congressman al green has been in favor of impeaching president trump since the beginning. do those members of your party -- and do the ones who are especially gleeful about this moment, does that undermine the seriousness with which you and

joining us from the cannon rotunda on capitol hill is congressmember al green, democrat from texas. in 2017, he became the first congressmember to call for president trump's impeachment from the floor of the house of representatives. and in madison, wisconsin, john nichols is political writer for the nation. his recent article is headlined "pelosi announces impeachment inquiry. now congress has to get it right." he is the author of a number of books, including "horsemen of the trumpocalypse: a field guide to the most dangerous people in america" and "the genius of impeachment: the founders cure for royalism." he's working on a book on the future of the democratic party. we welcome you both back to democracy now! congressmember green, let's begin with you. you were the first -- the first to call for impeachment from the floor of the house. explain your response to house speaker nancy pelosi's announcement yesterday. you have been pushing for this for light sometime. >> thank you for having me on. just as a sidebar, thank you for the news you deliver. i find your news to be so thoroug

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we heard al green and heard oath pee other people say this is not -- it also is about politics. impeaching is also about politics. >> right. the idea that, like, if you interviewed the 40 frontline members or interviewed 13 democrats who are in, if i'm not mistaken, mccain/romney/trump seats, those are real republican seats. they don't want to vote on impeachment. i think it's worth noting that maybe they're correct about their own political fortunes, making them do so would tangibly, materially -- >> first of all, some of them aren't going to have to vote on impeachment, right? democrats can get to a majority without making all of those members take that vote. some of them have said that they want to vote for impeachment because they have the same feeling, i thinks about the ethical obligation of this moment in american history. but i also think that the idea that this is necessarily -- i agree with you that they know their seats certainly better than a pundit bloviating on television, but the idea that things, political dynamics change. >> change. >> right? and the idea that m

joining me now, the first congressman to call for impeachment of president trump, texas democrat al green. congressman green, it seems now when you look at this, the majority of the democrats calling for some kind of impeachment, you started out there basically alone. how do you read the level of determination around impeachment proceedings of some kind among the members of the house as you return to washington this week? >> thank you for having me on the program, reverend. i am pleased to know that there will be consideration taken up by the judiciary committee. i have talked to many members of congress, and i sense that the members are leaning toward impeachment. my guess is that the president will be impeached. i regret, however, to tell you, reverend, that i'm not hearing enough about impeaching him for the bigotry emanating from policy at the presidency. i think that we have to take that issue up and bring it along because black people are the loyal base of the democratic party. no one's more loyal to this party than african-americans, and they've suffered racism and discrimination,

side who has spoken more on the house floor than any other calling for an impeachment proceeding is al green. here's a statement: i am hopeful for the articles of impeachment, i welcome anyone on board. to texas, dana on the republican line. >> thank you for taking my call. when donald trump was going through all this commotion with mueller, adam schiff came on c thmbings n and said i have proof on donald trump. where is his proof? he can his mouth, he came out and made a statement, where is the man's proof? there is none. they keep saying they have proof on trump where is it? if they want this man out, if they had proof, donald trump would not be sitting in office right now. they would have impeached him. donald trump isn't going to get on the phone with any foreign lead wers how many people listening and do something like that. this is another show for the democrats. i feel story for the democrats out there that are being blindsided by this. we had one caller put john mccain on a pedestal. i'm a service family, two of my brothers died in the service. john mccain did not stick up for some o

didn't you hear al green, that's a beauty. he is a real beauty, that guy. they distinctively, it was all over the place. i don't know, they are trying to lose that tape, i guess. but he said we can't -- he said we can't beat him. let's impeach him. that's pretty dangerous stuff. steve, go ahead. >> thank you, sir. you had expressed some concerns about the president releasing the transcripts. why didn't go ahead and do it? >> because i was getting such fake news and i thought it would be better. now they are asking for the first phone conversation and i will release that, too. if it's important to you. i had a conversation on a previous election plateau that he had hit the current president hit a couple of different plateaus. i spoke to him previous to the call that we released, which was a very innocent call, very, very innocent. very nice call. and as he said, i wasn't pushed. i wasn't pushed, meaning pressured. he wasn't pressured at all. but, i don't like the concept of releasing calls because when a president or a prime minister or a king or a queen cal

