erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >>> "out front" next. breaking news.rump's tantrum, a jaw-dropping six-page rant from the president of the united states just hours before his near-certain impeachment. chuck schumer is out front to respond. still digging. rudy giuliani says trump supports his dirt digging on a political rival in ukraine. so who is giuliani meeting with to get this information? plus unseating lindsay graham. the senator's challenger who is raising big money is my guest tonight. does he have a chance? let's go out front. good evening. i'mier u. i'm erin burnett. a six-page rant from the president of the united states. president trump sendi

erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >>> "out front" next, breaking news. no deal.t down for the year without handing the articles of impeachment to the senate and the senate majority leader says fine with him. so what now? we are live in los angeles tonight where the democratic presidential candidates are about to take the stage as a major e vafrmgvangelical public founded by billy graham says billy graham says president trump should be removed from office. let's go out front. good evening to all. i'm erin burnett. welcome to a special edition of out front. first, president trump's impeachment. the white house is

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i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. president trump with a less than cheerful

i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. out front tonight, trump's increasingly frustrated on impeachment. taking it out on twitter again today. attacking the house speaker as she continues to withhold the articles of impeachment from the senate. this tweet, just hours after pelosi herself tweeted, quote,

i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, the bake breaking news.n historic vote this hour, and the house intelligence committee voting for the impeachment, and it is a big one here and accuses president trump of grave misconduct and abuse of power. it is now, this entire document in the hands of the judiciary committee and it is a handoff that matters for american history because it is the judiciary committee that will write the former articles of impeachment against the 45th president of the united states of america. donald j. trump and this report includes new phone ridiculouses that democrats say show the president's allies and including the top republican on the intelligence xhisht intelligence committee devin nunes, and mike pence's role in helping trump abuse the power of the presidency for personal political gain. so we'll have much more on all of what is in these pages in just a moment. i want to go first to capitol hill and manu raju is out front. first of all, this is a crucial vote in history in this process. what more can you tell us ab

i'm erin burnett. the house judiciary committee has ended its first impeachment hearing and it was contentious and highly partisan and aggressive questions and answers. the committee expected to announce the hearing at any moment. jerry na jerry nadlera clear where he stands. all three professors said it was clear that donald j. trump should be impeached. >> professor feldman, did president trump commit the impeachable high crime and misdemeanor of abuse of power based on that evidence and those findings? >> based on that evidence and those findings the president did commit an impeachable abuse of office. >> professor carlin, same question. >> same answer. >> professor gerhardt, did president trump commit the impeachable high crime and misdemeanor of abuse of power. >> we three are unanimous. yes. >> it was a powerful moment and series of testimonies, but there was an exception on the deus today. a fourth law professor the republicans' alone witness jonathan turley. >> i'm concerned about lowering impe

i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, an impeachment vote is happening. house speaker nancy pelosi taking the irrevocable step in asking for formal articles of impeachment. she said in an article, don't mess with me. despite her announcement this is happening. president trump says he's not concerned. >> are you concerned about what impeachment might have on your legacy? >> no, not at all. >> fact the president claimed on twitter, not only is he not afraid, he said hurry it up. if you're going to impeachment, do it now, fast so we can have a fair trial in the senate so the country can get back to business. trump's claim to have no worry and no worry about his legacy is a whole lot of talk. this is the same donald trump saying it wasn't possible for clirn clinton to have a great legacy because very few presidents were impeached so that hurt him very much. obviously now he says he feels differently and even as trump says he wants an impeachment and a fast one his own party isn't on the same page. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell taking the exact opposi

erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >>> "out front" next, breaking news. no deal. the house shut down for the year without handing the articles of impeachment to the senate and the senate majority leader says fine with him. so what now? we are live in los angeles tonight where the democratic presidential candidates are about to take the stage as a major e vafrmgvangelical public founded by billy graham says billy graham says president trump should be removed from office. let's go out front. good evening to all. i'm erin burnett. welcome to a special edition of out front. first, president trump's impeachment. the white house is heading home, shut down, no business until january without handing over the articles of impeachment to the senate 24 hours after president bush became the third president of the united states to be impeached and the house speaker snan nancy pelosi says she wants senate majority leader mcconnell to explain what the trial will look like before she hands over the articles and reins to him in the senate. just moments ago mitch mcconnell going to

