how much trauma is the united states going to be going through after the impeachment and expected acquittal? well, it s a painful process for everyone, and the trauma i guess will to the extent that it is trauma will show really next year once the race starts getting going, and it s really going now. there is going to be a democratic debate thursday night. and next year we ll see to the extent that this impeachment has an impact on the election, whether or not it helps the president as he has been arguing in the last few days that it will and his campaign officials have been talking about the increase in fundraising that they re seeing as well as energy on the republican base. democrats will see if it s helped them. there are certainly people on the left who believe that democrats have taken too long to get this far to impeach this president. both sides will have things that they like and don t like. and the ultimate decide other than question, richard will, be on the election in nov
i am clearly made up my mind. i m not trying to find the fact that i have disdain for the accusations and the process. so i don t need any witnesses. . our panel of experts are ready to break down the significance of what is about to happen this coming week. but first, democratic congressman mark desonnier of california joins me right now. he is on the house rules committee. and that committee is set to mark up the report in just a couple of days. representative, thanks for being with us. my pleasure. thank you for inviting me, richard. representative, what do you expect to be coming out tonight when we do get the full report if you will from the judiciary committee? i think it will stay consistent with the articles that they ve already released. and also consistent with the 300 pages that are in the intelligence committee report. yeah, it was what, a week ago when we got the report coming from the judiciary committee in terms of the rules, that they would the definitions
aren t aware now that history will find out about. congressman mark desaulnier, thank you so much of california with a great view of the san francisco bay. thank you so much, sir. appreciate it. thank you. i want to bring in reuters white house correspondent jeff mason, the hill senior writer scott wong and joyce vance. joyce, you heard the last question and what the representative was saying. how will this week be written about? how big a deal? it s what we ve been tornado warninging about for how long here in the beltway. but for everyday americans, ma will this be written as? it feels very much like this is the week where the future of our democracy hangs in the balance. people haven t focused i don t think quite enough yet, richard, on that second article of impeachment which charges that the president in an unprecedented way has refused to comply with legal process, with subpoenas that have asked for documents and for witness testimony in this congressional