The race against new variants as the president takes steps the reunite families separated by the Trump Administration. Why a congressman said i. C. E. Went Rogue Deporting One of his con sit wents. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Im chris hayes. Tonight congress has taken a big step Forward Holding accountable those responsible for the january 6 attack on the capitol. Speaker out house nancy pelosi announced her intent to set up an official investigation into the events of that day. Writing in a letter to democratic caucus, quote, it is clear that we need to establish a 9 11type commission to examine and report upon the facts, causes the security relating to the Terrorist Mob Attack on january 6. Today the senate received the first legal filings for the firstever second impeachment of a president of the United States. The house Impeachment Managers released this 80page trial memo outlining the case against the former president. Theyre clear many what he did and des
Of his constituents. All in starts right now. Good evening from new york. Ve im chris hayes. Tonight, congress has taken a big step Forward Holding accountable those Responsible St For The January 6th attack on the capitol. Speaker out house nancy pelosi announced her intent to set up an official investigation into a the events of that day. Writing in a letter to democratic caucus, quote, it is clear that we need to establish a 9 11type commission to examine and report upon the facts, causes the security 9 relating to the Terrorist Mob Attack on january 6. Today the senate received the n first legal filings for the firstever second impeachment of a president of the United States. The house Impeachment Managers released this 80page trial memo former president for inciting insurrection. Theyre clear many what he did and deserves to be convicted writing that the nation will remember and President Trump Singular Responsibility for thaa tragedy. It is impossible to imagine the events of jan
Potentially drawing up articles of impeachment against the president. House democrats invited three positive note scholars to testify. A Harvard Law School professor, gerhardt,an, michael a professor at the university of North Carolina school of law, and stanford professor pamela karlan. Republicans invited jonathan tur ley, a professor of Public Interest law at George Washington university. The House Committee on the judiciary will come to order. Mr. Chairman youre upsurping the right to object. Objection is noted. I receiver tzrbreserve the r object. Peropportunity to cause g, im furnishing you with a demand on minority hearings on this subject signed by all the republican the gentleman will suspend. Pursuant to cause 2 j 1 rule 11 im furnish you with a letter signed by all the republican members of the committee. I request you set this date before the Committee Votes on any articles of impeachment i withdraw my reservation. We will confer on this later. The quorum is present. This i
Professor. Here is the hearing in its entirety. Order. House will come to object. E the right to i am furnishing you with the subject signed by all republicans. Pursuant to clause, i am furnishing you with a letter signed by all the members of the committee can i request that you set this date before the Committee Votes on any articles of impeachment. I withdraw my reservation. Later. Ill confer on this hearing wethe first to housecting pursuant resolution 660. Here is have the committee will proceed for this hearing will openingill make it an statement and then i will rubberneck just recognized a member for making an Opening Statement. I now recognize myself for no Opening Statement. For anve the time Opening Statement. The facts before us are undisputed. President trump called roses was zelensky andent asked him for a favor. That was a concerted effort to solicit an advantage in the next. Lection to obtain that private political advantage, President Trump elected from the newly presi
Where i have the right to do whatever i want as president. I did. And as someone who cares about the constitution, the second in particular struck a kind of horror in me. And, professor gerhardt, in forming your opinion that President Trump has committed the Impeachable Offense of obstruction of congress, did you consider the Intelligence Committee report and its findings including finding nine that President Trump ordered and implemented a campaign to conceal his conduct from the public and to frustrate and obstruct the house of representatives impeachment inquiry . I read that report last night after i submitted my statement, but i watched and read all of the transcripts that were available. The report that was issued reinforces Everything Else that came before it. So, yes. So, we talked first about abuse of power and bribery, and then about obstruction of congress. Professor gerhardt, i would like to ask you questions about a third Impeachable Offense and that is obstruction of just