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think about that joe manchin, kyrsten sinema! josh hawley is the senator from missouri. he joins us now. thank you so much for joining us. just came out of the senate chamber. we are seeing reports today and i know it's the other side of the aisle but there are a number of democrats, joe manchin of west virginia, kyrsten sinema of arizona among them, who are considering a vote to acquit. do you think that is true, and if it is, what does it tell us? >> i think it's very possible, tucker, it tells her that they just do not have a case. i think we are watching here the questioning tonight, the democratic case just fall apart. i came from the floor, we are in recess here. adam schiff said on the floor that this is all about bribery, extortion. that's what's going on here. but the house did in charge bribery or extortion, they did not allege that in the articles of impeachment. we are wondering, why are we here exactly? they don't even know. i think the democrats are sensing that and i wouldn't be surprised if we picked up some votes. >> you are saying, the united
think about that joe manchin, kyrsten sinema! josh hawley is the senator from missouri. he joins us now. thank you so much for joining us. just came out of the senate chamber. we are seeing reports today and i know it's the other side of the aisle but there are a number of democrats, joe manchin of west virginia, kyrsten sinema of arizona among them, who are considering a vote to acquit. do you think that is true, and if it is, what does it tell us? >> i think it's very possible, tucker,...
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so think about that, joe manchin, kyrsten sinema. josh hawley is a senator from missouri, he joins us now. senator, thanks for joining us. i know you've just come out of the senate chambers. so we are seeing reports today and i know if the other side of the aisle, but i'd be interested in your perspective that there are a number of democrats, joe manchin west virginia, kyrsten sinema of arizona among them who are considering a vote to acquit. do you think that's true, and to be, if it is, what does it tell us? >> i think it's very possible, and i think what it tells was they just don't have a case. i think we are really watching here with the questioning tonight the democrats case just fall apart. i just came from the floor, we are in recess here. adam schiff just settlement for that this case is all aboute. bribery. it's about extortion, that's what's going on here. but the house didn't charge bribery or extortion. they didn't allege any of that in the articles of impeachment. it leaves you wondering why are we here? they don't even
so think about that, joe manchin, kyrsten sinema. josh hawley is a senator from missouri, he joins us now. senator, thanks for joining us. i know you've just come out of the senate chambers. so we are seeing reports today and i know if the other side of the aisle, but i'd be interested in your perspective that there are a number of democrats, joe manchin west virginia, kyrsten sinema of arizona among them who are considering a vote to acquit. do you think that's true, and to be, if it is, what...
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trio of democratic senators with a vote to acquit trump naming joe mansion of west virginia, kyrsten sinema of arizona and doug jones of alabama as undecided whether to vote to remove the president from office and agonizing over where to land. that is from politico. >> me will complete the question. over the next two days, their questions must be in writing and submitted to the chief justice. during the question. of the clinton trial, senators were thoughtful and brief with their questions and the managers and counsel versus synced in their answers. i hope we can follow both of these examples during this time
trio of democratic senators with a vote to acquit trump naming joe mansion of west virginia, kyrsten sinema of arizona and doug jones of alabama as undecided whether to vote to remove the president from office and agonizing over where to land. that is from politico. >> me will complete the question. over the next two days, their questions must be in writing and submitted to the chief justice. during the question. of the clinton trial, senators were thoughtful and brief with their...
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also doug jones and kyrsten sinema and other democrats in red states, some facing tough races.s there a question whether democrats may peel off on calling witnesses? >> democrats have been unified on the idea of calling witnesses in general. that's something chuck schumer locked up early in the process. we saw that through numerous votes early last week when we saw all those procedural votes late in the night. in terms of specific witnesses, it's an interesting development with senator manchin saying he's be open to calling hunter biden because a vast majority of the senate democratic caucus have said hunter biden is not relevant to this. neither is the vice president. they should not be called. they should not be considered in any sort of a witness swap. manchin may be the outlier here. he is also the one that's being the most closely watched for a potential acquittal of the president. a lot of democratic sources i've talked to feel doug jones, who is up for re-election in alabama, while he is up for election in a red state, he needs the democratic base to turn out for him if
also doug jones and kyrsten sinema and other democrats in red states, some facing tough races.s there a question whether democrats may peel off on calling witnesses? >> democrats have been unified on the idea of calling witnesses in general. that's something chuck schumer locked up early in the process. we saw that through numerous votes early last week when we saw all those procedural votes late in the night. in terms of specific witnesses, it's an interesting development with senator...
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politico naming senators joe manchin of west virginia, kyrsten sinema of arizona, and doug jones of alabama as democrats who remain undecided. president trump weighing in, tweeting quote there is much talk that certain democrats are going to be voting with republicans on the impeachment hoax. so that the senate can get back to the business of taking care of the american people. sorry, but cryin' chuck schumer will never let that happen!" dagen, i will go to you first. i hear juan williams quote to you on "the five" a lot when you're there that 51% of the americans want the president ask that's an old poll or out of date. real clear politics, 47% say yes, remove. 47.9 say no. there's one poll where it's 51. it's going in the president's direction. what does that mean for democrats? >> dagen: i think for all the senators, at the end of the day, they only need to step back and ask are we going to vote to remove a president nine months from an election? do we believe in the right to vote and allow the american people, the american citizens, to make that decision? that's the only question that a
politico naming senators joe manchin of west virginia, kyrsten sinema of arizona, and doug jones of alabama as democrats who remain undecided. president trump weighing in, tweeting quote there is much talk that certain democrats are going to be voting with republicans on the impeachment hoax. so that the senate can get back to the business of taking care of the american people. sorry, but cryin' chuck schumer will never let that happen!" dagen, i will go to you first. i hear juan williams...
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joe manchin of west virginia, kyrsten sinema of arizona and doug jones of alabama all wrestling with whether to acquit trump on one or both counts. also msnbc reporting chairman nadler says house impeachment managers may call for former white house chief of staff john kelly to testify. you also have meet the press nbc's reporting can republicans are watching to see who will vote in favor of witnesses in impeachment trial quote no one wants to be the 51st vote. earlier this morning on the "washington journal" we spoke with senator marsha blackburn of republican of tennessee. here's what she had to say about calling witnesses. >> oh, i think we will have the votes so that we do not call witnesses. we do not need additional witnesses. that is what this is. i think it's important to note that the house had 17 witnesses. there is testimony from 16 of those. we have heard from 12 of those witnesses. this would be a call for additional witnesses, and as professor dershowitz said, this is something that would change the way impeachment has historically worked in our nation. it is the house's
joe manchin of west virginia, kyrsten sinema of arizona and doug jones of alabama all wrestling with whether to acquit trump on one or both counts. also msnbc reporting chairman nadler says house impeachment managers may call for former white house chief of staff john kelly to testify. you also have meet the press nbc's reporting can republicans are watching to see who will vote in favor of witnesses in impeachment trial quote no one wants to be the 51st vote. earlier this morning on the...
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and look for democrats like joe manchin and doug jones and kyrsten sinema.his road, they could be votes to acquit, as well. we'll see. >> ed: bret, we appreciate your insight as always. catch bret and martha maccallum 12:30 p.m. eastern as we get ready for a special coverage again. thank you, bret. >> sandra: fox news alert on that plane we are monitoring dust touching down california after laying over in anchorage. profit centers on board, 201, mostly u.s. to pull out a family members pay they receive screenings there before flying into california and touching down back here at e united states. they originated in china, at the epicenter of the coronavirus. so they were evacuated, they have been trying to get home now for the last 48 hours or so. they have not gotten off the plane just yet, but these are live images from the military base in california. we are going to keep an eye on the plane and look for those passengers to come off. we are told they may have to be isolated for 2-14 days. what is next for them? more as we get it. we'll be right back. rans.
and look for democrats like joe manchin and doug jones and kyrsten sinema.his road, they could be votes to acquit, as well. we'll see. >> ed: bret, we appreciate your insight as always. catch bret and martha maccallum 12:30 p.m. eastern as we get ready for a special coverage again. thank you, bret. >> sandra: fox news alert on that plane we are monitoring dust touching down california after laying over in anchorage. profit centers on board, 201, mostly u.s. to pull out a family...
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and then this will, will democratic senator kyrsten sinema really vote to acquit trump? there will be some democrats to go with republicans to acquit the president. also attention senators like doug jones of alabama up for reelection. let's go to pennsylvania. good afternoon. should there be witnesses? >> caller: thank you for taking my call. i think that there should be witnesses and i'm republican. i think that mr. schiff has been truthful with all along. i think that if they want john bolton to be called i think we should be able to call joe biden, hunter biden. we should be able to call adam schiff and we should be able to call -- i think if you're going to involve witnesses, whether they are first and second hand or whatever hand they are, you have to involve all of them. you can't just say well, we want these because they're convenient or we don't want those because they're not convenient. you should open up the gamut to everybody. in all honesty i think the democrats saying they want witnesses is more of a delay. they are trying to hold this trial over intel elect
and then this will, will democratic senator kyrsten sinema really vote to acquit trump? there will be some democrats to go with republicans to acquit the president. also attention senators like doug jones of alabama up for reelection. let's go to pennsylvania. good afternoon. should there be witnesses? >> caller: thank you for taking my call. i think that there should be witnesses and i'm republican. i think that mr. schiff has been truthful with all along. i think that if they want john...
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tennessee,nder in mitt romney, kyrsten sinema, the senator from alaska -- lisa murkowski, susan collinswd joe manchin from west virginia. those are the ones that may flip back and forth. most have said how they will vote already. add doug jonest to that list. it is not a given that he will vote to convict and remove. i would add senator ted cruz on the right. he has stated he would be willing to consider witnesses if appropriate. david: as a practical matter, when will this be over, ryan? ryan: i would give it a few weeks. it is hard to say, especially if witnesses come forward. ,t hunter biden is on the stage politically, this will go on for a long time. david: al mottur, how does this play for the democrats politically in november? is it going to be a factor in the election? of the reasons speaker pelosi he was reluctant to move in this direction is she was not certain it helps the democrats in the general election. she ultimately moved to this because she felt she had no choice, both on the caucus and the substance of the allegations. i don't believe it will necessarily help or hurt
tennessee,nder in mitt romney, kyrsten sinema, the senator from alaska -- lisa murkowski, susan collinswd joe manchin from west virginia. those are the ones that may flip back and forth. most have said how they will vote already. add doug jonest to that list. it is not a given that he will vote to convict and remove. i would add senator ted cruz on the right. he has stated he would be willing to consider witnesses if appropriate. david: as a practical matter, when will this be over, ryan? ryan:...
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a wild card we put her name up there kyrsten sinema from arizona. >> just elected. >> she is somebody in her past the past five years or so a liberal record moving to the middle, the middle of where the arizona electorate is and somebody who might be a bit of a wild card on these key votes. >> congresswoman, what do you see democrats doing? >> i think largely democrats will stick to the program when it comes to calling witnesses. i think down the line obviously we're not talking about a question of votes to get removal of the president. i'm starting to look at some republicans, like lamar alexander, mitt romney, maybe even richard burr on the question of calling witnesses and lisa murkowski. i think there can be a collection of four other republicans, not the vulnerable republicans we've talked about in terms of their elections. >> at the end of the day, does it matter what any of us think or is it all about these senators' constituents. we can say all day can you believe how lindsey graham is siding with the president. we're not down in south carolina where the president is hugely po
a wild card we put her name up there kyrsten sinema from arizona. >> just elected. >> she is somebody in her past the past five years or so a liberal record moving to the middle, the middle of where the arizona electorate is and somebody who might be a bit of a wild card on these key votes. >> congresswoman, what do you see democrats doing? >> i think largely democrats will stick to the program when it comes to calling witnesses. i think down the line obviously we're not...
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. >> the question from kyrsten sinema. it prohibits any u.s. citizen without the authority of the united states, and communicating with any foreign government, with the intent to influence that governments conduct, in relation to any controversy with the united states. with the president assure the american public that private citizens will not be directed to conduct american foreign policy or national security policy unless they have been specifically and formally designated by the president and the state department to do so. >> mr. chief justice, senators inc. you for the question. let me answer in several part. the first is that of on a clear, there was no conduct of foreign policy and carried on here by a private person. the testimony was clear from ambassador volker and i'm assuming the ravens would be to mr. giuliani, the president's private counsel. ambassador volker was clear, that he understood the mr. giuliani just to be a source of information for the president. and someone who knew about ukraine, and someone who spoke to the preside
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there have been questions about joe manchin, kyrsten sinema and doug jones from alabama.earing on that, and what does it mean if the president ends up with some democratic votes? >> i think if the president ends up with democrats supporting his acquittal then you'll see the same victory lap there was in the house when you had two democrats voting with the president on certain -- one democrat on both articles of impeachment but other democrats saying they also didn't think the impeachment charges stuck. i think if the president gets to say it was a bipartisan acquittal and it was not bipartisan on the other side to vote to convict him at the end of the line that, for him, is going to be something he takes straight to the campaign trail. it's obvious the senators we're looking at who are -- people who are asking questions about, they are representing states where there are a lot of trump supporters and they can't, for their own political futures, afford to take a step here that directly counters what their electorate believes should happen. it's a mixed election in those st
there have been questions about joe manchin, kyrsten sinema and doug jones from alabama.earing on that, and what does it mean if the president ends up with some democratic votes? >> i think if the president ends up with democrats supporting his acquittal then you'll see the same victory lap there was in the house when you had two democrats voting with the president on certain -- one democrat on both articles of impeachment but other democrats saying they also didn't think the impeachment...
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. >> jones, mansion, kyrsten sinema could be squishy on some aspects of this. >> laura: should the senate voted to hear witnesses, at least one democrat, joe manchin, may be shifting away from his party. >> is hunter biden a relevant witness? >> i think so, i really do. >> would you vote to call hunter biden as a witness? >> if whatever rules it as pertinent, absolutely. >> if the democrats call witnesses, should republicans have a right to call also? >> laura: face with a bipartisan acquittal of trump, democrats and the media are resorting to desperate 11th hour she hour shenanigans, here is the latest fake news from cnn's jake tapper. >> the white house is issued a formal threat to ambassador bolton and his associates trying to keep them from publishing the book. >> laura: oh jake, the formal threat is in reality a routine letter from an nsc lawyer that was sent over a week ago in which he wrote the nsc wants to "work with you" to ensure his ability to tell his story without disclosing classified information. is that really so threatening? there is this tiny detail, the letter was sent
. >> jones, mansion, kyrsten sinema could be squishy on some aspects of this. >> laura: should the senate voted to hear witnesses, at least one democrat, joe manchin, may be shifting away from his party. >> is hunter biden a relevant witness? >> i think so, i really do. >> would you vote to call hunter biden as a witness? >> if whatever rules it as pertinent, absolutely. >> if the democrats call witnesses, should republicans have a right to call also?...
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additional witnesses, but we are also watching certain democratic senators like doug jones of alabama, kyrsten sinemaces because of impeachment and other things and will have to really balance this carefully. >> alexa, thank you. you can sign up for that newsletter by going to signup.axios.com. >> that does it for us on this wednesday morning. i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside ayman mohyeldin. "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ >>> first of all, could i have a round of applause? >> please clap. >> you have to clap for this. >> it's when you guys are supposed to cheer, okay? all right. >> so can i look to you to spread that sense of hope to those that you know? come on. >> no, he is not going in that category. he is too adorable. >> by the way, i think that is a good category to be in, having fun with the crowd. >> former mayor pete buttigieg yesterday in iowa adding to our list of great moments in political persuasion. good morning and welcome to "morning joe," it is wednesday, january 22nd. along with joe, willie and me we have msnbc contributor mike barnicle, former aide to the george w. bush white h
additional witnesses, but we are also watching certain democratic senators like doug jones of alabama, kyrsten sinemaces because of impeachment and other things and will have to really balance this carefully. >> alexa, thank you. you can sign up for that newsletter by going to signup.axios.com. >> that does it for us on this wednesday morning. i'm yasmin vossoughian alongside ayman mohyeldin. "morning joe" starts right now. ♪ >>> first of all, could i have a...
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split their votes or find some way to send a message, including joe manchin from west virginia, kyrsten sinemam arizona and other senators as well. keep in mind what is going forward to happen in the next 10 days. you will have in addition to the iowa vote, you will probably have this wrap up next week. you will have a vote that will be probably bipartisan against removing the president. you will have the president then give a state of the union address. i think that is all going to create a lot of momentum going into 2020 in ways that we don't fully understand yet, what it is going to do to the situation but it will have a big impact. chris: let me bring in, i have a minute left, congresswoman harman. even if they don't remove president trump, this does have an impact. there are 30, whatever, 33, 35 senators up for re-election. do you think that is perhaps on chuck schumer's mind? you know, maybe if i play this right i can move up from senate minority leader to senate majority leader? >> no question that is on his mind. i also think mitch mcconnell is in tough shape or somewhat tough shape in
split their votes or find some way to send a message, including joe manchin from west virginia, kyrsten sinemam arizona and other senators as well. keep in mind what is going forward to happen in the next 10 days. you will have in addition to the iowa vote, you will probably have this wrap up next week. you will have a vote that will be probably bipartisan against removing the president. you will have the president then give a state of the union address. i think that is all going to create a...
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we don't know what kyrsten sinema of arizona is thinking, doug jones, we don't know.ely do you think it is, senator, that multiple democrats may vote to acquit the president? >> i just don't know. and i, as i said earlier, i respect them. and even this whip which is supposed to be -- not just the vote counter but the persuader, when it comes to an issue of this magnitude and one of this historic importance, it's up to the conscience of each i hope as joe manchin mentioned, he thinks this through carefully and i believe he will. >> senator durbin, it is an important day. three days before the iowa caucuses as well. we'll see if this has an impact there. thank you very, very much for your time. >> good to be with you, poppy. >> jim? >> real sense of resignation there. let's bring in rachel bay, cnn political analyst and congressional reporter for the washington post. rachel, is there any serious expectation among democrats that the chief justice breaks a tie here to call witnesss? >> yeah, you see there, they're very much divided on this. the constitution is silent abou
we don't know what kyrsten sinema of arizona is thinking, doug jones, we don't know.ely do you think it is, senator, that multiple democrats may vote to acquit the president? >> i just don't know. and i, as i said earlier, i respect them. and even this whip which is supposed to be -- not just the vote counter but the persuader, when it comes to an issue of this magnitude and one of this historic importance, it's up to the conscience of each i hope as joe manchin mentioned, he thinks this...
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but democrats have to keep in mind, let's say we turn on kyrsten sinema, what democrat are we going torizona instead of her? mark kelly is doing quite well now against martha mcsally. >> martha: a quick thought on how this vote goes friday. >> i think both parties are starting to come to terms with what it would mean to call witnesses and how much longer that would drink things out. with it being a foregone conclusion, i would not be surprised if mitch mcconnell can get the votes to end everything. republicans in the senate being who they are, you never know which way they will go. >> i bet my bottom dollar we would not see witnesses. >> martha: thank you. mollie hemingwamollie and richae you. that is "the story." you back here tomorrow night at 7:00. we will leave you with the last few thoughts from president trump. tucker is on the other side. >> president trump: this powerful border wall is going up at record speed. we just reached over 100 miles of wall. by next year, we will be over 400 miles and shortly thereafter it will be complete. ♪ >> tucker: a good evening and welcome to "t
but democrats have to keep in mind, let's say we turn on kyrsten sinema, what democrat are we going torizona instead of her? mark kelly is doing quite well now against martha mcsally. >> martha: a quick thought on how this vote goes friday. >> i think both parties are starting to come to terms with what it would mean to call witnesses and how much longer that would drink things out. with it being a foregone conclusion, i would not be surprised if mitch mcconnell can get the votes to...
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split their votes or find some way to send a message, including joe manchin from west virginia, kyrsten sinemaona and a number of other senators as well. i also think we do need to keep this in mind sort of going forward what's going to happen in the next ten days. you're going to have in addition to that i will vote, you're probably going to have this wrap up within the next week. you're going to have a vote probably going to be bipartisan, against removing the president, and you're going to have the president then give a state of the union address. i think that into 2020 in ways that we don't fully understand yet what it's going to do to the situation but it's going to have a big impact. >> chris: i've got about a minute left, congresswoman harman. even if they don't remove president trump, this does have an impact. there are 30 whatever -- 33, 35 senators up for reelection. do you think that is perhaps on chuck schumer's mind? maybe if i play this right i can move up from senate minority leader to senate majority lead leader? >> there's no question that that's on his mind. i also think that
split their votes or find some way to send a message, including joe manchin from west virginia, kyrsten sinemaona and a number of other senators as well. i also think we do need to keep this in mind sort of going forward what's going to happen in the next ten days. you're going to have in addition to that i will vote, you're probably going to have this wrap up within the next week. you're going to have a vote probably going to be bipartisan, against removing the president, and you're going to...
