Facilities across the country. The administration has worked with the Committee Staff to observe 11 cpb, 13 i. C. E. Detention activities to contract with hhs. Contrary to the assertions from the democrats, the Trump Administration has cooperated substantially in matters related to the border and elsewhere, but lets just contrast that with the democrats combative posture. In letters to the state Department Employees the committee threatened witnesses that, and i quote, any failure to appear, any failure to appear in response to a mere letter requesting their presence for deposition shall, and i quote, constitute evidence of obstruction. This is just letter, not subpoenas. In letters the state Department Employees in letters to the state Department Employees the committee threatened witnesses that if they insist on having
agency counsel present to protect the Executive Branch in their Confidentiality Interest or if they make any effort to protect Confidentiality Interest at all, these o
Whether you think thats good or bad and matches the abuse of powers is an open question. And then he goes through and argues he doesnt see what he calls a statutory crime. And well see that debate as well. There are people youre going to hear from who are going to say its got to be an actual felony and then there are going to be other people pointing out the constitution doesnt require that. It has words like treason, bribery and high crimes. So were going to get into the weeds here, but the big picture is keep your eye on which witnesses and exchanges are talking about the serious question of whats impeachable. The other noise you can try and tune out as with any hearing. Mr. Wiesman, your last words of advice as we settle in to watch the legal experts. I think its very important to keep your eye on the facts and the law. And i think one of the things that the public is rightly upset about is the rule of law not being applied. And so i think the quote you read is fun, its sort of catc
To exclude from trial . Therefore, from the American Public evidence. I mean, were prosecutors, we are used to evidence. Thats how we measure our cases, measure our progress. And if Senator Mcconnell has decided in coordination with the white house that its going to be run in a particular way to exclude facts and evidence and witnesses an documents what does that make the senate . It is just an amazing point for you to be making. Americas history is being an advocate around the world for the i think it is fair to call that a banana court, a banana republic, a kangaroo court. We used to be a country that helped bring the rule of law to other countries. So impeachment wasnt designed to be a trial like in an article 3 court but it was designed to be a process and a high mined one in which facts mattered. Right . The framers had this fascinating
trial. You could have put an Impeachment Trial in the judiciary. They didnt want to. Theoretically, the house, the house had the other job of sort
right here in front of me i have a p-226, coming with a 21 round magazine. a 320. here is a gun i carry every single day. this is amd an xlp-365. i hope that is not loaded. i m in my house. i can do whatever i want with my guns. that gentleman showing off his firearms, as if it is a collection of poke mon cards is a congressman of the republican party, and i bring up this stuby s hijacking of the judiciary hearing on gun control because it perfectly encapsulated a not so new but immensely troubling phenomenon in american politic, the chief cultural symbol of american conservatives has been the gun. gone is the reagan era iconography, now it is the gun,
joe said a minute ago was faulty and wrong, and he and i are going to continue having this conversation because the reality is it just keeps these shootings are happening by a specific group. and let s talk about uvalde and this amazing child because there was more that she said. i mean, talking about her training. she s only, what, 10 years old, but her training to do this kind of a thing. if this is what we want normal to look like in america, then we have a problem, and do i think it s going to change people? listen, you showed the clip of stuby, he is a fool. what he did actually motivates shooters in america, and there s data to show it. do i think he s going to change? i don t. do i think mitch mcconnell will ever step up and utter the word gun in this conversation? i don t. so let s be clear that amazing young child will be talking to the 80 or 90% of america who