didn't you hear al green, that is a beauty. he's a real beauty that guy. but he said very distinctively, it was all over the place, i don't know, they're trying to lose that tape i guess, but he said we -- essentially he said we can't beat them. let's impeach him. that's pretty dangerous stuff. steve, go ahead. >> thank you, sir. you had compressed some concerns about the president of releasing the transcript -- >> yeah -- >> why did you go ahead and do it. >> because i was getting such fake news and i thought it would be better and now they're asking for the first phone conversation and i'll release that too if it is important to you. because i had a conversation previous on a previous election plateau that he had hit. the current president hit a couple of different plateaus and i spoke to him previous to the call that we released. which was a very innocent call. very, very innocent, very nice call. and as he said, i wasn't pushed. i wasn't pushed. meaning pressured. he wasn't pressured at all. but i don't like the concept of releasing calls because when

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joining me now is texas represent ative al green. let's get into this. in 2017. you've even put articles of impeachment on the house floor. you've seen them fall through. how do you feel now? you see the numbers, you watch the support growing as well as within your caucus. what's on your read on things? >> well, thank you for having me. greatly appreciate the opportunity. and i would add to your initial commentary that the honorable maxine waters has been right there at the genesis of this as well. and i rarely use another person's name without p permission, but i think i know her well enough to do this. with how does it feel, this is not a moment i relish. it's not something that i wanted to see come to fruition. it is something we had to bring to fruition because of the harm that the president of the united states of america was causing and this harm was permeating society. still is. the president is a corrupting influence. he has corrupted the justice department. mr. barr is but a sycophant. we've seen this throughout other agencies where we now have

some of the subcommittee chairs and ranking members like al green and lacy clay and emanuel cleaver haveome good friends of mine and i honor their friendship and i am grateful for it. oftentimes, we work better than we are given credit for. i want to take a second because i think this is such an important part of the debate we are having today, and talk about american capitalism. american capitalism is the american model. it has been our american way that has brought us more opportunity, more prosperity, more upward mobility, more innovation, more creativity, more generosity than any other country that has existed on the face of the earth. part of that american capitalist system is an idea that we have limited government. not that we have no taxes, but we have limited taxes. what you saw over two years of a republican led majority in the house in the senate with the majority president -- republican president is we did those things. we put people back to work. when i ran the first time nine years ago, we had people who could not find jobs, families who are suffering. i heard all the time,

listen to al green. >> i feel that i'm being vindicated. it was lonely, but not as lonely as it has been. i don't think that we have control. it will happen. >> chad: but there is skeptic skepticism. she was one of the seven freshman democrats with national security in "the washington post" today, endorsing an impeachment inquiry. that's a seat that republicans want to win back next year. >> this doesn't put you in jeopardy in any way? you know, it might, but i think the other national security, it might put them in peril as well. we really felt that there was a line that had been crossed. >> do you think that voters might be upset with you for taking this position? before that remains to be seen. >> chad: tom emmer is a republican congressman from. make no mistake, it will cost them with the majority in 2020. sean. >> sean: all right, good reporting. now, more reaction. house minority leader, kevin mccarthy. first, let me get your reaction that we now have the inspector general pulling the lid on the whistle-blower. also the revelation tha

congressman al green has been in favor of impeaching president trump since the beginning. >> i can't of congress. i know that my district does not want me participating in the vi vitreole coming out of washington. i can tell you why i feel this is different. i think that the american people are exhausted by the back and forth even just the basic conversation that we're having here today. people have lost the thread of what actually is, you know, going on. i think we need a very clear process that is an impeachment inquiry that sorts out these facts, that we do it calmly, that we do it cleanly and we do it efficiently. we focus on the facts at hand and we present that calmly and cleanly to the american people because i think we've lost that conversation and people just feel it's purely political. if it were purely political, trust me, this is not something that would have been loved in my district. >> when adam schiff sits there, congresswoman, and reads something that doesn't exist -- >> i think he was intending it to be a parody. >> it's not a parody, jake. >> i'm not justifying it.

