they now have an equal hand in how the story of the trump presidency will be told. 4,600 african-americans were that s our broadcast for tonight. thank you so much for being here with us. murdered by mobs up until the good night from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. 1960s. it s very painful. and it was a destruction that america should not accept or tolerate. and frankly, we should proceed constitutionally as we are, as members of congress to do our democrats are calling it job. what we see here once again disturbing and explosive. is this president attempting to the top u.s. diplomat to ukraine change a narrative. testified before lawmakers yesterday and provided the most clear evidence yet of a quid pro quo when it comes to the president s dealings with ukraine. to compare the constitutional plus, anger erupts on both process to something like sides of the aisle after mention said far beneath the president trump referred to the just between us, cleaning with a mo
condemnation after he went even further and likened it to a lynching. trump tweeting at the impeachment inquiry is without due process or fairness or any legal rights as he urged republicans to remember this in the future. but critics said he should remember the past. democrats immediately rebuked the president for invoking the racist history of barbaric white mob murders of black people. you knew exactly what he was saying and exactly how it would come across. why would you use the term lynching. why would you say that? reporter: members of trump s own party distanced themselves from his words including majority leader mitch mcconnell. given the history in our country, i would not compare this to a lynching. that was an unfortunate choice of words. reporter: tim scott the only african-american republican senator had this to say. there is no question that the impeachment process is the closest thing of a political death row trial.
charged word, he said this. yes, actually do disagree, i think the fact of the matter is that you are talking about something that is akin to a death row trial from a political perspective. so we should keep our focus on the fact that this is something that is being done behind closed doors, and it is being done in secret. it is being done in a way that does not give the public any confidence in the process. scott senatorial a colleague lindsey graham said absolutely it is a lynching. listen here. nobody is saying that the president is going to be physically hurt here. but this is mob rule. that s what lynching is all about. once you grab somebody, you don t hear their side of the story. you just destroy them. it is the kangaroo court. it is a sham. it is not the word, it is the conduct. it is political. it is not personal. the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell did not have
impeachment is a lynching? what the hell is wrong with you? do you know how many people who look like me have been lynched since the inception of this country by people who look like you? rush supports impeaching the president as does veronica escobar. incredible disrespect to the country is what he did this morning with that comment. it was awful. it was awful. on the republican side, reaction ranged from full support for the president. this is a lynching in every sense. this is unamerican. more nuanced action. there is no question that the impeachment process is the closest thing of a political death row trial. so, i get his absolute rejection of the process. i wouldn t use the word lynching. but republican congressman adam kinzinger, a trump supporter who also frequently disagrees with him called the president out today tweeting never should we use terms like lynching here. the painful scourge in our
so it worked, but it s not strictly because of trump s policies. joby warrick, carol lee, thanks so much. we ll talk about the looming deadline and the threat of resurging isis with someone who understands both well. congressman jason crow, former army ranger who fought alongside the kurds. we ll also ask him about the president comparing the impeachment inquiry to a lynching, something talked about just moments ago on the hill. the impeachment process is the closest thing of a political death row trial. absolutely rejection of the process. i wouldn t use the word lynching. i would love for the house to take up the unanimously passed lynching legislation from the senate and do something with it as opposed to president s use of it, making it legal