i just asked former senator trent lott what he thought of mitch mcconnell's performance and he said he thinks he's doing a good job. you clearly do not share that sentiment. >> byron: well, as you know, he said publicly he is not impartial, whatever that means, i guess. here's the circumstance, first of all, accommodations to trump flat and tom daschle, they were close, they worked together, they understood even though one was a republican and one was a democrat they wanted the senate to do the right things good for them. this new impeachment trial is vastly different than the impeachment trial 20 years ago. i will tell you how, 20 years ago, the impeachment trial was provided, all the documents of kenneth starr who spent 3.5 years, he got all the witnesses in front of a grand jury under oath, all the documents, he had everything that was compiled, including a 9-0 supreme court decision that forced the president to be under oath before a grand jury. that all existed, he laid that before the senate. that has not happened with respect to the house of representatives and president trump.

here's majority leader trent lott from the clinton impeachment trial. >> senator and i would make sure time stays pretty close even as go through the day. of course the chief justice i'm sure will make sure the deliberations and answers are fair. i do have the first question prepared to sing to the chief justice but i thought perhaps he had some business you want to address before i did that. >> yes. i would like to advise counsel on both sides that the chair will operate on a rebuttable presumption that each question can be fully and fairly answered in five minutes or less. [laughing] >> mr. chief justice, i do send the first question to the desk. >> the impeachment trial of president trump live today at 1 p.m. eastern on c-span2, on-demand at c-span.org/impeachment, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> victory is not winning for our party. victory is winning for our country. [applause] president trump delivers his state of the address from the house chamber live tuesday, february 4 at 8 p.m. eastern by the democratic response with michigan governor gretchen whitmer and texas re

together. >> they work together and i know because i talk to trent lott.t was my dear friend and remains so. that he was upset at how partisan the house republicans seem in voting for articles of impeachment against president clinton. and he wanted the senate to do it in a different way even though he had a pretty good idea of how it was going to end. >> do you see that happening in this senate? >> not right now. but i really hope that senator mcconnell, senator schumer will rise to the occasion. and realize that there's something important they're doing. now, articles of impeachment have been voted. whether they think that was outrageous or not enough, the senators have an obligation and responsibility really to do what is called for in the constitution. >> would you want to hear from witnesses if you were a senator today? >> one way or the other, i probably would. i mean, i could tell you that we resolved that problem in a compromise. >> taped witnesses. >> that's right. we had three witnesses. they were videotaped depositions. that is, the house manager

one of them must trent lott. -- one of them was trent lott. you think the members who voted for or against should recuse himself like those senators did in the late 1980's? brian: sen. byrd: it is a matter for them to decide. it goes back a long way also. of the to the case impeachment of judge pickering. there were members who voted to .mpeach, who came to the senate there were other cases. . believe they all voted in any event there was a case, , inaps in the case of chase which i seem to member there who came overths from the house for a one of them insisted on voting in the senate, and he did. this is not a new question. those members are entitled and they are now senators. the constitution doesn't say they can't vote or that they have to recuse themselves. we have places where house members who voted for or against came over to the senate and voted. brian: individuals choice. pointk to your earlier about high crimes and misdemeanors. what would you define as a high crime and misdemeanor? have you thought this out? the sen. byrd: it is one

and my final point would be that i never thought i'd say that i miss tom daschle and trent lott. they had comedy and civility and were able to kind of work through the clinton impeachment. i don't know what we're going to encounter here, but mitch mcconnell and chuck schumer do not seem to be on the same page in any way, shape, and form, and that's because the king daddy battle is for these witnesses, and it's going to be happening quick and fast, and at all costs, the democrats need to get to hear from parnas and giuliani and the rest and maybe the whistle-blower will come and talk in private quarters. maybe hunter biden will show up. we're going to have to see. i doubt that the democrats are going to put witnesses like that forward. >> they won't put them forward, but it might not be up to them ultimately if there's a ruling on witnesses. professor brinkley, we were discussing earlier in the broadcast 21 years ago in one day, the very first objection made by democratic senator tom harkin, he objected to the idea that the republican house impeachment managers during the clinton

