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power of the office to obtain an improper personal benefit while ignoring and injuring the national interest. or acts in ways that are grossly inconsistent with and undermine the separation of powers that is the foundation of our democratic system. now, these this question of whether president engaged in abuse of power came up before when this congress considered the impeachment of president nixon. and after action was taken, president nixon famously said if the president does it, it is not illegal. and this body rejected that because that s not so. that goes directly contrary to what the founders said. but president trump has said the same thing in responding to the prior investigation by department of justice and defending his conduct. here is what he said then i have an article, too, where i have to write to do whatever i want as president. that he has the right to do whatever he wants as president. that is as wrong as when president nixon said a similar thing. that ....
charges brought by the house. i believe these documents are also of great importance to making sure senators have the information necessary to make a fully informed decision, this terribly weighty decision. the house has built a very strong case against the president. maybe that s why leader mcconnell doesn t seem to want witnesses, at least not agree to them now. maybe that s why the president is afraid, because the house case is so strong, that they don t want witnesses that might corroborate it. the evidence the house put together includes public testimony given under oath by numerous senior officials appointed by president trump. these are trump 57.teas we re calling, not some partisan democratic. some republican senators have said that, while the charges are serious, they haven t seen enough evidence to make a decision. that s one of the reasons i propose subpoenas for these witnesses for these documents, all directly relevant, from officials who have yesterday to testify ....
Has no plans to endorse haley. in fact, tonight before his speech in new hampshire, he was overheard by reporters on a mike doubting her chances, saying she is not up to this. norah? norah: we will stay tuned come ed o keefe, thank you, and i will join ed and our cbs news team in iowa as a cbs news will have full coverage of the iowa caucuses, encoding special live coverage on monday. it is very cold in iowa. you can find us right here at cbs, the cbs news streaming app, and at news.com. back here in washington, there are few genuine surprises at the u.s. capital, but there was a big one today. house republicans were thrown for a loop when hunter biden appeared at a hearing called to hold him in contempt of congress. cbs s scott macfarlane was there, as the meeting descended into chaos. do you plan on testifying today, sir? reporter: the president s son walked into the house committee room telling cbs news he was willing to take a seat at the witness table. ....
Video tape depositions and interviews and weaving it into the hearing. i think while there may just be two people sitting live at the witness table, we re going to hear from a lot of people who worked in the white house for donald trump. and i think it s going to be very compelling. the two witnesses are extremely credible. i led the staff interviews of both of them, and i can tell you they came across as sincere and credible. so, i think they re going to be powerful. but we re going to hear from others. i expect to hear from people like pat cipollone and people close to donald trump. i wonder in those moments where you were having the initial witnesses and interviews, were there moments you had the jaw drop and the aha moments and have we seen those moments playing out already? is there more in reserve? every hearing so far has had more information, and i think the same is going to be true of this next one. i don t know if there s going to be anything that s going to quite match w ....
Also, john wood. equally great hair, by the way. you don t have to say that. senior investigator to the house select committee. he s now running for u.s. senate is now running in this. eric i ve now made him flash. i give you a second to wait it out a second. miles, luck, everyone, john. you have been someone who has been on this committee. ross on the outside looking in. you work on the inside. i have to know, with these two witnesses, is there anything to say that these are one of the last of, then the blockbuster? or are we reading too much into those two? i wouldn t worry too much that is those two. those two, i think you re going to hear from a range of witnesses. one of the things that the committee has done really well is he is videotaped oppositions depositions and interviews, weaving it into the hearing. while there might just be two people sitting live at the witness table, we re going to hear from a lot of people who worked in the white house for ....