alexander hamilton warned us of this day. i hoped this day would not come. i would hope those who uphold in the constitution believe in the rule of lie instead of the spite of an individual. an accusation is enough for a conviction. even as early as just last sunday in an interview, speaker pelosi made that point very clear to all of us. ask what a senate acquittal would mean, she said it didn't matter. the president is impeached forever. is that what this is all about? just the personality. just an abuse of power that you ave within a house that we all feared this country would never do. you could almost see in the speaker's smile as she spoke about this new standard, how incrediblely solemn she was. when americans look back on this sad saga, they will see a rigid process. speaker pelosi got nothing from the senate, but the american people got worst than nothing, they got stuck with a bill with a costly never-ending investigation. what you get what you pay for does not apply here. congress wasted time and partisan time on impeachment, in return, taxpayers g

at certain seasons said alexander hamilton. and he feared for the viability of the government established by the constitution if blinded -- he feared for the viability of the government established by the constitution if blinded by factionalism, the house of representatives would abuse the power of impeachment to serve nakedly partisan goals rather than long-term interests of the american people and their republic. but fortunately they did something about it. they did not give both the power and the power to remove to the house. they divided the power and placed the final decision on removal over here in the senate. this body, this chamber exists precisely, precisely, madam president, so that we can look past the daily dramas and understand how our actions will reverberate for generations. so that we can put aside animal reflexes and animosity and coolly consider how to best serve our country in the long run, so that we can break factional fevers before they jeopardize the core institutions of our government. as hamilton put it

that taken in its proper context, members of the senate, i respectfully submit is what alexander hamilton well understood and meant, and so did my congressman. that congressman was of course hamilton fish junior, actually is not really junior hamilton fish the fourth pick his great-grandfather was also hamilton fish. he was born in 1808, later served as governor of new york, a unitedd states senator immediately before the civil war, and notably as president ulysses grants secretary of state. but what i didn't realize at the time back in 1980, even though not perhaps it's obvious, the originalus hamilton fish was nad after his parents best friend, none other than alexander hamilton himself. what congressman hamilton fish from the watergate era courageously understood is the same historical lesson that jeffrey ingle founding director of the center for presidential history at southernso methodist university has written about in a co-author 22 book on impeachment, the charge must be treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors.as it must be one for which clear and unmistakable proof

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get a quote in 3 minutes at easyaspie.com. >>> so alexander hamilton who helped write the constitutione offense is a violation of public trust. the president's lawyers say hamilton was wrong and unless you commit some crime, actual statutory crime, it's not an impeachable offense. what's the reality here? elie honig joins us now with the answer. >> so let's start with the united states constitution. now, this is the phrase. this eight-word phrase. treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors is the single most misunderstood controversial phrase in the constitution. for starters if you put yourself in the mind-set of someone just seeing this phrase for the first time, you can conclude there does have to be a crime. treason is a crime. bribery is a crime. high crimes, crimes. misdemeanor is a type of crime. but you have to take a bit of a deeper dive here. so let's talk about how -- about the actual articles of impeachment we've seen in this case. now, the house of representatives has impeached donald trump on two articles. the first one charges him not with any specific crime

that the majority will switch we will uphold the constitution we will listen to the words of alexander hamilton and just because somebody else is in an office that we may not like we will not change the rule of law will not confer will not accuse them of breaking it and say they have to prove it. we believe america is more than a country that of the americas an idea and idea of the straightness that we have would make students in iran rise up for the freedom of what they know america to be the rule of law was so powerful this is a moment in a civic lesson that we should learn this is a moment they will teach our grandchildren yes more than 200 years ago the founders crafted amazing country but they warned us what abuse of power would look like the sad part is we're witnessing it what a contrast in a day in time moving forward we must not really do these same mistakes in congress and my promise to you if power was to change the rule of law would come back we have an agenda focused on people not on politics we have a voice that you're innocent until proven guilty we would not be use our power jus

alexander hamilton warned us of this day. i hope to this day would not come. i hope those who uphold the constitution would believe in the rule of law instead of the spite of the dislike of an individual. the kangaroo court on college campuses seem to accusation is enough. sunday early as last speaker pelosi made that point clear to all of us. asked what i senate acquittal main she said it did not matter. the president is impeached forever. about? what this is just the personality. just abuse of power that you have within a house that we all feared this country would never do. you can almost the in the speaker smile she spoke about the new standard. back on thiss look sad saga they will see a rigged process that forever damaged the remedy of impeachment. speaker pelosi got nothing from the senate but the american people got worse than nothing. they got stuck with the bill for a costly, never ending investigation. the old saying you get what you pay for does not apply here. congress wasted time and millions of dollars on partisan impeachment. taxpayers get noth

