>>. >> joined but as a reporter. and the impeachment managers are not better familiar it happened a little year ago and then president trump it is a store territory so the president to the senate democrats will use against the proceedings against the former president? >> it will be very different trial that we saw last year

even though this is a very similar site and the line difference being they didn't have the large chunks of evidence because the trial of impeachment is based on everybody saw and heard on january 6 is something that is really happened to every lawmakers they were chased out of the building essentially and what trump did and did not do on that day first with the speech but then as they were cowering in the secure rooms many were trying to reach the president and trying to get him to tell people to leave the building and it took hours for him to do that there is a lot of bipartisan anger in the senate and in the house. ten people voted for impeachment that were

republicans. but the circumstances here of the next president has given republicans and easy out. a lot of republicans are saying it would be divisive or unwise are on constitutional to have a trial and convict the ex-president. so i think the democrats they were trying to extend the trial the last time around the one a lot of witnesses brought in and subpoenas to do a game. they have cabinet confirmations and looking for a much faster trail and with

those documents recordings et cetera. we don't know that process will be we still have to work out exactly how long it will take. >> and then it will be likely see that tomorrow in the early phases of the trial and two weeks? >> yes we could and how they were proceed if there is a resolution that leader mcconnell would have agreed to more than. and then the opening proceedings normally they have

to have the trial every day from here on out six days a week starting at new and so they have to have an agreement to extend into february 8 which is where mcconnell and schumer agreed with the basic timeframe in the meantime they can do confirmations may be virus relief package. host: there's already questions raised by patrick leahy was chosen to preside and not chief justice john roberts? >> wage. if trump is to the president john roberts under the constitution is supposed to be in the chair for a trial of the president. that's witnesses and the constitution will trump is no longer the president. he was. instead they have patrick leahy president pro tem on - - pro tem of the senate preside over the trial.

the seniormost democrat ironically elected 1974 as a former prosecutor in some republicans have said they are fine with him and think he will be fair. there was some question about kamala harris to preside that will not happen i'm sure she's happy not to be tied down hour after hour with this trial. >> what is your sense of mitch mcconnell? >> he's in a tight spot because he goes for five what happened, he rose angry trying to virtual the election results he had a fiery speech before and then on january 19 the day before the inauguration he said the mob to spread lies and the president. it is pretty clear that

mcconnell puts a lot of believe what happened and then to convict here on the other hand the leader of his party clearly republicans don't want to go against trump there is a clear backlash against voters and then to cause trouble within his own conference especially if you all get to those 17 senate republicans needed to convict trump and then to bar him for running again. but on the other hand he is in a tight spot. you can see other senate

republicans including john cornyn so succeeding because it's a republican leader that it would be unconstitutional never on trial of the x is opening a pandora's box. up until now only sharply critical of the president and it was impeachable admin so it is a tough question for mcconnell how he will vote. >> clearly the january 6 attack will hang over this event from the start the producer pointed out jennifer hemingway is now the acting senate and then i wanted to hear the impeachment articles because they all resigned

under the weight of that as we get underway what else are you looking for but public reaction? >> one thing that's really different about ukraine is to for most americans cannot find on the map. this happens right here in the heart of democracy a capital police officer dead in the book committed suicide. and this happened they were chased out of that room. and that's will be during the trial. so that will be some interesting soul-searching from one of the senators. think one of the things that hasn't gotten enough attention but is how much the speech

that trump gave although two men c-span trying to pressure governors to turn election results, it's the hours that they spent in that room with people like susan collins republican senator of maine saying we were on the phone trying to get officials and then said to go home but that is something you think not really defending trumps behavior but instead setting they are making process arguments have are saying you

made a most definite pleasure to overturn it. >> we appreciate your reporting we were more at ease on for. thank you for being with best