Chairman Schiff says that the House Intelligence Committee will soon release the impeachment report. Lawrence discusses with Jill Wine-Banks and John Heilemann how the report will impact the Judiciary Committee's impeachment hearing and the eventual articles of impeachment drafted by that committee. Aired on 12/02/19.
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Schiff: Intel Cmte. To Release Impeachment Report To Public | The Last Word | MSNBC
The reason why Trump isn’t sending any of his lawyers to participate in the hearings is because he has no lawyers that can actually mount a legitimate defense for his actions. More importantly, Trump doesn’t even have a witness to send to the hearings that would be able to dispute the evidence against him. I’m mean who is going to send…Pompeo? Absolutely NOT!!!
What about Bolton? Nope, he hasn’t been seen since he ran out of the White House before Rudy “the handgrenade” blew up. What about Mulvaney? Nope…that’s out of the question. How about Rudy? 😲😲
Anyone of those potential witnesses for Trump are actually co-conspirators in Trump’s crimes. They would either have to give him up, or commit perjury under oath during the hearings. That’s why Trump’s not sending any lawyers are witnesses to defend him. Because he has no defense. Like Sondland said during his testimony, ” EVERYONE was in the loop.”😄
@Stewart Chapman trump can clear it up send in Pompeo, Mulvaney, Bolton, and Rudy but he wont because they will have to lied and end up in jail for him. They wont do that, soo trump is guilty!
Since EVERYONE was in the loop, EVERYONE must be held accountable – starting with Trump.
David J ,exactly!
FACTS!!
Stewart C …………… There are more exceptions to hearsay than I could list here . #1 is ‘Admissions Against Interest’, which trump has done repeatedly – and no doubt would do again in open testimony under oath . Also ‘Failure To Comply’ with a lawful subpoena can be, and most often is, offered as an assumption of guilt . So you’re wrong on both counts or confused .
If someone doesn’t show up to a trial, they are automatically found guilty. It should be the same in this case. Is the U.S. a democracy?
@HeavierThanLight correct
@Jonny Sevent and look at the name. He is saying he doesn’t see Trump doing wrong. A Russian talking point
No, the USA is a republic. We have a Democratic system of government that o lying works if people actually carry on real conversations. Dems and Reps can’t, because corruption.
@BruceH Davidson if you’re in USA get help you are brainwashed maybe a con-man repeating the same thing over and over just ask a doctor’s opinion” ask different opinions pastures look for HONESTY it is painful recovering from being brainwashed if a lie is told to you over and over , never corrected it’s not a “lie” it’s BRAINWASHED
@ramo moreno It’s called gaslighting and it is truly frighting to see it play out on a national scale.
The judges (senate) is in his pockets, so he doesn’t need to defend himself. He can ignore the whole process.
Kewlzter TC: But they can’t ignore something that does exist AND they are forced to destroy it.
@Wesley C. really? seems like “They”, can, have, and will do just about anything!
Exactly. Anti- christ doesn’t have to defend himself. He has the power of delusion and all of his infected supporters will defend him even going to PRISON or ruining their own reputations. Jim Jones had nothing on Tump.
It may be the case that the Senate ignores the evidence but, if you’ve been paying attention, voters have levied a price to be paid for ignorance. Therefore; we’re looking at the end of the Republican party. It will be decimated.
@Kewlzter TC They’ll do anything in the pursuit of “Absolute Power”, so they will have to turn on Congress at some point.
Trump and the Republicans are quilty of obstruction and abuse of power. Jail them ASAP.
@Taloquin drain the swamp 🙃
@Cameron Crowhurst Wasn’t that Trump’s promise? Oh right, it was, but he didn’t drain anything but foreign bank accounts, right into his hotels.
@Taloquin the Dems have spent enough time jailing his cronies (draining the trump swamp) I hope they hurry up and send the forces to lock him up before he does more damage.