alexander hamilton, even before the day political parties were strong as they are today.wanted us to come together. the leader wants to do things on his own without any democratic inputs. but fortunately, we have the right to demand votes, and to work as hard as we stand for a fair trial. a full trial, a trial with witnesses, travel documents. the founders anticipated that impeachment trials would always go by the window politics. but they gave the power to the senate anyway because they believe the chamber was the only place for impartial justices of the president could truly be sought. in the coming days, these eventful and important coming days, each of us, each of us will face a choice about whether to begin this trial and the search of the truth, or in the service of the president's desire to cover-up and rush things through. >> for the third time in history, president is on trial in the u.s. senate. watch live tuesday when the trial resumes at 1:00 o'clock eastern on cspan2. ♪ ♪ we are asking students to what the presidential candidates to address in 2020 campaign.

i respectfully submit is what alexander hamilton well understood and meant and so did my congressmen. that was hamilton fish the fourth. his great grandfather was born in 1808. later served as governor of new york. a united states senator before the civil war and notably as president grant's secretary of state. what i didn't realize at the time back in 1980, the original was named after his parent's best friend none other than alexander hamilton himself. what congressman hamilton fish from the water gate era understood is the same historical lesson that jeffrey angle has written about in a co-authored 2018 book on impeachment. the charge must be treason, bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors. it must be one for which clear and unmistakable proof can be produced. only if the evidence produced against the president is irrefutable such that his on constituents in this case, the 63 million people like me who voted for president trump, accept his guilt of the offense charged in order to overwhelmingly persuade a super majority of americans. finally, because it's the president of th

. >> it's the irony that you recite alexander hamilton, because alexander hamilton, there was no greater of executive power. a concern about making sure that there was plenty of a wide berth for the exercise of executive power. it's ironic adam schiff is citing alexander hamilton, somewhat out of context. he understood the limits of treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. >> martha: very quickly. as seems like it's confusing to the american people to watch th, you're not asked to prove your innocence. or to help the other site find you guilty. >> right. every american understands that as a fundamental tenet of basic fairness. it's embodied in the bill of rights. you don't always see that specifically by enumerating which particular bill of right it is, but every american knows about fairness and that is where it comes from. the fact of the matter is, the house managers have to prove their case. the president doesn't have to do anything. >> martha: robert ray, good to have you here. let's go to the floor. let's listen to adam schiff. >> we know those messages were the nee

in federalist 65, alexander hamilton writes that the subjects of impeachment are, quote, those senses which perceive from the misconduct of public or in other words from the abuse or violation of some subject trust, end quote. could you speak broadly to the duties of being a public servant and how you believe the president's actions have violated this trust. >> chief justice, members of the senate. president trump used the power of his office to solicit a foreign nation's interfere in our election for his own benef cossn his a investigate his abuses of power much. these actions are clearly impeachable. the clear purpose is to control abuses of power by public officials. that is to say, cob o conduct that violates the public trust. since the founding of the republic, all impeachments have been based on accusations of conduct that violates the public trust. when the framers wrote the phrase, high crimes and misdemeanors, they intended to capture the conduct of public officials like donald trump. he ignored the law, and the constitution in order to gain a political favor. constitution pr

. >> here is what alexander hamilton warned of. he said the greatest danger is that a decision in an impeachment trial will be regulated more by the comparative strength of the parties than by the real demonstration of innocent or guilt. hamilton, before the day political parties are as strong as they are today, wanted us to come together. leader wants to do things on his own without any democratic input. fortunately, we have the right to demand votes and work hard as .e can for a fair trial a full trial. a trial with witnesses. a trial with documents. the founders anticipated that impeachment trials would always be buffeted by the wind of politics. they gave the power to the senate anyway because they believe the chamber was the only place where impartial justice of the president could truly be sought. days, theseg eventful and important coming days, you just will -- each of us will face a choice about whether to begin this trial in search of the truth or in the service of the president's desire to cover up and rush things through