here is majority leader trent lott from the clinton impeachment trial. >> we would like to make sure the time stays close to even as we go through the day. the chief justice, i am sure, will make sure the deliberations and answers are fair. i have the first question prepared to send to the chief justice but i thought perhaps he had some further business he might want to address before i did that. >> i would like to advise counsel on both sides that the chair will operate on a rebuttable presumption that each question can be fully and fairly answered in five minutes or less. [laughter] >> mister chief justice, i sent the first question to the desk. >> the impeachment trial of donald trump live today at 1:00 pm eastern on c-span2, on demand, c-span.org/impeachment. or listen on the free c-span radio apps. >> our c-span campaign 2020 bus is traveling across iowa. ahead of the caucuses next week, asking voters what issues should presidential candidates address? >> an issue i would like to hear them discuss is how are you going to come back from where we are? the current president has lef

i've had a number of trent lott, john cornyn and now john thune. they've all done a good job. we have a chapter that talks about being a party campaign chairman. this isn't a position that maybe get as much publicity publicity but yout were chairman of the republican senatorial committee for a few cycles and take interest in the work of those who succeeded you ever sense. can you talk about what it's like to be the party campaign chair and what the job entails and what sometimes with the desire olsson someone could seek the position? >> several have had a job and youev end up developing some gratitude from those who win because it is a very time-consuming job. i dated a couple of years. during part of my tenure also had a child so sometimes there are further ambitions and it's very time-consuming. they don't allow anybody to have it when they up themselves, so it's an important part of trying to win and i would like to remind people if you don't, only the winners make policy, theos losers don't. so you are in no position to influence things. there was a committee in the senate

trent lott from the clinton impeachment trial. >> stays pretty close to even as we go through the day. the chief justice, i am sure, will make sure deliberations and answers are fair. the first question prepared to send to the chief justice but i thought perhaps he had business he would like to address before i did that. >> i would like to advise counsel on both sides that the chair will operate on rebuttable presumption that each question can be fully and fairly answered in 5 minutes or less. mister chief justice, the first question to the desk. >> the impeachment trial of donald trump live today at 1:00 pm eastern on c-span2, on demand on c-span.org/impeachment or listen on the free c-span radio apps. >> lawmakers reacted to the case presented by the president's defense team at the first break and monday's trial, senate democratic leader chuck schumer and connecticut senator richard blumenthal spoke to reporters. >> i think mister braun for his courtesy. first, once again, the president's lawyers keep making the case for witnesses and documents. what was the number one fact kenneth

you are finally elected to the number twthenumber two positions november 13, then a month later trent lott went to the party instead something about thurmond and had to resign as the leader, position that you always wanted. you would seem to be the logical person to move up into senator bill frist took the position. and then at the end of january you had triple j bypass surgery, so what was your range of emotions about all of those things? >> guest: my feeling is they would never have an opportunity to be the leader as i was ten years older than bill frist. i had doubts during that period and i had just been bypassed by somebody ten years younger than i am. i wondered if i would ever have an opportunity to have the job that i had been hoping to have for quite a while so it was a challenging period but like other challenges i don't want to make my story seem a all that unique. just don't quit and keep plugging away and the chances are you will get where you are headed. i always tell students i spend a lot of time with the only way and we all have speedbump said setbacks. or we defeated by t