I really hope that the Republicans remember their oath to protect and defend the Constitution. I also hope that the American public understand that by standing by Trump and not the Constitution, the Republicans can no longer be trusted. Then, vote them all out as soon as their terms are up. Once Trump is voted out, he is going to have some serious problems with the Southern District courts. America will celebrate then.
No lawyer in their right mind would want to walk into that hearing and try to defend someone swimming in a sea of moral turpitude and criminality as Trump. They would be throwing their careers and reputations away.
@Liberalovsky Fredo Moscowitch SWEETIE, BECAUSE HE IS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES! The white house is now, the mafia house.
hey DJ its the good ole USA those parasite lawyers would be crawling all over each other for this gig It will be just like being on the apprentice. Donald hire me i got a a Trump university law degree you all knew what a thieving lying pos that he is and ya’ll voted him in if you think your country is in good shape then take everything potus has said and believe the opposite wake up to yourselves america
Plus, they wouldn’t even get paid.
And so goes the Senate – throwing their careers and reputations away.
KeVin W .………………… To which I say: HOORAY !
Donny boy cannot defend himself because of his Mafia type actions would place him in jail,in lying to the hearing and the Donnnyyyy Joney Boy Trumpppp knowers it,
Hope he gets a cell with someone who loves to make whoopee.
Trump can’t be put in front of a news camera, never mind in front of a court.
How can he explain dismissing Yovanovitch and praising a corrupt Ukraine prosecutor (Rudy’s client’),, if he was concerned about corruption? Answer he lies.
@John Kidd My Russian bot alarm is going off..
He cant be put in front of news camera because he blows holes in all your parties phoney rhetoric .
Have some respect for yourselves drop this mentally trip of not being able to get over the antichrist (Hillary) didnt get in office to bring around the end of mankind .
Scariest part is …..
You do have the right to vote ..or destroy the country is a better term.
@Bruce Gately mentally unraveling . Hes ate guys like you for lunch his whole life .
The reason why this is out of control is because you h Have a president that is actually doing something instead of the actors we’ve had for the last 8 years. So of course this is a foreign feeling of watching someone actually make changes that are doing good instead of like Obama handing someone an aircraft full of mine and then coming back and saying I made a deal with so-and-so blah blah blah he just paid I’m off to get his credit trump gets results you guys know what it’s all about even if you don’t act like it
@John Kidd no he didn’t. Most of the ambassadors that testified were appointed during or before Bush. I know 2 of them said they served 4 different presidents. That’s trump Obama bush and Clinton.
If he’s innocent, would he ignore impeachment proceedings? Come on.
Like I said; “he’s guilty as sin.”
@John Kidd then what smarty,
more stalling?
@Nefarious520 and you still don’t know the white man.
They’ll take all that russian money and property from the ‘oranges guy’.
we know donnie is guilty and so does his so called “christian” supporters,they all believe hes the chosen one by God. God help us
@CJ Detroit Hasten the apocalypse and the second coming (true, not a joke)
just me, guess what? He is the chosen one, but it’s not by God. It’s the devil he is chosen from.
@James Dunn If you believe Jesus Christ is going to save you from Gods wrath you get to call yourself christian. Christian behavior is what exactly? How is that behavior different from anybody else’s behavior? Joining a club called “church” isn’t going to change human nature.
Idol worshippers.
Yes. They Know. Its about Race. They have to cover it up with other crines. Its mainly about Race. 1492, Whites were the original Immigrants! And brcane Freemasons & Illumaniti members.Terrible and wrongful things were done to other culture to lower theie standard of living. Japeneses: Internment Camps. Indengenous People: Reservations. People of Color: The Ghetto. Inner City. Urban Areas. Then Color coded these Races to designate certain levels of moneys to achieve. All ruled by Satan.
Yet his enablers whine that he’s being shut out, and not given a chance to participate, wah wah wah. Totally crazy.
@TheBase1aransas Then why the fk are you here? Run along, troll. “criminal MSM” is so archaic, & just laughable.
@oldrrocr EXACTLY
@John Kidd You are truly disgusting.
