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Retry your case just because you dont like it now that being said if this follows the president from the clinton impeachment which i think it well and i think thats a constructive way to proceed after both sides get to make their case in response the senate will likely have an opportunity to consider additional witnesses i dont think thats a foregone conclusion either way but i think the house made a decision from a timing perspective when they moved ahead with the information that they had. One of the consequences is you dont get to drag it out forever and say well wed like more witnesses. Zach what about the continuing townley more intelligence being obtained by the House Committee this led those from trumps attorney Rudy Giuliani to the head of ukraine live upon this is all involved in this you think theres more to the its i think that there is definitely a lot more otherwise the president would have let some of his top advisors speak to the house i mean clearly if he had people tha
Accompanied by the vice premier of the peoples republic of china. Thank you very much. We greatly appreciate you joining us at this white house event. It is very important and remarkable location. Today we take a momentous ste step, one that has never been taken before toward a future fair and reciprocal trade phase one of the historic trade deal between the United States and china. Together we are righting the wrongs of the past to deliver Economic Justice and security for American Workers and farmers and families. Want to thank president xi who was watching as we speak and i will be going over to china in the not too distant future to reciprocate. I want to thank president xi was a very very good friend of mine. We are representing different countries. He represents china i representing the us, but we have developed an incredible relationship if i want to thank him for his cooperation and partnership throughout this complex process. Our negotiations were tough and respectful leading
Thank you, jeff. Im honored to moderate this panel with four dear friends and valued colleagues. There is a concern afoot that as a moderator i might let it go to my head and try to interject myself too much in the discussion. So i will sit down there while they make their presentations and will come back up here during the actual q a time. You have the detailed bios of the speakers in your program so i will not repeat those first is professor richard emerman. His bio says he recent retired from temple university. I know richard well. Richard does not know the meaning of the word retirement. We are Close Friends and collaborators and the state Department Historical Advisory Council and he continues to be active as a scholar and mentor and is an active citizen in the guild of National Security scholars and historians. Next to him is a professor mel leffler of the university of virginia. Again, another titan in the field of diplomatic history. I started reading his books as an undergrad
Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. Im annemarie green. President trumps impeachment case is in the hands of the u. S. Senate this morning and today all 100 senators will be sworn in ahead of the president ial impeachment trial. Only the third in american history. Chief Justice John Roberts will preside over the case which is set to start next tuesday. Yesterday evening seven House Democrats who will act as prosecutors delivered the articles of impeachment to the senate. The house of representatives impeached mr. Trump last month on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of congress after he pressured ukrainian officials to investigate joe biden. Naomi, n now theres new eviden and fueling the argument perhaps witnesses should be called during the trial in the senate . Reporter right. An associate of President Trumps personal lawyer is dropping bomb shell accusations about the president and his involvement with ukraine. He said the administr