justin amash also siding with the democrats. as you watch this process unfold, what you saw earlier today, tell us what you think. connie is joining us on the republican line. >> i think this impeachment inquiry -- they need to get on with business and work for the people. i think it is embarrassing, it is horrible for our country. i think nancy pelosi and adam schiff need to do their jobs. >> thank you. sham,y need to stop this this circus they are running. >> the president calling it a witch hunt earlier today on his twitter account. david is joining us on the democrats line. >> i feel like this is the best thing we can do. impeachment needs to go on. i feel he has abused his power. we have to set an example where we no longer given to that presidency, that they can't take over everybody and shut out the people. people wantf the this impeachment inquiry. it is the best thing that's happening. next step in the process, there will be key committees, including the intelligence committee, that will hold hearings. hearings will tak

what do you say to justin amash? >> i consider him a friend, and we just profoundly disagree on this issue. i think he's wrong. if i believed everything the democrats were saying, i would still say this isn't an impeachable offense. i routinely went home for years and got yelled at for not impeachi impeaching barack obama. now we're going to do this on a phone call? i just don't think this rises to the level. and i think my friends on the democratic side are putting america through a terrifically bad experience. really because they have lost control. they confuse what their base thinks with what the public thinks. >> why is this on the democrats and their base and not president trump? do you think president trump has any responsibility for the horrible polarizing situation we're in right now? >> i think the poll rising situation has been building up for a long time, but i think you don't make it better by doing impeachment. you make it worse. so you can hardly complain about polarization when what i think is very fli

because the one republican that came out for impeachment and voted for the resolution today,r justin amash was essentially ejected from the party for doing so.sh trump's republican party has this nifty bit of circular logic where if democrats criticize the president, that's partisan.em if a republican criticizes the president, then that republican is a never-trumper and ergo a partisan. it's what they do with mitt roll romney. calming him a lib. the president is now facing the protracted public airing of his wrongdoing, including his abrupt abuse of power. his approval rating, the trump economy is now showing real signs of slowing. and he has almost no tangible s legislative accomplishments happening in nearly three years in office. a other than a massive tax cut for corporate america. today it's worth taking a step back to put the vote in context. this entire thing has been a sort of remarkable turn of events after waiting two years before the highly anticipated and secretive mueller report, an extremely successful spin job summary by attorney general william barr and declared there was n

i don't know what to do with justin amash. it is a sign of the times. it's interesting.he everyday anna says oh my god the president is in trouble. the politics say oh my god the president is fine. >> it's pretty stunning when you put those numbers out there. the thing that's stunning to me is just that both republicans and democrats believe the same set of facts are true. they just don't believe it was wrong or not. this is how partisan capitol hill is right now. there's very little chance that any republicans you will see move over to that other column. >> that was what struck me in our poll, rich, oh, he can't get impeached, i don't know if he can win re-election, both things can be true. >> impeachment is 49/46 which mirrors, the presidential vote. the last three years we think it's a lot of developments. in the big scheme of things, there are no developments. i think cole is working himself up to what i think is the best defense, which is that impeaching and removing a president would be an unprecedented act in history. so you need the enormity of the offense to mat

democrats were joined by independent justin amash of michigan. but two democrats, jeff van drew of new jersey and collin peterson of minnesota, they ll broke ranks to go over and side with the republicans because both are trying to stay in office in conservative congressional districts.re during this morning's floor debate, speaker pelosi and republican leader kevin mccarthy tried to frame the vote in terms of its implications for the nation's political future. >> what is at stake in all of this is nothing less than our democracy. we all raised our hand to protect and support the constitution of the united states. >> today is more than the fairness of an impeachment process. it is about the integrity of our electoral process. this impeachment is not only ano attempt to undo the last election, it's an attempt to influence the next one as well. >> the president again invoked the witch hunt minutes after the vote, then attacked democrats in a radio interview in the uk, of all places. and with brexit party leader nigel farage of all people. >> the de