trump, and after that president trump tweeted this out, an alleged quote by democratic congressman al green, saying we can't beat him so let's impeach him. congressman green immediately responded to reporters that he never said that. he told politico's kyle cheney this is a president who was a birther and pursued that until the very end. he's not surprised that trump would use insidious prev indications to make a point. the judiciary committee voted 27 to 17 along party lines to set procedures for the impeachment inquiry. you can find the debate online at c span.org or watch it tonight at 9:00 eastern on c span. but first c span will have live coverage as president trump talks to republicans meeting in baltimore this weekend for their annual policy retreat. they're going to plan their agenda for the next year. president trump kicks it off. watch live coverage at 7:00 eastern on cspan, online or listen live on the free cspan radio app. >> saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on the civil war, the 1863 tullahoma campaign. >> the rest of the campaign, to be quite honest with you, after they leave the

i also spoke earlier with al green, democrat from texas.ch president from longer than al green, almost since president trump took office, and tonight -- >> i feel that i'm being vindicated. it was lonely, but not as lonely as it has been. i think we are being driven by history now. i don't think that we have control. i think that events have taken control and it will happen. >> jeff andrew is a freshman democrat from new jersey. he flipped a district from red to blue, that's a battleground district that could be in play in 2020. he's a little bit skeptical, listen to andrew. >> obviously investigating as we have been. i'm concerned about going to an impeachment because, as i've also stated before, it could split the country apart. at this point in time i do not support impeachment. >> tom emmer is a republican for minnesota, he chairs what is called the nrcc, national republican campaign congressional committee and what he said today was "democrats have lost their sanity and remaining credibility with the american people. make no mistake, b

didn't you hear al green. that's a beauty. he's a real beauty, that guy. but he said very distinctively, it was all over the place. i don't know, they're trying to lose that tape i guess. but he said we can't -- essentially he said we can't beat him. let's impeach him. that's pretty -- that's pretty dangerous stuff. steve, go ahead. >> thank you, sir. you had expressed some concerns about the precedent of releasing the transcript -- >> yeah, i don't like it. >> why did you go ahead and do it? >> because i was getting such fake news and i thought it would be better. now they're asking for the first phone conversation. i'll release that, too, if that's important to you. i had a cons previous -- on a previous election plateau that he had hit. the current president hit a couple of different plateaus, and i spoke to him previous to the call that we released. which was a very innocent call. very, very innocent. very nice call. and as he said, we were -- i wasn't pushed, meaning pressured. he wasn't pressured at all. but i don't like the concept of releasing call

. >> al green has taught in pacoima. tells about your school and her students. >> i'm really fortunate to get to teach the population that is almost entirely first-generation americans. most my students are bilingual scum into the english language skill. i get to take a group of students who really want to learn, immigrant children love learning. they see education as way out. their parents are super invested in them and so i get to be the guide to teach them about those connections to american history and world history and to the government and help them see their place within this country that sometimes doesn't receive him as a a part of it. >> you tell us your moving to new high school in san fernando valley. typically what have you taught in the past? >> when i started i was the only history teacher so i ran the whole gamut of world history, yes history and government and d this coming i will be focusing entirely on government. >> when you say focus on government what does i class, what do the topics cover? >> i'm fo

congressman al green has been in favor of impeaching president trump since the beginning.members of your party -- and do the ones who are especially gleeful about this moment, does that undermine the seriousness with which you and other colleagues of yours want to proceed? >> well, listen, i can't speak on behalf of every other member of congress. i know that my district does not want me participating in the kind of vitriol that they see coming out of washington generally, so that's not what i'm going to personally be doing. i can only tell you why, after many, many months of being extremely judicious about this, i feel this is different. i think that the american people are exhausted by the back and forth, even just the basically conversation that we're having here today. people have lost the thread of what is actually going on. i think we need a very clear process that is an impeachment inquiry that sorts out these facts. that we do it calmly, that we do it cleanly, and we do it efficiently. we focus on the facts at hand and we present that calmly and cleanly to the amer

