robert: an emotional plearo fm chairman adam schif rounds out the first week of president trump's impeachment trial. but many republicans remain skeptical, as the president's team bins its defense. >> there's nothing wrong with the president saying to the president of ukraine, hey, can you help us fure out if there's anything do this. really don't see the issue. >> there ner

lest we forget adam schiffing a well. this is going to head to the senate. i want to hear it all. republican senators have the chance to be the adults in the room and ask some real questions. get to the bottom of why the heck this happened in the first place. joining me right now. senior couple tonight and author of the new novel "collapse." mr. curt sha kirk sha schlicter. does she not understand the intentions of what our founding taughters laid out. >> she thought she could step to donald trump and cocaine mitch. i couldn't be happier. the damage these democrats have done to our political culture is incoodifficult to klt. 29,000 dow? wow. we would like to throw donald trump out because he wanted to investigate why biden's no account crack addict son got $50,000 a month from a crane -- from a ukrainian oligarch. trish: "time" magazine is glorifying her. but if you have ask me she took on something she never should have taken on. there was so much deception and politicization, it was the wrong thing for her to do and now she is getting burnt. >> she looked like charlie brown afte

robert: an emotional plearo fm chairman adam schif rounds out the first week of president trump's impeachment trial. but many republicans remain skeptical, as the president's team bins its defense. >> there's nothing wrong with the president saying to the president of ukraine, hey, can you help us fure out if there's anything do this. really don't see the issue. >> there not here to steal one election. they're here to steal two elecons. robert: will senator mcconnell keep his tight grip on the g.o. i? an a witness deal on the horizon? next -- announcer: this is "washington week." funding is provided by -- >> before we talk about your investments, what's new? >> well, audrey's expecting. >> twins. >> grandparents. >> we want to put money aside for them.ng so c in plans. >> let's see what we can adjust. >> change in plans. >> ok? >> y mom, areou painting again? you could sell these. >> let me guess, change in plans? >> at fidelity, change in plans is always part of the plan. >> additional fundin provided by -- koo a patricia yuen, through the yuen foundation, coitted to bridging cultural differ

lest we forget adam schiffing a well. this is going to head to the senate. i want to hear it all.et the republican senators have the chance to be the adults in the room and ask some real questions. get to the bottom of why the heck this happened in the first place. joining me right now. senior couple tonight and author of the new novel "collapse." mr. curt sha kirk sha schlicter. does she not understand the intentions of what our founding taughters laid out. >> she thought she could step to donald trump and cocaine mitch. i couldn't be happier. the damage these democrats have done to our political culture is incoodifficult to klt. 29,000 dow? wow. we would like to throw donald trump out because he wanted to investigate why biden's no account crack addict son got $50,000 a month from a crane -- from a ukrainian oligarch. trish: "time" magazine is glorifying her. but if you have ask me she took on something she never should have taken on. there was so much deception and politicization, it was the wrong thing for her to do and now she is getting burnt. >> she looked like charlie brow

at the pressure campaign continue from the lead house impeachment manager, adam schif. >> the truth willome out. the question is, will it come out in time? and what answer shall we give if we do not proceed the truth now and let it remain hidden, until it was too late to consider on the profound issue of the president's guilt or innocence. >> one big difference between the house trial and send impeachment process is attorneys for president trump are participating and argue that he is treated unfairly in the house. >> what has taken place in these proceedings is not to be confused with due process. because due process demands, and the constitution requires that fundamental fairness, and a new process -- we are hearing a lot about due process -- due process is designed to help protect the person accused. >> moments ago, senator susan collins put out a statement saying she is likely to support having witnesses testify at a later stage in the trial, as she did back in 1999 with bill clinton. it will be interesting to see if she can get three of the republican senators to join her to force wi

enough senators continue to hold, in the republican side of the senate, would you advocate for adam schiffingubpoenaing john bolton so the subpoena is out there in one way or another? >> the house has sole power on articles of impeachment. the process they use. they can reopen this, call witnesses. the senate has complete control over the trial. i respect senator rubio but we're not constrained by the articles of impeachment from the point of view from the evidence. we can get our own evidence and entitled to call witnesses, issue subpoenas. it is up to the united states senate to carry out our responsibility of a fair trial. how can you have a fair trial without hearing from the witnesses about the involvement? >> i want to move over to the iran side of news and use a bridge here. elizabeth warren said the timing of the soleimani timing is curious to her and wondered if it is tied to impeachment, she is raising that question. do you think the president may have ordered this strike in order to distract from impeachment? >> the president has done that in the past to try to distract from the ne

in a series of speeches on the senate floor yesterday, lead impeachment prosecutor adam schif along withachment prosecutors argued that president trump pressured ukraine in order to help him win re-election. schiff warned senators that if trump isn't held accountable, the damage to u.s. elections and national security could be long lasting. here is some of his floor presentation. >> president trump withheld hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid to a strategic partner at war with russia to secure foreign help with his re-election. in other words, to cheat. his scheme was undertaken for a simple but corrupt reason, to help him win re-election in 2020. but the effect of his scheme was to undermine our free and fair elections and to put our national security at risk. the president was the key player in this scheme. everyone was in the loop. he directed the actions of his team. he personally asked a foreign government to investigate his opponent. these facts are not in dispute. ultimately, the question for you is whether the president's undisputed actions require the removal of the