>> former republican, now independent congressman, justin amash, who is theoretically a photo in favor of impeachment. pilled presume. and he tweeted, quote, this is simple, keep it simple. the white house released security assistance to ukraine only after congress started asking questions why. considering that bolton, giuliani, mulvaney and others may have pertinent firsthand testimony, why won't president trump let them testify? and i believe what he's suggesting is that democrats got too bogged down in the actual policy differences about whether security assistance should go to ukraine and this and that, as opposed to just the message of, this was corrupt, he held it up, and let's bring in the people who know the answer. >> i agree with him that it should be kept simple. and i think some members did a better job of that than others. i think adam schiff tried at the beginning and at the end to bring it back to the main point here, which is whether the president of the united states should be bribing other countries and holding back military assistance. he tried to bring it back there

and justin amash voted with the democrats. up until this point, republicans have complained about the proceedings behind closed doors but adam schiff says the process of releasing transcripts could begin soon. >> one of the aspects of the resolution that we passed today authorizes me to begin releasing transcripts and i would expect that process will begin as early as next week. >> the house speaker nancy pelosi defended the resolution on the house floor during a news conference, and with an appearance on late night television, she framed the investigation as a constitutional duty that must be carried out fairly. >> it provides the president and his council opportunities to participate including presenting his case, submitting requests for testimony, attending hearing, raising objection to testimony given, cross-examining witnesses, and more. and contrary to what you may have heard today, we give more opportunity to his case than was given to other presidents before. i don't know why the republicans are afraid of the truth. ev

independent representative just in a mosh voted in fact -- just in amash voted in favor.ext, the debate before the floor vote. what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. mcgovern: by direction of the committee on rules i call up house resolution 660 and ask for its immediate considering. the speaker: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 66, 0 resolved that the permanent select committee on intelligence, the committees on financial services, foreign affairs, the judiciary, oversight and reform, and ways and means are directed to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing house of representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the house of representatives to exercise its constitutional power to impeach dold

take two young talented republicans, justin amash and elise stefanik.h decided to criticize the president and he had to leave the party. >> he was excommunicated essentially. >> exactly. if you're not loyal, absolutely loyal, you have to leave and that's a very difficult political decision to make. in terms of a moral decision, i think it's rather easy. but the politics are very complicated. >> i feel like the whole minority caucus is going to be in there with red hats. sheryl, carlos, thank you for being with me. >> thank you. >>> still to come, we'll talk about the president testing the limits of constitutional authority. plus thing 1, thing 2 starts next. thority. plus thing 1, thing 2 starts next hmph... (food grunting menacingly) when the food you love doesn't love you back, stay smooth and fight heartburn fast with tums smoothies. ♪ tum tum-tum tum tums with tums smoothies. ♪ ♪ experience the power of sanctuary at the lincoln wish list sales event. sign and drive off in a new lincoln with zero down, zero due at signing, and a complimentary first m

talking about because they're focusing on the impeachment inquiry but independent congressman justin amash revealed that he actually tried to stop it this week he wrote on twitter quote i endured use an amendment to strip the patriot act extension from the spending bill it has no business in there and just like g.o.p. leaders daimler zwolle of my amendment out of order neither party protect your rights even though securing rights is why government exists so it seems that even though republicans and democrats appear to be on opposite sides of the spectrum they are still in the same mind when it comes to controversial legislation that how many have argued blocked crucial oversight and is blatantly unconstitutional for watching the hawks rachel glove and archie. gotta love that patriot act or as we go to break our bloggers don't forget to let us know what you think of the topics we've covered on our social media be sure to check out watching the hawks a pod cast album spotify apple music and of everywhere you listen to your favorite or not so paper coming up we look back at the 41st anniversa

