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Quote, no other option but to step back from royal duties. And were going to hear from senator Chuck Schumer. The House Democrats, who will prosecute the case in the senate, have been here all weekend on capitol hill. We got the first sense on how theyre planning to lay out their case. Both the democrats and republicans filing paper briefs. Those arguments are spread out across 120 pages. We can sums are them for you in about 60 seconds. The president withheld hundreds of millions in military aid to an ally at war with russia, withheld a meeting the president of ukraine sought with his adversary in order to force ukraine to help them cheat. The articles of impeachment are two noncriminal actions, namely obstruction of congress and abuse of power. Even if all the evidence is laid out through the weekend, the stage has literally been set with staff moving big screen tvs on stands, pushing in tables, making room for the legal teams and wiring for video and computers. And still, the proces
The members of the House Committee subpoena don a lot has happened since then. The Mueller Investigation is history, has not been white House Counsel sent 2018. Setting it back to the lower court with instructions to dismiss it. House democrats were hoping to get information relating to the president s conduct during the muellerrussia pro. Wrote that article three of the competition forbids federal courts from resolving this kind of interbranch information dispute. We agree and dismiss this case. This means a federal Appeals Court in washington has ruled that constitution bars federal courts getting involved in certain disputes between branches of government. During the president s impeachment episode last fall, House Democrats subpoenaed other aids from the white house but the sense of the present and the allows the president to claim the victory, i bet this could possibly go to the supreme court. We will be watching this. Bret david, thank you. Also breaking parenchyma President Trum
Rudy giuliani. Why the president did not stop to talk to reporters. What americans think . And blackout clues to the redacti redactions and if it could change what we know. Developing this hour, don mcgahn is defending the findings of the special counsel. He is a central figure in the investigation on whether the president obstructed justice. Telling investigators the president directed him to have the special counsel fired, but mcgahn did not follow through. It is a mystery why the president s attorney Rudy Giuliani feels the need to relitigate incidents and it was concluded it was not obstruction, but accurately described in the report. Don pressurappreciates the pres gave him the opportunity to serve. Here is what mcgahn is reacting to. If it is true, it is not. Those are not like real orders. Ill tell you, when he wants to fire somebody, ask james comey. Yes, he got angry. He y yes, he got upset. These messages were never delivered. He did not mean them to be delivered. After the M
Privilege. Five men inside and outside the administration who have the president s ear. Tey have loyalty. They take on the president s critics. They are unencumbered by popular opinion. Jessica snyder is with us now. These are the president s gotos, giuliani, barr, pompeo and pence. How do they fit into the drama . They all seem to be fitting onto the stage. Lets start with william barr. We have now learned that the attorney general asked the president to request the help of several countries, including australia, in what is this ongoing and previously announced Justice Department review of the early stages of the russia investigation. Now, doj officials says this ask for foreign assistance is perfectly appropriate. But there are some that express concerns that the attorney general is pushing the president s agenda. Now on to secretary of state mike pompeo. We now know that efhe was on th july 25th phone call where President Trump pushed the president of ukraine to investigate the bide