they'll be forever remembered as the senator joe mccarthys of our time. so blinded by their hatred of president trump they abandoned american rights of due process and fairness and just decency. reminiscent of joe mccarthy they assaulted the constitution, took secret hearings, blocked evidence and switched charges like rogue prosecutors. ultimately they chose abuse of power because they practice it so well. president trump committed no crime or impeachable offense. none. his legacy won't be stained. democrats' will. they'll look back at these days in shame because trump haters in congress like red haters of the past are willing to plunge america into darkness for raw

. >> standing in the shoes of joe mccarthy. >> mccarthyism in reverse. >> modern-day joe mccarthy. >>ator joe mccarthy of wisconsin. he led a systematic campaign in t the early '50s accusing people of being communist sympathizers. merely, political spectacles accusing them with treason without a shred of real evidence. holding up lists without anything on them. mccarthy's purported goal was to rule out communism in american society. when what it accomplished instead was creating a national climate of fear. joe mccarthy may be dead buzzt s tactics are not. >> the rats who are undermining the foundation of our nation. dig out and destroy those rats. >> adam schiff. he's a low life. frankly, they should look at him for treason. >> the parade of accusations levied entirely in the absence of fact. >> even if they're only one communist in the state department, that would still be one communist too many. >> the prime minister of ukraine, the interior minister, the ukrainian ambassador to the united states, the head of the ukrainian anti-corruption league. all meddled in the election on socia

i met joe mccarthy twice when i was first getting into politics as a teenager, you have made joe mccarthy look like what you've done with the electronic surveillance involved. is something that has to be put a stop to. is something that has to be fessed up to now whether it is you who authorized the matching and the publication or whether it was chairman schiff. i would've loved to put chairman schiff under oath so that he could be required to answer the same way you have, mr. goldman on how this all happened. but as one who has spent quite a bit of time curtailing the excesses of the patriot act which i authored and the freedom act which i also authored, the surveillance state can get out of control. in this is a major step and then a surveillance state getting out of control in the hands of the congress and in the hands of a majority party that wants to influence political decisions relative to politicians, in this case president donald trump that they don't like. and they haven't liked him from the beginning of his term, they have tried to talk about impeachment since the beginning of

ranging from joe mccarthy and stalinism, to the attack on pearl harbor, and the crucifixion of jesus. >> 21 years ago this week, i spoke here, on impeachment. in this sadly history will not treat democrats well. they will forever be referred as the senator joe mccarthy's of our time, so blinded by their hatred of president trump they abandoned american rights of due process and fairness, and just decency. reminiscent of joe mccarthy, they assaulted the constitution, took pleas in secret hearings, blocked evidence and switched charges like rogue prosecutors. >> in order to arrive at the stallenistic predetermined conclusion, house democrats spent time with well rehearsed hearings where the charges were drawn up by their own focus group, democrat donors served as witness, and democrat staff served as judge and jury. >> on december 7, 1941, a horrific accident happened in the united states, and it is one that president roosevelt says this is a date that will live in infamy. today, december the 18th, 2019, is another date that will live in infamy. >> when jesus was falsely accused of trea

now, i come from the state where joe mccarthy came from. i met joe mccarthy twice when i was first getting into politics as a teenager. folks, you have made joe mccarthy look like a piker with what you've done with the electronic surveillance involved. it is something that has to be put a stop to now. it is something that has to be fessed up to now. whether it's you, mr. goldman, that authorized the matching and the publication or whether it was chairman orschiff. i would have loved to put chairman schiff under oath so that he could be required to answer the same way you have, mr. goldman, on how this all happened. but as one who has spent quite a bit ofas time curtailing the excesses of the patriot act, which i authored. with the freedom act, which i also authored. you know, the surveillance state can get out of control. this is a major step in the surveillance state getting out of control in the hands of the congress. and in the hands of a majority party that wants to influence political decisions relative to politicians. in this case, pr

