they would be when one party moves toward impeaching a sitting president. you know, one idea that s been thrown out there and this is in the hill. it was an op-ed. that described how we may not see a trial until after the election. and how it might actually help the republicans some way. so, susan, i ll read part of it. the nuclear option says this, according to the hill in this op-ed by bradley blakeman. there is no requirement or need for an actual trial in the senate. reading, in part, and then there is a nuclear option. the senate majority could make a procedural motion to adjourn the start of a trial until november 4th, 2020. that would allow the american people to decide the president s fate at the ballot box. what do you think, susan? well, it would be helpful in some ways in that the president would not have this hanging over him during a re-election campaign. you know, certainly nobody would want to go through that. on the other hand, as i said, it does deprive him of the
years there s been a strong cautiousness of both democrats and republicans when members of their party call for impeachment. but now the situation is different. we are seeing i think it s clear to say a new sort of interaction among the grass roots base, and so approval numbers are not going to be what for years political experts have projected they would be when one party moves toward impeaching a sitting president. one idea that s been thrown out there, and this is in the hill, is an op ed that described how we may not see a trial until after the election, and how it might actually help the republicans in some ways. so susan, i ll read part of it. the nuclear option says this, according to the hill in this op ed, by bradley blakeman, there s no requirement or need for an actual trial in the senate. and then there is a nuclear option the senate majority could make a procedural motion to
end the era of donald trump. i m here to launch the era that must come next. while a former bright light says good-bye to the 2020 race. and with just one year until election day, the president hones his message. while we re creating jobs and killing terrorists, the democrat party has gone completely insane. inside politics, the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. welcome to inside politics. john king is off today. thanks for sharing your sunday with us. for only the fourth time in american history, the house of representatives is moving toward impeaching a sitting president. democrats decided to make their month-old inquiry official this past week, both to quiet gop criticism and to make their pitch to the american people. what is at stake in all of this is nothing less than our
some of the other news, and we will replay that. sandra: that s good stuff. thank you. john: the acting director of intelligence joseph maguire grilled by the house and senate committee as of republicans and democrats are at odds over the ukraine whistle-blower complaint. where does the democrats impeachment inquiry go now? congressman eric swalwell questions the director yesterday and he joins us next. sandra: plus hillary clinton calling president trump a illegitimate president and a human tornado. lara trump will weigh in on that live here at the bottom of the hour. think about what the democrats have just done to this country in the last week, for the last two years? talking about impeaching a sitting president that they have no crime for.an the leader of the free world.
at. i think it is very appropriate for the president of the united states to suggest you have a corruption problem. you re talking about impeaching a sitting president that they have no crime for. at this stage no one knows whether this probe had lead to any charges or convictions. impeachment is a congressional decision. it does not require the trigger of a crime. these new documents show the trump officials have been involved in things that as our experts have been saying, could raise criminal exposure. we have a legal expert as well as a republican insider to get into it. when we re back in 30 seconds. (c playing throughout)