they re trying to be strategic about this. all these things didn t stick over the last two or three years and they decided to not relitigate the mueller case, not relitigate russia, not get into the hoax versus witch-hunt versus whatever thing, the emoluments and all that. to your point, joe, what s striking about it is this is of all the things that we ve seen in these three years a narrow case. it s about one specific episode, not just a phone call, it was more than just one foppe calpho there was a series of events that many people think this president has done twrowrong an cross lines that hadn t been crossed. there s the sense that if you re going to impeach him for history s sake, what are you telling history was wrong about this presidency? i think in many critics view is not just this one episode, it s a broader case to be made. i think strategically the democrats decided it s a loser, take what you ve got, go ahead and push it, you re not going to win the trial anyway as jim
officesab of congress. we had, as turley and others pointed out, you have the court. you go. and another thing that s territory, we started this impeachment proceeding about the russia hoax and the russia collusion. and demanding all these documents about the russia collusion. and it kept changing. and then it went to bribery. and extortion. and emoluments. and all these other things. never, in history, has a president been accused of crimes witht with the target constantly changing. now, when you subpoena documents, there has to be a reasonable basis for requesting information or subpoenaing witnesses. you gotor to have a reasonable basis. and when you keep changing the allegations against the party from whom you re demanding information, then they have the reasonable expectation to advise
federalists are back somehow. one of thomas paine s most important insights in common sense, arguably one of the most important things originaty rendered in english in terms of our revolution, people asked where is the king of america? the king of america is above where the law is. and it is about the law not simply about the man. whether the members and senators are going to be able to hear that music, i don t know. but here s hoping they do. robert, i want to start with you. i think the language of the articles are beautifully done, as i said economically written and they get to the point. and i do think separating the weak from the chaffed is important. she did not go after emoluments. except for the far left, no one is going to kick this guy out of office because he made some money off the hotel down on pennsylvania avenue. i do think it s solemn, but it s also political. the right spot for max rose of staten island and madeleine dean of montgomery county,
expect this. reporter: after two articles of impeachment against the president today, white house officials were surprised they didn t go further. we thought actually it would be four or five. bribery, mueller, emoluments reporter: stephanie grisham telling fox news the white house is gearing up for a senate trial. i m sure we ll participate in some way. reporter: but sources tell cnn there is a growing divide between trump and mitch mcconnell over what that trial will look like. we would love for a lot of witnesses will the president participate? reporter: sources say mcconnell wants it over quickly. even floating a ten-day minimum as he hopes to avoid a circus that could come with damaging votes for his members. but on the other end of pennsylvania avenue, they re looking for a show. including live witness testimony from hunter biden. good morning, everyone reporter: moments after unveiling the impeachment articles, democrats returned to announce support for
you with obstruction of congress, that is silly. abuse of power, based on one evidence, they have, he released to the public himself. two articles of impeachment that are lowest threshold. harris: fascinating. you thought democrats might try more of kitchen sink type thing. bribery, mueller, emoluments. harris: was the president relieved the list wasn t longer? no, the president shouldn t have none of these come forward. he did nothing wrong. censure would come up, no, you don t censure when something comes up. martha: what harris: what is strategy moving forward? gop analysts will say, they need a war room. you have to have one group, in fact, when bill clinton was