alexander hamilton specifically warned against it are crass and aiding resolution of impeachment in part that is because the duly elected president deserves a verdict just like every american who is accused by their government deserves a speedy trial. but look this goes deeper than fairness of one individual. this is about what is fair for the entire country. there is a reason why the primaries did not contemplate a permanently unsettled precedent. that is true a under any circumstance but considerci especially the circumstances of recent days. even if the democrats or prolong this game we have seen iran escalate tensions with our nation. we live in a dangerous world. the house majority can create a temporary cloud over our commander in chief if they choose, if they choose but they do not get to keep the cloud in place forever. there is real business for the american people that the united states senate needs to complete. if this secret continues to take her on accusations to trial the senate will move forward next week but the business of our people. we will operate on the assumption th

alexander hamilton specifically warned against a procrastinated resolution of impeachment.n part, that is because our duly elected president deserves a verdict. just like every american who is accused by their government, deserves a speedy trial. but look, this goes deeper than fairness to one individual. this is about what is fair to the entire country. there is a reason why the primary did not contemplate a permanently unsettled presidency. that isn't true under any circumstances but consider especially the circumstances of recent days. even as the democrats have prolong to this game we have seen iran escalate tensions with our nation. we live in a day -- dangerous world. yes, the house majority can create this temporary clout over all commander-in-chief if they so choose, if they choose, but they do not get to keep the cloud in place forever. so look, there is real business for the american people that the united states senate needs to complete. if the speaker continues to refuse to take her own accusations to trial the senate will move forward next week with the busines

federal 65, alexander hamilton, which you write about, he specifically says abuse or violation of some public trust is an impeachable offense. >> no, he doesn't say that. the criteria have to be met. let me give you an example. madison in calling for impeachment said we need to make sure a president doesn't become incompetent. that's a good reason. but then when the criteria were debated, incompetent was not included because it was too broad. if you want to include the abuse of power, it won't get ten votes in congress because half the presidents of the united states have been accused by their political opponents of abuse of power. it's much too open ended and too broad -- >> what about violating the public trust? >> that's not an impeachable offense. it could have been. this discussed it. they put in crimes that violate the public trust, that is treason and bribery violate the public trust. >> as you know, alan, there was no federal criminal code in the late 18th century. >> that's why i say you don't need specific crimes. criminal-like behavior. treason is defined in the constitution

. >> those words were written by alexander hamilton. >> hamilton wrote.amilton envisioned. >> hamilton wrote. hamilton explained. trish: he should not be invoke hamilton's names. you get the picture. there are dramatic pauses. >> people are cynical enough as it is about politics, people's commitment to their good, cynical enough without having us confirm it for them. something else remarkable about this. i was struck by why we hide it us from and the ukrainians and the rest of the world? trish: are you exhausted yet? and you didn't have to sit through three hours of it. it was becoming a torture for the restless senators who want to get up to get a cup of coffee to keep themselves awake through it all. you can only have milk and water on the floor. it goes back to the late 1700s. no tea, no coffee. but the liberal media says suffer delight or else. >> if you find it too annoying or frustrating or uncomfortable to sit and rinse, you can resign and go get another job. >> it's a dereliction of duty. let's be clear about that. trish: there is only one problem

>> those words were written by alexander hamilton. this is no less true of alexander hamilton. milton wrote, hamilton envisioned. trish: i guess he saw the hamilton musical. maybe he wishes he was in it. sometimes i think he's trying out for his community version of some broadway musical. >> i don't think impeachment power is a relic. if it is a relic, i wonder how much longer our republic can succeed. they device a remedy as powerful as the evil it was to combat. our future is not assured. trish: despite the theater, not even the most anti-trump of snores is buying the performance. >> i think the democrats make a mistake when they call outrage time and time again. if everything is an outrage, then nothing is an outrage. trish: the democrats are right back where they started. i want you to think about something pretty hard. think about the fragile state they are trying to put us in. they are trying downplay a successful jobs market and 29k on the dow, they are trying to accuse the president of a an assassination for taking out the world's number one terrorist who killed 600 amer