i'm erin burnett. out front tonight the breaking news no defense.sident trump's legal team will not participate in house impeachment proceedings. democrats had offered the president and his team the chance to attend the hearings, ask questions, raise objections, request consequences, and make a closing statement. but trump said no. minutes before the deadline tonight yes or no, defend or not, white house lawyer pat cipollone sending a authority two-paragraph letter writing in part, quote, your impeachment inquiry is completely baseless and has violated basic principles of due process and fund mebl fairness. well, nadler fired back saying having declined this opportunity he cannot claim the process is unfair. house intelligence committee adam schiff weighing in saying the white house said they wanted open hearings, not closed, and then they didn't want those. then they said they wanted to participate in the proceedings and now they don't. all they want is to hide the president's serious misconduct. it's not working. those are the partisan points. but

erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >>> "out front" next. breaking news. trump's tantrum, a jaw-dropping six-page rant from the president of the united states just hours before his near-certain impeachment. chuck schumer is out front to respond. still digging. rudy giuliani says trump supports his dirt digging on a political rival in ukraine. so who is giuliani meeting with to get this information? plus unseating lindsay graham. the senator's challenger who is raising big money is my guest tonight. does he have a chance? let's go out front. good evening. i'mier u. i'm erin burnett. a six-page rant from the president of the united states. president trump sending this letter to house speaker nancy pelosi just hour ahead of his all, but certain impeachment and trump knows it is all but certain. tonight he remains defiant. >> do you take any responsibility for the fact that you're about to be impeached? >> no. i don't take any. zero, to put it mildly. >> well, the president, with that stoney-faced glare speaking right before sending this letter to pelosi, and

i'm erin burnett out front. the breaking news. we are learning that the judiciary committee will take up the articles of impeachment tomorrow night live, exactly 24 hours from now. the committee members will make opening statements on the two art i articles of impeachment, abuse of power and they will speak life tomorrow night and each will make their case to the nation and this coming after a historic day, democratic leaders standing before the american public to announce that president trump will become the fourth president to face impeachment for high crimes and misdemeanors. according to the resolution, president trump abused the powers of the presidency by ignoring and injuring national security and other vital national interests to obtain an improper personal political benefit. he has also betrayed the nation by abusing his high office to enlist a foreign power in corrupting democratic elections. president trump responded a few moments ago. >> they put up new articles that frankly, are very weak and they're very weak. >> the

i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, the breaking news, just moments from now, you see the room. judiciary committee will begin debate on two articles of impeachment against donald j. trump. this is only the fourth time in american history that a president has faced articles of impeachment and this is live what is happening in that room. members are getting seated. this is prime time, the first time that any of these hearings have happened during this time. this is the debate and this is how they are choosing to start it. the chairman of the house judiciary committee jerry nadler is about to gavel the hearing into session. i want

i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. president trump with a less than cheerful christmas rant, from his florida resort. the president was only seen today out playing golf, but he clearly had a lot more on his mind calling house democrats in tweet, hypocrites over impeachment and then calling the house speaker crazy, and once again trying to label impeachment a scam. in total, tweeting 15 times today mostly on impeachment and sending more than 30 tweets since christmas eve. these attacks coming from the same president who said this in his christmas day message. while the challenges that face our country are great, the bonds that unite us are as americans are much stronger. together, we must strive to foster a culture of deeper understanding and respect, that from president trump. pamela brown is out front at the white house. the hypocrisy of it all, the call for unity and then the tweets. it's clear this is weighing on him. >> that's absolutely right. president trump's twitter tirade standing in stark contrast, kate, to t

i'm kate bolduan in for erin burnett. out front tonight, trump's increasingly frustrated on impeachment. taking it out on twitter again today. attacking the house speaker as she continues to withhold the articles of impeachment from the senate. this tweet, just hours after pelosi herself tweeted, quote, the facts are clear and every witness told the same story. despite the president's attempts to cover it up. it's just the second time this week that pelosi has taken to twitter to call president trump out by name. trump, on the other hand, well, he can't seem to stop tweeting or retweeting attacks on speaker pelosi every day this week. 21 times so far. i know. you've been counting. he clearly isn't convincing pelosi to engage. and you know he's definitely not going to then take the pelosi family advice. >> we're probably one of the few families in america who did not talk about impeachment at the christmas dinner table. she said you have to put politics on the shelf. you can't obsess about things 24/7. >> panel of round is

