. >> joining us at the table is russ feingold. good morning to you. thank you for joining us. we were just talking about interesting times during the break, but take us back to 1998. you were just reelected for a second term. bill clinton was being impeached. what was the time then compared to now? it feels very different, the president made some serious personal mistakes, in the congressional elections he did not lose ground, he picked up some ground congressionally. everyone was largely surprised when just before the holidays the house decided to impeach president clinton. verynk we knew there was little chance that once there was a trial that he would actually be convicted. it had an unreal quality. as i was trying to indicate we took the job seriously nonetheless. this feels very different. this feels like a president who is truly out of control and has been gradually building up as a concern over the last 2.5 years. now we are in a situation where there is, in effect, the thing they said they were looking for in watergate. a smoking gun indicating that the president does

russ feingold was the democratic senator from wisconsin from 1993 to 2011, three terms right? guest: that's right. host: let's go to betty, from virginia beach on the democrat line. caller: good morning. mr. feingold, senator feingold, you are one of my favorites. even though i live in virginia, i'm originally from connecticut and i'm going to move back there. in tom sawyer's need to impeach group and i'm for joe biden for president and very impressed with mayor pete. but now i'm glad that nancy pelosi did wait. now she has the one thing they should concentrate on, this telephone call with the ukrainian president. i am hoping and praying that they write up the articles and vote on them before they go on the holiday break in december. i don't want them to drag it on. and when they come back in january, it will get turned over to the senate, that's my greatest wish. and i would have voted for you for president in a heartbeat. i think you're a wonderful guy and i wish you would run again. and i hope and pray that they can take back the senate as well, or they won't get anything do

. >> joining us at the table is russ feingold. good morning to you.

you can watch coverage of ministers questions when they c-span2.ve on joining us is russ feingold, a former senator from wisconsin. talking about these interesting times during the break. take us back to another interesting time, 1990 eight, you were just reelected for a second term. bill clinton was being impeached . what was the time then compared to now? it feels very different, the president made some

. ♪ ♪ >> today on "washington journal" former democratic senator from wisconsin russ feingold joins usscuss the impeachment inquiry into president trump and his into president trump and his experience in the senate during the impeachment of president clinton. then a look at the terrorist group isis after the death of ryan ofer with michael the jamestown foundation. then an update on the california wildfires with bob roper of the western fire chiefs association. host: good morning. it is saturday, november 2. we have more political programming for you on c-span this week. it started last night with a busy live action. lots of voices out there. 2020s your favorite presidential candidate and why? by phone it is (202) 748-8000 for democrats. for republicans it is (202) 748-8001. for independents, (202) 748-8002