changed it to bribery, when the democrats fail today make the case there was bribery because they couldn t show pressure, they couldn t show that the ukrainians didn t know aid was being withheld they moved to abuse of power. then you have obstruction of congress, this is not what we would as lawyers would call right, meaning this hasn t played out in the courts, the democrats talk a lot about the constitution but they forget that we have 3 branches for a reason, when the executive and legislative branch have a disagreement, that goes to the courts, that has not happened here and they will not let it go to the courts, this is all about politics. well, let me ask you this, you pointed out you re a lawyer, you re also an experienced judge who served as a district judge and then the navy s jagcorp in iraq war, any intel in judiciary hearings that concerns you about
i believe that three questions should frame our debate. first, does the evidence show clearly that the president committed these acts? second, do they rise to the level of impeachable high crimes and misdemeanors? third, what are the consequences for our national security, for the integrity of our elections and for our country, if we fail to act? this is not about ukraine. the facts are on the president s side. zelensky said he wasn t pressured. ukrainians didn t know aid was held at the time of the call and more importantly, they did nothing to get the aid released. this is about one basic fact the democrats have never accepted the will of the american people. three weeks ago, nancy pelosi called the president of the united states an imposter and the attacks on the president started before the election. reporter: if wednesday is the opening statement, thursday is going to be the legislative action. there s going to be a lot of back and forth. it will be very long. it will prob
committee, giving the personal statements why they were for or against impeachment. listen to how one democrat and one republican put it. i believe that three questions should frame our debate. first, does the evidence show clearly that the president committed these acts. second, do they rise to the level of impeachable high crimes and misdemeanors. third, what are the consequences for our national security, for the integrity of our elections and for our country, if we fail to act? this is not about ukraine. the facts are on the president s said. zelensky said he wasn t pressured. ukrainians didn t know aid was held at the time of the call and more importantly, they did nothing to get the aid released. the democrats have never accepted the will of the american people. three weeks ago, nancy pelosi called the president of the united states an imposter and
security video shows him threatening the store clerk with a knife and forcing him to open the register. what the thief didn t know is an off-duty police officer had entered the store minutes before he did. the officer drew his gun when the thief didn t drop his weapon and attempted to flee. the officer tackled him to the ground. right place, right time, for the department. wrong place, wrong time for the suspect. he showed great restraint. the suspect was armed, had a knife, and the officer, with the help of the community, was able to subdue the suspect and place him under arrest. the suspect was charged in connection with armed robbery. let s get a check on cnn business this morning. first, a look at markets around the world. asian markets closed higher after the federal reserve closed steady. on wall street, futures are a positive open. jerome powell suggested an interest rate pause in 2020. the dow closed up 29 points. the s&p 500 and nasdaq finished
level of impeachable high crimes and misdemeanors. third, what are the consequences for our national security, for the integrity of our elections and for our country, if we fail to act? this is not about ukraine. the facts are on the president s side. zelensky said he wasn t pressured. ukrainians didn t know aid was held at the time of the call and more importantly, they did nothing to get the aid released. this is about one basic fact the democrats have never accepted the will of the american people. three weeks ago, nancy pelosi called the president of the united states an imposter and the attacks on the president started before the election. reporter: if wednesday is the opening statement, thursday is going to be the legislative action. there s going to be a lot of back and forth. it will be very long. it will probably be very dense in terms of what they are doing. but bottom line is this you re going to see republicans draft and try to propose a number of amendments to chan