academic in substance, the democrats three witnesses were unanimous in their conclusion president trump committed high crimes and misdemeanors. they said trump s impeachment was not only justified but a congressional duty. here we go. on the basis of the testimony and the evidence before the house, president trump has committed impeachable high crimes and misdemeanors by corruptly abusing the office of the presidency. when president trump invited, indeed demanded foreign involvement in our upcoming election, he struck at the very heart of what makes this a republic to which we pledge allegiance. if left unchecked the president will likely continue his pattern of soliciting foreign interference on the behalf of the next election and force his obstruction of congress. republicans were quick with their delay tactics, of course, forcing chairman jerry nadler to crack the whip. may i make a parliamentary
possibly actually digested the adam schiff report from a yesterday or the republican response in any real way. now, we can be theoretical all we want, but the american people is really going to look at this and say, huh? after that it was time for the witnesses to respond. mr. collins, i would like to say to you, sir, that i read transcripts of every one of the witnesses who appeared in the live hearing because i would not speak about these things without reviewing the facts. what has happened in the case today is something that i do not think we have ever seen before. a president who has doubled down on violating his oath to faithfully execute the laws and to protect and defend the constitution. president trump has committed impeachable high crimes and misdemeanors by corruptly abusing the office of the presidency. the memorandum and other testimony relating to the july 25th, 2019 phone call between the two presidents, president
contemptible is not synonymous with on the basis of the testimony and the evidence before the house, president trump has committed impeachable high crimes and misdemeanors. by corruptly abusing the office of the presidency. when president trump invited, indeed demanded foreign involvement in our upcoming election, he struck at the very heart of what makes this a republic to which we pledge allegiance. if left unchecked, the president will likely continue his pattern of soliciting foreign interference on behalf of the next election. and of course, his obstruction of congress. joining us here on the set, msnbc legal analyst danny cevallos and also back with us from washington senior staff writer for the hill, scott wong. danny, i want you to weigh in on the most recent news from the new york times with rudy giuliani still working with the ukrainians to help the president. i can t help but think that this is in a way giuliani starting to
it will take center stage up on capitol hill. there are four constitutional experts who will explore the grounds for impeaching a president of the united states. they will be testifying before the house judiciary committee. we now have their opening statements. i want to bring in our team of experts. and gloria, let me read some of what these four individuals, noah feldman, for example, professor of law at harvard law school, among other things, he says this. on the basis of the testimony in evidence before the hour, president trump has committed impeachable high crimes and misdemeanors by corruptly abusing the office of the presidency. specifically, president trump abused his office by corruptly soliciting president zelensky to announce investigations of his political rivals in order to gain personal advantage, including in the 2020 presidential election. so where noah feldman stands is abundantly clear. that s right. and noah feldman stands where the house intelligence committee st
conclusions. the framers provided for the impeachment of the president, because they feared that the president might abuse the power of his office for personal benefit, to corrupt the electoral process and ensure his re-election or to subvert the national security of the united states. high crimes and misdemeanors are abuses of power and of public trust connected to the office of the presidency. on the basis of the testimony and the evidence before the house, president trump has committed impeachable high crimes and misdemeanors by corruptly abusing the office of the presidency. specifically, president trump has abused his office by corruptly solicited president zelensky of ukraine to announce investigations of his political rivals in order to gain personal advantage, including in the 2020