Trump’s Nixon Problem: When Republicans Bail On Impeachment | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC

Every House Republican voted against moving forward with the Trump impeachment probe. But Democrats may be eyeing lessons from Watergate, when public hearings helped turn sentiment against Nixon, and key Republicans bucked their own party to back impeachment. Aired on 11/04/19.
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Trump's Nixon Problem: When Republicans Bail On Impeachment | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC

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  1. Forget the quid pro quo, Trump could actually be impeached on the emoluments clause alone. The man has been using the office of the presidency to make millions. He’s even used are military to help prop up his failing golf resort in Scotland.  Disgraceful, and 100% impeachable.

    1. @Speak the truth Biden was vice president in charge of the Ukraine, before Trump was even president, so your point is??

  2. Somewhere in the ‘Great Hereafter’, Nixon smiles beatifically, knowing *#45 has replaced him* as the *’Worst American President in Modern History’* … 😏

    1. @brIAN STELter vs. Mark Dice challenge Will you be holding it right after Trump wins? Or some days after?

    1. @Boston 508617 “rethuglican”? Really? Childish lie. A real thug is someone who wears an Antifa mask while committing assault. A real thug is someone blocking traffic carrying a BLM sign. A real thug is someone posing as a Trump supporter disrupting his huge crowds at rallies. You should be super embarrassed for being such a dishonest twit. Totally out of touch with reality. Get ready to be swept away in 2020. I only wish I could bet you but you’d probably not pay up when you LOSE!

    2. #45 *repeatedly* denigrated ‘illegal’ immigrants at his FL ‘rally’…then *laughed* at his followers cries of “Shoot them!”
      The *worst* part of it…?
      Looking past #45’s right shoulder during that *disgusting* display…at *the two small children* hearing those words as they’re spoken, and how *visibly confused and frightened they become* as the crowd jeers along.
      Like the little blonde girl at his ill-willed ‘rally’ in NC, looking bewilderedly *at* the ‘adults’ surrounding her, as *they shout* “Send her back!”, over and over.
      *THAT* is #45’s *lurid* ‘legacy’, preserved *forever* on video…and for historians *to document* with both dismay *and* sadness.
      #45 – *So* embarrassing for America… 😒

  3. Republicans today only care about the Constitution and the law when a democrat is in office. They put party before country every time.

    1. Consider that the GOP only cares about “winning” because that provides them with power and economic gain.
      They are driven solely by self-interest. They are not civil servants by any means.

    2. They don’t give a f*** about the constitution or the law. They are like pseudo Christians who pick out the parts of the Bible that suit their purposes, twist them to their liking and ignore the rest.

  4. President Clinton didn’t lie under oath. He was impeached over semantics (the definition of the word “relations”) by money grubbing, racist Republicans.

    1. He said aloud on tv that he did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky. He did and he lied about it. When he was called on it, it was stupid to lie. Was it impeachable? IDK.

    1. @Andy C Trump won’t let anyone see any of his school transcripts (cuz he’s “such a genius”). Won’t let anyone see his taxes (cuz he’s “so honest”). But Hillary, but Obama. You’re pathetic.

    2. Andy C so you’re cool with conspiracies that Obama illegally immigrated, falsified everything to go to Harvard (ffs) and served as a senator and president in the country. And you’re telling me nobody figured it out in the government but all you republicans are so smart, nothing gets past you. But you’re not cool with questioning why trump is allying with our enemies and making enemies of our allies? Makes sense.

    3. Andy C you mean the e-mail stuff investigated by the FBI that Hillary didn’t get in trouble for? Ah, right.

    1. The world is watching a comedic parody of House of Cards… with a cast of idiots and an incoherent, really dumb storyline. LoL

    1. @Ajuć 00: I think the count of his lies has topped 12,000 now. (That’s not counting the lies he tells Melania.)

    2. Au Contraire:
      Robert Mueller did not absolve Donald Trump of collusion …
      https://www.newsweek.com/robert-mueller-no-collusion-donald-trump-1400589
      18/04/2019 · Special counsel Robert Mueller did not absolve President Donald Trump of “collusion” with Russia in his 448-page report of his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, despite Attorney General William Barr’s insisting that he did.

      I think you owe D.R. an apology for calling him/her an imbecile. Barr is the one who stated Mueller proved no collusion. And Barr lied about the report to the American people. Barr does not work for us– he is Trump’s man. He should be disbarred for lying and obstruction of justice.

  5. Justin Amash, the only GOP Congressman who bothered to read the Mueller Report and do so with an open mind and with intellectual integrity. Of course, once Amash acted on principle like a proper conservative, the Banana Republicans freaked out and so forced him to give up on on the GOP.

    1. @Maureen Peterson Get your facts straight about Clinton’s impeachment. He lied to Congress about the his relationship with Monica Lewinsky. Under oath. Congress had tapes about the affair given to them by Linda Tripp. He wasn’t impeached for having the affair, but for lying about it. It was inappropriate to have the affair and really, really stupid to lie about it.

  6. Difference between Nixon era Republicans and 2019 Republicans is astonishing. Country before party is a foreign notion to Republicans now.

    1. Karl Johan Haarberg that’s what the opposition of trump said when he got in the first time. No ones lives changed for the worst and the country is doing well. How has you live been negatively impacted since trump has been president?

  7. Do facts still matter in American politics?
    We will see soon enough.
    Good luck from Australia.
    I am not hopeful. Glad to be proved wrong.

    1. Erika Welindt I’ve read Elizabeth Warren’s book and it includes many examples of people that she knows personally who are suffering. She’s definitely an injustice warrior. She may not get all her plans through, but she’ll be relentless about getting the best outcomes and she’s no man’s fool.

    2. Michael when Republicans stop behaving like a bunch ‘o criminals, then there shall be hope. Yes we know, it’s a really big wish .

  8. When our nation’s elected lawmakers are more concerned about winning reelection rather than the strength of our democracy and our honorable standing upon the world stage… we have already lost as a country.

    1. @FairMinded1 Thank you… And, I was speaking to those officials in the House and Senate who are more worried about their careers than our nation. Some are facing reelection in 2020 and don’t want to offend their constituents loyal to Trump.

  9. Toxic Traitor Trump:  “‘This … is a complete transcript of … breaking the law!’ —  See, it’s all there, word-for-word.  Perfect!”

    1. Look… the question is no longer who will win the presidency. The question is: When Trump wins in 2020, will democrats record their angry reaction videos horizontally or vertically?
      You do understand why horizontal is preferred…?

    2. Trumps not going to be winning any presidency again from behind bars after he’s been impeached and removed from office, you’re as demented as they come nu, for thinking that he’ll be serving another term when he’s not even going to be finishing this one you frick’n loon!

  10. The republicans are scandalous it’s expected from them to have tried to impeach Clinton for an affair. They are embarrassing to the majority of the country. They interpret the law to mean only for them not no one else.

    1. Ah, but they tried…Roger Ailes *worked with/for* Nixon.
      “Rolling Stone” wrote an in-depth article on it, as did the “Washington Post”. 📰

    2. @Ed S – Yeah, but who believes *anything* Ailes said, considering his *abysmal* ‘actual factual track-record’…? 😏

    3. @Ed S – “so Nixon would never happen again” <--- Ailes was talking about getting caught; he was a Nixon apologist.

    1. No it’s not amazing at all, from the famous words of Ms Maya Angelo, when a person show you who they are, believe them. Donald Trump has been showing people who he is way way before he thought of running for president. Can I get a AMEN!!!

    2. Yea no kidding. How sad it must be believing that scientists, scholars, historians, economists and journalists have devoted their entire careers to deceiving you, while a reality tv star with decades of fraud and exhaustively documented lying is your only beacon of truth and honesty.

    1. pie worm Worm pie 😂😂 I see you still sucking that Trump 🤦🏽‍♂️. You didn’t respond so I’ll just ask again. Did you know he was pulling Troops out of Syria yet sending Troops to Saudi Arabia 🤔 how that work?

    2. @DJ Compl3x all you did was reply with a laughing emoji, keep believing everything MSNBC tells you. Also send me photo evidence of the troops in saudi right now. Also did you know that Obama dropped over 20,000 bombs and invaded 7 countries🤔

    3. pie worm Worm pie No stupid 🤦🏽‍♂️ this was a conversation we had on another nvm. Look into it Trump talks about sending troops and that they are paying for it. It’s really not that hard to find. Also if that’s the case then Obama should be in jail and Trump should be too 💯

  11. When the GOP BAILS don’t forget what they did here…aiding and abetting a criminal and a traitor. Remember when you vote to bury them in blue 🗳

    1. @Edward Williams that’s a maybe for me, it still leaves the power behind the throne, McConnell to his back room sketchy deals and manipulation of his power.

    2. It’s mostly just the house Reps that are engaging in all of this defense of Trump. The Senate has mostly kept quiet outside of McConnell and Graham. And like this video just stated, many would love to impeach him, but they know their voters aren’t on board. Which is why public support is so important to this whole process

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