we will listen to the words of alexander hamilton. and just because somebody else is in an office that we may not like, we will not change the rule of law. we will not accuse them of breaking it and saying that they have to prove it. we believe america is more than a country. that america is an idea. an idea of the strictness. and we ask would make students in iran rise up for the freedom that they know american to be. but the rule of law is so powerful. this is a moment and a civics lesson that we should learn. this is a moment that will teach our grandchildren. yes, more than 200 years ago, the founders crafted an amazing country. but they warned us what a piece of power would look like. the sad part is we are witnessing it. what a contrast in a day in ti time. moving forward, we must not redo the same mistakes in congress. in my promise to you if power was to change, the rule of law would come back. we would have an agenda focused on people, not on politics. we would have a voice that you are innocent until proven guil guilty. we w

alexander hamilton warned us of this day. i'd hope this day would not come. i would hope those who uphold the constitution would believe in the rule of law instead of the spite of a dislike of an individual, like the kangaroo courts on college campuses, an accusation is enough for a conviction. even as early as just last sunday in an interview, speaker pelosi made that point very clear to all of us. asked what a senate acquittal would mean, she said it didn't matter, the president is impeached forever. is that what this is all about? just a personality, just an abuse of power you have within a house, that we all fear this country would never do. you can almost feel the speaker smile as she spoke about this new standard, how incredibly solemn she was. madam speaker when americans look back on this sad gag they will see a rigged process -- sad saga, they will see a rigged process that will forever damage it. the american people got worse than nothing, they got stuck with a bill for a costly never-ending investigation. the old saying you get what you pay for doe

alexander hamilton warned us of this day. i hope this day would not come. i would hope those who uphold the constitution would believe in the rule of law instead of the spite of the dislike of an individual. like the kangaroo court on college campuses, one accusation is enough for a conviction. even as early as last sunday in an interview. speaker pelosi made that point very clear to all of us. asked what a senate acquittal would mean, she said i didn't matter, the president is impeached forever. is that what this is all about? just the personality, just an abuse of power that you have within a house that we all feared this country would never do. you could almost see on the speaker's smile as we spoke about this new standard, how incredibly solemn she was. madam speaker, when americans look back, they will see a rigged process that damaged the reality of impeachment. speaker pelosi got nothing from the senate. but the american people got worse than nothing. they got stuck with the bill for a costly, what you pay for does not apply here. congress wasted tim

alexander hamilton specifically warned about the dangers of a person -- determination of the charges. in impeachment. he explained it would not be fair to the accused and it would be dangerous for the country. pelosi apparently does not care. her congress is behaving exactly like the, quote, intemperament or designing majority in the house of representatives that hamilton warned might abuse the impeachment power. so, as house democrats continue their political delay, they're searching desperately for some new talking points to help them deflect blame for what they've done. we've heard it claimed that the same house democrats who botched their own process should get to reach over here into the senate and dictate our process. we've heard claims that it's a problem that i've discussed trial mechanics with the white house. even as my counterpart, the democratic leader, is openly coordinating political strategy with the speaker who some might call the prosecution. so it's okay to have consultation with the prosecution but not apparently with the defendant. oh, and we've heard claims that a

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. >> here is what alexander hamilton warned of in federalist 65. he said the greatest danger is that a decision in an impeachment trial will be regulated more by the comparative strength of the parties than by the real demonstration of innocence of guilt. alexander hamilton even before the day political parties were as strong as they are today wanted us to come together. the leader wants to do things on his own without any democratic input. but, fortunately, we have the right to demand votes and to work hard as we can for a fair trial. a fill trial. a trial with witnesses. a trial with documents. the founders anticipated that impeachment trials would always be buffeted by the wind of politics but they gave the power to the senate anyway because they believed the chamber was the only place where impartial justice of the president could truly be sought. in the coming days these eventful and important coming days each of us, each of us will face a choice about whether to begin this trial in a search of the truth or in the service of the president's de

alexander hamilton in federalist 69 made clear this was a sharp contrast from the form of government we had prior to the revolution, a form of government in wind -- in which the executive, the king, had power to take us to war. he did not need the parliament to weigh in and supported. that was parliament's job after the fact, after we had gone to war. federalist 69 is exactly why this power was put in article one section eight, and the power was given to the body of government most accountable to the people at regular intervals. when we send our brave soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines in harm's way, we owe the american people the courtesy to follow the constitution, to debate and discuss these actions. for them to tell us that either through a war powers act resolution or otherwise, for us to debate these things on the senate floor would weaken the american cause and embolden iran, i find very insulting. will come back and say, you misunderstood us. we didn't say that at all. i wish i could believe that. i will note that when those words were uttered, not one objection, not one b

