Presiding is not john roberts, because theyre not trying the president of the United States. Perhaps the Gold Standard of the meaning of the constitution, commentary when the constitution was signed, said you cannot impeach a former official. John hold on there for a second. Sandra the senate has now come to order. Lets dip in and listen. The words of the new england poet James Russell lowell, to provide our Senate Jurors with just one perspective. Lowell wrote, once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide. In the strife of truth with falsehood for the good or evil side. Mighty god, could it really be that simple . Could it really be that truth, strives falsehood and good striving against evil . Powerful redeemer, have mercy on our beloved land. We pray in your magnificent name, amen. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. [ pledge of allegiance ] morning business is closed, and the senate will convene as a court of impeachment. I ask senators to be seated. If there is
Judiciary committee will off a multiday affair. Each senator will give an Opening Statement and well hear from neil gorsuch himself. In an hour james comey and mike rodgers will testify before the House Intelligence Committee on alleged russian interference in the election and President Trumps claim which is still unsubstantiated on the wiretapping of president obama. Well have more on that in just a moment. First, lets go back to shannon in the senate skybox for what we can expect when the gorsuch confirmation hearing starts this morning. Shannon. Shannon judge neil gorsuch comes in with a sterling resume but democrats are vowing to be tough on the president s pick for the nations highest court. Hes a graduate of columbia, Harvard Law School and got a ph. D. At oxford and where hes his wife and the American Bar Association has unanimously given him the highest ranking. Gorsuch knows hes heading into potentially rough waters today. Way back in 2005 he wrote an article that touched on h
Devoted to the reallife nightmare that is puerto rico. After Hurricane Maria. New threats from north korea and the Public Relations flareup over nfl protests. John roberts starts us off. Good evening. Tomorrow will be all about tax reform. That present and white house rollout their proposal. Today the president was on offense in the rose garden. In the rose garden with spains prime minister, President Trump brushed away a criticism of his response to the unfolding disaster in puerto rico, rejecting the notion he was more focused on the nfl flag flap. I wasnt preoccupied with the nfl. I was ashamed of what was taking place because to me that was a very important moment. I dont think you can disrespect our country, or flag, or national anthem. Speak of the president says e has plenty of time to focus on the nfl and puerto rico. Insisted the federal government has been getting tremendous reviews in its response to Hurricane Maria. We are unloading on an hourly basis massive loads of water
Devoted to the reallife nightmare that is puerto rico. After Hurricane Maria. New threats from north korea and the Public Relations flareup over nfl protests. John roberts starts us off. Good evening. Tomorrow will be all about tax reform. That present and white house rollout their proposal. Today the president was on offense in the rose garden. In the rose garden with spains prime minister, President Trump brushed away a criticism of his response to the unfolding disaster in puerto rico, rejecting the notion he was more focused on the nfl flag flap. I wasnt preoccupied with the nfl. I was ashamed of what was taking place because to me that was a very important moment. I dont think you can disrespect our country, or flag, or National Anthem. Speak of the president says e has plenty of time to focus on the nfl and puerto rico. Insisted the federal government has been getting tremendous reviews in its response to Hurricane Maria. We are unloading on an hourly basis massive loads of water
President trump and the allegations rocking washington. We have been waiting for quite some time for President Trump to weigh in on the controversy involving the Republican Senate candidate in the state of alabama. As you pointed out, he did. I guess he didnt have what we would call a ringing endorsement, shall we say. He totally denies it. He says it didnt happen. You know, you have to listen to him also. You are talking about he said 40 years ago this did not happen. Making comments since the scandal broke, President Trump refused to endorse judge roy moore but didnt call for him to withdraw from the race either. He denies it. He gives a total denial. I have to say 40 years is a long time. He has run eight races and this has never come up. Moores been accused of inappropriate contact with a minor nearly four decades ago. I charge he has remedially and strongly denied. The president s comments coming ahead of his holiday vacation in florida. We had a great call with president putin. T