for example, one lawyer told the witness, the witness could in certain circumstances tell the committee that on that notion, recommendation, you see i m wondering where do you feel the most progress has been made, if there has been progress at all? what do you say. well, the house speaker pelosi and the house senate, the 2. 9 billion dollar requirement to the senate, that was reduced to a 1. 9 billion dollar lead by senator leahy who did not approve the 400 additional officers we requested to be in the capital, and another 400 officers out to what we call dignitary security. none of that was approved in march of 21 when we submitted that to the house and subsequently to the senate.
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leahy also leaving the senate. so both of the guys are the final kind of push. they never have to be held accountable. right, they re out. that s an interesting deal. so great to be here with you, sit with you at the anchor desk. thank you for your insights tonight. greg gutfeld and the game. but trace gallagher first will provide the latest from georgia, good night, everyone. we re following the senate runoff where warnock defeated walker. the associated press called this 15 minutes ago. this increases the democrats margin in the senate to 51-49 come january, meaning vice president kamala harris is no longer needed as a tie breaker. let s now go to atlanta where congressional correspondent is live more with the outcome.
voted to convict former president trump. but it was not enough. leahy: the senate, having tried donald john trump, former president of the united states, by one article of impeachment. jamie raskin: i ve had every possible emotion about it. i think i was crestfallen at the moment i first heard it. leahy: the acting sergeant at arms will escort the house managers out of the senate chamber. jamie raskin: i really thought we might have a 100 to zero verdict. i really thought that we had created such an overwhelming cascade of facts that the wiser republicans might say, this is our chance to save our party, this is our chance to get out from under the thumb of donald trump. and seven of them did the right thing. we needed 10 more. and so we might see a replay in 2024 of the 2020 election. (crowd chattering) i think we convicted him in the court of public opinion, and i think we convicted him in the eyes of history.