P. M. In baghdad where the most fortified u. S. Embassy in the world came under siege. Demonstrators stormed the compound and threw stones while chanting death to america. Were told the staff at the em baa sit are safe and have plans to evacuate. And theres already sent hospitalers and more marines. This plays into a larger power struggle in the region between the United States and iran as iraq struggles to establish a a stable longterm government. This past weekend the u. S. Carried out airstrikes and carried iranbacked fighters. Those airstrikes were in retaliation for the death of an american contractor. President trump is blaming todays violence at the embassy on iran. He tweeted during his florida vacation to those millions of people in iraq who want freedom and do not want to be controlled by iran, this is your time. Hans nichols joins us. Hans, the president president has responded hes blaming this on iran. What is he planning on doing beyond the tweet . We dont know. Thats one
I think this whackadoodle act of storming a hearing to which many of them were entitled to go in the first place was an act of frustration about whats really going on, which is the damaging testimony is coming out about the president. They are trying to protest about the process. The process is perfectly routine for congressional hearings. There are often private nonpublic depositions before there are public hearings. The republicans did it when they were in charge, but it is away of throwing things up in the air that gets us to talk about the protest rather than the substance of the hearings which have proven to be, i think, even more damaging substantively to the president than many of us had expected. I think theres something more than frustration we saw there. Thats that a couple of days ago, President Trump felt the republicans were not fighting hard enough for him. And so i dont know. I think the timing is more than a coincidence. Because weve had so many guests on today from jef
From each. As gop lawmakers prepare their defense of President Trump, some possible lessons from the past. Could republicans turn on President Trump as they did on Richard Nixon during watergate . Well talk to someone who had a frontrow seat to the fall of a presidency. On this veterans day weekend, well talk to one vet who is working to convince republicans to put country over party as the impeachment inquiry ramps up and the 2020 election looms. Well start off this show, though, with our brain trust with the latest on phase two of the impeachment inquiry. These are the faces well talk to this hour. Super bowl of politics starting wednesday and only the fourth time in history well experience this. The first public hearings feature a doubleheader at 10 00 a. M. Eastern. The top u. S. Envoy to ukraine, bill taylor and top u. S. State Department Official george kent will appear in front of the house Intelligence Committee. On friday well hear from former Ukraine Ambassador marie yovanovi
Chairman to proceed with articles of impeachment. House judiciary senates next hearing for monday where lawmakers will present evidence against the president. Right now it looks like a full vote on impeachment can come as early as two weeks from now, a week before christmas. The white house has until tomorrow to decide whether it will take congressman jerry nadler on his offer to formally defend the president during hearings. But they are not expected to. Regardless, democrats are moving forward and they are rebuffing criticism that they are moving too fast. Lets get right to capitol hill. Joining me now, msnbc correspondent garrett haake. So the democrats are trying to make this argument that they need to move quickly because donald trump tried to cheat in the 2020 election and hes going to try to cheat again. Yeah, thats exactly right, katy. They say that in part because the president refused to say that hes done anything wrong that they may be cheating still. Democrats point back to
Of the Vanderbilt University jon meacham. And Kurt Bardella is with us this morning. And nbc news and msnbc law analyst and editor and chief of law fair, benjamin wittes. Donald trump likes to frame his presidency in historic terms, and thats exactly how its playing out in washington right now. For only the fourth time in history, congress is considering removing the commander and chief from office. Its a process thats likely to have the 45th president impeached by next week. The House Judiciary Committee will reconvene in just a few hours to continue debating the two articles of impeachment. The committee is expected to vote later today to sent measure to the full house. Each measure delivered in an Opening Statement yesterday, the session lasting for hours. Here is some of what we heard. I hope every member of this committee will withstand the political pressures of the moment. I hope that none of us attempt to justify behavior that we know in our heart is wrong. I want to speak dire