they believe in the original intent of the united states constitution. there is nothing in the united states constitution that requires the house of representatives to vote on an impeachment inquiry. there is nothing in supreme court precedent. there is nothing in the federal ules of procedure. there is nothing in the house rules. they are unable to defend the indefensible, and so the republicans are arguing about cosmetic procedural matters and gnoring the grave national security concerns that were complicated by the president's abhorrent behavior. reporter: [inaudible] subpoena power. mr. jeffries: if you look at house resolution 81, which was passed in 1998, and that's the -- house resolution 581, which was passed in 1998, and that's the resolution which presumably establishes precedent related to ubpoena power. what it says is that authority by the committee may be exercised by the chairman and the ranking member acting jointly or if either declines to act by the other acting alone-- here's the key-- except that in the event either so declines. either

they believe in the original of the united states constitution. there is nothing in the united constitution that requires the house of vote on an ves to impeachment inquiry. supreme nothing in court precedent. there is nothing in the federal of procedure. here is nothing in the house rules. hey are unable to defend the indefensible, and so the about cans are arguing cosmetic procedural matters and the grave national security concerns that were the president's abhorrent behavior. subpoena naubl naubl ower -- [inaudible] subpoena power. at jeffries: if you look house resolution 81 which was passed in 1998 be and that's the resolution which presumably establishes precedent related to subpoena power. is that authority the committee may be exercised by the chairman and acting ing member jointly or if either declines to other acting alone -- here's the key -- except that in declines.either so either shall have the right to efer to the committee for decision. the question whether such authority shall be so exercised shall be mmittee convened promptly to r

guided by the united states constitution. the truth to the american people. perating under the principle law.no one is above the not even the president of the united states of america. with that i yield to our -- my co-chair, our distinguished co-chair, vice hair of the house democratic caucus, katherine clark. ms. clark: thank you so much, mr. chairman. you.ood morning to all of this week, the house will for the our work people. today, we're going to vote to armenian genocide. we are also going to vote on bills to protect and preserve over 3.5 million acres lands, preserving cultural sites, and protecting wildlife, wilderness, and from oil and gas development. as the chairman said, we are to be building on our commitment to lower prescription vote on s, and we will legislation to increase negotiations n between pharmacy benefit managers and drug manufacturers, insurers, pharmacies, and consumers. additionally, we will take steps tackle the public health crisis facing many people but in cially young people america by passing legislation age quire in-person ver

we will be guided by the united states constitution. we will present the truth to the american people, operating under the principle that no one is above the law, not even the president of united states of america. with that i yield to my distinguished culture, our distinguished culture, vice chair of the house, democratic caucus, katherine clark. >> thank you so much, mr. chairman. and good morning to all of you. this week the house will continue our work for the people here today we're going to vote to recognize the armenian genocide. we're also going to vote on three bills to protect and conserve over 1.5 million acres of public lands, preserving cultural sites, and protecting wildlife, wilderness, and waterways from oil and gas development. as the chairman said, , we are going to be building on our commitment to lower prescription drug costs, and we will vote on legislation to increase transparency in negotiations between pharmacy benefit managers and drug manufacturers, health insurers, pharmacies, and consumers. additionally, we wi

all three were strong believers in the united states constitution and in the importance of civic education. their accomplishments are too numerous to list but those who had the pleasure of spending time with them know the profound legacies they left behind. please join me in a brief moment of silence as we celebrate their lives. thank you. a few of our lead supporters reported messages -- recorded messages of support for justice kennedy. please turn your attention to the screen behind me. >> i am dan fitzpatrick and thank you for joining us at the -- as we award the 2019 liberty medal two anthony kennedy for his commitment to civic education. thomas jefferson once said democracy cannot survive ignorant and free and as we celebrate the medal, we are reminded we must understand the sources of our freedoms in order to defend them. for center is a platform learning that provides students with the tools to understand the history of the constitution and its meaning, including relevancy in their lives. we are grateful to justice kennedy for being a champion of civic education, and on behalf of of