nomenclature force of the president responded immediately on twitter with a quote he attributed to al greenan interview in may was if i am concerned that if we don't impeach the president, he will get reelected. which is not quite the same thing. let's bring in a lower again. so many different developments of the story. how big is this one? —— in laura. developments of the story. how big is this one? -- in laura. it is definitely significant fonts although it is not actually impeachment itself. it is the house judiciary committee inching towards impeachment, if their investigations come up with enough. remember, that investigation into hush money, whether the president paid hush money to women he had affairs with to cover it up during the campaign. michael: come his former attorney, has gone to jailfor the michael: come his former attorney, has gone to jail for the crime of being the fixer. —— michael cohan. on behalf of when we know what the president. there is a lot out there thatis president. there is a lot out there that is known, but because it is the view of the justice department you

democrats saying we'll go to impeach him by any means necessary blah blah blah one wonders presented al green saying you know if we don't impeach him he may win so this is the argument now this is a sign of the weakness of the democrats this is a sign that they can't beat me by fair means they want to subvert democracy with these which ones which they continue in even after what was seen as a bit of a bit of a down squibb of the mother report so now that they're going on and on and on and you know some in the white house think this is great for him this will mobilize his base into 2020 just to the time when some might have been wavering because of economic issues and other issues but this is one narrative that you know that works with that core 3035 percent of his base you know the most maybe and that's key in an election they've got to get that tired out you got to get that base you can win with that turnout depending on what the democratic turnout is so theoretically he's terribly happy having said that we've had some reporting suggesting even though politically he might be able to see that

at the election so let's impeach him right in here al green that's a beauty is a real beauty that guy. but he said very distinctively it's all it was all over the place i don't know that trying to lose that tape i guess but he said. we can essentially he said we can't beat him let's impeach him. that's pretty that's pretty dangerous stuff steve you had. thank you sir you had expressed some concerns about the president releasing the trail you go ahead and do it because i was getting such fake news and i just thought it would be better and now they're asking for the 1st phone conversation and i'll release that it's important here but they're asking for because i had a conversation previous on a previous election. plateau that he had hit the current president had a couple of different lead and i spoke to him previous to the call that we released which was a very innocent call very very innocent very nice call and as he said we were i was in pushed i wasn't pushed meaning pressured he wasn't pressured at all but i don't like the concept of releasing calls because when a president or a pri

al green said that. he said if we don't impeach him he will win reelection. but this week we saw something that should disturb every american. we saw the peaker of the house abuse her power by going before the american people and basically lie together american people saying we'll start an impeachment inquiry. if they were serious about that they would have to put it on the floor. and this is something nobody reports. when they do an impeachment inquiry, it means due process rights have to kick in. it can no longer be the jerry nadler i don't know what i'm doing. it has to be due process where there are subpoena rights for myself. for the chairman. there are places where the president and his legal team can weigh in. all they want to continue to do now is have the show. so for the speaker of the house to abuse her power and mislead the press, that is sad, and a low mark in a series of low marks this congress for this house. lou: to attack this president this way. here is a man talking about doing business after everything that he has gone through for the past

some of the committees -- subcommittee chairs and ranking members like al green and lacy clay and emanuel cleaver have become good friends of mine and i honor their friendship and am grateful for it. but sometimes, oftentimes, we work better than we're given credit for. i want to take a second because i think this is such an important part of the debate that we're having today and talk about american capitalism. american capitalism is the american model. it's been our american way that's brought us more opportunity, more prosperity, more upward mobility, more innovation, more creativity, more generosity than any other country that has existed on the face of the earth. and part of that american capitalist system is an idea that, not that we have no government but that we have limited government. not that we have no tax bus we have limited taxes. what you saw over two years of republican-led majority in the house and senate with republican president is, we did those things. and the net end result was what we thought it would be. we put people back to work. when i ran the first time, you kno