let's go out front, and good evening i'm erin burnett, out front tonight, a huge battle, the top two senators clashing over the impeachment trial, chuck schumer says the republican leader mnl is kowtowing to president trump. >> for him to talk to the president is one thing, for him to say i'm going to do just what the president wants is totally out of line. >> schumer announcing today that he wants four witnesses at the trial, including mick mulvaney and the former national security adviser, john bolton. >> i haven't seen a single good argument about why these witnesses shouldn't testify. or these documents be produced unless the president has something to hide. >> of course trump has blocked those witnesses from testifying so far, and mcconnell is backing trump saying he doesn't want witnesses which is actually really curious because mcconnell, circa 1999 argued in favor of witnesses at bill clinton's impeachment trial. >> every other impeachment has had witnesses. it's not unusual to have witnesses at a trial. the house managers have only asked for three witnesses. i think that's p

erin burnett said he's not impartial, are you impartial? yes, i am.nd why he'll win again because he was lying. we all know he's lying. everyone watching knows he's lying. chuck schumer is not impartial. but that's what politicians in d.c. do. why would i hold him accountable because he told the truth. he told the truth, it's a rare thing in d.c. >> and lindsey graham came out and said, you know, i'm not an impartial juror. >> i'm saying this is why the voters elected trump because they don't care about the fact checking when they see chuck schumer do something like that. >> you say you're a hill guy. you must care at some point, at someplace in your psyche about whether we maintain the institutioning and the traditions that this guys running over dismiss i'vely, mcconnell is beginning to run over now. you must worry about the legacy of the republican party at this point. >> i do. one of the thing i worry about also is when it becomes so partisan. and many people have warned about this. that we go all the way to impeachment for something like this as

i'm kate baldwin in for erin burnett. the senate minority leader holding a last-minute press conference telling mitch mcconnell he will force senate votes on every witness and every document if the leaders can't strike a deal ahead of the senate trial. a trial stuck in limbo as house speaker nancy pelosi withholds the articles of impeachment while they negotiate the rules. senator schumer predicting today he'll have republicans on his side. >> we at the very minimum will require votes from all of the senators on each of the witnesses and about each of these sets of documents. and i don't think my colleagues, democrat or republican, are going to want to vote to withhold evidence. >> senator schumer wants witnessing like mick mulvaney and former national security adviser john bolton to testify. and now detailing that he wants documents that include internal emails and documents from the white house, the state department, and the budget office related to trump's efforts with ukraine. schumer's warning just hours after senato

i'm kate baldwin in for erin burnett. the senate minority leader

erin burnett said, well, mitch mcconnell said he's not an impartial person. are you impartial?es, i am. that is exactly why donald trump won and why he'll probably win again, because he's lying. we all know he's lying. chuck schumer is not impartial. >> mitch mcconnell said -- >> he actually told the truth. it's a rare thing in d.c. >> and lindsey graham came out and said, well, you know, i'm not an impartial juror. >> i'm saying this is why the voters elected trump, because they don't care about the fact checking when they see chuck schumer do stuff like this. >> but you said you're a hill guy. you must care at some point, at some place in your psyche about whether we maintain the institutions and the mores that this guy is running over, that mcconnell is beginning to run over now. you must worry about the legacy of the republican party at this point. >> i do. and one of the things i worry about also which the president outlined in his letter today is when it becomes so partisan. and many people have warned about this, that we go all the way to impeachment for something like t

i'm erin burnett. the house judiciary committee has ended its first impeachment hearing and it was contentious and highly partisan and aggressive questions and answers. the committee expected to announce the hearing a

i'm erin burnett. out front tonight, the breaking news, just moments from now, you see the room. the house judiciary committee will begin debate on two articles of impeachment against donald j. trump. this is only the fourth time in american history that a president has faced articles of impeachment and this is live what is happening in that room. members are getting seated. this is prime time, the first time that any of these hearings have happened during this time. this is the debate and this is how they are choosing to start it. the chairman of the house judiciary committee jerry nadler is about to gavel the hearing into session. i want to go straight outside the hearing room to manu raju. man manu, you've been seeing everyone come in. what do you expect? >> a contentious fight, they'll make the case on why the president deserves to be impeached on these two counts and the republicans, contend this process as unfair and they'll argue that the president did nothing impeachable and demand that they should have their own witness e es, as well. expect that to be from the top. they

