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democratic senator richard blumenthal. so you're in there, and you know, as you look around the room, that some of your brothers and a few of your sisters on the right are really not family to you anymore. they're not paying attention, senator. they don't give a damn. they have made up their mind of what to do here, and it's all about expediency, even though they know you got lucky, all of you walking out there that day. what do you say? >> chris, we were lucky beyond words. we were fortunate to be 58 feet from that mob instead of in their grip. and there were so many close calls. senator romney and senator toomey almost walking into the grip of the mob. and what i say to my republican colleagues is let's revive the spirit of that moment when we were in a safe place after five hours and we resolved, we were unanimous in our enthusiasm in going back and continuing the vote. but my heart was in my throat as i watched many of these absolutely profoundly shaking videos of the capitol police defending us, even as the president

>>spare us the hypocrisy in faults indignation democratic senator richard blumenthal says there's no comparison when democrats urge their supporters to fight it didn't end with violence and death i think it is. >>plainly a distraction from donald inviting the mob to watch it was armed trump's defense rested their case in roughly 3 hours our country needs to get back to work. >>now earlier tonight, senators wrapped the question portion of the impeachment trial and tomorrow we are expecting closing arguments and possibly a final vote from the senate on whether they will impeach the former president. >>so is there any chance for the enough republican senators are going to vote to convict the former president. >>well democrats would need 17 republicans to join them in order to convict former president trump and you know just based on the reactions that we've heard so far from those republican senators. it seems highly unlikely. >>aleksandra thank you so much for updating us on today's events in washington. >>so we have been following the story all weekend. the trial has brought up a lot

>>no tolerance for delight no patients democrats like connecticut senator richard blumenthal are urging their senate colleagues to move quick on covid relief bill is very bipartisan because it will include a lot of republican priorities virginia senator tim kaine says there is common ground between senate democrats and the gang of 10 republican senators that met with president joe biden monday night. >>but the president is to be for his response to a counter proposal indiana republican senator todd young says the 1.9 trillion dollar price tag on the president's plan is too big considering the last relief package was passed in december. >>much of which has not been spending much of the cares act from early last year has not even been distributed one of the differences between the 2 plans is republicans want to offer $1000 checks to low income americans whereas president biden wants to deliver $1400 checks to the same citizens included in the last round. now senate democrats said they believe they can get a deal done within the next couple of weeks in washington were shot hudson back to y

>>i have no tolerance for delight no patients democrats like connecticut senator richard blumenthal are urging their senate colleagues to move quick on covid relief bill is very bipartisan because it will include a lot of republican priorities virginia senator tim kaine says there is common ground between senate democrats and the gang of 10 republican senators that met with president joe biden monday night. >>but the president is to be for his response to a counter proposal indiana republican senator todd young says the 1.9 trillion dollar price tag on the president's plan is too big considering the last relief package was passed in december. >>much of which has not been spending much of the cares act from early last year has not even been distributed one of the differences between the 2 plans is republicans want to offer $1000 checks to low income americans whereas president biden wants to deliver $1400 checks to the same citizens included in the last round. now senate democrats say they're confident they can get a deal done within the next couple of weeks in washington are shot hudson

>>spare us the hypocrisy in faults indignation democratic senator richard blumenthal says there's no comparison when democrats urge their supporters to fight it didn't end with violence and death i think it is. >>a distraction from donald inviting the mob to watch it was armed trump's defense rested their case in roughly 3 hours our country needs to get back to work. >>earlier tonight, senators wrapped up the question portion of the impeachment trial. tomorrow we're expecting closing arguments and possibly a final vote on whether the senate will convict the former president live in washington alexandra le mon. >>officer goodman is in the chamber tonight. officer goodman. thank you. >>this was a scene from earlier today as the senate voted to give the congressional gold medal to eugene goodman, the capitol police officer who'd led a violent mob away from the senate doors on january 6 as they hunted for lawmakers during the presidential electoral count. senate majority leader chuck schumer called the vote at the end of today's impeachment proceedings noting that goodman's foresight in