lost their collective minds, they want to defeat this president next november using impeachment, al greene congressman from texas said it in his own words that we must impeach him in order to not have him get reelected, this is all political, it's all politics, that's what this is about. howie: you think the media are positive toward impeachment? nancy pelosi has been holding the line, now that she's before it, 225 democrats, majority of the house that could bring impeachment articles. >> they are a team, the democrat party and mainstream media are working in concert together to undermine the president, they did throughout the fake russia collusion in 2 and a half years and breathlessly attacking the president without any facts. hold on, the facts are on our side on this thing, howie, the only thing that is transcripts to have call, there are no facts in there that are impeachable. people can -- you can argue over the policy. howie: you can argue that it's not impeachable but it's not nothing, isn't it the russia play book, president going on offense, fake news, enemy of the people. >> "t

here is democrat al green saying and we have to impeach trump, because we cannot let him be re-elected. >> yes, we had president trump's opponent, hillary clinton saying he was an illegitimate president, what does that mean? he was elected by the election crathe elect college. there is going to be no gun ledglaying, no treaty with the a or tariffs, and things like that no discussions with iran, that is going to stop, is that good for the country. enemies are watching this and our friends are not going to talk to us any more. elizabeth: picking up what nancy pelosi and job joe biden said at using impeachment as attack politics. >> i situation where any and all grievances that anyone had with the president, are being heaped on and talking about impeachment water -- without defining what the laws may have been that were broken with applying facts to them, without defining even if the laws were broken if that amounts to an impeachmentable offense. >> election of president only nationwide vote that important people will cast, sh he is elecd directly by the people of united states of america

then you hear al green, that's a beauty. he's a real beauty, that guy, but he said very distinctively it was all over the place. i don't know, they're trying to lose their tape, i guess, but he said we -- essentially said we can't beat him, let's impeach him. that's pretty dangerous stuff. steve, go ahead. >> thank you, sir. you had expressed some concerns about the president of releasing the transcript. why did you go ahead and do it? >> because i was getting such fake news and i just thought it would be better and now they're asking for the first conversation because i had a conversation on a previous election plateau that he had hit, the current president hit a couple of different plateaus and i spoke to him previous to the call that we released which was a very innocent call, very, very innocent, very nice call, and as he said i wasn't pushed. i wasn't pushed meaning pressured. he wasn't pressured at all, but i don't like the concept of releasing calls because when a president or a prime minister or a king or a queen cal

this album went double platinum and then he's really a r&b singer, chris jackson is saying it; and al greenthat level of r&b singer and after that album he dipped into the r&b a little bit, did not do as well so they came back rocking in the third album but he has that voice.>> more than anything his music was considered blue-collar at its core.>> yes and he really loved san jose and he would go to the south bay he had a following all over the bay area, he opened for the stones in 1978, oakland coliseum, the stones did not go on until 1030, there were supposed to go on at nine, bill told him just keep going the fans love you.>> obviously you spend some time with him what is it you want people to know? >> everybody knows he was super funny and that's why he was always on my radio show and tv but really behind that it overshadowed his voice and he really has one of the great soulful voices. there's a song on his second album called call on me it is really great you can hear him and is a great way to reflect and remember him today. today on my radio show i'm going to play name that tune and i'

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render what congressman al green said in may, democrats don't impeach the president -- he is likely to win reelection. that pretty much sums it up, the end goal has always been impeachment. there is no path, no crimes, high crimes, misdemeanors, abuse of power -- none of that. for the past three years, democrats have failed time and again. we have many options and many choices on impeachment, we'll just pick one and if there is no quid pro quo will lower the bar. hysteria now surrounding ukraine is no different. devin nunes one of his finest moments in congress, he summed it up perfectly -- let's take a look at. >> i want to congratulate democrats on the rollout of the latest informational warfare operation against the president and the extraordinary ability to once again enlist the mainstream media in their campaign. this operation began with media reports from the prime instigators of the russia collusion hoax, that a whistle-blower is claiming president trump made an affair promise to a foreign leader. the release transcript of that call has already debunked that central assertion b