thank you for watching, erin burnett "outfront" starts now. >> next, a game-changer, democrats steppinglls for witnesses at the trump impeachment trial after a new report revealed that trump's advisers repeatedly warned him about freezing ukraine military aide. >>> plus trump and putin have a weekend chat. what woe have known about it had the kremlin not revealed the call. >>> and hate crime after a machete attack at a rabbi's home and concern about anti-semitism. >>> "outfront" tonight, a game-changer. what chuck schumer is calling a damning report about the lengths president trump went to withhold hu

i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room," erin burnett "outfro "outfront" starts next. >> mitch mcconnellt his words tonight coming back to haunt him. plus, it's all for love, trump's new rationale for why rudy giuliani does what he is doing. this as giuliani tonight makes a jaw dropping admission, and voters give a democratic lawmaker an earful on impeachment, why she's willing to lose

erin burnett outfront starts right now. >>> next, on the brink, donald trump facing his near certainent. it's now a matter of days. this as rudy giuliani shows up at the white house again. why? >>> democrats get in line. several more dems who are on the fence say they are voting yes on impeachment tonight. the white house doubling down on trumps attacks on a 16-year-old girl. wait until you hear the defense tonight. let's go out front. >>> good evening. the brink of impeachment. the full house of representatives is days away from formally impeaching president trump. that vote will make trump only

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >> "outfront" next, breaking news. articles of impeachment as democrats announce their next public witnesses, plus a minority report. republicans countering with a lengthy rebuttal, claiming president trump didn't do anything wrong. the problem is the key points don't add up and the former fbi attorney that trump loves to attack says she's had it. she's fighting back and breaking her silence. the reporter who interviewed lisa page is my guest. let's go "outfront." >> good evening. i'm erin burn net, "outfront" tonight, the breaking news. the impeachment report is out, released moments ago by the house intelligence committee to

erin burnett out front starts right now. >>> up next, hanging in the balance.dent about to leave washington as uncertainty grows over what happens next in his impeachment trial. plus, presidential candidate andrew yang is out front. he says americans are surprised he is still in the race. should they be? cnn exclusive this hour. a whistle-blower coming forward with a major warning that the tsa is cutting corners. raising concerns the safety of millions of americans is on the line. >> good evening. out front tonight on edge, the president about to leave from mar-a-lago as the fate of his presidency hangs in the balance. washington tonight is facing deep

cnn special coverage continues right now with erin burnett outfront. >>> next, breaking news. democrats present their case for trump's impeachment and tonight meeting behind closed doors as they prepare the articles of impeachment. >>> a highly anticipated report of the launch into the fbi russia probe knocks down years of trump's talking points. the former acting director of the fbi, a target of the president is out front. >>> did the saudi national who killed three in a florida naval base act alone? we have new information as president trump continues to defend the saudis. let's go outfront. >>> good evening. tonight the breaking news. a clear and present danger. democrats painting a damning picture of lawless president of a ten-hour impeachment hearing that wrapped up moments ago. one witness saying the evidence is overwhelming at times. frankly watching this the hearing became a complete circus, a partisan circus. a hearing that paves the way for the house to move full steam ahead with the formal articles of impeachment against president trump. the first vote on those arti

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. ♪ >>> the white house officially refusing to take part in housemp that was complaining about being left out and asking for their lawyers to have a presence? >>> plus, more breaking news. the gunman identified as a saudi military trainee opening fire at a naval air station in pensacola killing at least three people. was it a terror attack? and why is president trump responding using saudi talking points? >>> will republicans listen? let's go out front.