>>i have no tolerance for delight no patients democrats like connecticut senator richard blumenthal are urging their senate colleagues to move quick on covid relief bill is very bipartisan because it will include a lot of republican priorities virginia senator tim kaine says there is common ground between senate democrats and the gang of 10 republican senators that met with president joe biden monday night. >>but the president is to be for his response to a counter proposal indiana republican senator todd young says the 1.9 trillionll

house majority leader steny hoyer, senator richard blumenthal and congressman hakeem jeffries are hereh a preview. >>> president biden is pushing ahead with his covid relief bill. we'll talk specifics with senator tina smith and congresswoman sheila jackson lee. and tampa, florida, mayor jane casser will be here to talk about a super bowl sunday like no other. i'm jonathan capehart, and this is "the sunday show." >>> on tuesday, the crime scene becomes the courtroom as the targets of the insurrectionists, some with emotional wounds still raw, decide donald trump's fate in his second senate impeachment trial. not only did trump's endless misinformation campaign spark the deadly insurrection, but "the washington post" found that it's also cost taxpayers, you and me, more than $500 million in security, legal fees, property damage and more. on friday, one of trump's two lawyers revealed on fox news that they plan to blame the insurrection on who else, but black lives matter protests which, i should remind you, an independent analysis found were 93% peaceful. and, according to the fbi, some

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night coming out of the united states senate, we're joined now by another sitting senator, richard blumenthaland richard belcher who worked for president obama. senator, i explained to viewers the news coming out of the body, that you moved forward with this power. what else was important do you any in the presentation today inside the chamber? >> my heart was in my throat as i watched that video. and it highlighted for me not only the continuing threat of domestic terrorism, that last line from one of the mob terrorists stormed the state capitol, but also the 77 days of donald trump's campaign to overthrow a lawful election and retain power for himself. this kind of mob insurrection was indeed the founders' worst nightmare. as one of the managers put it, donald trump probably doesn't know much about the framers, but they knew a lot about him. he was their worst nightmare because of the danger to our democracy. and the other point that i think came across today as i entered the capitol, i saw the barbed wire, the curbs, the increased presence of our capitol police. we've become almost an arme

>>spare us the hypocrisy in false indignation democratic senator richard blumenthal says there's no comparison when democrats urge their supporters to fight it didn't end with violence and death. >>i think it is plainly a distraction from donald inviting the mob to watch it was armed trump's defense rested their case in roughly 3 hours our country needs to get back to work this evening senators voted to award officer eugene goodman with the congressional gold medal for his bravery. >>during the capital attack. senators also wrapped up the question and answer portion of the trial and closing arguments will begin tomorrow, reporting in washington. alexandra le mon. >>well senators also wrapped up the question and answer portion of the trial in closing arguments will begin tomorrow. >>we're joined now by san jose state political science lecture. donna crane, hu is here with what we can expect tomorrow and and more to the point what you saw today how did trump's lawyers do. >>yeah happy friday night everybody we made it mostly through the week. you it was another exhausting day today i have to say

now democratic senator richard blumenthal put it this way. >> i thought he should face prosecution for his obstruction of justice. as, in effect, recommended by the mueller report. we need accountability in the way we govern here. democracy had a very close call when those rioters assaulted our democracy simply to overthrow the election and retain power for donald trump, which was his goal. >> the final vote came after some debate over whether to call witnesses. ryan nobles has more on how everything played out on a dramatic and sometimes chaotic day in the u.s. senate, ryan? >> reporter: for a second time, donald trump has escaped conviction by the u.s. senate. >> it is therefore ordered and adjudged that the said donald john trump be and he is hereby acquitted of the charge in said article. >> reporter: the final vote capped off a dramatic and unpredictable day where house impeachment markings initially announced plans to call witnesses in the trial of the former president. >> we would like the opportunity to subpoena congresswoman herrera regarding her communications with house mino