al green, that is a beauty. he is a real beauty, that guy. but he said very distinctively, and it was all over the place. they are trying to lose that tape, i guess. we can't beat him. let's impeach him. that is pretty dangerous stuff. steve, go ahead. >> thank you, sir. you had expressed some concerns about the president of releasing the transcript, why don't you go ahead and do it? >> because i was getting such fake news. they are asking for the first phone conversation, and i will release that too if it is important to you. i had a question on a previous election plateau that he had hit. the current president hit a couple of different plateaus, and i spoke to him previous to the call that we released, which was a very innocent call, a very nice call. as he said, i wasn't pushed, meaning pressured. he wasn't pressured at all. but i don't like the concept of releasing calls because when a president or a prime minister or a king or a queen calls the united states, you don't hike to say gee, we are going to release your call to the fake news m

congressman al green is here, he tried to force an impeachment of in a number of times. i asked him is he seeing any significance change? he says even if the public never comes around to support an impeachment, republicans never vote to convict. these house democrats still have an obligation to the constitution. we always talk about what house democrats are going to do because it is baked into this entire debate because republicans a long time ago made clear it was never in the political interest to keep president trump holds into account. we are seeing a small crack in the dam of republicans in the form of mit romney. he fired the tweet yesterday, if the president did what he was accuse accused of doing, that would buy troubling. we are seeing some steps here. they really feel that the wind is at their backs now because of this impeachment or all because president trump was accused of doing. >>> we want to go to the united nation. president trump is meeting with the prime minister in pakistan. let's listen in. >> you would look at things that would never be used to be c

when al green said we have to impeachment him because we can't beat him, i'm paraphrasing this here and same thing. this is not your decision, this is the american voters' decision. they're panicking because their candidates are not strong enough to beat the president. so let's have this distraction. lauren: nancy says this is about patriotism but it does seem awfully partisan. jessie, thank you very much. you can watch rudy giuliani this morning, 7:00 a.m., on "mornings with maria." cheryl. cheryl: oprah winfrey has endorsed a presidential candidate and it's someone not even in the race. in the latest episode of her super bowl sunday series, oprah talks to disney ceo bob iger and she says she wishes he was running for president. oprah doubled down on instagram, saying this is the man i wish was running for be president of the usa. his decency prevails in all decision making. lauren: amy klobuchar making an awkward statement during an event in detroit over the weekend. >> i did one time try to play golf but i misfired on the first try and the ball hit a duck in the head and it appeared

remember when al green said, back in maye, we're going to have to impeach him because they couldn't win at the ballot box. all of the hysteria. it's got a lot of people upset over impeachment, impeachment, in the end will be much to do about nothing. the democrats, nancy pelosi, the jerry nadlers, the schiffts, the maxine waters of the world. they don't care about the process. what have they done to make it a safer more secure country, create jobs, more prosperity for you, me, we, the american people. this is beyond a political stunt. this is a psychosis. they can't escape the reality. they lost in 2016. if they keep this up, they'll lose badly in 2020. this is a party that does not care about truth. there's no objective truth in their world. facts, justice, fairness, none of that matters. their only concern is like a blood lust for president trump, anybody who supports the president. president? well, we can't say it any better than he has. this, they, have declared war. they did it. somebody declares war. only one answer. defeat them in the -- at the ballot box. take a look. >> we're a

they have no other accomplishments and i think it was al greene who said we have to impeach him or elsetried witch-hunt they tried the 25th amendment. coup part 2? where does it stop? >> katie: what are the democrats going to run on. >> juan: accomplishments green reaper in the senate belonging everything. for a while they were running against mitch mcconnell. >> dana: i think they still are. >> juan: this is going to be about impeachment the way we are going right now. i don't know how it plays out. i will say there is a big difference in my mind between what happened with bill clinton impeachment which was about sex in the white house and this one which is about national security and extortion. >> jesse: juan, there is no quid pro quo. read the transcript. >> juan: look at aoc or the left wing. they do not run the democrats. >> katie: they run the democrats. >> juan: not only does pelosi run the democrats she resisted. >> katie: not anymore. >> greg: i would say it's the media who run the democrats. this is the big problem for the media and future democratic candidates. we have a mass