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i think kyrsten sinema probably not on the witnesses, certainly on the issue of acquittal or conviction, i think sinema asked a great question last night and knowing her the way i do i would be surprised if you are not generally undecided on the verdict but not on witnesses. >> martha: do you think we'll see some democratic senators vote to acquit? >> for sure you'll see one from alabama if he wants to be called senator again, he'll be called called to acquit, joe manchin. sinema is her own person and she's not afraid of anyone and she is going about her conscience and doesn't matter what anybody else thinks and that's part of why i like and respect her so much. i have not talked to her about it. i do not think you'll lose any any republicans. you may pick up collin manchin n alabama. >> martha: good to see you. so the senators are about to resume the q&a session. there is any and indiana senator mike braun. we'll take you in life. most republicans are confident democrats will come out on the losing side of the impeachment battle, rahm emanuel says, not so fast. there is a bigger plan t
i think kyrsten sinema probably not on the witnesses, certainly on the issue of acquittal or conviction, i think sinema asked a great question last night and knowing her the way i do i would be surprised if you are not generally undecided on the verdict but not on witnesses. >> martha: do you think we'll see some democratic senators vote to acquit? >> for sure you'll see one from alabama if he wants to be called senator again, he'll be called called to acquit, joe manchin. sinema is...
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you also have moderate democrats like senator's kyrsten sinema of arizona, doug jones of alabama, atest virginia's joe manchin. who is could add an extra layer of protection for the majority. >> i am a proud west virginia democrat, but i'm i'm a proud american, and i'm not going to make a decision. i want my president to succeed and do well. i want him to live within the law and not above the law. >> it's a matter of law. doesn't matter if there was a quid pro quo? >> there appears to be little appetite for more witnesses, at least among republicans, senators from both sides of the aisle still plenty eager to question house managers and the president's lawyers today. the beginning of two days and 16 hours of queries, and a head of a crucial vote on witnesses and perhaps even more likely to come friday. shannon, if -- and it is a very big if -- there are n democrats that join voting out to have more witnesses and to acquit the president cannot be a boon for the white house because you might recall, they were pointing to the bipartisan nature of the opposition to the impeachment in the
you also have moderate democrats like senator's kyrsten sinema of arizona, doug jones of alabama, atest virginia's joe manchin. who is could add an extra layer of protection for the majority. >> i am a proud west virginia democrat, but i'm i'm a proud american, and i'm not going to make a decision. i want my president to succeed and do well. i want him to live within the law and not above the law. >> it's a matter of law. doesn't matter if there was a quid pro quo? >> there...
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have senator kyrsten sinema, who pedro brought up a few minutes ago.he will be on the ballot in another 2.5 years, a new senator who is trying to cut a moderate cloth. then you have doug jones, who i am watching. he is a democrat for reelection in alabama, and all of them have kept cards close to their vest. we could see a bipartisan acquittal rather than republicans going to the other side of vote for democrats. the: zach cohen covers senate for "national journal." thank you for the up date. text, to send in your thoughts on this friday morning, 202-748-8003. this one says "trump obviously committed bribery -- bribery so the house should have named it. they should have hired the national constitution center. council toe national should center to counteract what dershowitz had to say." mcconnelland mitch will assure the acquittal of president trump." "any blame lies squarely on the shoulders of the house. if you are going to impeach a president you do it right, you do not corners and bring a weak case and then blame the senate." we will go to new york
have senator kyrsten sinema, who pedro brought up a few minutes ago.he will be on the ballot in another 2.5 years, a new senator who is trying to cut a moderate cloth. then you have doug jones, who i am watching. he is a democrat for reelection in alabama, and all of them have kept cards close to their vest. we could see a bipartisan acquittal rather than republicans going to the other side of vote for democrats. the: zach cohen covers senate for "national journal." thank you for the...