trump impeachment hearings fall history of televised confrontation stretching back to censure of joe mccarthyping especially when nadler postponed vote late night. >> you blown up schedules for everyone? so typical. this is the conge radiocourt that we -- kangaroo court that we are talking about. howie: i sad with politics editor. chris, welcome. >> always good to be with you. >> the press says there this move public opinion, would this move the needle, well, no one changed any minds, what's the dynamic here? >> one of the problems that we have in news and we have had it since time in memorial, things that we can predict for, schedule, plan, politicians are the same way, take on added importance. how many headlines can you think of in your career that you have read hill grilling today for person, the showdown on the hill today. guess what, it almost invariable disappoints and is a dud because the expectations are so high and the hearing can't deliver it. howie: what about the hear negotiation the past, the ones that past into journalistic where great showdowns and great moments, why did they

watch poor mouth breathing chuck todd go full joe mccarthy yesterday. >> the fact that russia was soggressive did not exclude the fact that president poroschenko actively worked for secretary clinton. now if i'm wrong -- my goodness. senator kennedy, you now have the president of the ukraine saying he actively worked for the democratic senator. you realize the only other person settling this argument outside of the united states is this man, vladimir putin. >> tucker: vladimir putin. are you now or have you ever been upon a vladimir putin? you would think -- they would say things like that out loud but of course they never do. not only are these people unwise and hysterical, they are also kind of dumb. d and because shifting mental gears is hard for dumb people, it turns out the entire staff at mbm bc is still pretending that russia collusion is the most important story there is. it's like robert mueller never rodelivered his report. >> is a possible donald trump takes his belief in the world from the president of russia?tr he's acting as a russian asset. he's amplifying talking poin

we believe that he's a demagogue in the mold of joe mccarthy.be susan collins will be like margaret chase smith, the heroic senator from new england who got up and challenged joe mccarthy more than 50, 60 years ago. we've got a long way to go, especially to election day. and donald trump again, talk to people around donald trump who know him. he understands the stain of this and the stain can continue to spread between now and november. and again, maybe he'll pull a rabbit out of the hat and he will come out looking clean as a whistle between now and then. but have i heard any senators express that prediction? no. >> if republican senators really do feel the way that you say that you have -- >> not all. >> of course. >> -- by any means. >> but even those that do. >> they have been craving from the beginning, as have a lot of house members, conditions, who have enabled -- look. this is also -- this impeachment is a verdict on the republican party. and what that verdict represents and how it's going to play over the next year and for maybe a gener

now, i come from the state where joe mccarthy came from. i met joe twice when i was first getting into politics as a teenager. folks, you have made joe mccarthy look like a biker with what you've done with the electronic surveillance involved. it's something that's going to have to put a stop to now. whether it was chairman schiff. i would have loved to put sharm schiff under oath so he could be required to answer the same way you have as one who has spent quite a bit of time accesses of the patriot act which i authored, with the freedom act which i also authored, the surveillance state can get out of control. this is a major step in the surveillance state getting out of control, in the hands of the congress. a majority party that wants to influence political decisions relative to politicians in this case, president donald trump that they don't like. and they haven't liked him from the beginning of his term. they have tried to talk about impeachment since the beginning of his term, they thought that the mueller report was going to be the smo

they'll be forever remembered as the senator joe mccarthys of our time. so blinded by their hatred of president trump, they abandoned american rights of due process and fairness. and just decency. reminiscent of joe mccarthy, they assaulted the constitution, took glee in secret hearings, blocked evidence, and switched charges like rogue prosecutors. ultimately, they chose abuse of power because they practice it so well. president trump committed no crime or impeachable offense. none. his legacy won't be stained. democrats' will. we'll look back at these days in shame because trump haters in congress, like red haters of the past, are willing to plunge america into darkness for raw political gain. this impeachment betrays the nation, the constitution, and the american people. i vote no. >> gentleman yields back. gentleman from california. >> madam speaker, i recognize the gentleman from texas. >> gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> tyranny rarely appears full barn. it arises. it encroaches as freedom ebbs. our nation's great founders south to protect

