republican he sre not a never trumper. he really is not. so that will be important to see. in an evidentiary process, you would always want to interview and depose the witness first and then bring him forward in public testimony, so it s not one or the other. i think this might be both. what s the political fallout, charlie, if you re a voter in wisconsin which according to poll is one of the battleground states where only 44% support the process. do people have anor open mind a or they locked in? i think most people are locked in, but you don t have to move a huge number in a state like wisconsin. if even 3 or 4% of the reluctant trump voters decide this conduct is unacceptable or if they become just exhausted at the prospect of another four years of this president, that will be enough fort, donald trump to lo wisconsin. is the best argument for republicans, a rick, that let t voters decide, why go through this, why tear up the country with impeachment in an election
the articles of impeachment which will then be forwarded to the house floor for yet another vote before this goes to the senate, if it does become a serious impeachment effort that proceeds to the senate. joiningoc me now, donna edwards former democratic congresswoman and a contributor to the washington post. charlie sykes, political analyst, and rick tyler, msnbc news political analyst. donna, what are the political risks for democrats going into thisde election year? i think clearly the conduct of the proceedings that are coming is really important. i think that s why the resolution sort of lays out a process that allows staff counsel to askat questions. we ve seenun how that can go aw, it sets about a process that provides for the president of the united states to have counsel, to be able to call witnesses to present evidence. and the same for republican
about his views on the proceedings in washington and the implication of state department officials and whether or not he had defended them, last week hend called it all noise. thenle he gave an interview las night in which he is completely defending the president. we had no doubt that he would, would have to do so eventually, but he did it last night. he talked about how he was on the call and there s nothing improper about it. then he i also advanced his own separate potential conspiracy theory about hunter biden. anne gearan, something to be watching very closely. donna edwards, charlie sykes, rick c tyler, thanks to all. and coming up, it was amazing. they finished the fight. the washington nationals bringing home the world series trophy for the first time inrl franchise history. ande the first world series victory in washington since