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justin amash -- and based on the facts, the president abused his power. now, what members of congress do with those facts it's going to be up to our conscience that this -- we represent. and then we're going to make a decision in december. >> in december. all right. thank you very much. congressman, i appreciate it. >> thank you, erin. >> up front next, breaking news. intelligence officials warned this was not true. >> ukraine hated me. they were after me in the election. they wanted hilary clinton to win. >> plus, more breaking news. the fbi cleared in a report about the launch of the investigation into russian election meddling. it found no anti-trump bias at the top of the fooibi. so what will the president have to say about that? and biden taking a big-time swing at a new opponent. >> friday night on erin burnett out front. brought to you by pfizer. it slow turkey. along with support, chantix is proven to help you quit. with chantix you can keep smoking at first and ease into quitting. chantix reduces the urge so when the day arrives, you'll be more r

amash decided to criticizes the president. >> he was excommunicated. >> he had to leave. if you're not absolutely loyal you have to leave and that's a very difficult political decision to make. in it terms of a moral decision i think it's rather easy but the politics are really -- >> thank you for being with me. >> >> if you have medicare, listen up. the medicare enrollment deadline is only days away. with so many changes, do you know if your plan is still the right fit? having the wrong plan may cost you thousands of dollars out of pocket, and that's why i love healthmarkets, your insurance marketplace. with their new fitscore, they compare thousands of plans from national insurance companies to find the right medicare plan that fits you. call or visit healthmarkets to find your fitscore today. in minutes, you can find out if your current plan is the right fit or if there's another one that can get you extra coverage or help save you money. best of all, their service is completely free. does your plan have $0 copays, $0 deductibles, and $0 premiums? if not, maybe it's no

tells you where we are in term of our politics where you couldn't get one person other than justin amash who broke with trump earlier this year, he tweeted out to his fellow republicans, hey, history is going to look poorly on this and not a single one took up the call. >> michael, house speaker pelosi said this back in march. she said impeachment is so divisive to the country unless there is something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan i don't think we should go down that path because it divides the country and that's not worth it. >> the question to the speaker are the same questions i provided in the letter about the unfair process that we had. what has changed since march? >> could the fact, michael, that this vote was not bipartisan come back to haunt the democrats? >> i think it's -- yeah, i think it's -- they've got to be worried about that because there is -- you know, clearly the democrats, pelosi, schiff, others had for over a year been talking about the importance of impeachment being bipartisan. and the fact not a single republican voted bipartisan today was pretty

justin amash tweeted: when democrat signs i. >> trump and g.o.p. neither party is looking out for you that is why i'm an independent that is what this country is supposed to be rooted in not hyper partisan hypocrisy. started out at empathy, if the parties are not looking out for you, why do you still vote for them? or they are spying on you and stealing your money, what a country, that is the memo. kennedy: it year nsa temporarily suspended this mass data collected program, they don't know how to operate it without violating america's rights, why the hell does congress want them to restart it, here with me now, kentucky republican congressman, thomas is back. >> you are real whistleblower here, i have not seen anything in news report this yet. you are the first. i have been trying to blow the whistle thiso this democrat have been complaining abuse of power. they just gave the president power to spy on every american without a warrant in a bill that funds everything from president is doing. like the cr does not cut any of money from the executive br

that you couldn't get one person except for justin amash who already left the party. earlier this year. he tweeted out to republicans, history is going to look poorly on this. not a single one took up the call. >> house speaker said this in march. impeachment is so divisive to the country unless there's something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan we shouldn't go down the path. it divides the country. and he's not worth it. that led to the minority leader what he said. >> the question to the speaker the same questions i provided in the letter. about the unfair process that we have. what has changed since march. >> could the fact that this vote was not bipartisan come back to haunt the democrats? >> i think it's, yeah. it's they have to be worried about that. there is clearly the democrats pelosi, schiff, others had for over a year been talking about the importance of impeachment being bipartisan. and the fact that not a single republican voted for this inquiry today was striking to me. there are a couple who i thought might, will hurd of texas. pennsylvania

. >> justin amash, a foremmer republican, now independent, is calling on republicans to step up, stem out of your bubble. history will not look kindly on false defenses of this man. obviously republicans did not look to him yesterday, but could it strike a cord as this thing moves forward? >> i don't think so. i think everything is maked in the cake. you don't see any movement. you thought there was republicans. i think for the most part they will remain one unit, and i think that will be how it will be, i think the big question thing is and pete buttigieg said this yesterday. it is easier to take it to the ballot box rather than thousand this out completely. >> i'm just, i think that is the wrong messages, this is not, this is an example after the president told us in an interview he was going to take up a research from a foreign source. the next election will not be fair if he se extorting military aid if approved by the congress more than a year ago. almost a year at the time. it might not be politically popular, it is about normalizing this conduct if republicans stick with this t

amash. tweeted this today. this is simple. keep it simple. white house leased security assistance to ukraine only after congress started asking questions. why in considering bolton and others may have firsthand testimony. why won't president trump let them testify? you think democrats are making a big mistake by not getting these wnsz witnesses under oath? >> their are trade offs in term of time. they want to speed the operation. i think it's incredibly disingenuous about republicans complaining at hearsay. when they won't allow the people in the room come and testify. and it would be useful if one could try to bring in more people bolton in particular. i disagree with john bolton and foreign policy. but i have known him a long time. he's smart. he has real conviction. he's not a weather vain. and it would be useful to have him testify. >> speaking of john bolton. who is the president's former national security adviser. he wanted nothing to do with the drug deal that trump advisers were cooking up in ukraine. and his lawyer teased to house in

independent representative justin amash voted in favor. the house currently stands in recess for members to spend time back in their districts. follow the house live on c-span when legislative business resumes tuesday, november 12.

. >> and one ib justin amash voted for it. >> new reporting tonight that mitch mcconnell, the leader,ising to stop insulting republicans. >> so they have a one-on-one meeting in the white house. and this is common sense. the senators will be your jurors. do not get them angry. do not insult them. what do we know about donald trump? discipline is not his strong suit. so will he listen? but the most interesting thing is that mitch mcconnell had to tell him that. if the republicans in the senate are going to hold firm, and they're not going on remove him from office, why did he have to warn him? >> interesting. i wonder how the people who voted against him, i'm wondering how history will portray this. when you look back through history, people say, oh, i was on the wrong side of history. what was the mood at the white house in. >> so i understand they had chicken. if that tells you anything. what is interesting here is that they're not getting guidance from the white house. and this is very frustrating for the house and the senate. this is a one-man war room and they don't know where it'

let me note a tweet from justin amash, who until recently was a republican member of congress, now independenthe tweeted the following. this is simple. keep it simple. the white house released security assistance to ukraine only after congress started asking questions. why? considering that bolton, giuliani, mulvaney and others may have pertinent firsthand testimony, why won't president trump let them testify? sam vinograd, you can't answer the question why. >> i can guess, though. >> but you can help answer the question as to what is the democrat response to this in the end because we know that that refusal may be part of a separate article of impeachment on obstruction of justice. >> well, exactly. and chairman schiff actually said that in his testimony today. but the reason that trump probably won't let mulvaney testify is because mulvaney's the missing link on so many of these activities as chief of staff. security assistance, ambassadorships, white house visits, those all pass through his office. but i do want to just remind us that we do have public statements by mulvaney. let's all reme

only one former republican, just in amash, voted for it.ason: it feels like we are entering a new phase, a more public phase, right? ryan: democrats think they have enough evidence so far that they have gathered the hind the scenes, most of which we heard bits and pieces of in leaks and interviews from lawmakers after the fact. they are now moving towards the more formal open process of impeachment. this also addresses the republican concerns levied earlier that this was a secret process being done behind closed doors. carol: set the stage for the next week or weeks in terms of what happens. ryan: partisan vote is the key thing to look at. republican so far remaining in lockstep on this, in an effort to portray this as partisan effort by democrats to undo the 2016 election. as long as they are on board, that will work. when we get to the senate, it will be harder because senators are going to feel more pressure on that than house members who represent districts that tend to be very sordid. jason: it is clear global economies are watching th

