we only have 30 seconds. he talked about impeaching rosenstein after the mid term elections are over assuming that the republicans hold on to the majority. no administration member not including presidents has been impeached since i think 1876 when the secretary of war was impeached. do you think that is a good road for the republicans to go down? i think it is asinine that they talk about it. if they wanted to hold him in contempt as eric holder was held in contempt for not giving documents that is a different conversation. they have an obligation to answer subpoenas. talk about impeachment, for what? because they disagree with the direction of the investigation. it makes no sense. i hear why they are doing it. i think it is a mistake. there are democratic presidential candidates running on impeachment. some notion that only republicans are talking about it we are not hearing the ground swell of that. we are coming back. we will have more panel discussions. it sounds like th
usually it s kevin mccarthy that moves up and the table is on the vote to set aside or table. consider how rare impeachment is. there s only been 62 impeachment proceedings. they haven t impeached anyone since 2010, a federal judge. add there s been one federal official that was impeached, william belnap, the secretary of war in 1876. i asked mitch mcconnell earlifer they got an impeachment resolution from the house of f ref representatives. rick: have they ever attempted to impeach a deputy attorney general? no, not really. we ve had the secretary of war
confederates have given her up without a fight. sherman marches toward savannah, and slaves run away from their plantations seeking protection from his army, and he welcomes them. he doesn t turn them away. he understands that every slave that follows his army is a slave that s not doing work supporting the confederate war machine. with the end of the war in sight, secretary of war edwin stanton meets with black leaders in savannah to find out how the government can best help the millions of newly freed slaves. what is your understanding of the freedom given by the president s proclamation? the freedom promised by the president is taking us from under the yoke of bondage and placing us where we can benefit from the fruit of our labors and take care of ourselves. now, what is your feeling in regard to general sherman? general sherman is a man of the providence of god,
if it were not for the civil war and slavery and secession, jefferson davis might now be regarded as a great american hero. he served as the secretary of war, as a u.s. senator. he was sort of a rising figure in american politics, on the natural course towards the oval office. [ all cheering ] as davis serves mississippi in the senate, abraham lincoln surprises the democrats and takes the white house. mississippi sees the republican as a threat to slavery and secedes. now, the slaveholding senator davis must decide where his loyalties lie. i rise for the purpose of announcing. i rise for the purpose of announcing that the state of mississippi has declared separation from the united states.
the first time and going into union territory. lee has made a plan of attack and divided his force, with one element around hagerstown, maryland, and the other element around harpers ferry, in what we call west virginia today. until now, top union general george mcclellan has failed to give lincoln the victory he needs. but a lost copy of lee s entire battle plan winds up in mcclellan s hands, giving him one last shot at redemption. if i can t whip bobby lee with this paper, i ll be willing to go home. [ chuckles ] even with general lee s battle plan in his possession, mcclellan hesitates to attack the rebel army. many feel it s due to his fear of being outnumbered. there are others, like secretary of war edwin stanton who strongly believe mcclellan is a traitor. whatever the reason, lee has time to dig in, setting the stage for antietam, one of the