-- i went back and read the resolution that was passed and agreed to unanimously by daschle and trent lott in 1998. >> i agree with you, laura, and i also agree this is probably a political decision by the fence sitters on the republican side,8 but it is not the end of the world, because we have tools. in real court, a motion forr summary evidence, judgment after evidence, but there are ways toh dismiss a defective prosecution, and hopefully we will be able to do that after these people are placated with the initial vote. when we open up witness lists, hopefully it will be reciprocal. >> laura: okay.is sol, i don't trust republicans to negotiate a good deal on this. i love mitch mcconnell, i think he's really smart. you just never know. and these guys aren't trial lawyers.ch you guys are in court all the time. >> defendants get to call witnesses in trials. the whole idea that only the house managers would get to call witnesses is just a joke. a joke. >> we all agree on that. >> laura: jeffrey toobin says basically everyone is afraid. if they don't want to call witnesses, they are afraid. i

were finally elected the number two position in the senate was november 13, 2010 a month later trent lott went to a birthday party and said something about thurmond and the suddenly he had to resign as the leader of the position you always wanted. you would seem to be the logical person to move up but senator bill frist took the position. and then at the end of january coming t,you had triple bypass , so whatt was your range of emotions during the two and a half months? my feeling was i probably never was going to have an opportunity to be the leader of my party in the senate because i was ten years older thanpp bill frist. fortunately the health problem i had worked out fine, but i have doubts during that period and i've just been bypassed by somebody ten years younger than i am and had a significant health problem, so you know, i wondered if i would ever have an opportunity to have the job that i had been hoping to have for quitee a while. so it was a challenging period but like other challenges, i don't want to make my story seem all that unique. if you just don't quit and just keep lo

it was around this time 21 years ago that the then senate leaders trent lott of mississippi and dom daschle forged an agreement that all 100 senators agreed to and they set up the parameters. mitch mcconnell says send the articles to the senate. he dare the house speaker to do so. listen. >> their turn is over. they've cone enough damage. it's the senate's turn now to render sober judgment as the framers envisioned. we can't hold a trial without the articles. the senate's own rules don't provide for that. >> there's some thought that maybe mitch mcconnell could introduce some sort of separate resolution to disagree with what the house had done. that would have no parliamentary bearing on the house's actions. that said on monday, josh holly from missouri said the following. if the prosecution doesn't proceed with the case, it's dismissed. this will expose the democratic circus for a fake impeachment. that's why monday josh holly will introduce a resolution to introduce the impeachment. it's hard to dismiss something that you don't have. back to you. >> thanks, chad. live on capitol hill. let

trent lott.ncerned because he had a lot of pressure from the house republicans saying we want kathleen willey, we want ms. broderick, we want -- juanita broderick. >> save lisa meyers or free lisa meyers -- >> what they wanted to do was to broaden the case against clinton to involve other women about whom there was suspicion of sexual harassment. the senators, both republicans and democratic senators, did not want that to happen in the senate. so there was a mutual desire 079 part of both parties in the senate. >> but they had a full record there from starr. and here you have a completely incomplete record because they didn't get the same access -- >> but the argument i'm making is that the constitution lets it -- leaves it up to the senate to do what it wishes to do and do it how it wants to do it. it seems strange for me -- to me that everyone's hanging so much on this one precedent, which was such an entirely different case with different circumstances. and there's another big difference, and

probably not in a closed session as trent lott did during the clinton impeachment but he'll convene the senate and they'll take a vote on overall procedure. basic framework for proceeding. clearly that framework will not include a requiring or calling witnesses. and then a second topic will come up. that's the topic of witnesses, and there will be a separate vote on that. that's going to be the critical one, of course. whether or not they need new witnesses is open to question. there's a lot of evidence the house already had. but keep in mind during the clinton impeachment, house republicans have pushed for and voted for clinton's impeachment and said they didn't need more evidence. they were going to impeach them and the senate's job was to do a trial, hear evidence. now they're switching positions. and part of the problem with their switching positions is it looks to be part of a cover-up of the president based on all these new revelations. >> there's a lot of position switching between how the last impeachment went and this one. >> that never happens in politics. rachael bade and mic