they will be remembered as the senator joe mccarthy's of our time. so blinded by their hatred of president trump they abandoned american rights of due process and fairness and decency. reminiscent of joe mccarthy they assaulted the constitution, did secret hearings, and switched charges. ultimately they chose abuse of power because they practice it so well. president trump committed no crime or impeachable defense, none. his legacy won't be stained, democrats well. we will look back at these days in shame because trump haters in congress, like red haters of the past, are willing to plunge america into darkness for a romp political gain. this impeachment betrays the nation, the constitution, and the american people. i vote no. >> the gentleman yields back. >> gentlemen is recognized for one minute. >> tierney rarely appears full born. it arises, it approaches as freedom abs. our nation's founders sought to protect us from tyranny with its -- >> neil: i should remind you the president of the united states left the white house a short time ago. he thoug

first months after he first launched his witch hunts or do you want to be joe mccarthy? do you want to be a byword for selfishness and selfish gain or an icon of principle and courage? i think that's a fairly easy choice if you frame it not in this cycle but in the life of this country itself. >> john meacham, among those we call on at moments like this one a bona fide historic moment tonight we all shared in on live television. and john, thank you as we thank everyone who's been around and part of our coverage from ari melber, chris hayes has been here with us, eugene robinson, former senator claire mccaskill and chris matthews. at this point we hand-off to the usual occupant of this coming hour, 9:00 p.m. eastern time. rachel maddow is here. >> brian, thank you so much. you guys have done amazing work covering this live event as it is unfolded. i want to thank you at home for being with us all through these proceedings and all through this very, very dramatic evening. you are not asleep, this is not a dream, this is really happening, this is our life, our country and o

this sadly history will not treat democrats well they'll be forever remembered as the senator joe mccarthy's of our time so blinded by their hatred of president trump they abandoned american rights of due process and fairness and just decency reminiscent of joe mccarthy they assaulted the constitution took the lead in secret hearings blocked evidence and switched charges microbe prosecutors alternately they chose abuse of power because they practice it so well president trump committed no crime or impeachable offense none his legacy won't be stained democrats will will look back at these days inside in shame because trump haters in congress like red red haters of the past are willing to plunge america into darkness for raw political gain this impeachment betrays the nation the constitution in the american people i vote no. gentleman yells back gentleman from california and a speaker came as the general from texas mr docket for one minute gentleman is recognized for one minute. cure and he rarely appears full born it arises it encroaches as freedom ebbs our nation's great founders sought to p

>> one of the interesting things is that i never felt Ãb my father would talk about, like for joe mccarthy nixon who was in on the house of american Ãbefore that. because he was in a different place i never allowed myself to think until i was doing this book about what might have been going on inside my dad from 1957 when we got to madison until he retired. his anxiety he might've had that somebody would come and say, you are a former communist and try to blow up his own life. it never happened. i didn't even think about it. now i shudder thinking about the inner anxiety my father might've had. >> george from oregon, please go ahead with your question or comment for david maraniss. >> i think you meant to say james. i have a cold and i'm calling à >> i absolutely did. i was going to my next question and david knows what it is now. james, sorry.>> thank you both for speaking today. i would like your in-depth reasoning as to why it is that things are so upside down and were then too in the 50s when you have all these folks talking about the free markets and let people don't subsidize busine

they will be forever remembered as the senator joe mccarthies of our time. >> december 7th, 1941 a horrific act in the united states, one that president roosevelt said this is the day that will live in infamy. >> today december 18th, 2019, is another day that will live in infamy. >> when jesus was falsely accused of treason, pontius pilate gave jesus the opportunity to face his accusers. during that sham trial, pontius pilot afforded more rights to jesus than the democrats have afforded this president. >> trevor: shit, did these guys just compare an impeachment to particle harbor and what happened to jesus, did they just google bad things and then click i'm feeling lucky, first of all, people actually died at pearl harbor, no one died here. and secondly jesus was por ture-- tortured and nailed to the cross, that is way worse than what is happening to trump. even if trump was going to be put on the cross he would snefer carry it himself, he would probably put it on the back of a government cart it is not even close. so house republicans spent the wol day being drama queens about impeachment.