@John Kidd Go home, doofus. You’re so transparent.
So your case is coming and your innocent but you dont hire a lawyer and refuse to turn in evidence that can clear you of your charges, yeah that’s sounds perfectly innocent, #Dumbfucks
Because he is a certifiable narcissistic psychopath he is role playing his own fantasy of a child caught with his hand in the cookie jar putting on the ‘innocent look’. Trump is playing a role in his own fantasy movie where is the lead, the director and the writer. Interesting to see what the box office is like and then the critiques of his master work that will follow. I guess you can get Murdoch newspapers in prison – Oh! You say he can’t read. Oh dear.
Sociopath, Misogynistic, Narcissist.
That’s because he knows he’d hang himself doing it.
Exactly
No, he said “I’m not stupid, I can assure you that.” He thinks he is one of the best potus ever. He is not smart enough to realize he’d dig his own grave. But he knows that there is not enough hard evidence to corner the republican senators to vote impeachment. I hope he is wrong, but…
he is too stupid to know that, his lawyers aren’t very bright , but even they know he would admit it and blabber on about benghazi or hillary’s server.
Susan Clements could only hope that’s why his ties are so long
Trump must think he’s already rigged the trial in the Senate. He HAS to pretend to have some defense when it gets there.
No. A conman like him thinks all he has to do is to “project self-confidence”, then his followers will believe when he claims innocence. “I don’t need to defend myself because I am innocent.” he will say and smirk.
Yep, trump is wining and dining Republican senators at the WH and contributing to campaigns of senators running for re-election. He is promising them whatever he thinks will get them on his side and violate their oath of office.
I doubt any normal lawyer will go defend trump with sean hannity talking points.
Trump is running out of lives fast. It’s ridiculous he’s got this far.Let’s see Moscow Mitch stare down the evidence.
If he had evidence he would have tweeted it out already
Dianab b lol read the transcript. This man is just dumb
😂😂😂
This is true.
Donnie cares only about Donnie
Anyone who thinks otherwise is a fool.
He cares about his daughter wife
brainwashed maybe a con-man repeating the same thing over and over
Oh, but he just LOVES America, is a REAL patriot, wants to PROTECT this country, etc., etc., ad nauseam. 🙄 Let’s face it, Trump supporters are stupider than I ever thought possible. (Yes, I am looking at you, Mom & Dad.)
@Pink Crayon No, they take their freedon for granted. Russia hates the USA. Trump’s dad didn’t spank his boy. Why Trump got so entangled in Russia is traitorous to older American’s who climbed under desks and put books over our heads in fear of nuclear war. West trusted Russia with Olympics in 1980. Right before the Olympics Russia invades Afghanistan. You can’t trust the Russian’s. The American expression “He or she lies like a Russian. A Russian could not possibly lie more than United States of America’s President Donald Trump.
Trump loves money, TV
,
and one of his kids.
Why should Individual 1 try to defend himself? He and his AG say that he’s above the law and is immune from prosecution. He got help from Russia to rig the 2016 election while crying that “It’s rigged!”, and he’s been overtly trying to get China, Ukraine and Saudi Arabia to help him rig 2020. Even if he loses, he’ll ask his AG to do an investigation and proclaim he won it. He knows that if he’s out of office, he’s likely going to jail to sit beside his lawyer / fixer Cohen.
-I am innocent (But, you can’t have subpoenaed documents that proves its)
-I am very rich (But you can’t see my tax returns)
-I am very smart (But let me sent threatening letters to these Universities with legal action and jail time if they ever released my academic records)
-I love fighting corruption (but a New York judge ordered that Trump’s Foundation have to be Dissolve, accused of ‘Shocking Pattern of Illegality’ and forced him to pay $2 million after being found guilty of using the Foundation’s money for his own interest on political campaigns expenses)
Oh this is easy! He is the exact opposite he holds himself to believe he is.
And admires a corruption-loving Russian leader.
He has no defense nor do the people he’s holding or his lawyers period.