Given to President Trump. Just keep doing your job, just take to the things that are at hand. Do what bill clinton did. Compartmentalize your impeachment and keep moving forward. And of course, President Trump does a lot of tweeting. His feelings are very widely known. And i think this is one of the most fascinating things about covering the trump presidency, the actions speak a lot louder than the words, and in this ca case, the business at hand has marched on in no way that a lot of people didnt anticipate. These are big things. So china deal is a big deal. This puts us back in the clinton era when nafta was first put into play. Now you have the recreation of this deal. President trump out from the beginning that he wanted to do oneonone trade negotiations with all of the countries that we do business with, and these are two really big examples of that playing out. Bret just looking back at the beginning of this effort to kind of restructure the world trade with the u. S. , republicans and democrats at the beginning said this guy is crazy. This is nuts to do this, to renegotiate nafta, to pull out of the asia agreement, to pressure china the way that he has. Now we have phase one of this trade deal signed yesterday, and a renegotiation of nafta, if you will, today. Martha i think you have to give it a little bit of time to look back and see, but in the immediacy, yes, it looks like the economic weaponry against china actually calling for an end to hostilities for the moment, but the president keeping some firepower in reserve, saying we are going to go back to edge. One of the things i didnt happen was the question of china basically heavily subsidizing all of their industries, which the United States doesnt do. If that is the most fundamentally unfair part. Will china actually fulfill its obligations and this promises that it made in the trade deal . We can all hope so, but of course, President Trump and even succeeding administrations will have to verify that. For the left and the liberals, what has actually happened in the usmca is a lot of what they have been asking for for a long time. Yet today, you have ten people ten senators voted against this deal. One of them is bernie sanders. The others cory booker, the senator from new jersey, and im sure that they will have a lot more to say about that, but it might be because they are trying to melissa for walking across to the senate. Appointed yesterday by House Speaker nancy pelosi. Making the walk that they did yesterday with the articles of impeachment. This time, they are going to learn to officially start this trial. Adam schiff, Jerry Sandler leading the way. The two Committee Chairman most responsible for those hearings that we sign the impeachment. Dana it is interesting. When we watch this play out, and you think about the fact that we have had these conversations about endless rounds of impeachment. The possibility of other articles of impeachment, and you wonder we listen this morning to nancy pelosi say about the president committed a crime. We may be looking at a situation where there are sort of concurrent processes here, where they start deciding that they want to bring him in on the house side. The other part of the equation is well, this is very unprecedented in terms of the way that this whole thing has played out. You hear that cameras clicking away here as we watch all of this proceed. Through the capital and overage units on it, where become their show in many ways from now on. Bret just walking through, chatted with us again. Chad, these managers were specifically chosen by speaker pelosi. Exactly. She says that these are members who have a background in the courtroom. She was also looking at upandcoming leaders. Adam schiff is someone who has handled and impeachment before. About ten years ago. She was impressed with his performance. It was also geographical diversity, racial diversity. Women. They were not female managers last time. And the house has certain responsibilities. Article one, section two impeachment. And then Section Three of the constitution. This is the essence of o2 house system in the United States government, brad. Bret. Bret if they are going call witnesses, he is this guy who is coming forward with all of these documents and accusations. He is also facing multiple indictments. That presents a bit of an issue. Speaker pelosi was asked about that today. It sure does. If you had asked me this yesterday, i never would have predicted that he would be out in the media, making public statements because you would think that the throat to him is that he cant testify because that would convict him in the district of New York Justice department. Bret lets listen to the senate floor. The impeachment of donald john trump, the president of the United States. Escorted to the senate. [silence] we will make the proclamati proclamation. Hear ye, all persons are commanded to keep silent. The house of representatives exhibiting through the senate of the United States, articles of impeachment against donald john trump, president of the United States. The managers on the part of the house will now proceed. Mr. President , the managers on the part of the house of representatives are present and ready to present the articles of impeachment, which have been preferred by the house of representatives against donald john trump, president of the United States. The house adopted the following resolution, which, with permission of the senate, i will read. House resolutions 798, pointing and authorizing managers for the impeachment of donald john trump, president of the United States. Resolve the mr. Crow, ms. Garcia of texas are appointed managers to conduct the impeachment trial against donald john trump, president of the United States. That a message be sent to the senate to inform the senate of these appointments and that the managers may in connection with the preparation and conduct of the trial, exhibit articles of impeachment to the senate and take all other actions necessary, which may include the following employing legal, clerical, and other necessary assistance and incurring such other expenses as may be necessary to be paid for amounts available to the committee on the judiciary under applicable expense resolutions or from the applicable account of the house of representatives. Over two, sending four persons and papers and filing on part of the house of representatives. Any pleadings in conjunction with or to the articles of impeachment that the managers may consider necessary. With the permission of the senate, i will now read the articles of impeachment, House Resolution 755. House resolution 755 impeaching donald john trump, president of the United States for high crimes and misdemeanors. Resolved that president donald j. Trump, president of the United States, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeano misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States senate. Articles of impeachment exhibited by the house of representatives of the United States of america in the name of itself and of the people of the United States of america against donald john trump, president of the United States of america and maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors. Article one. Abuse of power. The constitution provides that the house of representatives shall have the sole power of impeachment. And about the President Shall be removed from office on impeachment for and in conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. In his conduct of the office of the president of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional oath, faithfully to execute the office of president of the United States, and to the