now, i come from the state where joe mccarthy came from. i met joe mccarthy twice when i was first getting into politics as a teenager. folks, you have made joe mccarthy look like a piker with what you've done with the electronic surveillance involved. it is something that has to be put a stop to now. it is something that has to be fessed up to now, whether it's you, mr. goldman, that authorized the matching and the publication or whether it was chairman schiff. i would have loved to put chairman schiff under oath so that he could be required to answer the same way you have, mr. golden, on how this all happened. but as one who has spent quite a bit of time curtailing the excesses of the patriot act which i authored with the freedom act which i also authored, you know, the surveillance state can get out of control. this is a major step in the surveillance state getting out of control in the hands of the congress and in the hands of a majority party that wants to influence political decisions relative to politicians, in this case, president d

they'll be forever remembered as the senator joe mccarthys of our time, so blinded by their hatred of president trump they abandoned american rights rfr due pro saensd fairness and just decency. reminiscent of joe mccarthy, they assaulted the constitution, took glee in secret hearings, blocked evidence and switched charges like rogue prosecutors. >> in order to arrive at their stalinistic conclusion, they spent the last staining in well rehearsed hearings where the charges, drawn up by their focus groups, democrats served as witnesses and democrat staff served adds jumg as judge and j >> a horrific act happened in the united states and it's one that president roosevelt said this is a day that will live in fainmy. today, december the 18th, 2019, is another date that will live anyone famy. >> tom nichols, i knew through my father and grandfather a lot of men who actually were at pearl harbor on december 7th, a lot of men who gave their lives in service to this country. >> yeah. >> that's just a comparing the impeachment of donald j. trump to pearl harbor is shocking. it's not as shockin

the pilgrims and we will get into that it goes through the revolution, the civil war, senator joe mccarthy, the jfk assassination. i just took a bunch of events in which alcohol seemed to have or did have a huge effect on what happened and went through them. starting in 1620, so it begins with the pilgrims. when henry david thoreau moved to walden pond in 1845 the last thing that he had in mind was writing a book about it. he didn't have anywhere else to live, he had moved in with the emerson's because emerson went to europe. so throw did but he did not think he was going to write about it, he thought he would write a book about a river trip he took with his brother. but hawthorne asked him to come give a talk at the concord athenaeum. theame and david talk about river trip. in the q&a, all anybody wanted to know was what it was like to live in a shack at walden pond. so i believe that q and a's are magic. [laughter] and i know that this one will not disappoint us. here you go. the pilgrims landed the mayflower at cape cod massachusetts on a cold november day in 1620 because they were runn

approved of joe mccarthy's witch hunt.t you should change your mind if the facts dictate it. you shouldn't just pick a team and decide that it doesn't matter what's being said, it matters who's saying it. that's not part of what we're supposed to be doing. >> karine jean-pierre, jump in on these numbers. i think the most frightening concept for democrats, when you look at the number of people who think the president did something wrong, but don't think he should be impeached for it, i think that's the impact of the "get over it" defense, which is, in my opinion, far more effective than many democrats or members of the media might think. like, oh, my gosh, how could that work? i think it can work. i think to an extent, that's what this white house has. and it's upon democrats, would you agree, on the trail and in congress to really clearly sharply, searingly point out the threat to our national security, that this quid pro quo poses for our country. and if they can't make that case, they could be in trouble. >> i think that

we had this back with joe mccarthy in the '40s, '50s, herst was an excellent practitioner of it. this decade, brian, we saw it rise up sort of -- not sort of, in a very organized way and align itself with an etiology and candidate and weaponize information in that way. look, i think all of this about the revolutionary impact of social media and technology is true. but here's the battle for us in the media. do we embrace it, which we have to, which we love, but do we hold on to legacy standards? >> we have to. >> well, not a lot of people are doing that. you cited the new outlets. not all of them hold on to them. that's one of the things that cheers me about this decade. major, the giant sort of brands in news, washington post, "new york times," cnn have found financial models in this decade that will keep them going. those are the people who will keep legacy values alive, but when you let social media drive your coverage totally. >> when you're covering what's trending. >> i'm working on a big piece. >> no, no, we've got to chase this because it's trending. that's the danger we h