when i become mayor, i will work with the law enforcement to obey the united states constitution. so we will stop the -- according to the report, we have minimum 100 every day in san francisco, maybe more because many people feel useless to report when nothing can be done. the police fail to deliver quality of care to prevent those property crimes. 2019, san francisco is ranked number one in the nation that we are the number one property crime in the united states. if you think london breed our current mayor is going to change for you. forget it. you know why? because i work for the government for the last 15 years and associate with people who provide solutions. i am one of the solution-providers. when i become a mayor, i will work with the federal government to enforce the united states constitution to clear the drug dealers off the street and revive the life of homeless people, so they can get back to their feet. no more drugs, give jobs to them. i am good that the because i'm a behavioral health clinician. i train people how to behave, get back on their feet and live a life wi

this is formal impeachment inquiry an inherent power and article on under the united states constitution. i don't mean to be snarky, it is not at all clear to me the president of the united states has ever read the united states constitution. but it is clear that we have this power and authority. it is the job the people that send us here expect us to do. the constitutional remedy to engage in an impeachment inquiry or if needs be articles of impeachment or an impeachment vote are enshrined in the united states constitution, that's the document we all swore to uphold. >> thank you very much for your time. stim to come republicans are mostly standing by president trump after one week of impeachment, but is the tide starting to turn? we'll talk about that. (kickstart my heart by motley crue)) (truck honks) (wheels screeching) (clapping) (sound of can hitting bag and bowl) (clapping) always there in crunch time. pain happens. saturdays happen. aleve it. aleve is proven better on pain than tylenol. when pain happens, aleve it. all day strong. aaddiction. how juuline hooked kids and ignited a

this is formal impeachment inquiry, an inherent power and article on under the united states constitution. i don't mean to be snarky, it is not at all clear to me the president of the united states has ever read the united states constitution. but it is clear that we have this power and authority. it is the job the people that send us here expect us to do. the constitutional remedy to engage in an impeachment inquiry or if needs be articles of impeachment or an impeachment vote are enshrined in the united states constitution, that's the document we all swore to uphold. >> thank you very much for your time. still to come republicans are mostly standing by president trump after one week of impeachment, but is the tide starting to turn? we'll talk about that. snacking can mean that pieces get stuck under mike's denture. but super poligrip gives him a tight seal. to help block out food particles. so he can enjoy the game. super poligrip. in so many ways. which cage free eggs taste fresher and more delicious? only eggland's best. which organic eggs have more vitamins and less saturated fat? on

there's nothing phony about the united states constitution. the president says you people with the phony emoluments clause, those people are we, the american people. that's our constitution. that clause in the constitution says he cannot receive any payment, any benefit from a foreign leader without consent of congress. that's why we have sued the president of the united states. it's called blumenthal versus trump. 200 members of congress. and i'm asking the courts now to expedite our lawsuit because, clearly, the president is moving forward. >> senator, let's listen -- we're seeing bill taylor as he enters. and often times we don't see this long walk they make into the capitol. reporters are asking him questions. he is not answering them. if he, does we will let everyone listen to what he has to say. but again, on the importance you believe of this witness in the impeachment inquiry from the president, how large is it, do you believe, senator? how important to get straight answers from bill taylor? >> bill taylor had the guts and spine to sta

this is about the united states constitution this is about the rule of law this is about national security this is about abuse of power this is about the fact that the president betrayed. his oath of office and the american people trump has denied wrongdoing and attack the credibility of witnesses who cooperated with the inquiry that earned a rare rebuke from a fellow republican i think that we need to show that we are better than that as a nation their patriotism their love of country we're talking about decorated veterans who have served this nation who put their lives on the line and it is shameful to question their patriotism their love of this nation house democrats plan to vote on thursday to formally authorize this impeachment inquiry even though it has been underway for several weeks so why do the vote now democrats say it's to deflate the republican argument that this inquiry lacks legitimacy because it was never voted upon and it to potentially open these closed door impeachment proceedings to the public castro al-jazeera washington well still ahead on al-jazeera 1 5 workers kill

blessings of liberty to ourselves and to our posterity to ordain and establish this constitution of the united states. it goes on immediately to establish article 1, the legislative branch, article 2, the executive branch, article 3, the judiciary. the genius of the constitution, a separation of powers. three co-equal branches of government to be a check and balance on each other. and it's that that we take the oath of office. we gather here on that opening day with our families gathered round to proudly raise our hands to protect and defend the constitution of the united states. that is exactly what we are doing today. sadly this is not any cause for any comfort. this is something that is very solemn, that is something prayerful. and that we had to gather so much information to take us to this next step. again, this is a solemn occasion. nobody, i doubt anybody in this place, or anybody that you know, comes to congress to take the oath of office, comes to congress to impeach the president of the united states. unless his actions are jeopardizing our honoring our oath of office. i'm grateful to our c

this is about the united states constitution this is about the rule of law this is about national security this is about abuse of power this is about the fact that the president be traded. his oath of office and the american people trump has denied wrongdoing and attack the credibility of witnesses who whopper rated with the inquiry that earned a rare rebuke from a fellow republican i think that we need to show that we are better than that as a nation their patriotism their love of country we're talking about decorated veterans who have served this nation who put their lives on the line and it is shameful to question their patriotism their love of this nation tells democrats plan to vote on thursday to formally authorize this impeachment inquiry even though it has been underway for several weeks so why do the vote now democrats say it's to deflate the republican argument that this inquiry lacks legitimacy because it was never voted upon and are to potentially open these closed door impeachment proceedings to the public castro al-jazeera washington a boeing c.e.o. has admitted that mistakes

let's be clear, the president of the united states has a sworn duty, a constitutional duty to investigate crimes. united states has a treaty with ukraine, several other countries like australia, italy, great britain -- it requires cooperation in criminal investigations and that's not all. look at your constitution, article two, section three, it states the president shall take care the laws be faithfully executed. the media doesn't care because they can't bludgeon trump with it. the president's sworn responsibility, it is his constant constitutional duty to uphold the laws of the land. the attorney general of the united states has traveled multiple times to multiple countries to determine if america's intelligence capabilities were illegally used against america's citizens. this probe is reportedly ramping up soon. we will know if the most sensitive weapons of intelligence were turned against americans and a sitting president and a candidate. we will know whether or not the obama administration and these top intel people were circumventing u.s. laws and spying on their own citizens, outso

house rules can't override the constitution of the united states. st the constitution. but let's assume -- >> there is no rule that goes against the constitution. they just started in the committee. they'll have to have a vote as the constitution requires on whether or not there are actionable articles of impeachment. if they get a simple majority -- >> which we all agree they have not had. >> not yet. >> so far in the judiciary committee, i don't get to, the white house counsel -- we don't get to ask questions. we don't get to call witnesses. we can't take depositions. you talk about a lack of due process? >> it's a political process. >> this is a farce, chris. it's political theater. >> the trial is in the senate. >> it's political -- yeah, but the impeachment process -- so who are they going to call as their witness? let's talk about this for a moment, chris. who's the witness going to be? we've got a whistle-blower that we can't identify because of the whistle-blower statute. >> good. >> we don't get to cross-examine that individual. >> why shoul

. >> he is shooting holes as we speak in the united states constitution.e cannot let him get away with it this time. >> reporter: the president responds. >> well, he's falling like a rock. >> reporter: the president adds he may reverse course and cooperate if democrats schedule a vote to authorize the inquiry. >> they have eviscerated the rules. they don't give us any fair play. it's the most unfair situation people have seen. >> the house does not need to hold a vote to start an impeachment inquiry. >> reporter: lawmakers facing pressure back home after the white house said they will not comply with the subpoena. >> people i've been talking to say why don't you just go arrest him. >> reporter: vice president pence said he was not involved with asking ukrainian president zelensky to investigate biden. >> i never discussed the issue of the issue of the bidens with president zelensky. >> reporter: meantime, president trump is insisting the whistle-blower who triggered the investigation be questioned about reported ties. ukraine's president says there was no

the speaker of the house is one of the few positions actually mentioned in the united states constitution. when she declared that we are in the midst of an impeachment inquiry that has the full force and weight of the united states constitution and we also know that the overwhelming majority of the caucus and one independent in the congress support impeachment so the majority in terms of the inquiry so a majority of the house of representatives support -- >> constitutionally, of course. i guess the question is politically, right? as beto o'rourke said, get rid of the talking point. you did it for clinton and you did it for nixon, why not now? what are you afraid of? do you think that would end up being in that position? i know they can call hunter biden. obviously, there are concerns that you have, but do you think it's possible? >> it is our expectation and as the speaker has consistently indicated we will treat president tru president trump fairly and we just want to get to the bottom of this whole sordid episode because we believe the facts are on the side of serious wrongdoing having

. >> we will follow the facts, apply the law, we will be guided by the united states constitution. >> they realize this process is completely unfair, completely partisan and try to spruce it up a little bit. >> republicans, meanwhile, say they expect every gop mumble to vote against the resolution. >>> the pentagon could release videos and photos of the raid that killed the isis leader a sinister. he blew himself up in a syrian compound over the weekend after u.s. forces cornered him. three children with them also died, two adults captured. >> there were two adult males taken off the objective alive in our custody. >> special forces collected cell phones, laptops, and other evidence could help them hunt down the rest of abu bakr al baghdadi's network and punt- out other isis hideouts. president trump confirmed a u.s. drone strike killed a terrorist once considered abu bakr al baghdadi's successor. >>> a powerful earthquake shook the southern philippines triggering landslides and loosening boulders that killed six people and injured more than 100. the magnitude 6.6 quake since people r

and this president united states is stooping to a level that is beneath the dignity of the constitution united states in our founder since the chairman then they put guardrails in the . constitution because they're new there might be someone who would overplay his or her path. they never sathat we have a president who would kick those guardrails over and disregard the constitution and say papa's article 2 says that i can do whatever i feel like. so this this is. we have to be prayerful. we have been worthy of the constitution as we go for to be fair to the president and that's why this is a and investigate an inquiry and not an outright impeachment. and we have to give the president his chance. to exonerate himself but he thinks what he did was perfect. so we have that. that situation but i say to my colleagues. so that we can here. what is being said in this regard. again. on that very day september 17th. that was constitution day. to to says ago from yesterday. it was when that explosion hit of life possibly happen in that phone conversation which the president confirmed 2 men are as

lives to serving the american people who have taken an oath of allegiance to uphold the united states constitution not work for the president of the red states and specifically this president, then thank god we have a "deep state". these are important checks on the powers of the executive branch. we are a nation of checks and balances and one of those checks are bureaucrats appointed people, career civil service, it doesn't matter whether they are republicans, democrats, everyone has a political view, their duty is uphold the law, support the constitution and serve the people of the united states. when you have a whistleblower coming forward, when you have a james comey standing up to the president telling them he can't do something like that. then you have the essence of what the constitutional system calls upon them to do. i think the "deep state" in this context is something we could all sleep easier knowing it's in place and i would say good for them. >> he can watch james stewart's entire talk on his book "deep state" tomorrow at 11:00 p.m. eastern. >> here is a look at some books being publi

united states. its unworthy -- it is unworthy to the constitution of the united states to do what he did in that call, and he admitted to me, he said it's perfect. no, it's not perfect. it's wrong. a. and b, that protecting whistleblowers is a very, very important -- important requirement that we have. the intelligence community recognizes the importance of whistleblowers. protecting whistleblowers who see wrongdoing of any kind in our government is essential. the president probably doesn't realize how dangerous his statements are when he says he wants to expose who the whistleblower is and those who may have given the whistleblower that information. >> madam speaker? pelosi: this is a very serious challenge the president has put there. it is very sad. i don't see impeachment as a unifying thing for our country. reporter: one big picture question, and one logistical question, just following up on what you just said. some republicans have said the president's phone call wasn't great, but it was not an impeachable offense. is it possible you are making too much of one phone call? speaker pelosi: absolu

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united states. the president believes that he is above the law. the law being the constitution of the united states. >> there is already in my view ample evidence in the public domain on the issue of collusion if you are willing to see it. >> it is very powerful evidence of that kind of potential impeachable offense. >> sean: do you see a pattern? it would almost be funny if they weren't trying to circumvent the will of you, the american people, and literally remove a duly elected president from office who is doing an amazing job under the worst circumstances. and smearing the president has been their number one goal from the very beginning. by the way, they don't care about improving the lives of americans, in spite of their lofty and, you know, cliched language from earlier today. as the president tweeted, the do-nothing democrats should be focused on building up our country, not wasting everyone's time and energy on b.s., which is what they've been doing ever since i got overwhelmingly elected in 2016, get a better candidate this time. you'll need it. by the way, we have an

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united states. it's unworthy of the constitution of the united states to do what he did in that call, and he admitted to me, said it's perfect. no, it's not perfect. it's wrong, a. b, protecting whistle-blowers is a very, very important requirement that we have. the intelligence community recognizes the importance of whistle-blowers. protecting whistle-blowers who see wrongdoing of any kind in our government is essential. the president probably doesn't realize how dangerous his statements are when he says he wants to expose who the whistle-blower is and those who may have given the whistle-blower that information. this is a very serious, very serious challenge that the president has put there. it's very sad. i don't see impeachment as a unifying thing for our country. i weighed those equities hard and long until i had the president's admission that he did what he did on that call. >> one big picture question and one logistical question following up on what you just said. some republicans said the president's phone call wasn't great but it isn't an impeachable offense. is it possible that you're makin

administrative law judges, which two terms ago, the supreme court confirmed are officers of the united states for constitutional purposes, and i have already mentioned the provision that i'm going to come back to again for assistant united states attorneys and special attorneys. it's possible for congress to pass those kinds of general authorizations. i happen to think that all of those statutes i have just shown you are unconstitutional sub-delegations of legislative authority, but that's another talk for another day. for today, it doesn't really matter because there is no such statute for the department of justice. we are talking about the department of transportation, we would have a very different kind of statutory argument. there was no general authorization in statute for the attorney general to hire officers. well, that's not entirely right. there is one special tailored provision dealing with the bureau of prisons that gives the attorney general the same power the secretaries of transportation and education have. bureau of prisons have a director, and the attorney general may appoint such additional off

we're here to find the truth, to uphold the constitution of the united states. this is not a game for us. this is deadly serious. and we're on a path that is taking us to a path to truth and a timetable that respects our constitution. i remind you that this news broke on september 17. constitution day. constitution day. the day our constitution was adopted in 1787. it broke that the president had violated his oath of office to protect and defend and preserve the constitution of the united states. to the best of his ability. so we are honoring our responsibilities, we are honoring the constitution. that's not what they're doing. reporter: are you concerned about them trying -- ms. pelosi: i'm not concerned about anything. oh, they can't -- they can't -- they have no substance. they can't defend the president. so they're going to process. we're not going there. thank you all very much. [talking simultaneously] reporter: are you proud of his opening statement that he gave where he fabricated the conversation between the two presidents? [captioning performed by the n

united states. it's unworthy of the constitution of the united states to do what he did in that call and he admitted to me, said it's perfect. no, it's not perfect. it's wrong. a. and b, that protecting whistle-blowers is a very, very important -- important requirement that we have. the intelligence community recognizes the importance of whistle-blowers. protecting whistle-blowers who see wrong doing of any kind in our government is essential. so the president probably doesn't realize how dangerous his statements are when he says he wants to expose who the whistle-blower is and those who may have given the whistle-blower that information. this is a very serious, very serious challenge that the president has put there. it's very sad. i don't see impeachment as a unifying thing for our country. i weigh those equities hard and long until i had the president's admission that he did what he di did. >> one question, one following up on what you just said, some republicans have said that the president's phone call wasn't great but that it isn't an him epeachable offense. is it possible you are making too m

this is about the united states constitution this is about the rule of law this is about national security this is about abuse of power this is about the fact that the president betrayed his oath of office and the american people trump has denied wrongdoing and attack the credibility of witnesses who cooperated with the inquiry that earned a rare rebuke from a fellow republican i think that we need to show that we are better than that as a nation their patriotism their love of country we're talking about decorated veterans who have served this nation who put their lives on the line and it is shameful to question their patriotism their love of this nation. house democrats plan to vote on thursday to formally authorize this impeachment inquiry even though it has been underway for several weeks so why do the vote now democrats say it's to deflate the republican argument that this inquiry lacks legitimacy because it was never voted upon and to potentially open these closed door impeachment proceedings to the public heidi joe castro al-jazeera washington still ahead on al-jazeera. we're in iraq

that it will be counted as cast, and this president of the united states is stooping to a level that is beneath the dignity of the constitution of the united states and our founders, since the chairman mentioned our founders. they put guard rails in the constitution because they knew there might be someone who would overplay his or her power. they never thought that we would have a president who would kick those guard rails over and disregard the constitution and say art 2 that says i can do whatever i feel like. so this is sad. we to be prayerful. -- we have to be prayerful. we have to be worthy of the constitution as we go forward. we have to be fair to the president. and that's why this is an investigation -- an inquiry and not an outright impeachment. and we have to give this president his chance to exonerate himself, but he thinks what he did was perfect. so we have that situation. ut i say to my colleagues, calmness, quiet, so that we can hear, that we can hear what is being said in this regard. again, on that very day, september 17, that was constitution day. a tuesday. two tuesdays ago from yesterday. that was when th