. >> these are the words of alexander hamilton written in 1792. we find a more perfect description of the present danger emanating from 1600 pennsylvania avenue? >> hamilton said explicitly in federalist 65 that impeachment involves not just legal questions but inherently political judgments. >> alexander hamilton the favorite congressional reference during 2019 impeachment hearings. chief justice john roberts started the new year with his own historic nod to hamilton. in his annual message, roberts celebrated the federalist papers as a high point of american confidence in the constitution but included this warning. we have come to take democracy for granted and civic education has fallen by the wayside. in our age when social media can instantly spread rumor and false information on a grand scale, the public's need to understand our government and the protections it provide is ever more vital. the judiciary has an important role. cnn's supreme court reporter joins me now. talk about what this report. what does this tell us about what's on his mind

trish: how many times do we have to hear about alexander hamilton from adam schiff. g about number this context unless he's auditioning for the musical hamilton. joining us, author of "inside trump's white house." doug wead. we, sir, are on the front lines of history. i say that in earnest. and not in the way cnn or msnbc says it. we are watching people right now that want to take down america effectively, by undoing the votes of 3 million voters. i feel as well we might as well be in paraguay sometimes. >> it was interesting you showed the adam schiff comment. how ironic he concluded and ended the whole presentation with a fake story. it illustrates how unprepared and unprofessional the whole democrat attack was. it was as you and others pointed out. it was emotion. it was driven by emotion. the head on the spike. he ends with a false story, the whole conclusion of his impeachment. i think history will see this impeachment as what i would describe false impeachment. a false impeachment. because it was strictly partisan. trish: it may get pushed aside as early as this

founding fathers alexander hamilton and he focused on that the fact that there was a need for impeachment basically as a tool or a mechanism in the united states to protect it from you know a despatch from getting into office very strong words there indeed and he stressed time and time again in the 2 hours over 2 hours that he spoke on the senate floor old so we can't forget that he was bringing up you know clips from president trump things that he had said focusing on the fact the democrats believe the president trump is of course. guilty of the charges that have been brought against him now the democrats want the former national security adviser john bolton to testify at this stage it doesn't look likely to happen but of course that works both ways could that be a witness that the republicans would like to see take the stand. well you said that there it doesn't look at the moment we really don't know what will happen down the line because of course the rules leave the possibility open it is fair to say that the chances that the former national security advisor john bolton will be a witn

alexander hamilton, specifically warned about the dangers of a quote procrastinated, determination of theio charges. in an impeachment. he explained it would not be fair to the accused and it would be dangerous for the country. spencer pelosi apparently does not care. they are behaving exactly like the quote designing and that house of representatives that hamilton warned might imbues the impeachment power. so, there is house democrats continue their political delay, they're searching desperately for some new talking points to help them deflect blame on what theysa have done. we have heard it claims that the same house democrats who botch their own process, should get to reach over here into the senate and dictate our process. we've heard claims that it is a problem that i have discussed child mechanics with the white house. even as my counterpart the democratic leader is overly coordinating political strategy of the speaker, some might call the prosecution. so it's okay to have consultation with the prosecution, but not apparently with the defender. we've heard claims that any senato

that, taken in its proper context, member of the senate i respect leigh submit is what alexander hamilton well understood and meant. and so did my congressman. that congressman was of course hamilton fisk junior. actually he was not really junior, but he was the fourth. his great-grandfather was also hamilton for she was born in 1808, later served as governor of new york, a united states senator immediately before the civil war, and notably as president ... he grants secretary of state. but what i did not realize at the time back in 1980, even though now it is so obvious, the originato original hamilton fist was named after their parents best friend alexander hamilton himself. what hamilton fish from the watergate era courageously understood, is the same historical lesson that jeffrey ingle, founding director for presidential history of has written about and co-authored a 2018 book on impeachment. the charge must be treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. it must be one for which clear and unmistakable proof can be produced. only if the evidence actually produced against

so, this tradition runs through alexander hamilton and he should have a strong military, especially strong nav navy commd our country should become a great nation and a great power on the model of great britain and the tradition that runs through lincoln you can see the sentiments running through fdr and ronald reagan, fdr uses blue legal to sell the nra program. he's a democratic nationalist against hitler and world war ii he had a lot of inaugural addresses. timothy mcveigh his prayer which donald trump read on the anniversary of normandy several months ago that begins the pride in the nation that are now set out by the mighty endeavor and both fdr and reagan had access to the nationalistic sentiment and feeling and symbols just how it is a fairly plastic phenome phenomena. both parties and ideologies have access and it can also obviously be abused by these factors as we see throughout history. third proposition, america is not just an idea. one of many basic axioms in washington, d.c., if there is something that both sides automatically and thoughtlessly say the way joe biden says it's