joe mccarthy, the master of the smear campaign. roy cohn, mccarthy's acolyte and teacher of donald j. trump. >> by the way, the republicans not they're as guilty as mccarthy, i wouldn't say that about anybody, but point of order was mccarthy's favorite ta tactics. there was a point of order about that. great column today. >>> still ahead, if the white house has an impeachment defense strategy they're doing an excellent job of keeping it under wraps. they don't seem to be getting to the heart of the charge against the president. former white house chief of staff leon panetta joins us next to share his insights live, what's going on behind the scenes perhaps in the white house right now. you're watching "hardball." in house right now. you're watching "hardball. so we know how to cover almost anything. even a "three-ring fender bender." (clown 1) sorry about that... (clown 2) apologies. (clown 1) ...didn't mean it. (clown 3) whoops. (stilts) sorry! (clowns) we're sorry! (scary) hey, we're sorry! [man screams] [scary screams] (burke) q

. >> they'll be forever remembered as the senator joe mccarthy's of our time. >> possible just pilatere afforded to this president. >> father, forgive them for they know not what they do. >> joining us from the judiciary committee. having some perspective on it, now just a few hours, i guess, how do you feel about what happened today? >> it was surreal. it was painful to sit there and watch the republicans, some of whom i know quite well, mock, laugh, make comments that were completely ridiculous, you know. some of the comparisons that you just showed. and i think it was a great affront from their side. a great affront to what the frame hers in mind. from our side, i was so proud of our democratic party. i was proud of the people in tough districts who really had to think about how they were going to deal with this whole situation. but at the end of the day, they swore that oath to the constitution and they if he that they had what they needed to uphold that oath. >> you did not hear congressmen or women making the full throated defense of the president's character. saying it is conce

they'll be forever remembered as the senator joe mccarthys of our time. so blinded by their hatred of president trump they abandoned american rights of due process and fairness and just decency. reminiscent of joe mccarthy they assaulted the constitution, took secret hearings, blocked evidence and switched charges like rogue prosecutors. ultimately they chose abuse of power because they practice it so well. president trump committed no crime or impeachable offense. none. his legacy won't be stained. democrats' will. they'll look back at these days in shame because trump haters in congress like red haters of the past are willing to plunge america into darkness for raw political gain. this impeachment betrays the nation, the constitution, and the american people. i vote no. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california. mr. schiff: madam speaker, i recognize the gentleman from texas, mr. doggett, for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. tyranny rarely appears full born. it arise

reminiscent of joe mccarthy. >> while some of his colleagues flipped the script to accuse democrats ofuote, secret soviet style impeachment inquiry. you've got to choose. we well, republicans railed against what they called democrats hate of president trump. they also talked about rashida tla tlaib's rant. which is a good example of how it can haunt you. you don't beat hate with hate. but now the impeachment is done. passed by more votes than bill clinton in 1998. the next decade will likely begin in congress with a senate trial as democrats request witnesses. republicans are resisting. not typically what you do when you think testimony will exonerate your guy. >> democrats never produced a true piece of evidence. >> which by itself is not true. but the hypocrisy is what to watch here. lindsey graham was singing a different tune two dekz ago. >> please give us a chance to present our case. we need witnesses, ladies and gentlemen, to clarify who said what, who's being honest, who's not. and what really did happen. >> that seemed a reasonable request to mitch mcconnell at the >> it's cer

. >> folks, you have made joe mccarthy look like a piker with what you have done with the electronicurveillance involved. >> i came up here where we've had order and rules and i've seen nothing of the kind here today and it's outrageous that we're trying to remove a president with a kangaroo court like this. someone told so and so and there you have it. that's their effort to impeach the president of the united states, 11 months before an election. >> joined by a professor of princeton university. this is great character study opportunity. there's jordan looks like he sits at the job table at dinner. you recognize him as one of the bullies at school. gomert is a birther. he says obama was born over seas. he snuck in the country. he's a nut. and he's out there talking like he's in judgment of truth. >> it's true. what we saw was a display of bad faith. i know the politics of it all but it was bad faith. >> these characters, talking about them, who are they? >> this is what i'm trying to figure out, chris. maybe you can help me. i don't believe or maybe i should believe that all of the