thank you for watching, erin burnett "outfront" starts now. >> next, a game-changer, democrats stepping up calls for witnesses at the trump impeachment trial after a new report revealed that trump's advisers repeatedly warned him about freezing ukraine military aide. >>> plus trump and putin have a weekend chat. what woe have known about it had the kremlin not revealed the call. >>> and hate crime after a machete attack at a rabbi's home and concern about anti-semitism. >>> "outfront" tonight, a game-changer. what chuck schumer is calling a damning report about the lengths president trump went to withhold hundreds of million dollars in crucial military aid from ukraine. and emails obtained by the "new york times," the president's chief of staff mick mulvaney tried to freeze the aid nearly one month before the infamous trump/zelensky phone call. at the time an adviser warned, quote, expect congress to become unhinged. but that did little to deter the president or the west wing according to the "times." the top national security officials pompeo, mark esper and then national security advi

erin burnett outfront starts right now. >>> next, on the brink, donald trump facing his near certain impeachment. it's now a matter of days. this as rudy giuliani shows up at the white house again. why? >>> democrats get in line. several more dems who are on the fence say they are voting yes on impeachment tonight. the white house doubling down on trumps attacks on a 16-year-old girl. wait until you hear the defense tonight. let's go out front. >>> good evening. the brink of impeachment. the full house of representatives is days away from formally impeaching president trump. that vote will make trump only the third president in american history to be impeached. it comes after this morning's historic vote by the judiciary committee in the house to approve both articles of impeachment against the president. trump is defiant tonight. >> there was nothing done wrong pop to use the power of impeachment on this nonsense is an embarrassment to this country. >> now, the president did do something wrong. whether it is impeachable are not is the conversation they should be having but many repu

. >> senator chuck schumer tells erin burnett this. >> well, he's obviously under a great deal of duress, but if he thinks he can bully nancy pelosi into backing off, he's with the wrong customer. >> the president even claiming -- and this is peak crazy quote -- more due process was afforded to those accused in the salem witch trials. oh, yeah? well, the salem witch trials? let's remember when the president said this. >> i'm a student of history. >> well, maybe he was a student of history, but he must have been a really bad one because let's listen to someone who actually does know her history. her name is kim driscoll. she's the mayor of salem, massachusetts, and she tweets this, and i'm quoting here. "oy vey. again, learn some history. going on to point out that in salem in 1692 innocent people with no evidence against them were put to death. contrasting that with ample evidence and admissions of wrongdoing in the ukraine case." we're going to talk to mayor driscoll. that's later on in the show. the president ending his tirade of a letter with this. quote, i write this letter to you fo

"erin burnett outfront" starts right now. >> "outfront" next, breaking news. a major new report out laying out potential articles of impeachment as democrats announce their next public witnesses, plus a minority report. republicans countering with a lengthy rebuttal, claiming president trump didn't do anything wrong. the problem is the key points don't add up and the former fbi attorney that trump loves to attack says she's had it. she's fighting back and breaking her silence. the reporter who interviewed lisa page is my guest. let's go "outfront." >> good evening. i'm erin burn net, "outfront" tonight, the breaking news. the impeachment report is out, released moments ago by the house intelligence committee to members of the committee. this report is crucial. it details the evidence that democrats have collected over the past eight weeks, lays the groundwork for the specific articles of impeachment, and frankly, sets the clock ticking on that formal vote to impeach donald trump. in less than 48 hours, the judiciary committee is going to hold its first public

erin burnett out front starts right now. >>> up next, hanging in the balance. the president about to leave washington as uncertainty grows over what happens next in his impeachment trial. plus, presidential candidate andrew yang is out front. he says americans are surprised he is still in the race. should they be? cnn exclusive this hour. a whistle-blower coming forward with a major warning that the tsa is cutting corners. raising concerns the safety of millions of americans is on the line. >> good evening. out front tonight on edge, the president about to leave from mar-a-lago as the fate of his presidency hangs in the balance. washington tonight is facing deep uncertainty. an impeached president with an unknown future. because tonight, no one knows when the president will face a senate trial. or what that trial will look like. who will testify. no one knows what's next. a in washington, d.c. at the capitol, senator mitch mcconnell meeting with white house counsel pat cipollone and the director of white house legislative affairs today going to the capitol tryi

cnn special coverage continues right now with erin burnett outfront. >>> next, breaking news. democrats present their case for trump's impeachment and tonight meeting behind closed doors as they prepare the articles of impeachment. >>> a highly anticipated report of the launch into the fbi russia probe knocks down years of trump's talking points. the former acting director of the fbi, a target of the president is out front. >>> did the saudi national who killed three in a florida naval base act alone? we have new information as president trump continues to defend the saudis. let's go outfront. >>> good evening. tonight the breaking news. a clear and present