somebody who will be listening to those arguments and deciding on them, democratic senator richard blumenthalyou for having me. great to be with you. >> let me start by getting your reaction to the strategy that we have just heard about this morning from the democrats who will be presenting this case, the prosecution, if you will, that they expect to show some new evidence that they expect this to be a fairly succinct argument leaning heavily on the emotion, the visuals, the video. do you find that compelling and perhaps more compelling do you think it's compelling enough to get any of your republican colleagues who are still on the fence across the aisle? >> it will be very compelling, hallie, because we all lived through the horror of that day and we've been warned that these videos are going to be very graphic and often painful in the recollections that they entail. i think it will be compelling to many of my republican colleagues. they take an oath, donald trump violated his oath of office in seeking to overthrow a lawful election, and to keep himself in power. if they keep faith with the

>>spare us the hypocrisy in faults indignation democratic senator richard blumenthal says there's no comparison when democrats urge their supporters to fight it didn't end with violence and death i think it is. >>plainly a distraction from donald trump inviting the mob to watch it was armed trump's defense rested their case in roughly 3 hours our country needs to get back to work this evening senate has voted to award officer eugene goodman with the congressional gold medal for his bravery. >>during the capital attack. senators also wrapped up the question and answer portion of the trial and closing arguments will begin tomorrow, reporting in washington. alexandra le mon. >>political experts say even though there is a strong possibility that former president trump will not be convicted. trump second impeachment could still do some damage to his legacy cinema state university's david mckeown spoke with us a little earlier about what he thought. >>republicans are trying to put donald trump in their rearview mirror and part of that is that they want to go gently into that fair wind on a

>>spare us the hypocrisy in faults indignation democratic senator richard blumenthal says there's no comparison when democrats urge their supporters to fight it didn't end with violence and death. >>i think it is plainly a distraction from donald inviting the mob to watch it was armed trump's defense rested their case in roughly 3 hours our country needs to get back to work. >>now right now senators are asking questions they get up to 4 hours to do that and then we still have to hear closing arguments from both sides so. >>it's likely we won't know the final outcome of this impeachment trial until this weekend. >>all right so some real talk here right now is there any chance though enough republican senators are going to vote to convict the former president. >>well it seems like it's a pretty slim chance obviously senators don't have to disclose how they're voting ahead of time, but democrats would need 17 republicans to vote with them to convict the former president and so far the reaction we've heard from most republicans is that they are not leaning toward a conviction. >>we'll se

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here is what senator richard blumenthal, a democrat, said about this issue to cnn's pamela brown last night on her show. take a listen. >> the facts are the facts here. they are pretty clear cut. open and shut, that he summoned and implored that mob to come to washington, then urged them to storm the capitol with the goal of stopping the ballot count and potentially assassinating political leaders, including his own vice president. that is a punishable offense under possibly criminal law and certainly an impeachable offense. >> reporter: so that's just one example of many that show that even if democrats don't call witnesses, they have a lot of videos that show these rioters were inspired by trump's own words to storm the capitol and incite violence, and democrats are preparing to show a lot of this evidence, a lot of these videos, social media tweets, et cetera, during the impeachment trial to show that trump played a role in this insurrection. >> thank you. michael delton is with us now, a former federal prosecutor and was ones robert mueller special assistant at the department of j

leading off our discussion tonight is democratic senator richard blumenthal of connecticut. he's a member of the senate judiciary committee and served five terms as connecticut attorney general. senator blumenthal, you sent up a scholarly question on first amendment to the desk today, but when we were watching for the republican side and who on the republican side might be voting guilty, every one of the questions that came from one of those senators was about what donald trump did after the capitol was invaded because they believe that that tells you what he was thinking and what he wanted before the capitol was invaded. >> lawrence, thanks for having me. i think you focused on the absolute crux of the moral and legal bankruptcy of this defense because as the house manager said, the facts about what donald trump knew and when he knew it are singularly within the control of donald trump and the defense. if anybody knows what he was doing in the white house -- in fact there are all kinds of reports that he was -- some say he delighted in the assault on the capitol. it is donal