best of his ability preserve, protect, defend the constitution of the United States. And in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed. It donald j. Trump has abused the powers of the presidency and that using the powers of his high office, President Trump solicited the interference of a foreign government, ukraine, in the 2020 United States president ial election. He did so through a scheme that included soliciting the government of ukraine to publicly announce investigations that would benefit his reelection. Harm the election prospects of a political opponent, and influence the 2020 United States president ial election to his advantage. President trump also sought to pressure the government of ukraine to take the steps by conditioning official United States government acts of significant value to ukraine on its public announcement of the investigations. The President Trump engaged in this game or course of conduct for crop purposes in pursuit of personal political benefit. In so doing, President Trump use of the powers of the presidency in a manner that compromise of the national of the United States and undermined the integrity of the United States democratic process. He thus ignored and injured the interests of the nation. President trump engaged in this game or course of conduct to the following means number one, President Trump acting both directly and through his agents both in and outside of the United States government corruptly solicited the government of ukraine to publicly announce investigations into haiti, a political oppone opponent, Joseph R Biden jr. , and b, a discredited theory promoted by russia, that ukraine, rather than russia, interfered in the 2016 United States president ial election. Number two, with the same culture motives, President Trump acting both directly and through his agents within the United States government, to code official acts on the public announcement that he had requested. A, the release of 391 million of the United States taxpayer funds that congress had appropriated on a bipartisan basis for the purpose of providing vital military and Security Assistance to ukraine to oppose russian aggression, to which President Trump had ordered suspended. And b, head of state meeting at the white house, which the president of ukraine sought to demonstrate continued United States support for the government of ukraine in the face of russian aggression. Number three. Faced with the public revelation of his actions, President Trump ultimately release the military and Security Systems to the government of ukraine but has persisted and openly and corruptly urging and soliciting ukraine to undertake investigations for his personal political benefit. These actions were consistent with President Trumps previous invitations of foreign interference in the United States elections. And all of this, President Trump abused of the powers of the presidency. By our Reading National security and other Vital National interest to obtain an improper personal political benefit. He has also betrayed the nation by abusing his high office to enlist a foreign power and corrupting democratic elections. Therefore, President Trump, by such conduct, has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to National Security and the constitution if allowed to remain in office. And has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with selfgovernance and the rule of law. President trump faces removal from office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States. Article two. Obstruction of congress. The constitution provides that the house of representatives shall have the sole power of impeachment. And thought the President Shall be removed from office on impeachment for and in conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. In this conduct in the office of president of the United States and in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of president of of president of the United States, and to the best of his ability preserve, protect, and defend the constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to care that the laws be faithfully executed, donald j. Trump has directed the categorical and indiscriminate defiance of subpoenas issued by the house of representatives, pursuant to its full power of impeachment. President trump has abused the power of the presidency in a manner offensive to you and subversive of the constitution. And now the house of representatives has engaged in impeachment inquiry focused on the President Trump is solicitation on the government of ukraine to interfere in the 2020 United States president ial election. As part of this impeachment inquiry, the committees undertaking the investigation serve a subpoena seeking documents and testimony deemed vital to the inquiry from various executive Branch Offices and agencies and current and former officials. In response, without lawful cause or excuse, President Trump directed executive Branch Agencies, offices, and officials not to comply with those subpoenas. President trump mass interpose the powers of the presidency against the lawful subpoena of the house of representatives and assumed to himself functions and judgments necessary to exercise those sole power of impeachment. Bested by the constitution in the house of representatives. President trump and abused the powers of high office through the following means number one, directing the white house to define a lawful subpoena by withholding the production of documents sought therein by the committees. Number two. It directing other executive Branch Agencies and offices to defy level subpoenas and withhold the production of documents and records from the committees, in response to which the department of state, the office of management and budget, the department of energy, and the department of defense refused to produce a single document or record. Directing current and former number three directing officials not to cooperate with the committees, in response to which Nine Administration officials defined subpoenas for testimony. Namely John Michael Mick mulvaney, robert blair, john eisenberg, michael ellis, preston wells griffith, michael duffy, brian mccormick, and t overcorrect this was consisth his efforts to undermine investigations into foreign interference in the United States elections. Through these actions, President Trump sought to himself the right to determine the scope and nature of the impeachment inquiry into his own conduct. As well as the unilateral prerogative to deny any and all information to the house of representatives in the exercise of its sole power of impeachme impeachment. In the history of the republic, no president has ever ordered the complete defiance of an impeachment inquiry or sought to obstruct and impede so comprehensively the ability of the house of representatives to investigate high crimes and misdemeanors. This abuse of office serves to cover up the president s own repeated misconduct and to seize and control the power of impeachment and with us, to nullify a vital constitutional safeguard rested solely in the house of representatives. In all of this, President Trump acted in a manner contrary to his trust as president and subversive of Constitutional Government to the great prejudice of the calls of law and justice and to the manifest injury of the people of the United States. Wherefore, President Trump, by such conduct has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to the constitution if it were to remain in office. And has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with selfgovernment and the rule of law. President trump thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit