congresswoman diana degette's work here is really just starting.he is going to be an impeachment floor manager in the u.s. senate. she will be arguing the case for convicting this president at his senate trial, whenever that may be. joining us now is congresswoman diana degette of the great state of colorado. congresswoman degette, it's a real pleasure to have you here tonight. thank you very much. >> good to see you, rachel. >> so, your remarks today on the floor i thought were remarkable. i thought there were a lot of remarkable speeches today on the floor, and of course, today is history in so many ways. how are you preparing and how are you feeling about the prospect of making the case for this president's conviction at his senate trial? >> well, we met -- the impeachment managers met today for the first time after the vote and started planning our case that we're going to make in the senate. i tried cases for about 15 years, rachel, and i will tell you that this is a pretty, pretty clear case. you have the president telling everybody to come t

joining us now is congresswoman diana degette of the great state of colorado. ar tonight. thank you so much. >> good to see you, rachel. >> so, your remarks today on the floor i thought were remarkable. i thought there were a lot of remarkable speeches on the floor and today is history in so many ways. how are you preparing and feeling about making the prospect for his conviction at the senate trial? >> well, the impeachment managers met today for the first time after the vote and started planning our case that we're going to make in the senate. i have tried cases for about 15 years, rachel, and i will tell you that this is a pretty, pretty clear case. you have the president telling everybody to come to washington. then you have him getting them all together for a big rally. and then you have him telling them to march to the house and to stop the legal counting of the ballots. and so this is what the impeachment managers, this is the case that we'll be presenting, a case for what the president did. obviously ten republicans and all the democrats thought it was a

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with me is diana degette of colorado. she's one of nine managers who will lay out the case in the senate trial. thank you for joining us. much has developed since you and i spoke last weekend, and part of that is these developments against the justice department. i know you can't give me all the details about your strategy, but does this play into it? does it play into that the insurrection was part of a larger plan by the justice department? >> things come out every hour, almost. certainly it's very disturbing that now it looks like trump was trying to use the justice department as his own arm to thwart the legitimate election results. i'm sure this will enter into all our considerations, as will all the evidence that we're getting every day. the people who -- the mob who came into the capitol who are now saying, well, we came here because donald trump told us to, which is exactly what happened. we all know that it happened. but it's now being confirmed by the insurgents themselves. >> and tell me about that. is the case

joining me now is diana degette. chief justice roberts is not expected to preside over the trial.ll be senator leahy. what do you make of that? how do you feel about that? >> it is news to me that you say that. so we're just planning to try our case. of course 100 senators are also jurors and the managers. i imagine senator leahy is the most senior and that is why they did that. >> does that open the case to arguments that the trial is not fair it if there is a democrat presiding over it. >> they're saying we should not have a trial but the precedent is clear that you can have an impeachment trial after someone leaves office. i'm sure we'll hear all kinds of arguments. i know the trial will be fair. we have the president telling supporters to come to washington on january 6th. he is telling them to come up to the capital to top the counting. i think it is a pretty open and shut case. >> we're hearing a lot of procedural arguments from the republicans including ut house you dish year. let's move on to the reporting that we all read out of the new york times over the weekend that do

. >> congresswoman diana degette of colorado, she's one of the democratic impeachment managers.e a listen to what she told cnn today about the upcoming trial against president trump in the senate. >> even if the senate doesn't take the case up until after he's left office, still, number one, they would be convicting him and number two, they could prevent him from ever holding office again. they could prevent him from getting all of the perks of a retired president. >> ron, are those the real stakes here, given that president trump is going to be out of office by the time the trial happens? >> yeah, i think the stakes are bigger than what happens to trump and whether he runs again in 2024. i mean, to some extent biden has been very lukewarm about the idea of holding trump accountable. emphasize it, doesn't want it to get in the way of his agenda. but the trajectory of this white nationalist extremism is very clear under the last four years. president trump has provided an enormous amount of oxygen to this very dangerous ideology and unless everyone involved, law enforcement, the

this is democratic congresswoman diana degette of colorado, who served as an impeachment manager last year and will again this year. she was speaking on wednesday. >> just over year ago, i stood where you are standing today as we took the solemn step of impeaching the president of the united states for pressuring a foreign leader to take unlawful actions to help him in their election. just one week ago, almost to the hour, i laid right there on the floor of the gallery above us. i heard gunshots in the speakers lobby. i heard the mob counting on the door. what they were trying to do, they were all in agreement -- angry mob trying to stop the certification of a legitimate election. it is clear the president learned nothing in the last year. yesterday the president said again he did nothing wrong. this man is dangerous. he has defied the constitution. he has incited sedition. he must remain. amy -- he must be removed. amy: president trump now faces an impeachment trial in the senate, which republican leader mitch mcconnell has adjourned until january 19, making it unlikely the trial wil

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congresswoman diana degette. congressman joe neguse. and congresswoman madeleine dean. here is congresswoman dean earlier today with nicole wallace. >> i just want to put you on the spot and ask you if you feel safe. >> no, i don't. no. >> so how do we protect you? >> i was on the secure call last night, the briefing last night about security. and i want to really lift up -- we heard from the acting chief of the capitol police. we heard from the assistant acting chief. we heard from the acting sergeant at arms. i want to lift them up and their members who did their duty against all odds. they were outmanned. and you have to know, inside, we did not see that. i didn't see television for hours. we didn't realize how outmanned they were. so i want to lift them up. but do i feel safe? no. >> madeleine dean will now take her place in congressional history with the rarest distinction a member of congress can have. as a house impeachment manager in the senate trial of the president of the united states. the nine house managers announced tonight bring the total number of house

one of the house impeachment managers when that case starts february 8th is congresswoman diana degettee democrat from colorado, and she joins me now. i know that "the times" reporting is outside the purview of the specific charge. but it is of a piece with the pattern of behavior that begins before the election, into election night, after the election and up until the incitement of the riot. just your reaction to this new revelation. >> chris, thanks for having me. i will tell you, this is just part and parcel of what donald trump was trying to do, which was find any way he could to overturn the results of a fair and legal election in this country. and when i just saw this "new york times" story, it's part of the whole conspiracy that he had to try to stop the counting of the ballots, to try to stop the certification which as you say culminated in him inciting -- inviting the crowd to washington, inciting the crowd to come to the capitol and then doing nothing after they got here. it was very, very dangerous. and the more -- the more facts that come out like this, it just shows how des

let's bring in colorado democratic congressman diana degette. congresswoman, you've got a big job ahead of you. do you have a clear idea of a timeline for when this trial is going to get under way? >> stephanie, we really don't know exactly when the trial will get under way. that's going to be dependent on, frankly, when the senate wants to accept the article of impeachment that the house has passed. >> ten republicans voted yes in the house. what's the strategy to get 17 in the senate? your best case to win them over. >> well, this frankly -- president trump's actions were the most shocking among many, many shocking actions the last four years because he exhorted all of his supporters to come to washington, then they went to a rally at the white house where he stood up on national tv and told them all to march down pennsylvania avenue and to stop the counting of the legitimate certificates certifying the election of joe biden and kamala harris. and so this is an egregious case unlike anything we've ever seen. that's why ten republicans voted fo

the rest of the list includes congresswoman diana degette, representative david cicilline, joaquin castro, eric swalwell is on the list as well, ted lieu of california, joni goosed and a madeleine dean. the lead impeachment manager there from maryland, here are some of his comments from the floor yesterday and you might hear them repeated in the lead up to the senate trial whenever it happens. >> smashing windows and beating police officers over the head, a bloodthirsty mob attacked the capital and invaded this congress last wednesday. they erected a gallows and repeatedly chanted hang mike pence. they stormed speaker pelosi's office yelling where's nancy. they branded the cover -- confederate battle flag, wounding dozens, hospitalizing dozens, killed five of our people and for six hours they shut down the counting of electoral college votes. our sacred process under the constitution for a peaceful transfer of power in the united states. they may have been hunting for pence and pelosi, but everyone of us in this room right now could have died. as senator lindsey graham said, the mob could

. >> well, first of all, i mean, i think that, you know, when you spoke are with diana degette, among of that -- of the impeachment manager, she's an experienced trial litigator, and i think that she's speaking from that perspective, and you know, it seems to me that just like the impeachment itself, in the house, that it is pretty straightforward, and people knew what they should do, and some people maybe didn't act out of fear, and ten republicans did join because they knew that it was the right thing to do, and i think that you will see a parallel in the senate. but the difference between the house and the senate will be these intervening days where more and more will come out about what happened, about who was involved, about possible coordination, and all of it, and i think that that is going to weigh very heavily on the minds of senators as they make this decision, and i think the natural course would be to lead them to a conviction if they're about doing the right thing for the republic, and if they're acting out of fear of a possible recriminations, politically, then they'll d

free democrats -- four democrats -- for democrats, jamie raskin, diana degette, david cicilline, joaquinastro, eric swalwell, nine in total on the floor including ted lieu, stacy plaskett and john the deuce and madeleine dean rounding out the impeachment managers that nancy pelosi announced yesterday. about 10 minutes left before we are joined by one of those who will be voting on the article of impeachment today, congressman al green of texas will be joining us at 7:30 eastern. until then, this is james in virginia. caller: good morning. host: good morning, sir. caller: i like to say that i live in a blue state and i voted for mr. trump. i think he ought to serve out his term. i don't think he is a threat to the united states. i think ms. pelosi and people that wants to impeach him, they try to impeach him once and it didn't work. they have almost the same crew of people that want to impeach him. i think it would be a bad thing for america, and i think they are going to stir up the hornets nest if they do that. host: john in illinois, good morning. caller: good morning. they don't need

the rest of the list includes congresswoman diana degette, representative david cicilline, joaquin castroeric swalwell is on the list as well, ted lieu of california, joni goosed and a madeleine dean. the lead impeachment manager there from maryland, here are some of his comments from the floor yesterday and you might hear them repeated in the lead up to the senate trial whenever it happens. >> smashing windows and beating police officers over the head, a bloodthirsty mob attacked the capital and invaded this congress last wednesday. they erected a gallows and repeatedly chanted hang mike pence. they stormed speaker pelosi's office yelling where's nancy. they branded the cover -- confederate battle flag, wounding dozens, hospitalizing dozens, killed five of our people and for six hours they shut down the counting of electoral college votes. our sacred process under the constitution for a peaceful transfer of power in the united states. they may have been hunting for pence and pelosi, but everyone of us in this room right now could have died. as senator lindsey graham said, the mob could h

also with our manager for the impeachment, our lead manager, jamie raskin, diana degette, david cicilline, joaquin castro, madeleine dean, and jonah nicholas. -- in here electronically, one way or another. we are very proud that they have accepted the responsibility. a responsibility we did not think one week ago we would have. today in a bipartisan way, the house demonstrated that no one is above the law. not even the president of the united states. donald trump is a clear and present danger to our country, and once again, we honor that oath of office to protect and defend the constitution of the united states, so help us god. and now, i sadly and with a heartbroken over what this means to our country, a president who would incite insurrection, we will sign the in grossman of the articles of impeachment -- in meant of the articles of impeachment. >> speaker pelosi, are you disappointed -- >> how long do you think the trial will last -- >> when do you plan to sign the -- >> macconnell tonight -- -- mitch mcconnell tonight -- . he did not acknowledge the house voted to impeach him for the

i hereby appoint the honorable diana degette to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our new chaplain, margaret grun kibben. chaplain kibben would you pray with me. gracious and almighty god, in recent days so many voices across our nation and within this house have prayed for peace and unity. in answer to our pleas speak your love into the hearts of each member that the deliberations of this 117th congress would bring amity with our compatriots and hope to america. as we look across the aisle, may we pause to look for and see you in the face of each one who in speaking to serve in such a time as this brings their god-given passion, their heartfelt dedication, their very selves to these chambers. and may that simple yet profound awareness serve to diffuse an mossity and disspell any inclination or disparagement or ridicule. and may it compel each of us to approach the tasks of this day with humility and graciousness of spirit. thus, may we then honor o