How has the last week of impeachment hearings altered the trajectory of the 2020 race in terms of messaging or outcome . The messaging issue is interesting on the republican side. Both sides, it is a little different. The republican side, i have not changed my opinion the democrats, the socialist democrat majority in the house literally gave away its majority the day it started this impeachment proceeding. The polling over the last week shows it. Since they have socalled made it socalled public, independent voters, they are losing quickly. We knew from polling that voters , this was done shortly after this began, two thirds of the voters in battleground states Want Congress to work on the things they sent them to work on. Two thirds of those voters think this is nothing more than political theater. 58 percent of them Want Congress to work on reducing the cost of prescription drugs, addressing surprise medical billing, pass the trade agreement, usmca, things like that. Last night, Berni
Terms of messaging or outcome . Both sides, it is a little different. The republican side, i have not changed my opinion the democrats, the socialist democrat majority in the house literally gave away its majority the day it started this proceeding. The last weeker shows it. Public,ey have made it independent voters, they are losing. Polling that voters in battleground states Want Congress to work on the things they sent them to work on. Two thirds of voters think it is nothing more than political theater. On 8 want them to work cost ofng the prescription drugs. Pass the trade agreement. Things like that. Last night, bernie said during the debate democrats are more than capable of chewing bubblegum at the same time as walking. They can pursue impeachment well pursuing investigative goals. Is that something you think they can actually do. The problem. When you ask me about messaging, the leadership on the other side of the aisle understands how devastating this is in the battlegrounds.
Where i have the right to do whatever i want as president. I did. And as someone who cares about the constitution, the second in particular struck a kind of horror in me. And, professor gerhardt, in forming your opinion that President Trump has committed the Impeachable Offense of obstruction of congress, did you consider the Intelligence Committee report and its findings including finding nine that President Trump ordered and implemented a campaign to conceal his conduct from the public and to frustrate and obstruct the house of representatives impeachment inquiry . I read that report last night after i submitted my statement, but i watched and read all of the transcripts that were available. The report that was issued reinforces Everything Else that came before it. So, yes. So, we talked first about abuse of power and bribery, and then about obstruction of congress. Professor gerhardt, i would like to ask you questions about a third Impeachable Offense and that is obstruction of just
Republicans hes cautioned against beach meant and of course at the heart of all this youre recall is the democrats that the case for the democrats is the allegation that president try to leverage a white house meeting and military aid which was sought by ukraine to pressure the ukrainian president vladimir selenski to nongenetic ations a former Vice President joe biden any son hunter by the so happening right now in the House Judiciary Committee 45 minute question period for the republicans and the republicans so far interesting only focusing on their witness Jonathan Turley professor of law Washington University lets continue to listen you have to understand the most the senators when when it was said. They jumped into their political graves it was true most of their political careers ended they knew they would and because of the animosity of the period triangle said the following once this set the example of an peaching a president for what when the excitement of the hour shall have
Foreign government participate and undermining a competing candidate for the presidency. If we are to come stay safe with our constitution with our republic, President Trump must be held to account. If Congress Fails impeach here, than the impeachment progress has lost all meeting. I stand with the constitution and the framers who were committed to ensure that no one is above the law. On the basis of the testimony and the evidence before the house. President trump has committed impeachable high crimes and misdemeanors. By corruptly abusing the office of the presidency. Kennedy said the man who is the product of union between bill nye. The republicans had one witness in the he did his best to put the democrats in his place. Watch this. I cant emphasize this enough and ill say it one more time. If you impeach a president , if you make a high crime and misdemeanor out of going to the courts, it is an abuse of power. Its your abuse of power. Youre doing precisely what youre criticizing the