it was tom daschle and trent lott were able to agree on rules. 100 senators voted for them.st of no everybody agreed on the ground rules. history is not repeating itself that way nowadays. >> how has a u.s. senator taking an oath signed to the fact they're impartial, having said they're not impartial? >> that's a very hard thing. that's another example of that is the fact that here we are in a situation. i'm always looking for ways in which the past is going to tell us what to predict. that's happened before. but the other thing is that you've never had a situation where the president who is in the dock had a party that controlled the senate at the time of the trial and we're now seeing the fruits of that. >> and we've never had a president in the dock in first term up for reelection in the year of an impeachment. >> that's right. this is in the middle of the campaign. the president in the dock is running for reelection. iowa is coming up. you'll have a state of the union which may occur during this. that happened before with bill clinton. but i think the interesting thing i

but remember, in the clinton impeachment, trent lott, who was the minority leader with tom daschle came up with a set of rules the senators could agree on, all 100 of them. we are very far away from that kind of collaborative process right now in the united states senate. >> are you concerned that when you hear that from mcconnell or other republicans that they might intend to cherry-pick features of the clinton model, for instance, the idea that you had a debate, you heard from both sides before there was a vote on next steps? that they might be satisfied hearing those arguments and saying, hey, you know, we're fine, we've heard all we need to hear? >> well, i am concerned about that, and that is why the democrats will be asking at the beginning moments of the trial on tuesday for a response to the question of why we should have witnesses. i mean, you can't have a fair trial without witnesses. there have been, what, 19 impeachments in the united states senate, and every single one of them has had witnesses. and it only makes sense that you would take that step. and i would think that m

she sat side senate majority leader trent lott during president clinton'rrtrial. she's tly a principle at congressional global strategies. thmargaret taylor worked o senate foreign relations committee from 2013 to 2018 deputy chief counsel, then democratic chief counsel and deputy staff director. margaret was also an attorney at the department of state for ten years. she is currently a governance studies fellow at the brookings institution and a seor editor at lawfare. and john hart worked forto congressmacoburn, republican of oklahoma, during the clinton impeachment trial. he is currently a g.o.p. consultant for mars hill strategies, working on congressional campaigns and for corporate and non-profit clients. >> you've been here with me during our live coverage today. we appreciate your sticking around. i know you'll be here on into the evening. what i want to get a sense from u and startin with you mart ?aone what do you think was accomplished tod we saw the majority leader mitch mcconnell pull back a little one the rule wanted to employ. will itterially changes

happened with the blinill clint one is, you know, once they were all sworn in, senate majority leader trent lott then in control said, okay, we've got votes to start. we don't have the vote yet to say, you know, how many witnesses we might hear from, but we're going to take it one day at a time and, first of all, mitch mcconnell will probably wield a stronger hand here, but it will still be one day at a time. >> yeah, we'll all be watching to see how this next trial really compares to what we saw in '99. still so many questions unanswered, but we will be glued. thank you. >>> also today, secretary mike pompeo says iran likely shot down that ukrainian passenger jet that crashed in tehran this week killing everyone on board. iran denies it even inviting u.s. investigators to take a look at the wreckage or asking what happens now. >>> and taking a look at the big board, stocks hitting a major milestone, the dow today passing the 29,000 mark for the first time ever. now it's just below right now. it comes on the heels of a pretty mixed jobs report. we'll talk economy. >>> and former secretary of sta

back in 1999, trent lott wanted that from his members to try to have a trial that people could watch feel was respectful of both sides. and was worthy of the title of, you know, the most deliberative body. >> yeah. >> i think he was trying to make a joke a little bit about pettifogging. i think everybody is so tired, including him, no one really caught the joke at that point. >> i think you're exactly right. the chief justice has a really good sense of wit and we'll probably see that throughout this trial. but at that moment, he was all seriousness, all business in saying, please, everyone, stay in line here. >> thanks, joan. >> thank you. >>> opening arguments are ahead today. but after that very contentious first day in the senate impeachment trial, will democrats or republicans adjust their playbook? hey, saved you a seat. this round's on me. hey, can you spot me? come on in. find your place today, with silversneakers. included in most medicare advantage plans. enroll today by calling the number on your screen or visit getsilversneakers.com my hands are everything to me. but i was

