Refused to meet with that new country, unless, this is key, unless they agree to investigate joe biden and a Conspiracy Theory during the 2016 election. Meanwhile, aids are telling the president to accept he will likely be impeached and now is the time to start attacking the impeachment process, itself. Although, it seems thats already started. Lets go to cnn manu raju on capitol hill. I think it bears repeating why and how taylors testimony, a trump appointee, a military veteran, served both democratic and republican administrations, why his testimony particularly, in particular, was damming . Reporter yeah. And he is a top diplomat for the president in ukraine a who had visibility about everything that was happening, about why military aid had been withheld. His concerns that he had raised for some time about pushing, allowing this military aid to be provided to ukraine when he said peoples lives were on the line. People are at risk of dying, if they were not provided this aid approv
Joining the democratic field for 2020. You are looking at live pictures from philadelphia where former Vice President biden is holding his first fund raisers hours after officially announcing had he is running for president if we get donald trump eight years in the produce he will forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation, who we are. And i cannot stand by and watch that happen. As you heard there, biden taking trump head on. Also, slamming the president for his response to the deadly white supremacist rally in charlottesville, virginia. This is bidens third run for the white house. And he is the 20th candidate to sberp the race. At 76 years old he is also the second oldest in that field, just behind bernie sanders. But as biden looks forward to 2020 some of his past coming back to haunt him today. Day one and the controversy over the 1991 Justice Clarence thomas hearings back. Today bidens team revealing he had a conversation with anita hill tu but it today she fire
New impeachment evidence. And the third impeachment trial in American History begins. We are here today to cross an important threshold in American History. What happens next adds the managers are selected, documents are signed and the senate trial begins. This is a difficult time for our country. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. I am chris hayes, and a lot is happening today. All over the world, across the United States and especially on capitol hill. Just hours ago, the house voted to send the two articles of impeachment against president trump, abuse of power and obstruction of congress to the senate for a trial. Speaker nancy pelosi named seven house members as impeachment managers. Those are the folks that will act as prosecutors. They are adam schiff, jefferies of new york, jason crow of colorado and Sylvia Garcia of texas. After the speaker signed the articles of impeachment, they walked the articles to the house to the senate. What is to come later this week
Ceremony signing those papers. The house clerk will also sign the papers. Then the impeachment managers will walk over from the house side to the senate side and deliver those articles over there. We expect tomorrow is when those articles will be read allowed in the senate chamber. At that point john roberts will oversee the trial, same with the senators who will be sworn in. Some of those aspects will take place. Then each side will start to prepare their arguments for the trial. That will begin on tuesday. The big question is how long will it last, will they call witnesses, will republicans break ranks and vote to subpoena witnesses. All that will play out in the days and weeks to come, guys. Thanks very much. Youre going to hear from the speaker at that podium we just showed in just a few minutes time. Well bring that to you live. Meanwhile lets discuss the implications. Cnn chief National Correspondent john king, jeffrey toobin, impeachment expert ross garber. John, i want to draw
Seems broken. Welcome to the lead. We begin with a whole new impeachment phase of donald j. Trump to begin. We will see a historic walk, and the house managers who will prosecute the case against President Trump to walk across the capitol to notify the senate they are ready to deliver impeachment. And this is the third such trial in the history of the United States. The president is not above the law. He has been impeached. He has been impeached forever. They cannot ever erase that. Reporter the trial of the president s impeachment starts today as two articles of impeachment are transmitted to the senate. Nancy pelosi unveiled seven impeachment managers including adam schiff and jerry nadler. The emphasis is on the Comfort Level in the courtroom and the emphasis is on making the strongest case to protect and defend our constitution and seek the truth for the american people. Reporter after presenting the articles to the senate tonight, the managers are going to kt as the house prosecut