In the midst of the Senate trial, Rep. Mark Meadows who was recently appointed to Trump’s impeachment defense team, discusses the White House defenses on abuse of power and Trump’s Ukraine pressure plot. MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber presses Rep. Meadows on if he would still support a request for Ukraine to investigate the Bidens, and the GOP defense that the investigation “didn't happen,” implying that it would be bad if it did. Aired on 1/23/20.
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Top GOP Lawmaker Clashes Over Trump's Guilt In Senate Trial | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC
Never forget the larger context: Russia was driving everything negative against Ukraine. Trumpski has overturned every aspect of our Russian policy in favor of the Russians. He’s Putin’s puppet.
Vacnol you can’t be this uneducated! Trump is beholden to Putin and MBS because he owes them money! That information has been in the public domain for several years 😡😩
Sheila Robinson
It took tax evasion to take down Al Capone. Just where are Trumps tax returns? His day will come. I pray all the enablers go with him.
Only meeting with Putin when no other Americans are around is evidence enough.
@charlidog2 – And consider *HOW cretinously giddy* #45 was at Putin’s invite to *the communists “May Day” celebration* IN Moscow.
*Or* that *ONLY* Russian ‘press’ *were allowed* to film #45 and Putin in July of 2019…as Putin ‘joked’ about “…getting rid…” of reporters.
And #45 *LAUGHED right along* with the former *KGB agent who RULES over* Russia.
*NO* other American President *would’ve allowed* such insults to *our country AND constitutionally-protected ‘free press’.*
But #45 LOVES his -banker- -mentor- ‘like-minded leader’.
*So* embarrassing for America… 😒
“maybe I answer the question slower then you listen” now let me answer a question that’s completely different then what your asking….
He said “transparency” when was the last time the white house had a press briefing ?? Really you have the nerve to say transparency with this administration lol smh
Also, Trump released the abridged transcript when caught. Before that the call was hidden in the secret server. He blocked all evidence and subpoena.
Transparency, my foot!
@BorderPatrolAZ – “Straight from the horse’s mouth.” You’re confusing the 2 ends of a horse.
Transparency would of be providing document and witnesses to congress
Cape Cod 🙏
@BorderPatrolAZ I guess he gets to peddle his snake oil straight to his marks.
This sounds so much like an SNL skit it’s scary
Daryl Palmer, it is better, it is a Netflix, HBO documentary.
This whole 3 years has been one giant SNL skit.
“Rooting out corruption is key”: so indict all those senators that are behaving corrupt
@Jonathan weight based on what? The Republicans blocking any attempt to strengthen the voting system to prevent any further interference in the elections or the insider dealing between Mitch and his wife? Ooooohhh or the Nepotism dripping from the white-house? Or the self-made humanitarian crisis at the southern border of the Republicans making? Oh OH OH! or the fact that Jim Crow laws are and will continue to effect black americans for generations pushed forward by (mostly) Republicans and their racist allies? In a matter of fact by defending and encouraging a racist president they are breaking laws? In fact, voting for a presidential candidate that acts in a racist way or says racist things should in fact bar him from running at all because if people vote for him they are breaking the rights of others in the country to not be oppressed?
Who will play trump in the new movie b”ALL THE PRESIDENTS MEN”
@Jonathan weight I respect your rights to your opinions…”if this guy is saying the truth”, he needs to show some evidence and have witnesses to back up what he is saying…it is only fair for him to do so, and most importantly he took an oath that requires him to do so. And if he is unable to do what is required of him. “This guy” needs to resign with the rest of them.
@Don Donaldson are you high
“I’m getting to the answer. I’m just slow.” Never gives an answer to the original question.
He ‘is slow’
And full of crap
CreepyOG , just like a Gallego from Galicia, Spain.
He is definitely slow
The news caster is asking in a leading question to prove his point. Interview 101, never answer the question as is. Give fact first before you answer yes or no. There is always a hidden agenda from the interviewer to prove thier point. C’mon man this is why you are blind to the truth CreepyOG.
Exactly. Ari should go back to question number one.
The Republican party is at least seditious and possibly treasonous.
Possibly!??😉
another msm brainwashed little zombie !! lol
GOP Lawmakers clashing over Trump’s guilt while the con-man is hiding in Switzerland bragging about his contempt of Congress.
I would not be surprised if he doesn’t leave Switzerland…
Sickening.
@Mike Law – They don’t want him.
… while he continues to bully a 17 year old autistic girl that is passionate about climate change. I’m sure Switzerland will make us take that Dumpster fire back soon enough.
10:20 – talk about unqualified recipients of nepotism look at Trump’s entire family!
“You will find I am a straight shooter.” Straight shooters never ever say that.
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@Pak De Real Estate “Developer” – he and trump are cut from the same cloth that’s why they’re such good chums.
Straight shter .
Jonathan Beckham , yup, cuz they don’t have to
Yeah who would have thought….that ur dumb Trump is rooting out corruption in Ukraine by sending Rudy Giuliani……..enough garbage!
The GOP is corrupt plain and simple and this so called top GOP senator is completely full of crap.
And I bet his Swiss bank account is full of Rubles
“I’m from North Carolina. I might take a bit longer to answer your question”.
Does he realize he just called himself, and the people of North Carolina slow?
Dak G well 3 women chose him and I guess some women love to be cheated on by selfish greedy dangerous power mongers absolute pigs 🐷 The payoff for them is they live in lap of luxury But a mama will always love her baby I am sure as an adult he disgusted her
Dak G but no American woman chose him(not sure) he probably bought them no one chose him
Carnell Bell he’s like the pied piper, assembling all the dumbasses who knew there were so many
Joyce Duncan they are so slow it will take another 4 years for them to catch up
That was all game..philla busta
Look I’m from North Carolina and I’m a little slow.🤣 No argument from me.🙈🙊🙉
At least you’re honest
Meadows needs to be put out to pasture, he can’t talk well & does not listen.
When people start a narrative to avoid answering a question you just know that they are going to tell a whopper of a lie instead of just a little one. Bless his heart. The more people come to the defense of the overgrown umpa lumpa the more they start sounding as stupid as he is.
Love how Meadows is meandering around a question giving non-answers to things Melber didn’t even ask 😉 What a sack of manure. Anyone from NC that voted for that poor excuse for a representative here to speak up why he/she/they did so?
“Rooting out corruption is the key!” hahahaha We don’t have to go overseas to start that process.
surfsidefl2000 Exactly lol
HAHAHA! Well said!
Yeah… Republicans can just look in the mirror…all kinds of corruption there…
Indeed.
Meadows: “If you want an answer from me, you’re gonna have to yell over me telling you how stupid you are.”
Ari: “Let me ask again …”
Meadows” “I am yelling louder because you just asked the same question.”
Can you imagine being married to this guy, or having him for a brother-in-law?
It makes me wonder…
Why are Americans paying 150k to a woman who doesn’t even hold a PRESS CONFERENCE!
I haven’t seen an actual PRESS CONFERENCE since that joke of a pig wrestler Sara Huckabee!
What a waste of tax dollars!
@Koski Co that’s one way to reduce the budget is to quit paying this waste of human air space
“rooting out corruption” should start at home. Let start at the top and their family. There are so much to be done.
Meadows: “I’ll give the facts.” Yeah, the ALTERNATE FACTS, and keeps trying to deflect.