the one republican who did come out on impeachment, justin ma , amash, left the party. >> so fiona hillukraine was behind the election of 2016, not russia. this is a russia talking point. that said, kevin mccarthy, the top republican in the house, actually said -- basically he propagated that again this morning. this is my question to you. do you think he really believes that, or is he just saying that? >> i think part of the republican strategy is just muddy the waters as much as possible, cast doubt and throw everything at the wall and see what sticks. with this specific conspiracy that they're pushing, they're trying to justify the reason why the president was skeptical of ukraine and hoin holding the ai ukraine was out to get him. republicans don't really believe this stuff, but i think many of them just understand they don't have a lot of cards to play. >> what do you think about the fact there are a lot of people saying things they believe are false? >> on the specific point of this debunked theory that dr. hill tried to put to rest very directly, it was gratifying for me, and i'm

this time of course amash was a republican and coming out for the inquiry rendered him anathema.ou surprised that somebody like will herd who is retiring wouldn't even vote for the inquiry? >> no, i'm not surprised at all. in the republican party right now if you cross donald trump, that's career suicide. will herd might have a future in politics. for him to go not knowing what the republican is going to be like in four or eight years and really gamble like that would be absolutely -- >> what's the point? if you're will herd and you voted yes yesterday, you'd have donald trump tweeting about you, you'd have the republican leadership yapping at you. >> people say this all the time on the hill, staffers, you know you don't want him tweeting about it. why do you care? [ applause ] >> will herd's retiring. >> it's for future. then there are people who are not retiring who say i don't want to get a primary, i'll just keep my head down. i'll keep my seat instead of doing what's right. >> i think they're human beings and they just don't want to deal with it. >> people keep saying they d

. >> and one republican justin amash voted for it.t mitch mcconnell, the leader, advising to stop insulting republicans. this will probably end up in the senate for a trial. how did that unfold? >> so they have a one-on-one meeting in the white house. and you know what, this is common sense. the senators will be your jurors. don't get them angry. >> don't poke the bear. >> do not insult them. however, what do we know about donald trump? discipline is not his strong suit. so will he listen? but i think the most interesting thing is, mitch mcconnell had to tell him that. now, if the republicans in the senate are going to hold firm, and they're not going on and remove him from office, why did mitch mcconnell give him that warning? >> interesting. interesting. i wonder how the people who voted against him, i'm wondering how history will portray this. when you look back through history there are a lot of people who go, oh, my gosh, i was on the wrong side of history. senate republicans had lunch at the white house. >> so i understand they

when i went in, 27 years early, and do we protect the foreign service to do the jobs and, with my out amash, and at the iowa, i ended up teaching theater, how the order, will get you into foreign service you, do cultural exchange. then i ended up teaching in a cultural communication, as well as this is, really important, reconciliation. that is why i feel so strongly we have, to seek, to find those points where we can find agreements, where we can build, for each other, a new and better world. hate does not produce anything, that is in fine quality, it destroys, us it tears, us apart, and when we get into it, it destroys us each and every day. that is why, my roots my lutheran route, is saying love your enemies, and loss of god's grace is sufficient, for most of that, so i feel so strongly that we need to be able to help people reconcile what is happening in their lives, not let that keep them balked on for ever. that is, where it has taken me. >> it is wonderful to and i'm not optimistic note, thank you for sharing those powerful experiences with us, thank you for your service and please t

now, some were following in the footsteps of justin amash.ssman who, earlier this year, left the republican party and is now running for re-election here as an independent. others say they still identify as republicans, but they may consider voting for a democrat in 2020. though that will heavily depend on who that democrat actually is. we highway couple of interesting conversations with with voters here. take a listen. how long have you identified as a republican? >> i don't anymore. as trump was getting more and more popular, i looked around and said this is not the republican party i recognize or want to be part of. >> reporter: this shift in the party, where does it all leave you? >> politically homeless. >> reporter: could you see yourself voting for a democrat in 2020? >> yes. >> i don't recognize the party hardly at all. >> reporter: now, when we talk specific candidates, it was a pr pretty interesting conversation because people were open to folks like joe biden. they were even open to pete buttigieg who, as you mentioned, has had qui

