sources telling cnn that the president has expressed concern that he could be impeached when the democrats take control of the house in january, okay? and also tonight, 44 former u.s. senators writing an op-ed in the washington post. here it is. they are warning that the country is entering here s the op-ed entering what they call a dangerous period and calling on current senators to zealously guard our democracy. they say they feel an obligation to speak up about serious challenges to the rule of law, to the constitution, our governing institutions, and our national security. when have you heard of anything like that? this is at the same time as prosecutors for the first time implicate president trump, implicate him in possible criminal activity, accusing him as a candidate for office of directing his former personal lawyer and fixer, michael cohen, to pay hush money, to buy the silence of two women who claim to have had affairs with trump. prosecutors writing in the cohen docum
trump s relationships with stormy daniels and karen mcdougal. it is just a reflection of how much the republican party has changed. well, that s gotten the notice of 44 senators, former senators. 32 of them democrats, 10 republicans, 2 independents who are calling on their current senate colleagues to stop doing this. and they say, they write in the washington post , these 44, it is our shared view we are entering a dangerous period and we feel an obligation to speak up about serious challenges to the rule of law, the constitution, our governing institutions and our national security. they don t like that senators are saying big whoop. on top of that, jim acosta reporting about trump being worried about impeachment. that s working the referees in advance of the possibility that a democratic house does impeach donald trump after a mueller report and then it would go to the senate.
all right. so this letter that i m about to read you just came out at 8:30 p.m. the washington post published it. it s from 44 former u.s. senators, mostly democrats, i think 32, but 10 republicans, two independents. and they re all together with one voice warning the current senate of what they are about to confront as the mueller investigation draws to a close. here it is in its entirety. dear senate colleagues, as former members of the u.s. senate, democrats and republicans, it s our shared view that we re entering a dangerous period and we feel an obligation to speak up about serious challenges to the rule of law, the constitution, our governing institutions, and our national security. we are on the eve of the conclusion of special counsel robert s. mueller iii s investigation and the house s
president trump out of sight, staying behind closed doors inside the white house today. but we know what s on his mind. breaking news tonight. sources telling cnn that the president has expressed concern that he could be impeached when the democrats take control of the house in january, okay? and also tonight, 44 former u.s. senators writing an op-ed in the washington post. here it is. they are warning that the country is entering here s the op-ed entering what they call a dangerous period and calling on current senators to zealously guard our democracy. they say they feel an obligation to speak up about serious challenges to the rule of law, to the constitution, our governing institutions, and our national security. when have you heard of anything like that? this is at the same time as prosecutors for the first time implicate president trump, implicate him in possible
a dangerous period and feel an obligation to speak up about serious challenges to the rule of law, the constitution, our governing institutions and our national security. we are on the eve of the conclusion of special counsel robert mueller s investigation, and the house s commencement of investigations of the president and his administration. the likely convergence of these two events will occur at a time when simmering regional conflicts and global power confrontations continue to threaten our security, economy, and geopolitical stability. they go on to say, we urge current and future senators to be steadfast and zealous guardians of our democracy by ensuring that partisanship or self-interests not replace national interests. these 44 senators, by the way, include names like bradley cohen, danforth, dodd, lieberman, lugar, two kerrys, simpson, and weicher and so on. the washington post reports the toll the multiple investigations are taking on the administration and the growing