for example, watch congressman al green who is not stupid or crazy explain what's actually driving impeachmenttch this. >> are you concerned that impeachment talk may actually help the president's re-election? >> i'm concerned that if we don't impeach this president he will get reelected. >> tucker: i'm concerned if we don't impeach him he will get reelected. i'm concerned that democracy could happen. we have got to stop that. it's about power. duh. you knew that. that's what it is always about, power. nobody pushing for impeachment actually cares about secret deals with foreign leaders. oh, please. much less justice or the truth. again, these are the most cynical people in the united states of america. what they care about and you knew this already was winning the 2020 presidential election. that's all they care about. getting their mitts on the levers of power and exercising power for its own sake. that's what drives them. that's why they get up in the morning. democratic leaders have decided that impeaching trump essential if they are going to win next year. so they are staking everything o

remember what congressman al green said.e goes yeah, this was back in may, we are going to happen impeach him because we can't win at the ballot box. all of the hysteria -- i know it's got a lot of people upset. over impeachment, impeachment. in the end, it will be much to do about nothing. unfortunately, democrats, nancy pelosi, jerry nadler, cowardly schiff, maxine waters of the world, they don't care what happens to the country in the process. what have they done to make this a safer, more secure country? create jobs, more prosperity for you, we, the american people? this is beyond a political stunt. this is a psychosis they can't escape from the reality they lost in 2016. thankfully, they keep this up, they will lose badly in 2020. this is from a party that does not care about truth. there is no objective truth in their war. facts, justice, fairness -- none of that matters. their only concern is like a blood lust for president trump. anybody that supports the president. we can't say it any better than the president has.

al green didn't. that representative didn't wait. he wanted to impeach from day one. but that does don't like wisdom along democrats -- if you want to call it that, it didn't work out for them -- "we will wait for the mueller report." why not wait for michael horowitz can agree know he's deliver the goods before. that when he takes a look at something, it will be better than anybody in the house democrat among the judiciary. i asked this of one of the republican members yesterday. is there anybody on the hill that can do it bob mueller did? he said no. >> dagen: i just want to point something out, we were talking about the impeachment process. jerry nadler is trying to turn the tide with the american people. at some of the democrats think. they are watching the polls to see if the american people, if the people in favor of impeachment, if that number is going up. >> harris: do you think it will? >> dagen: it has not moved at all since the mueller report came out in mid-april. there was a recent poll, 37% support impeachment. it's been between 35% and 38% since mid-apr

and you know, this, i think it is clear that a lot of democrats, we've heard al green in texas say thisthey fear that if they don't impeach the president, he could probably get re-elected. so this is a last-ditch effort to try to bail out the democratic party, i do think that there are things that are worthy of an investigation. i take my role as member of the oversight committee very seriously. i'm open to hear what role gool played. i'm open to hear more about the other server and what other information may be in that server. but i would also like to know, what was biden doing getting paid by ukraine. and i would like to know the genesis of the whole russia investigation to begin with. >> all right, congressman, we appreciate you taking the hard questions this morning. >> thank you for having me. >>> as the whistleblower complaint allege, a white house coverup over president trump's call with ukraine, there is new reporting this morning on just how far those within the administration went to keep the president's call with foreign leaders a secret. we'll have a live report on that next

you had al green yesterday going around doing a victory lap, much like democrats did before the bob muellereport came out. yes, it is a wider audience, but i look at what julian castro tweeted. i will read the second part. "congress should cancel recess and begin impeachment proceedings immediately." this is the smoking gun, he say. there are people within the democratic party who might not even be as far left as we would say, with bernie sanders or elizabeth warren. the they are left on this issuef impeachment. they are looking for that in the crisis they have in politics. what you do and you can't beat somebody? would you do if you don't have economics or health care plan you agree on? you make the other guy look really bad if you can. >> melissa: here's what tulsi gabbard said to kennedy the other night. we will get your take on their side. >> i feel strongly this is not the route we should take. a politicizing something that really the american people need to be trusted to decide who they would like to see as our president and commander in chief. >> i'm concerned about going to end impe