little bit surprised by their misbehavior, but they are going to be doing points of order like joe mccarthy's coming. how do you fight with that crapola? >> oh, i think that the chairman is going to be very well prepared and very strong. he is not going to put up with the juvenile nonsense that you saw in the intel committee. and you know what, when you have members act like that, that is an act of desperation because they have nothing to challenge the report on the substance. >> well, congresswoman, while i have you, nothing stops those people behind the basket at an nba game from waving those crazy things around to screw up the guy doing the foul shot. these republicans will just say it shows they're desperate. now, they're just screwing up the foul shooter. they're skcrewing up the presentation of what nancy pelosi wants to be, solemn. how do you stop them? >> i think the chairman is going to stop them using the parliamentary power that he has. if they move to adjourn, we just vote them down until we continue. i think that we are very well prepared. we know what they're going to do. we c

and also, what comes to mind watching trump is, he is a demagogue like joe mccarthy but far more dangerous president of the united states. again going back to the republican party. there was mention made by someone on the air about a senator who took off mccarthy from the republican party. and a great senator who really challenged him and was the beginning of the end of mccarthy. we've seen nothing like that from republicans who understand, talk to us as report betters his lying, about the fact, they know that he has not defended the constitution. not most of these republicans we saw today because good number in the senate. a good number in the house to talk to us privately. this is extraordinary. >> john, tonight he was out at a rally. this was the longest rally speech of his presidency tonight. speaking as carl is saying, many republicans know that he's lying and they know that he did something wrong. i guess it's bothering him of i don't know why. it was the longest speech. what do you make of that? >> he's clearly troubled by this. and he is not used to being told what he can and canno

to accuse basically sam of being the latter day version of joe mccarthy was not a wise thing to say, and it was not it was not a prudent thing to say. bush was going to be depending on people like sam as an absolutely central partner and anything he was going to try to get done on national security issues for the next four years. including the handling of the confirmation of the person who was nominated to take the place of the tower. this is dan quayle making his political debut in a certain way. he was very mild-mannered and here he is making his debut in early 1989 in a hitman role. people have used to associate like agnew had done for nixon or gore would later do a little bit of this for clinton. it was not an attractive role for quayle and not an attractive role for bush to have quayle play. i think pat oliphant is basically calling him on it. >> whether one thinks that dan quayle was underrated, or for the first time tonight, overrated, this to me is a brilliant example of the caricatures. we have seen cartoon after cartoon where noses and chains chins and eyes were treated in

and so to accuse sam nunn of the latter day joe mccarthy was not a wise thing to say and not as george bush's caricature would say "it was not a prudent thing to say" because he would be relying on sam nunn as an essential partner to get anything done on the national security issues for the next four years, and including the confirmation of the person who was nominated to take the place of tower which turned out to be a guy named dick cheney from wyoming. as the secretary of defense. soer hoo, people noticed -- so, were noticing in 1989 that dan quayle was making his political view in a big way. he had been mild mannered and now making his debut in early 1989 in the hit-man role that agnew had done for nixon or gore would do a little bit of this for clinton. it was not an attractive role for quayle or attractive role for bush to have quayle play, and oliphant is basically calling him on it. >> whether one thinks that dan quayle is underrate ord to the first time tonight overrated. [ laughter ] this is a very good example of the caricaturist's art. so we have seen noses and chins and ey

sequential chapter and a drama and i think the way we've overcome it in the past, the way we defeated joe mccarthy and grew out of that was enough people decided, you know what? this is not who we want to be all the time. >> joe, i just covered alger hiss on my bingo card for the morning. >> here's something i found more fascinating. i don't know what type of bars jon meacham goes to in rocky top, and i know they call it -- you know where i'm going? he goes these three people walked into a bar and there's only one parachute. i mean -- >> mixing a couple jokes there. >> it's okay. >> mixing a couple jokes, but that bar is on one high cliff. batman begins or something. >> this is good stuff. this works really well out in the tapioca. >> beyond the bingo card, everything jim's talking about, everything jim jordan was talking about yesterday, it's so far afield from the evidence. and, again, the questions before congress about whether or not president trump abused his power and committed an impeachment offense, they are not in any way and they haven't from the beginning, we know that, addressing the e