that, taken in its proper context, member of the senate i respect leigh submit is what alexander hamilton well understood and meant. and so did my congressman. that congressman was of course hamilton fisk junior. actually he was not really junior, but he was the fourth. his great-grandfather was also hamilton for she was born in 1808, later served as governor of new york, a united states senator immediately before the civil war, and notably as president ... he grants secretary of state. but what i did not realize at the time back in 1980, even though now it is so obvious, the originato original hamilton fist was named after their parents best friend alexander hamilton himself. what hamilton fish from the watergate era courageously understood, is the same historical lesson that jeffrey ingle, founding director for presidential history of has written about and co-authored a 2018 book on impeachment. the charge must be treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. it must be one for which clear and unmistakable proof can be produced. only if the evidence actually produced against

alexander hamilton, specifically warren about the dangers of a do, quote, procrat nateed determination of the charges. in an impeachment help explained it would not be fair to the accused and be dangerous for the country. speaker pelosi does not care. her congress is behaving exactly like the, quote, intemperate or designing majority in the house of representatives that hamilton warned might abuse the impeachment power. so, as house democrats continue their political delay, they're searching desperately for some new talking points, to help them deflect blame for what they've done. we have heard it claimed that the same house democrats who botched their own process should get to reef over here should the senate and dictate our process. we have heard claims it's a problem that i've discussed trial mechanicking with the white house. even as my counterpart, the democratic leaders openly coordinating political strategy with the speaker, who some might call the prosecution. so it's okay to have consultation with the prosecution but not apparently with the defendant. and we heard claims any s

i think this is a very eccentric argument. >> phillip bobbitt mentions federalist paper 65 alexander hamilton wrote it. he's been in the public discussion for years due to hamilton. let's quote from it. those offenses which are from the abuse or violation of some public trust. susan hennessy, that's the core argument here from democrats, right, that, you know, this may not be a law on the books like, i don't know, speeding or theft but that it gets to the function of the office. >> this is a grave abuse of power. it's abuse of power that goes to the manner in which the president is selected. the idea the founders did not intend for impeachment to be a recommendty to precisely this kind of wrongdoing i think just sort of defies common sense and logic and one reason why we're seeing so many clips of professor dershowitz and others making that argument just a few years ago during the clinton impeachment because it's supported by logic. if the president could not be impeached for this, what could he be impeached for. >> phil bobbitt, on this sort of broader question here, as you look at it, writt

schumer: here is what alexander hamilton warned of in federalist 65 -- "the greatest danger is that a decision in an impeachment trial will be regulated more by the comparative strength of the parties than by the real demonstration of innocence or guilt." alexander hamilton, even before the day political parties were as strong as they are today, wanted us to come together. the leader wants to do things on his own without any democratic input. but fortunately, we have the right to demand votes and to work hard as we can for a fair trial. a. . a-- a full trial. a trial with witnesses. a trial with documents. the founders anticipated that the impeachment trial would always be buffeted by the winds of politics, but they gave the power to the senate anyway, for they believe the chamber was the only place where impartial justice could be sought. in the coming days, these a mental an important coming day-- eventful an important coming days, each of us will face a choice about whether to begin this trial in search of the truth or in the service of the president's desire to cover up and rush t

at certain seasons, said alexander hamilton.lity of the government established by the constitution if blind ed -- he feared for the viability of the government established by the constitution if blinded by factualism, the house of representatives would abuse the power of impeachment to serve nakedly partisan goals rather than long-term interests of the american people and their republic. but -- >> we're going to monitor mitch mcconnell, we're going to get a quick break. we're back in a moment. >>> very good morning to you. important day in the history of our country. i'm jim sciutto. >> i'm poppy harlow. breaking news as the senate prepares to begin the impeachment trial. rudy giuliani's indicted associate lev parnas says the president, quote, knew everything about the ukraine pressure campaign. >> parnas spoke with anderson coop, he detailed the effort to get president zelensky to announce investigations into president trump's rivals. parnas claimed it was all about making sure this term was not the president's last. >> that wa