of 100-1 is a little misleading, because, at the time, it looked very much in doubt that senator trent lott, the republican, could get even a simple majority to agree. it was not as bipartisan as originally thought. it was only that far phil graham to agree on the little stuff and go forward on the little stuff, which was opening statements, briefings, the things they could agree on in the short term. that narrow issue is what passed 100 to nothing. when mitch mcconnell says this is the same as the deal that passed 100 to nothing 20 years ago, it was hotly contested back then. and it was only that compromise. the limited compromise, phase one as he calls it moved forward and passed. and passed very quickly because senators were worried if we don't agree with this now and start talking about it, it will divulge into debate and not go anywhere. so history actually repeats itself today. >> there is a lot of questions about the mechanics of how a procedure like this would begin. i think some people were maybe surprised yesterday seeing mitch mcconnell say he could actually start this thing, som

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she is a 26 year senate vetera who sat beside trent lott during president clinton's trial.incipal at congressional global strategies. margaret worked on the senates foreign relati committee01 2013 as deputy chief counsel, then as democraticl chief cound deputy staff director. margaret was an attorney at the department of state for 10 years. shes government studies fellow at the brookings institution and a senior editor atr. law f and john worked for congressman tom coburnreblican of oklahoma, during the clinton trial. he is a gop consultant for morris hill strategies. he worksco oressional campaigns and works for corporate and nonprofit clients. hello to l of you. you have been with me during our live coverage today. we appreciate you sticking around. what i want to get a sense from you, i will start with you, marty, what do you think was accomplished today? we saw the majority leader mitch mcconnell pull back a littlee n les that he had wanted to employ. what did we learn from that? will that materially change what unfolds? >> time will tell. what senator mccnell is, is pr

and then our two leaders who were working much more closely, trent lott, tom daschle, than mcconnell and schumer today said let's go into the old senate chamber and 100 of us, no staff, no media, no record. let's just talk about what our historic responsibility is. and we came out of there with an agreement on the rules. so honestly, to me, the best thing that could happen is not that they begin fighting but that senator mcconnell and senator schumer agree. let's go and talk this over as people elected. >> what are the chances on that? >> i'm not betting it on. i'm offering a hope and a prayer but also setting a precedent which really worked in 1999. >> there is no sign -- >> no sign. >> you, as far as i understand it, you haven't made up your mind on what you think should happen. you want to listen to this process play out. is this the mcconnell rules as he has proposed? is this the kind of open trial you would like to see and one where mitch mcconnell made clear he doesn't want to see any witnesses? is this the trial you'd like to see in order to make your determination? >> not at

and for so many others, there is no comparison here, and the reason is that in those days we had trent lott and tom daschle, the two antagonists in terms of party, joined at the hip and working together. the reason you are seeing this unfolding like this so late at night -- and, believe me, people are exhausted even if they're not 80, if they're 68 or 70, they're tired -- is because the two leaders are not working together. mitch mcconnell made changes to the resolution, and according to what i can read between the lines from chuck schumer, the democratic leader, that was done without even discussing anything with him. and so what you're seeing is, you know, both sides staring each other down, and it's really, really sad, and it shouldn't be happening. >> are you hearing from any of your former colleagues in the chamber, number one? and, number two, what is your level of confidence that republicans on critical votes, when we get there, on witnesses like a john bolton will potentially cross over? >> well, you're seeing the so-called moderate republicans walking that party line right now. and