it was along party lines except for justin amash and two democrats who voted with the republicans. my question is, what happens if there is a full impeachment vote, a vote to impeach the president? are we going to see those same numbers? i know first read wondered out loud today whether republicans who might be interested in this or open to it would waste the political capital by voting to open the investigation and not just save is it for later. >> reporter: there is so much to be decided between now and then. it is hard to speculate. but i suppose if you want to work backwards on it, i think first read is correct. if you are a republican who has concerns about the president's behavior on these call, if you consider yourself someone who might be open to voting for impeachment, you don't need to vote yes on that procedural vote yesterday. all that would come is subject you to a month or more of just getting pounded on by president trump and his supporters as a wayward falls republican. i think what you have to look at, what is the strength of the evidence that gets presented in pub

inquiry right and republicans pointed out the last few times it was a partisan vote, this time justin amash was a republican and coming out for the inquiry rendered him enathama. are you surprised will herd wouldn't even vote for the inquiry? >> in the republican party right now if you cross trump that's career suicide. for him to go and not knowing what the republican party is going to be like in 4 or 8 years and really gamble like that -- >> what's the point, if you're will herd and you voted yes yesterday you'd have donald trump tweeting -- >> let me ask you about the former, though, because people say this all the time on the hill, who cares? honestly, why do you care? but will herd is retiring. >> it's for the future. and then there are people not retiring who are thinking i don't want to get a primary, i care more about my seat than doing what's right. >> and there are people maybe just looking for lobbying jobs and don't want to lose their open door. >> that's the thing i find so shakespearean about the whole thing. you're a u.s. senator, who cares? the guy tweets at people. >> why d

and if you're republican as we saw with justin amash, he couldn't win re-election after he came out ofat's in the back of everybody's mind. >> look, i think in the senate in particular where some of these senators or all the senators have to run statewide, you really are going to have a choice in some cases between where the base may be and moderate and independent voters may be. but this has only happened a few times in history for a reason. you have to meet a high threshold. it appears that's met at least to proceed with the inquiry. and obstruction of justice is a serious charge. we don't know exactly what the articles will be. when you're talking about using the leverage of the presidency in national security situations as a former diplomat i can tell you that's something presidents use on a daily and weekly basis. >> yes or no to each of you expect any republican senators to convict? zero, or do you see any convicting? >> we're a long way from there i would guess, yes. >> davis? >> i think we're just too far away. i think facts matter with the facts developed today, no. but there'

plenty of other republicans who have expressed concerns about what took place and some like justin amash a former republican, he would be bipartisan but he had a to leave the party because he realized there was no room in the party for disagreement and dissent. >> will hurd is not a lot and there are a lot of republicans myself included said this doesn't rise to the level of impeachment. i was ready to go into the hearing with both eyes wide open if there was anything further compelling evidence, i was willing to change my mind. i didn't see it. >> what would -- >> this discussion we'll leave. but we have much more. don't you worry. coming up including president trump's pentagon chief talking for the first time since this drama-filled weekend which ended with the firing of the navy secretary and a letter taking shots at the president. >>> plus our first look at the thieves who stole hundreds of priceless jewels and treasures in what could be the biggest museum heist since world war ii. if you have moderate to severe psoriasis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. o

justin amash who left the republican party not long after reading the mueller report and is now an independent member of congress voted in favor of the impeachment resolution. two democratic congressmen who represent districts that were won by donald trump voted against the resolution, but both of those democrats peterson of minnesota and jeff van drew of new jersey said they will make a decision on impeaching the president only after all of the evidence has been publicly presented. so the likelihood tonight when all of the evidence is publicly presented there will be at least 232 votes in the house of representatives to impeach donald john trump and send him to trial in the united states senate. because the phone call cannot get better, that's the problem. the rough transcript of president trump's phone call with the president of ukraine remains the most damning evidence in the case against the president. that phone call did get a bit worse on tuesday when lieutenant colonel alexander vindman testified he heard the president make one more reference to biden that does not appear in the white h