joe mccarthy fell from power, richard nixon fell from power, and to know that there have been momentseople have finally said, that is enough is i think, the way to go. >> and also you, yes i agree, for you that there are people like gerald ford there to pick up here because before you, important and because of my -- and both of us are optimistic people, i think they are definitely out there. i mean, there is no question about that. >> absolutely. so we will read books and we will look at photographs. >> you should try the andrew jackson biography by tom meacham, for which he won a pulitzer prize we flurries. >> absolutely. we have learned so much tonight. david, john, thank you. thank you for letting us. >> thanks. that was good. thank you. nice job, thank you.,.. thank, you.?. pre-that six and the last time i have come to light this christmas tree in the nation's capital. my pair now, as it has been in each of these other december's who, work is for peace and reconciliation abroad, for justice and tranquility at home you. >> my name is kim mccarthy, i security here at washington hist

>> well, during the army mccarthy hearings in the 1950s when joe mccarthy was riding high with falsehoodency? so my winner of the week is representative jamie raskin for having the joseph welch moment, and here it is. >> common, get real, be serious. we know exactly what happened here. 17 witnesses. it is uncontra ikt ddicted and is no rival story, and no rooil st , rival story at all, and get back to the facts of what happened. the president of the united states shook down a foreign power to get involved in the election. >> and god bless him, because he combined passion, and reason and principle, and telling the republicans to stop engaging in this distraction and played over and over again. and that is what is going on here. >> and yes, that is speaker pelosi and something that is tough cookies. >> and so is my law school, if i may interject, because he is from my law school at the american university of law. >> and this is and elijah cummings school of law. and good for maryland to producing those tough people. >> and maryland again. they produced nancy pelosi and she could win every

. >> you have made joe mccarthy look like a piker with what you've done with the electronic surveillance involved. >> it's terrible. she has beautiful eyes and her hair smells like cinnamon. >> i don't know what we're yelling about. >> note to republicans. screaming is not a defense. it's also really unpleasant and unwatchable unless it's on anchor man. as our next guest writes in the face of such overwhelming evidence that their boss donald trump is guilty, house republicans impeachment strategy seems to be distract, deceived. i love talking with you, curt, because you know what the other side would do. >> yes. >> let me show you doing the thing. this is -- i'm sorry. i think it might be element six. this is them yelling during the impeachment hearings. take a listen. >> they don't like the president, they don't like the president's supporters and they dislike us so much they're willing to weize the government. now it's the impeachment power of congress going after 63 million people and the guy we put in the wous. >> my question is where's your crimes? >> there's no allegation of briber

she has stood, just passing american thing, churchill actually helped insert an anti-joe mccarthy note important -- in her coronation message in the early '50s if the was about the rule of law and the importance of, again, everything old is new again, the importance of following evidence. the importance of following the angelo-american tradition of jurisprudence wherever it might go. she's been a witness and both a maker and mirror of history. and some folks may hear this and think we're just getting all gooey because of netflix or whatever. but there is something fund mental and perennial in the human character that responds to familiar figures who try to represent a kind of continuity amid the inevitability of change. and i think that's what britain has given the word with elizabeth. >> i think russell kirk might describe her as a conservator, a guardian. >> right. >> in a remarkably fluid, t turmultuous age. we have moved from alcultural in the 18 hundreds to industrial, but her -- those -- great britain, united states, the world is still trying to endure the change brought about by

you made joe mccarthy look like the piper with what you have done with the electronic surveillance. that something has to be put a stopve to now. it has to be fessed up to now whether you mister goldman that authorized that obligation or chairman schiff. i would love to put chairman schiff under oath so he could be required to answer the same way you have mister golden and then to curtail the patriot act which i authored with the freedom act which i also and that the surveillance state can get out of control. this is a major step to get out of control in the hands of the congress and the majority party that wants to influence political decisions relative to politicians and in this case president trump that they don't like and they haven't liked him from the beginning of his term. they try to talk about impeachment since the beginning of his term. they thought the mueller report would be the smoking gun. ended up being a fiasco now they are working on this the violation of common sense the precedent that they have started to look at the way the chairman has conductedonns this hearing