look, democratic senator richard blumenthal spoke to cnn last fight and shared what he believed on thisssue. take a listen. >> i believe that the facts are the facts here. they are pretty clear cut. open and shut, that he summoned and implored that mob to come to washington and then urged them to storm the capitol with the goal of stopping the ballot count and potentially assassinating political leaders, including his own vice president. that is a punishable offense under possibly criminal law, and certainly an impeachable offense. >> reporter: so, as you heard from senator richard blumen thoul, even if democrats don't call on witnesses next week, there are lots of videos, lots of evidence on social media and trump's own words that the impeachment managers can call on and show as evidence that trump played a role in this insurrection. victor and christi. >> daniella diaz, appreciate it. >>> let's talk about evidence and witnesses now about cnn legal analyst and former u.s. ambassador norm eisan, the impeachment council for house democrats during trump's first impeachment and white house

no tolerance for delight no patients democrats like connecticut senator richard blumenthal are urgingir senate colleagues to move quick on covid relief bill is very bipartisan because it will include a lot of republican priorities virginia senator tim kaine says there is common ground between senate democrats and the gang of 10 republican senators that met with president joe biden monday night. >>but the president is to be for his response to a counter proposal indiana republican senator todd young says the 1.9 trillion dollar price tag on the president's plan is too big considering the last relief package was passed in december. >>much of which has not been spending much of the cares act from early last year has not even been distributed one of the differences between the 2 plans is republicans want to offer $1000 checks to low income americans words president biden wants to deliver $1400 checks to the same citizens included in the last round. now senate democrats say they're ready to move forward on a deal and they think they can get a deal done within the next couple of weeks. >>in

house majority leader steny hoyer, senator richard blumenthal and congressman hakeem jeffries are hereh and congresswoman sheila jackson lee. and tampa, florida, mayor jane casser will be here to talk about a super bowl sunday like no other. i'm jonathan capehart, and this is "the sunday show." >>> on tuesday,he

richard blumenthal would vote on a superior if it comes to that. house managers want it, it would carry a lot of weight with me. i expect that to be the prevailing altitude of most democrats, 56 democrats in the chamber with a tiebreaking vote could issue a subpoena if democrats wanted to go that way. that's still uncertain. we don't know how hard they'll push for it or what donald trump will do at this exact moment. we're awaiting his response. questions if there will be witnesses in this trial. democrats want the main witness, donald trump, to testify right away. >> brings so many questions with it. manu raju, thank you, live from capitol hill. thank you so much. >>> talk now with my colleague jake tapper, anchor of "the lead" and cnn's "state of the union." help us understand what this could mean in the second impeachment trial of donald trump? >> i think what's going on here is trump's lawyers made a number of claims in their legal brief, in their letter, that are undermined by what we all saw with our eyes and heard with our ears. let me walk

i'm joined now by united states senator richard blumenthal, of connecticut who serves on the judiciaryas always. >> there's many aspects on this this, first, your thoughts on how this reverberates across the culture. many outraged by the image. the managers, you were in the well when they added context to the armed way that the barnett was trespassing as well as those thoughts from jay-z. >> what is so powerful about those images, ari, and thank you for recounting this part of the horrific story, is that we need to reverse the rising tide of extremist violence in this country. the mob that donald trump mobilized was armed. the capitol police and metropolitan police recovered firearms on that day. and that mob is still out there. and still dangerous, and part of the reason that i believe we need a 9/11 commission that type of commission, and i'm drafting a bill that i hope will be bipartisan, is to uncover the causes and impose accountability, and provide more protection against that kind of a mob. that violent extremism. >> yeah. yeah. yeah, and i think there's, we are still learning a

outfront now, democratic senator richard blumenthal of connecticut.rd senator cramer tell me the house impeachment managers did a superb job. however, he still says that this is unconstitutional and calls it the stupidest week in the senate because he thinks it's a waste of time because it's unconstitutional. can the impeachment managers change any minds at this point? >> i believe they can, erin. what you saw today in that video was so graphic and compelling, my heart was in my throat. i had to fight back tears when jamie raskin talked about his daughter. donald trump clearly violated his oath of office. the question is will my republican colleagues obey theirs. if they do and follow the facts and law, they will vote to convict. but i am far from overconfident because for four years, as you and i know, they have been spineless and cowardly. the real threat here, and it's a fundamental threat, is domestic terrorists. the president, then president trump, summoned that mob to the capitol. he urged them to assault the capitol. those domestic terrorists w