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yesterday only justin amash crossed party lines.ocrats voted with the president and republicans. is this a sign of weakness or a sign of the times? >> at the end of the day, we're going to need republicans to decide if they'll stand up for their constituents and our democracy and the constitution or stick with the president. yesterday they stuck with the president. i don't think that necessarily means it's the end of the line. this was a vote about the transparency they've been asking for, about the process they've wanted articulated. it was time to do that at this moment. and we thought they would at least be with us when it comes to having a public process with transparency, with due process protections for the president. it's sad they didn't do that. >> so sign of the times. in private conversations with your republican colleagues. 18 are retiring. did you have reason to believe that some of those folks would vote for an investigation to go forward? >> i think there's a lot of pressure coming from the white house. you see trump i

justin amash who was a former republican member of the house of representatives had to switch to becomendent when he turned in favor of impeachment, tweeted today, expect witness tampering to be an article of impeachment. >> well, it's certainly impeachable. it's a high crime and misdemeanor without any doubt. but i think it could easily be folded in the broader article that chairman schiff has already indicated is likely to be recommended to the judiciary committee. and that is an article focusing on the obstruction and defiance of congress. now, as we saw with masha yovanovitch and ambassador taylor and today in the deposition of david holmes, that defiance of congress doesn't always work. but that doesn't prevent it from being a central article of impeachment. and part of that article will surely be witness intimidation of the first order. i would rather not see an endless series of separate impeachment articles, but then in the end that's a judgment call that the judiciary committee and entire congress under the guidance of ultimately speaker pelosi are going to have to make. >> no

area, the avatar republican might be gerald ford and home of the newly independent congressman justin amashsident can sustain the working class vote. key to the 2016 victory. and in florida, cuban and venezuelan voters, how they're trending that could be the difference in flipping florida by half a percentage point. and maricopa county, arizona, very diverse county in a very independent state. if maricopa is flipping blue, the whole state may flip as well. >>> joining me now is one of the brains behind our 2020 counties project, dante ching, a reporter ats in nbc news and "the wall street journal" and studies different types of people and places that make up america and back from one the counties that we're watching believer county, pennsylvania, dante, hello, sir. >> hello. >> as we know more and more, counties have more in common with counties from other states than with counties within their own state. >> yes. >> which is why we do it this way. you just came back from beaver. that's a county that john kerry carried in 2004. >> unbelievable. >> by four points. >> yes. >> and now donald tr

some are following in the footsteps of justin amash.t county is home to that congressman who left the republican party earlier this year and is now running for re-election here as an independent. others say they still identify as republicans, but they would actually consider voting for a democrat in 2020 though that will heavily depend on who that nominee actually is. so we'll be staying in very close touch with voters here. >> dasha burns, vaughn hillyard, i'm a believer as kent county goes, so goes michigan and maybe so goes the election. when we come back, end game and the result of yesterday's governor's race in louisiana. more rough news for president trump. (burke) at farmers insurance, we've seen almost everything so we know how to cover almost anything. (bert) even a "not-so-handy monster." (johnson) what is going on in here! i can't hear myself think! (grover) what does it look like, sir? i am here to help you with your water heater. (johnson) oh! [sighs defeatedly] (grover) do not worry sir. i also fix cars! [johnson groans] (

. >> justin amash voted for it, too. >> not a republican anymore. >> it would make it about as bipartisanone. yamiche. >> republicans have had at least 14 ways to defend this president, and the president really wants fierce loyalty. my sources at the white house basically say that the president wants a republican party that is talking about him in a positive light, who are making the arguments that frankly you're making, hugh is making, which is the president did nothing wrong. or the president might have done something that was a little problematic, but this is how foreign policy works. we have to give them something to get something. i will say that democrats are very -- they're very focused on how to tell the story this week, and i'll told from democratic aides they wanted taylor to be there because he's a vietnam vet. and they wanted marie yovanovitch there because i'm told she cry pded in her testimony. >> if republicans have a messaging issue and what we're talking about is there is a different sort of varied strategy on the gop side, what you're seeing from democrats is looking for