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kyrsten sinema, from my home state of arizona, is really on the fence about this. now we're talking about possible witnesses next week which would include hunter biden and joe biden which i think is horrible for democrats and horrible for his campaign. so -- >> i think it's horrible for the republicans because the bottom line is you can -- i said this yesterday, i'm going to say it every day. you have an issue with what joe biden may or may not have done, you have an issue with what hunter did, then bring a trial together. put it all together. but you cannot tag it onto this -- >> they might be hauled out though. >> where a president, a sitting president is accused of asking another president from another country to get the dirt on someone. unless they were in the room, them coming there makes no sense. and why -- [ applause ] why is it? this is -- i don't understand. i want to get to the bottom of all of this. i want to get to the bottom of all of it. but when people start blocking the way folks are blocking, when they're going like this all over the place, i star
kyrsten sinema, from my home state of arizona, is really on the fence about this. now we're talking about possible witnesses next week which would include hunter biden and joe biden which i think is horrible for democrats and horrible for his campaign. so -- >> i think it's horrible for the republicans because the bottom line is you can -- i said this yesterday, i'm going to say it every day. you have an issue with what joe biden may or may not have done, you have an issue with what...
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that's joe manchin west virginia, kyrsten sinema of arizona, doug jones of alabama.would happen that would mean that in the final vote on all of this, the president would get, perhaps the first real bipartisan support, brian, ainsley, steve. steve: that's right, griff. they could still all those three democrats could still vote for witnesses but then at the end vote to acquit him. brian: right. steve: she thorough thank you for joining us live from statuary hall. brian: bring in doug collins republican out of georgia ranking member of the house judiciary committee. a member of president trump's impeachment defense team. the way i understand it according to the hill mitch mcconnell doesn't have the votes the word is yet. it's not as if he doesn't potentially have the vote to avoid witnesses. it is just that he hasn't gotten the commitment yet. is that how you understand it. >> that would be the way i would see it, brian. let me be clear and succinct. the probable they are having is clear and succinct the democrats didn't make their case. they have shown how flimsy the
that's joe manchin west virginia, kyrsten sinema of arizona, doug jones of alabama.would happen that would mean that in the final vote on all of this, the president would get, perhaps the first real bipartisan support, brian, ainsley, steve. steve: that's right, griff. they could still all those three democrats could still vote for witnesses but then at the end vote to acquit him. brian: right. steve: she thorough thank you for joining us live from statuary hall. brian: bring in doug collins...
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. >> the question from kyrsten sinema. it prohibits any u.s. citizen without the authority of the united states, and communicating with any foreign government, with the intent to influence that governments conduct, in relation to any controversy with the united states. with the president assure the american public that private citizens will not be directed to conduct american foreign policy or national security policy unless they have been specifically and formally designated by the president and the state department to do so. >> mr. chief justice, senators inc. you for the question. let me answer in several part. the first is that of on a clear, there was no conduct of foreign policy and carried on here by a private person. the testimony was clear from ambassador volker and i'm assuming the ravens would be to mr. giuliani, the president's private counsel. ambassador volker was clear, that he understood the mr. giuliani just to be a source of information for the president. and someone who knew about ukraine, and someone who spoke to the preside
. >> the question from kyrsten sinema. it prohibits any u.s. citizen without the authority of the united states, and communicating with any foreign government, with the intent to influence that governments conduct, in relation to any controversy with the united states. with the president assure the american public that private citizens will not be directed to conduct american foreign policy or national security policy unless they have been specifically and formally designated by the...
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i thought along doug jones of alabama, kyrsten sinema of arizona and joe manchin of west virginia weretal on the democratic side. i don't think that is out of the question. what is out of the question that they would not support the vote on witnesses. senator manchin is pointing out, hunting very hard for that fourth republican to open up the process. neil: it looks like they could have that. you're far closer to this than i am, what is your sense? on the witness votes from republicans? >> well, i think that you hear party leaders making it clear they're under incredible pressure from the white house. the white house is threatening a court battle. they're saying if you look into one witness we'll have five. it will go on and on. it will go into the spring, but i think that, i mean i agree with the "wall street journal" editorial. i think that this, this process of raising to friday without witnesses, neil, as i said before, in conversation with i think it is going to really do political harm to republicans. even though the outcome is determined, the process should be fair. they should
i thought along doug jones of alabama, kyrsten sinema of arizona and joe manchin of west virginia weretal on the democratic side. i don't think that is out of the question. what is out of the question that they would not support the vote on witnesses. senator manchin is pointing out, hunting very hard for that fourth republican to open up the process. neil: it looks like they could have that. you're far closer to this than i am, what is your sense? on the witness votes from republicans?...