. >> leading off our discussion tonight is senator richard blumenthal, a member of the senate judiciary committee. thank you very much for joining us tonight. you were one of the few senators who got into technical questions with the nominee, including the flash of latin here and there. but for the most part, it was a more general discussion. were you surprised at how, i guess the word is, how easy it was for merrick garland to face the republican side of the committee today? >> knowing merrick garland as i have for about three decades, he and i met as young prosecutors. when i was u.s. attorney, the chief federal prosecutor in connecticut and he was in the main justice department, i was really unsurprised because he is such a thoughtful and even-handed, very reflective but strong, really determined person. and i think what came across in that answer that he gave about his grandparents and the profoundly moving moment that it evoked was his authenticity. that was merrick garland speaking from his heart, and it was a very remarkable moment in a congressional hearing. but his experience w

i have no tolerance for delight no patients democrats like connecticut senator richard blumenthal are urging their senate colleagues to move quick on covid relief bill is very bipartisan because it will include a lot of republican priorities virginia senator tim kaine says there is common ground between senate democrats and the gang of 10 republican senators that met with president joe biden monday night. >>but the president is to be for his response to a counter proposal indiana republican senator todd young says the 1.9 trillion dollar price tag on the president's plan is too big considering the last relief package was passed in december. >>much of which has not been spending much of the cares act from early last year has not even been distributed one of the differences between the 2 plans is republicans want to offer $1000 checks to low income americans words president biden wants to deliver $1400 checks to the same citizens included in the last round senate democrats say they're confident they'll get a coronavirus aid relief package done. the next couple of weeks in washington wer

host: connecticut senater richard blumenthal came out and talked to reporters after friday's proceeding, and we want to bring you his reaction to what he heard on the senate floor. [video clip] >> i think today was about distraction by the defense, a false equivalence trying to compare what the president did to peaceful protests and trying to throw a lot of red herrings and false equivalency across tv. i think this was an appeal to president trump and his base. i will be talking to my colleagues overnight. i think a number of my republicans are so deeply troubled they feel in their heart that the right thing to do is to convict donald trump them but whether they have the backbone and grit to stand up and speak out remains to be seen. host: let's see what some of our social media followers are saying about the senate trial of ex-president donald trump. here is one tweet that says, "the trial was over before it began because the outcome was preordained by the gop, who must court trump as their party boss and avoid angering his mega cold." "i have to admit the trump lawyers inserted reason

. >> comments from richard blumenthal. calls and comments on impeachment trial, specific question, have the house managers make their case and the numbers are (202)748-8921 for republicans. democrats (202)748-8920. all others 2027488922. tulsa, oklahoma, republican line. mary. go ahead. >> thanks for taking my call. i have been riveted by the trial the managers absolutely proved their case. i don't think there's any question. not just what happened that day but the day he rose the crowd and a rally anyway. the people he brings to town and we were there at the beginning of his 2020 reelection campaign and i was afraid. i kept my doors locked, i stayed off the street that day because i didn't know how many right-wing violent groups would come into town. it is not at all surprising what happened happened. i keep going back, he lost the election. two months arguing he didn't lose it. then he formed and promoted a march on the capital january 6. why? what did he hope to accomplish other than to stop the government from doing it

