658page report, explaining the two articles of impeachment levied against the president. Suggesting that the president broke several laws, including bribery and wire fraud. And the jockeying has now begun in the senate where a historic trial will determine if the president is removed from office. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer acknowledged today that his republican colleagues are going to acquit the president. Unless more evidence emerges. There are many who have said these are serious charges. But im not sure theres enough factual evidence to merit impeachment. These people know better than anybody else the facts. There is no reason on gods green earth why they shouldnt be called and testify. Unless youre afraid of what they might say. Those witnesses, schumer says, must testify. Including, acting white house chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, and former National Security advisor, john bolton. Neither of whom testified before the house intelligence or Judiciary Committees. And while
President trump. And its now ten days before the Senate Returns to capitol hill, presumably to take up impeachment. And yet, Speaker Pelosi says she wont send the articles of impeachment to the senate until she sees the details of a trial process. Meantime, Senate Majority leader Mitch Mcconnell and minority leader Chuck Schumer remain at odds over the terms of that trial. With no word of any negotiations resuming anytime soon. So for now, we are stuck exactly where weve been for more than a week. In an impeachment purgatory with a whole lot of unknowns. Will Speaker Pelosis strategy work . How quickly will a senate trial happen . Will we hear from witnesses who didnt testify in the house process . And how will all of this affect the president ial election . To help kick things off, im joined by former california senator barbara boxer, who was a juror in former president bill clintons impeachment trial nearly 21 years ago. She is now the host of the boxer podcast. And with me here in w
If i want to make it. Its not if they want to make it, its if i want to make it. In some ways i like the idea of waiting until after the election for the china deal. But they want to make a deal now and well see whether or not the deal will be ripe. Joining us now, zack ri caravelli who is president at river twice research. Lets start with this, zack, what would the rational be if youre President Trump for wanting to wait to get a trade deal done until after the election. First, how we manage the rise of china is the greatest economic and Global Political challenge. It is much more confrontational approach to china. Trump has gotten himself into the box of tariffs and confrontation which is and you say youre soft on china, you caved, you made the political calculus. The market should not be fooled by these changes. Do i want to be attacked by the democrats for being soft . Harder to attack him. I think this is wrong, but harder to attack him for confronting china. If a deal were to get
To engage a trial without the facts coming out is to engage in a coverup. To conduct a trial without the facts is saying were afraid. We have something to hide. To conduct a trial without relevant witnesses, who havent been heard from, to just rehash the evidence presented in the house just doesnt make any sense. The Senate Discussion comes just one day before the House Rules Committee is scheduled to meet to establish the rules that will govern the house debate over the articles of impeachment. And two days before the full house is expected to vote for only the third time in u. S. History on whether to impeach a president. Lets get the very latest right now. For that, we turn to nbc newss jeff bennet on capitol hill. Jeff, lets talk about schumer. He talked about the four witnesses that democrats want to hear from. Tell me why, given that the the Senate Majority leader has pretty much said that this is a foregone conclusion that the senate will not vote to remove the president of the
Acquitted. According to a statement from the Defense Department, secretary mark esper lost his trust and confidence in spencer over the handling of the case of chief petty officer eddie gallagher. Gallagher had been accused of committing war crimes while deployed back in 2017. He was acquitted of murder but convicted in july of posing with a corpse of an isis prisoner for which he was demoted. President donald trump reversed that demotion and on thursday tweeted that gallagher would keep his trident pen, signifying his status as a member of the elite navy seals. A day later spencer told reporters that he believed the review process over gallaghers status should go forward, but contrary to those public statements, the Defense Department says spencer privately proposed to the white house that he be retired as a navy seal. In the resignation later last night, spencer acknowledged the termination and stated, quote, unfortunately it has become apparently that in this respect i no longer sha