they'll be forever remembered as the senator joe mccarthys of our time so blided by hatred of president joe mccarthy they assaulted the constitution, took glee in secret hearings blocked evidence and switched charges like rogue prosecutors and ultimately chose abuse of power because they practice it so well. president trump committed no crime or impeachable offense. none. his legacy won't be stained, democrats will. we'll look back at these days in shame because trump haters in congress like red haters of the past are willing to plunge america into darkness for raw political gain. this impeachment betrays the nation, the constitution, and the american people. i vote no. >> gentleman yields back. gentleman from california. >> madam speaker, i recognize the gentleman from texas, mr. daggett for one minute. >> gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> tyranny rarely appears full born. it arises, it encroaches as freedom ebbs. our nation's great founders sought to protect us from tyranny with a carefully crafted system of checks and balances but now along comes a president who said it is c

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former adviser to joe manchin, adam, deputy chief of staff to democrat harry reid, corey booker getting ready to join us live in a moment and then the house speaker and kevin mccarthy as well. buckle in. i need to get to you on some of this. senator mcconnell made clear he is not happy with the process. senator schumer is not happy with him and they're supposed to meet. the house speaker is withholding his articles for now. >> politics, isn't it shocking. we heard her ran no said she was impartial until she was going to vote to convict. >> she wants the president to mount a defense. >> if she does not vote to convict then i'm -- i think we know she will vote to convict. there's so much politics going on. nancy pelosi cannot demand anything from the senate in terms of process. she can try. this is a losing political hand for her. i mean there is -- >> doesn't mitch mcconnell not want a senate trial? doesn't it work in his favor? >> he's not going to be dictated by her. she doesn't get to make those dooigtss. kind of funny, house republicans made a lot of process arguments against house democrats and they didn't seem to care one lick about what republicans claimed or

after that, house republican kevin mccarthy response to the speaker's announcement. later, an interview with joe walsh. next, testimony from treasury secretary steven mnuchin on the u.s. economy and financial stability. currency,bout digital world bank lending, and the potential impact of climate change. >> the committee will come to order. without objection, the chair's authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. this hearing is entitled "promoting stability, reviewing the administration's deregulatory approach to financial stability." i want to -- stability." i want to inform all concerned that this meeting will end at 1:00 per the request of the p.m. secretary. i now recognize myself for four minutes to give an opening statement. so let me welcome back secretary mnuchen. today, we are here to discuss the trump administration's actions that have undermined and not promoted our nation's financial stability. as i have said many times before, i am very concerned about this administration's actions to eliminate important protections for consumers, investors and our economy. it app

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mccarthy last night. some of his immediate reaction predicting the reelection as the top 2020 dems praise the house for impeaching president trump. joe biden using it to raise money ahead of tonight's big debate. a lot of democrats on stage. dan henninger and good morning. "wall street journal" board today here is what you write. this impeachment folly very interesting piece as you get inside it. the resistance wins in the house. will it lose in 2020? make your case, dan. >> the case is that they haven't made a traditional case for impeachment as we note that there are no crimes that have been included in the articles. they dropped bribery and extortion and instead went with abuse of power and obstruction of congress. indeed, abuse of power as they cite in the house this 700 some page house reports notes that andrew johnson, when he was impeached, it was nominally over the tenure and office act. the democrats argue it was because they opposed johnson was not in favor of the south. political reasons. democrats are impeaching donald trump not committing a crime but they don't like the way he has conducted his presidency. >> bill: we've

joe biden. impeachment is tearing the country apart, i don't want to give it anymore credibility than it deserves. maria: joining us right now fox news contributor andrew mccarthy, the president wants a fair trial, we want to get hunter biden, adam schiff, all the people down there, the whistleblower and lindsey graham just said i'm going to end this as soon as possible to acquit president trump celebrate that. >> yeah, i think there's mix signals going on, the president has not been able to put his defense on in the house proceedings which have been really rigged, this has not been an investigation that has any due process, he's not participating in the house proceedings because the senate is the place where he can get a fair trial at the same time because they're attacking the lack of due process and the proceedings, one reaction you might get in the senate would be the whole thing that went on in the house is a farce, therefore it's not even serious, we don't have to give it a serious look, we don't have to give it a full-blown trial. i don't think democrats want a full-blunt trial in the senate. maria: i don't think they want joe biden and hunter biden to g