. >> connecticut senator richard blumenthal spoke with reporters during the break on the fourth day ofthe impeachment trial of donald trump. sent them involved had this response to the defense presentation. >> you want to give us your thoughts so far? pretty combat. i saw you, what do you make of it? >> they are trying to draw a false, dangerous and distorted

we have richard blumenthal of connecticut, also a member of the judiciary committee. first of all while senator durbin was speaking i'm told ted cruz entered and exited the defense attorney's caucus room. the meeting room, i assume to tweak strategy and approach. i understand there are no rules against this what do you make of that kind of coziness? >> what it tells me is that the defense team, number one, is in need of help. but number two that kind of closeness and coziness betrays the duties of the normal juror and even in this unusual circumstance, where i'm talking to you as i would not be if it were a normal criminal trial, the sense of integrity of this trial is undermined by one of the senators and advising the lawyers for the defendant. >> senator blumenthal, what do you make of the fact that the house managers go on to attack the president and the vice president. what does that say about their case? >> there is a standard tactic. a former attorney and former state attorney general from connecticut for 20 years. when your case is weak you attack the prosecuti

host: connecticut senater richard blumenthal came out and talked to reporters after friday's proceeding, and we want to bring you his reaction to what he heard on the senate floor. [video clip] >> i think today was about distraction by the defense, a false equivalence trying to compare what the president did to peaceful protests and trying to throw a lot of red herrings and false equivalency across tv. i think this was an appeal to president trump and his base. i will be talking to my colleagues overnight. i think a number of my republicans are so deeply troubled they feel in their heart that the right thing to do is to convict donald trump them but whether they have the backbone and grit to stand up and speak out remains to be seen. host: let's see what some of our social media followers are saying about the senate trial of ex-president donald trump. here is one tweet that says, "the trial was over before it began because the outcome was preordained by the gop, who must court trump as their party boss and avoid angering his mega cold." "i have to admit the trump lawyers inserted reason

. >> senator richard blumenthal of connecticut live just outside the senate chamber area and were keepingour eye out for statements like that as the senate is in a break . the first one of the afternoon, they gambled in today at noon eastern , keeping in mind the house managers, the democrats will have 16 hours total of recitations today and tomorrow. likewise with the president attorneys on friday and on saturday so they should return shortly here from that first break of the day. the newsweek has a story today about some of the senators not only is there this their secondimpeachment in 13 months or a dozen of them, their impeachment . both jurors will serve as impeachment trial jurors for a third time. they talk about chuck schumer and say senator schumer who now serves as majority leader had the unique role of serving in the house of representatives when bill clinton was impeached before joining thesenate in 1999 as and serving as a juror for the child in the house . humor voted against impeachment and went on to vote against clinton's impeachment. the democrats voted to convict and ha

we have some comments from senator, richard blumenthal, just outside the hearing room a few moments ago. >> is your initial reaction to this -- what is your initial reaction to this confirmation? >> judge garland is about as sure of that is you can have. in the congress these days, that he will be confirmed. he has navigated these questions with extraordinary fairness to mems of the committee. given the potential hostility, he has done these questions with grace and committee. and i think he has shown he is going to be the man to meet this moment. when the department of justice clearly needs someone with the integrity, court ability, and backbone -- credibility, and backbone. >> the moment, we know attorney general barr was accused of politicizing the doj. clearly there are a number of ongoing investigations. do you think judge garland would potentially investigate hunter biden, as well as investigating trump? do you have any comments on that? >> is going to follow the facts -- he is going to follow the facts wherever they lead. that is his dna. i have known merrick garland for several

. >> connecticut senator richard blumenthal spoke with reporters during the break on the fourth day of the impeachment trial of donald trump. sent them involved had this response to the defense presentation. >> you want to give us your thoughts so far? pretty combat. i saw you, what do you make of it? >> they are trying to draw a false, dangerous and distorted equivalent and i think it is plainly a distraction from donald trump's inviting the mob to washington knowing it was armed, changing the root, the timing so as to incite them to march on the capital and then reveling without remorse, without doing anything to protect his own vice president, the case is even more powerful. what they are plainly doing is trying to draw a false and dangerous equivalent to distract from donald trump inviting and then inciting the mob and then failing his oath of office to protect the capital and everybody in it. >> the senate impeachment trial of donald trump continues today at 10:00 am eastern. house impeachment managers and lawyers for the former president will have up to two hours per side to pres