Wasting time and trying to have a doover of the 2016 president ial election. So we are expecting to hear from Speaker Pelosi and democratic leadership in moments. Both are facing new pressure to start the impeachment proceedings. Our team of reporters is here with the latest reaction and todays big story. Lets start in washington, d. C. Leeann caldwell and Geoff Bennett for us. Were expecting to hear from the leaders of the house shortly. If nancy pelosi well see if nancy pelosi has more to say on this issue of impeachment moving forward. But she did seem to crack the door open a little more on the subject even if she is at odds with you you addition arjudicia nadler. And so one thing that republicans are saying is that the mueller testimony yesterday was an ending point in this investigation. Democrats meanwhile are united on one point and that is that it is definitely not that, not the ending point. There is some reporting out there that says that jerry nadler the chair of the Judici
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New scorched earth offensive against the impeachment investigation, and House Democrats strike back with a new subpoena for a key witness. Tonight the white house notified Speaker Pelosi and three House Committee chairmen, took them eight pages to do it, that they have no intention of cooperating with the inquiry. The administrations letter signed by Pat Cipollone accuses the democrats of seeking to overturn the results of the 2016 election. It calls the investigation constitutionally invalid and a violation of due process, and it argues that the president cannot permit his administration to participate in this partisan inquiry under these circumstances. The administrations letter asks Speaker Pelosi to abandon the impeachment inquiry, but stopped short of demanding a vote by the full house. Not long ago, the speaker responded, writing, quote, the white house should be warned that continued efforts to hide the truth of the president s abuse of power from the American People will be reg
That the although the republicans were upset about the process, none who spoke outside the scif defended donald trump on the central allegation that he pushed ukraine to investigate democrats while blocking military aid. The show delayed coopers testimony five hours. Lawmakers were looking for the pentagons perspective on what happened as the 400 million in uhe krachb aid was delayed. And evenhey were considering making the investigation public next month. Joining me, phil rucker, jonathan lemire, both msnbc political analysts. And also with me, former Republican Pennsylvania congressman ryan costello. And former Bush Administration house intel majority staff director michael allen. Everybody, welcome. Jonathan, the republicans made a big show yesterday of going and storming the scif. A lot of them have access to that testimony. Why were re not swe not seeing defend the president on the meri merits, why only the process . That is what republicans are grappling with, it they are trying