full hearing where the president and his lawyers would be invited to make the a presentation, of course they would say no thanks, but they would have a full opportunity and it would be a kind of trial, it is only the senate that has the power to try impeachments, but you don t have to be afraid of what the senate would do. if it is in the president s hip pocket. you can see we find that the president created high crimes and misdemeanors. that is fascinating. you re saying that the house could in and of itself have, would it be the judiciary committee that would hold the hearings that could come to the vote and a conclusion, but number one would subpoena power apply to that house trial? absolutely, the power to
tomorrow morning and tell them that we did believe in certain principles. rangel faces a house trial on the ethics allegations later this month. throwing nancy pelosi under the bus, republicans are kicking off a courthouse-country tour to fire the speaker of the house. they will visit more than 115 cities across the country. mark preston outside the rnc headquarters where the tour is about to begin. why is there such republican venom for pelosi? reporter: well, kyra, republicans smell blood in the water. they think they can take back the house of representatives. this fire nancy pelosi bus just pulled up. it s brand new inside. it s like a new car. i ll tell you, republicans right now think they can beat nancy pelosi and they can get the 39 seats needed to take back control of the house.
distortion and says right now he is focussed on his campaign and the rest of the race. we have 3-1/2 months left. we see light at the end of the tunnel. his post election plans include taking his large family to disney world. if things keep going his way, his next stop may be washington. in st. croix, falls, steve brown, fox news. shannon: embattled congressman democratic rangel spent $112,000 on legal bills since july, according to a campaign finance report. he vowed to fight the 13 violations the house ethics panel filed against him and he is expected to face a house trial in the fall. the former treasurer of the national congressional committee pleaded guilty to embezzling $850,000. christopher ward has been under investigation for two years. lawyers agreed to recommend a sentence of three years but the judge could impose a term up to ten. civil rights activist jesse jackson is going green.
potential ethics and misconduct in that area, these are just allegations, but even having to talk about it is not politically good. we re just minutes away from either some sort of an answer on a settlement or the beginning of a public hearing. this would be the first time that a house trial, if you will, would be conducted against one of its own members in eight years. this is a rare thing, and we are talking about the fourth most senior member of the house of representatives. new york s charlie rangel. there s been a lot of expectation he would come to some kind of an agreement, which would, in essence, be an acknowledgement that some things were done improperly, asking for forgiveness, if you will will, in the political sense, and avoiding a very public airing of specific evidence and allegations. it s a critical time. these things usually go down to the wire and it appears that s the case right now as well. contessa? all right. kelly, thank you very much. key events happening lat
is not a big fan of the press. we have to look at the bigger political issue here. right now mr. rangel is slated to have in a sense an open hearing next week before the house ethics committee which is almost like a house trial before his colleagues. this would be open to cameras and political effects, chris, are extremely damaging for democrats in november. you have to remember mr. rangel s position in the democratic party. he s a close ally of nancy pelosi and accepting special deals for lower rent and trading legislative favors, ie, soliciting donations but you have to remember who he is in the democratic party. he is a close aide to nancy pelosi and former chairman of the house ways and means committee. this is the committee that writes the nation s taxes. one of the appending allegations is that he did not report income and did not pay his taxes. if you re the democrats and the former chairman is having a public hearing, a public trial,