looking back on the clinton trial you saw somebody like a senator specter, i spoke to trent lott whoas senate majority leader earlier this week, and he recalled that senators hit on the line, not good but not guilty. i think you'll hear that from republican senators in this trial. >> i know you wrote about this in your latest piece, charlie, are democrats putting too much stake in john bolton's testimony? >> he's a wild card, we think he didn't like what happened in ukraine and referred to it as a drug deal according to witnesses who did testify in the house, that he wanted nothing to do with. on the other hand, had e is a committed republican, he could certainly throw a curveball here by exonerating the president. you've heard some democrats saying that, why don't we just hear from him, as a pitch to their republican colleagues. i don't think that anyone is very confident or remotely confident that at the end of the day, with our without testimony, trump won't be acquitted anyway. his party votes will be with him. so another pitch democrats are trying to make to republicans is, woul

in the clinton context, trent lott and i guess it was tom daschle did a kind of end run. they just agreed to a set of procedures. they got their caucuses to agree to it and so they kind of -- it is not that they didn't use the rules. it is that they actually created a set of additional understandings that actually guided the trial and that is what mitch mcconnell is trying to do here. he just can't get con census about it. >> betsy, you have covered a lot of members of congress here. schiff and nadler, been around washington a long time. jeffries, demings, grocrow, gar. seeing the procession, you heard russ feingold say the managers did a good job. >> it is a really interesting blend of people. >> we want to keep having these conversations here. they oar carrying the articles there. >> a member of the house intelligence and house judiciary committees, two of the committees deeply involved this process. she's someone who has always focused on law and order being paramount to her as part of the way she defines her view of public service. and many of the comments that she ma

we had a point in which rick santorum and trent lott came to talk to the managers and henry height askede argument among friends, but it was pretty intense. henry hyde asked the senators to leave. we had a vote, it was 13-0 to not do the precedent that is now set and which is, i think, now appropriate given the history and the context. so, yeah, precedent is there now and i think that -- remember, back then the precedent was set by both sides, by daschle and by watt, by all the senators. it was what they decided was a fair trial. >> because they were able to come to an agreement. let me play something that alan derrish wits told me at the top of the show. do you believe donald trump abused the power of his office? yes or no. >> it's irrelevant. abuse of power is not, is not a criteria for impeachment anymore than dishonesty would be a criteria for impeachment. >> you said you sort of praised the members of president trump's legal team. do you believe it's appropriate for one of those attorneys to be able to say whether or not they do believe president trump abused power. would you be com

trent lott and tom daschle in the senate worked together. i'll tell you, they were joined at the hip. they even gave us mementos after that awful trial. this is so very, very different, but because there was a time frame set aside by the speaker, people looked at mitch mcconnell and things are moving forward because the moderate senators realize they can't be part of a coverup. they won't get re-elected. >> senator boxer, thank you. jake, always good to have you. senator baucus, do stay with me. we've got some more news coming up perhaps from the white house here as it relates to the signing of this trade deal. a lot of news being covered right now, folks. we are just a few minutes away from the start of that historic house vote to send the articles of impeachment to the senate. a huge new piece of evidence in the investigation, we were just talking about this a few moments ago. these new documents, notes, text messages tied to rudy giuliani, opening up big new questions ahead of the senate trial. we are going to dig into that. we expect to

tom daschle the democratic leader and trent lott understood there was no way that they were going to remove him. so they made this deal -- here's bernie sanders. >> this sets a terrible present for future presidents and the future of this country. i hope that senator mcconnell allows us to have a full and fair trial. when you have a trial, you hear from witnesses. that's what we do in the united states. i hope mcconnell will allow the witnesses to testify and give us their version of what happened. while we go forward with this impeachment trial, i hope the american people understand that we have not forgotten that in this country outside of washington d.c. today, there are millions of people that are struggling economically, millions of people that cannot afford their prescription drugs or their healthcare. what the congress of the united states has got to do is chew bubble gum and walk at the same time. deal with this trial but we cannot forget the very serious problems facing the american people. >> are you concerned how this will affect your campaign? >> yeah, i am. i would rathe