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arizona, you can say what we need to fix is we have to get more of those voters who voted for kyrsten sinemathere were ay that lot of people in arizona who voted for president trump in 2016. they did not show up in 2018. there are coming back in 2020. in 2020.re coming back it seemed to me that mom mover -- maneuver was oriented toward locking down a section of the electorate that is going to come roaring back this upcoming fall. i thought it was an interesting point. -- in somedynamic is ways, it reminds me of 2012. we were active in 2012. we came up short just about everywhere, but what the obama campaign decided was there were not enough voters in the middle for him to win. what they decided to do was focus on driving turn and getting people engaged at their various bases. they did it successfully and that was a big reason why he won. you can see in this polarized environment that may end up being the verdict for a lot of people across the spectrum. the people in the middle are always going to be in the middle. i may not get them. i need to turn out my base and get them enthusiastic. it s
arizona, you can say what we need to fix is we have to get more of those voters who voted for kyrsten sinemathere were ay that lot of people in arizona who voted for president trump in 2016. they did not show up in 2018. there are coming back in 2020. in 2020.re coming back it seemed to me that mom mover -- maneuver was oriented toward locking down a section of the electorate that is going to come roaring back this upcoming fall. i thought it was an interesting point. -- in somedynamic is ways,...
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there's also kyrsten sinema and arizona, keeping her cards very close to the vest. that was your keeping your eyes on. >> the reality is there's no indication yet that any of those people are not on the democrats teen. i think this is a terrific example of jiu-jitsu in politics. the big pressure today is on republicans. which republicans, beginning with susan collins and that small gang of people who may vote on the resolution to allow witnesses, are willing to buck the president? are willing to be profiles in courage, to use the vice president's language? but here's the vice president saying, "we will from this differently. what about you democrats willing to stand up to your party?" and said having the conversation solely be pressure on republicans. >> it looks like pressure on republicans at the national level, but at the more local late local, the senators who are talking about are feeling pressure from their constituents. they are reading this piece, the senators will read it, and they will think local. not this national conversation. >> bill: here's what i fin
there's also kyrsten sinema and arizona, keeping her cards very close to the vest. that was your keeping your eyes on. >> the reality is there's no indication yet that any of those people are not on the democrats teen. i think this is a terrific example of jiu-jitsu in politics. the big pressure today is on republicans. which republicans, beginning with susan collins and that small gang of people who may vote on the resolution to allow witnesses, are willing to buck the president? are...
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to the moderate senators he focuses on in that story, joe mansion of west virginia, kyrsten sinema, jugug jones, if you want to read more of that story in politico, that story up late yesterday. back to this question of witnesses, you may have heard reference in several of the press events yesterday about the latest polling on witnesses. this is from quinnipiac university cited quite a bit yesterday, their pole in the field within the past week noting registered voters say on a margin of 75%-20% that witnesses should be allowed to testify in the impeachment trial . support for witness testimony includes 49% of republicans, 95% of democrats and 75% of independents. qu.edu if you want to check out that polling. a couple tweets from members of the senate for and against witnesses. chuck schumer very much against -- four witnesses. americans want fair trials, not a cover-up. all we need is 4 republican senators to ensure john bolton, mick mulvaney, and others with direct knowledge of the president's actions testify and this from kelly loeffler, the newest member of the senate from georgia a
to the moderate senators he focuses on in that story, joe mansion of west virginia, kyrsten sinema, jugug jones, if you want to read more of that story in politico, that story up late yesterday. back to this question of witnesses, you may have heard reference in several of the press events yesterday about the latest polling on witnesses. this is from quinnipiac university cited quite a bit yesterday, their pole in the field within the past week noting registered voters say on a margin of...