New witnesses. But first, the man who is helping get the president to this precipice, Rudy Giuliani and i just wont stop talking. He wont stop. He cant stop. Rudy, its not good for you or those ukrainian guys you hang out with or the president of the zbluts United States. You need a lawyer actually. A new piece the new yorker reveals the remarkable admission from President Trumps personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, where he says that he needed former Ukraine Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch out of the way because she was hindering his push to get dirt on former Vice President joe biden. In the december issue of the new yorker, giuliani confirmed that he saw yovanovitch as an obstacle saying in part, quote, i believe that i needed yovanovitch out of the way. She was going to make the investigations difficult for everybody. When asked about yovanovitch in an yf last night, giuliani confirmed he pushed her out but denied needing her out of the way. Now this hit piece, and its a hit piece. Of cour
Democratic strategy. I think we have to stay focused as far as the public is concerned on the fact that the president of the United States who used taxpayer dollars to shake down the leader of another country for his own political gain. Americans still trying to absorb the gravity of what happened in the last few days. And new revelations including a series of poles that suggest public support moving against the president. It was just tuesday that Speaker Pelosi announced that formal inquiry. Wednesday we got the white house account with the leader of you crane, and yesterday we got the whistleblower complaint that he used the power of his office to stop the reporter. They are talking about how this impeachment inquiry will play out. They worry the president could become even more erratic. A release of a tape that seems to show the president himself threatening potential witnesses, key witnesses in the impeachment investigation and it is unfolding this morning with nothing less than th
Warren, for instance, her support exploded two months ago. But today her campaign sent an email to supporters revealing they have raised just over 17 million so far in the fourth quarter. That may sound like a lot of money, but its a significant drop from the 24. 6 million they raised in the fall. Then theres Pete Buttigieg who enjoyed a polling month of his own over the past few weeks, but questions about his ability to attract nonwhite voters persist. Among hispanics who identify as democrat or independent, 3 support buttigieg over other candidates for the democratic 2020 nomination. Another 20 support vermont senator Bernie Sanders. And 7 support massachusetts senator elizabeth warren. With these questions about viability still unanswered, the democratic primary rages on. One democratic strategist telling the hill its going to be a bloody slugfest. And the thing that a lot of us fear is that trump will benefit all of us. Here at the table with me alexi mccammond, reverend al sharpto
Past precedent. Accordingly under the current circumstances, we do not intend to participate in your wednesday hearing. I guess that means theyre not showing up. I want to bring in jeff bennet at the white house, not only is the president not going to take part in the hearings, he will not be in the country. He has the nato. Yeah, come wednesday he will be in love for the final day of the nato summit, and the white house council, in his letter, he accused democrats of scheduling it for a day when President Trump would be out of the country. Im going to read a little more. He said we cannot fairly expect to participate in a hearing when the witnesses are yet to be named. And if they will afford a fair process through additional hearings. In addition, it will not begin to provide the president with a semilanblance of a fair process. So the goal is really still the same which is to paint this unfair. But they are leaving the door open at a later date if democrats make major concessions. B
With more. What will happen between now and the big vote tomorrow . Hey, testisteph, good mornin. When they vote on those two articles of impeachment, the House Rules Committee has to establish parameters for that floor debate. Theyre the smallest committee in the house. They neat in one of the smallest committee rooms, and members of that committee will consider things like how long wednesdays floor debate will last, which committee should have members on the floor offering up arguments. If people should offer proposals for any amendments that would change the articles of impeachment. We also expect they hear presentations from the top democrat and republican on the house judiciary committee. Normally that would be chairman jerry nadler. But a source connected to the committee tells us that he is back home dealing with a family emergency, and doug collins, the Top Republican will speak on republicans. We expect this rules committee to agree on rules. There is a 94 split that whatever