozens killed in gaza as israel launches more air strikes over 200 rockets are fired in response and clashes between the pro and anti morale this supporters the al stability in leader rejects the move by an opposition senator to declare herself interim president. So the 1st public hearing of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump has ended but testimony from the u. S. Is acting ambassador in ukraine in that testimony William Taylor suggested to politicians on capitol hill that trump asked about a year. Craney an investigation into his democratic rival joe biden also taking the stand the Senior State Department official george kent told me talking to our correspondent in jordan about and among the 1st this report from heidi castor the whole truth and
Authority. What tools do they have . Elizabeth the question is, in this era, as always, the chief justice, first and foremost, is the head and steward of one of our three branches of government. I think there are some unique aspects about that job, in the sense that the court is not a political branch. It was deliberately designed not to be. The chief has a difficult job, because im sure you have had heard this expression. He is they are the chief among equals. They cannot control the other justices. They have the power to cajole, but not control. And there are some Great Stories throughout history that illustrate that as well. Host specifically, does the chief have a role in what cases are heard, and who writes the opinions . Elizabeth those are probably two of the principal distinctions of the chief justice. They preside over which cases to take, and it is a small number of cases the court actually takes and heres out of the numbers that are petitioned. Its under 10 . Some they have