here is majority leader trent lott from the clinton impeachment trial.ustice i'm sure will make sure the deliberations and answers are fair. i have the first question prepared to send to the chief justice but i thought perhaps he had some further business he might want to address before i did that. >> i would like to of eyes counsel on both sides the chair will offer on a -- operate on a rebuttable presumption that each question can be answered fully and fairly in five minutes or less. [laughter] send the first question to the desk. >> the impeachment trial of president trump live today at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two, on demand at c-span.org/impeachment, or listen on the free c-span radio app. c-span's washington journal live every day. with news and policy issues that impact you. democratic presidential candidate tom steyer discusses his 2020 campaign in the upcoming iowa caucuses. watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern this morning. join the discussion. courtt week the supreme heard a case that could affect the way public funds are used for

here's majority leader trent lott from the clinton impeachment trial. >> senator daschle and i tried to make sur sure that wednesdays close as we go through the day. of course the chief justice i'm sure we'll mak will make sure te deliberations and a answers are fair. i do have the first question prepared to send to chief justice, but perhaps he had some further business he wants to address before i do that. >> i would like to advise the council on both sides but the chair will operate on a presumption that each question can be fully and fairly answered in five minutes or less. mr. chief justice, i do send the first question to the desk. >> the impeachment trial of president trump lives tuesday at 1 p.m. eastern on c-span2, on-demand c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. as the senate impeachment trial of president trump continues, watch all of the process from the intelligence and judiciary committee meetings to the house floor debate on the articles, i use of power -- abuse of power and lawmakers. all on c-span.org/impeachment. the now, more coverage of the senate impe

here is majority leader trent lott from the clinton impeachment trial. >> senator daschle and i will try to make sure that the time stays pretty close to even as we go through the day and of course, the chief justice, i'm sure, will make sure that the deliberations and the answers are fair. i do have the first question prepared to send to the chief justice, but i felt perhaps he had some further business he might want to address before i did that. >> yes, i would like to advise counsel on both sides that the chair will operate on a rebuttable presumption that each question can be fully and fairly answered in five minutes or less. [laughte [laughter] >> mr. chief justice, i do end is the first question to the desk. >> the impeachment trial of president trump, live today at 1 p.m. eastern on c-span2. on demand at c-span.org/impeachment or listen on the free c-span radio app. c-span, your unfiltered view of government created by cable in 1979 and brought to you today by your television provider. >> republican lawmakers react to the case presented by president trump's defense team at the

but there was comity, there was tom daschle, trent lott, they got along and went ahead with the rulest and it was 100-0. >> the two leaders did get along in the buildup to the clinton trial. the senate watched the house of representatives conduct its consideration of the articles of impeachment against president clinton and frankly the senators were not pleased. they were horrified. and they decided that the founders created the senate to be a check on everybody, the president certainly and the house of representatives. so the leaders were determined that the senate would conduct its trial with dignity. and the first step, the adoption of the basic rule of the road, were adopted 100-0. obviously we're looking at a different situation here. you earlier had alluded to fierce debate on these rules of the road. well, of course, these rules of the road will be considered under the impeachment rules which tend to prohibit debate on the part of the senators, fierce or otherwise. so i think you'll see on the floor of the senate what we have seen out here, frustrated democrats trying to make t

here is majority leader trent lott from the clinton impeachment trial. >> would try to make sure thate stays pretty close to even as it go through the day. chief justice, i am sure, he will make the deliberations and the answers are fair. i do have the first question prepared to send to the chief justice, but i thought perhaps he had some further business you might want to address before i did that. >> yes, i would like to advise counsel on both sides that the chair will operate on a rebuttable presumption that each question can be fully answered in five minutes or less. [laughter] [chatter] >> mr. chief justice, i do send the first question to the desk. announcer: the impeachment trial of president trump. live today at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two, on demand at c-span.org/impeachment, or listen on the free c-span radio app. journal"ngton continues. host: c-span's campaign 2020 coverage continues. we are joined from des moines, iowa by democratic presidential candidate tom steyer. mr. steyer, good morning and welcome to "washington journal." guest: good morning. how are you? host:

baits in iraq you go housing american troops former senate majority leader, aring trent lott, senatore there in studio with you this is a very interesting day news wise. >> quite extraordinary to hear carlos ghosn for sure i want to ask but business of the day i want to talk about iran i want to talk about impeachment process, given your experience here first your reaction to what has taken place, in terms of a iran retaliation. >> well i think i was advised by former colleagues in congress wait till you get briefed on details of what happened, we need to assess, the damage, apparently there were no casualties thank goodness. but the question is how 14 we respond, and the president is going to have to meet with national security team he needs to talk to the big 8 in congress make sure congress understands what is going on, but the relationship with iran is not been good for 40 years, i i also keep in memory when revolutionary guard w reynold reagan was responder in iran released the hostages they knew reagan was going to take action twins them he have to deal with iranians externally

it's also true, though not the same thing, that senate majority leader, trent lott during the clintonment, handed out pens as they signed it in the book, so there are also senators from 1989 that have pens and it's not the same thing, and nancy pelosi made a mistake doing that. ken starr's testimony is interesting, and it was almost him defending the clinton impeachment and him defending something that he played a huge part of, which is being in the era of impeachment, which he seemed to blame on jimmy carter and the post watergate era, and so that was strange. i am not sure how affective that part of his argument was. like i said, the second part about the procedural objections that the trump team has are to be discussed. and then mike purpura had more to be discussed. there's a book from bolton, and he says president trump directly referred to a quid pro quo in an august conversation with him. the idea being that if ukraine wanted this almost $400 million in security assistance ukraine needed to help him by engaging in these investigations into the bidens. that is out there. what mi

more coordination and cooperation between the democratic and the republican leader tom daschle and trent lott>> and much more agreement. >> and much more compelling testimony from monica lewinski. >> and now, manu raja came out, and said america gets to see what a quorum call s and the next steps in the senate, and we get to see it a lot as people who cover it. and so what did you see? >> mitch mcconnell and chuck schumer were engaged in a direct conversation for 10, 12 minutes, and then in the beginning, mitch mcconnell talked to laura do who then went to talk to the democratic floor general as we call him up here, and gary mirick and then other people came into the conversation and aides and john thune was in the conversation and then later john cornyn and back and forth some time, and then after that, chuck schumer went to huddle in his corner office, and so there is a serious discussion of what is happening and how the end the trial, and whether or not chuck schumer is going to go a long with the proposed plans to the end of the trial, and what that is in the moment is what chuck schumer

you know, i came to the senate and i remember that trent lott came over to me and said, i need your voters campaigning against senators, which is a modern thing in america, that you began this slippery slide down to the point where we see today the moderates in the republican party mad at chuck schumer politically and therefore kind of having blinders on in supporting mitch mcconnell. >> i just think there's -- and we've lost kasie hunt. she had other assignments. i'm going to bring in hallie jackson in one second. i think we underestimate the human impact of all of this. i worked for a united states senator who was running for president and he got a lot more phone calls from his best friends in the senate who all happen to be democrats than he did from any republicans in the senate. i know it's complicated. hallie jackson, i'm sorry to keep you waiting. you're keeping a close eye on the president's defense team. it's clear that he went with tv lawyers because i did not hear any commentary on the right or left about any of their legal brilliance last night. what's the review this morning

here is majority leader trent lott, in the clinton impeachment trial. >> we will try to make sure the time stays pretty close to even as we go through the day. the chief justice, i'm sure, will make sure to liberations and answers are fair. i do have the first question, to but io the chief justice, thought perhaps he had some further business he might want to address before i did that. >> i would like to advise counsel on both sides that the chair will operate on a rebuttable presumption that each question can be fully and fairly answered in five minutes or less. >> mr. chief justice, i send the first question to the desk. >> the impeachment trial of president trump, live tuesday at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span two, on demand at c-span.org/impeachment, or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> on the house floor, a bipartisan group of lawmakers commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz, in 1945.