As Donald Trump’s chief of staff admits Trump tried to collude with the Russians, Democrats question key impeachment witnesses behind closed doors. It’s a lesson they may have learned from Watergate investigators, who drafted impeachment articles out of public view. In this discussion on MSNBC’s impeachment special hosted by Ari Melber, former federal prosecutor Berit Berger, former federal judge Nancy Gertner and former Senator Barbara Boxer weigh the strengths of the Democrats’ case. Aired on 10/21/19.
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Watch: How Dems Are Building The Impeachment Case Against Trump | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC
🔥Bernie 2020🔥
This presidency has always been heading this way, it’s all playing out to Putins design
America has a serious problem
Psst….Psst..yes that one.
Not enough trees for all these Russians to hide behind.
Pass it on
@Ryan Odonnell Njet ! ………….
@Lawrence Smith In this case, Russians do not even try to hide ……………..
I think Putin was all about ruining a Clinton presidency. Even he didn’t think that Americans would be stupid enough to elect this wannabe mob boss !
@Josie Fox Well, V Putin got much more than he could ever hope for ! ……………………
WITH TRUMP’S SIMPLE-MINDED BASE THEY’LL HAVE TO BREAK IT DOWN TO THE SIMPLEST WAY THAT THEY CAN BUT I’M SURE THAT ALOT OF THEM STILL WON’T GET IT ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY HAVEN’T GOT IT ALREADY BUT THEN AGAIN SOME ARE SLOWER THAN OTHERS & *YOU CAN’T CURE STOOOPID-STUPID!!🆗🇺🇸✌😂😂😂😂😂*
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Barr is as much a criminal as Trump, and the rest of his enablers.
Yea and IMO Barr’s a religious “nut job.” Funny however he doesn’t say much a/b the priests in his church abusing children. Oh and then there’s the children in cages…… Gotta love the religious right/evangelicals eh?
@Cornelius Gal there will be NO respect for the most corrupt administration in history.
@Stupidity Kills Please do not spread lies about the Trump administration which has achieved more for the American people than any previous administration. This is due to the genius and excellent leadership by Donald Trump, our best President ever.
It’s like someone let a rabid wild dog loose in the White House and he’s running around chewing up and peeing on everything! And, for the last almost three years, there seems to be some question of whether we should allow the rabid wild dog to continue running around peeing on and chewing up everything, or get him out! WTF?
Shoot that rapid animal.
@Just4Phun You must be blind.
@Diana Fleming You’re absolutely right but I doubt thus person is a real citizen of our country. Maybe russian?
so, there are so many crimes committed that the problem now is to choose just a few! I see, Trump is a “stable genius” after all!
@dan mac I am happy you agree that Donald Trump, our best President ever, is a genius. We are fortunate to have him as our President. With our support, Mr. Trump will be re-elected in 2020 and 2024. God bless President Trump.
@Cornelius Gal a genius is not a good thing here. Genius in cons, corruption, lies and self center dictatorship is not good. We have lost America’s integrity! There is absolutely no win in a POTUS not knowing how the Constitution works. Not to mention it is also obvious he has never read it. It is crazy that is appears so many of trump’s followers have not done so themselves or at the very least accept the blatant disregard of our America’s Constitution. Excuses are made. To the tune that what they believe his accomplishments are blah, blah, blah. If a great surgeon has many successful surgeries, but they were a disgusting pedophile is that okay? Their accomplished professional contributions outweigh crimes against humanity? NO THEY DO NOT! JUSTICES HAS SHOWS THIS! They DO NOT get a green light. Trump’s wrong doings will come to light. Why try so hard to hide so much? When to do so should clear him as he states. I have no doubts as to the whys. As do many of my fellow Americans. Flush the turd, Novemeber 3rd!
@Julie Outland It seems you fail to recognize the genius of Donald Trump who now controls the GOP, the GOP controlled Senate and the Supreme Court. They will assist Mr. Trump in changing outdated portions of our constitution. One change to be made will allow Mr. Trump to serve a third term as our best President ever. Please respect and support President Trump as he drains the swamp and makes lots of changes for the benefit of the American people. God bless President Trump.
@Cornelius Gal Obvious troll.
Trump has set a low Barr for his office…
No pun intended, Craig
@john smith
grow up
@john smith RUSSIAN TROLL SO BUTT HURT AND DESPERATE NOW LOL!!!
@john smith It’s ok, homey… Every YouTube comment thread needs a deluded, needle-dicked fuckboy.
…and guess what? You’re it.
My dad and I had this conversation earlier today about what to believe. He is hard core trump and fox news.. I’m a moderate but progressive.. I feel like corperations and billionaires have to much power.. its ridiculous that we are DIVIDED so strongly.
Thank Citizens United for that.
I sympathize with you Jeff Allen. My suggestion is, he should watch this: OUTFOXED: Rupert Murdoch’s War on Journalism – FULL DOCUMENTARY FILM exposes FOX News : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P74oHhU5MDk
It’s a 15 year old documentary, but it’s absolutely relevant to today. It’s also well before Trump, and so cannot be said it’s just anti-Trump propaganda. This has been going on for decades. Just 2 weeks ago, Shep Smith was basically forced out, and Chris Wallace will probably be next. FOX News is NOT news, it’s ridiculous opinions from sycophants and Trump apologists like Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham, Jeanine Pirrot, and Lou Dobbs, just to name a few. And Rupert Murdoch is their puppet-master.
I hope your father will come to his senses. In my opinion, Bernie 2020 is the only worthwhile candidate, and antidote to this vile cancer in United States politics.
The Republicans have unfortunately sold their souls to Donald Trump, and all the other Democratic candidates are just pretenders. They wouldn’t even have a platform if they hadn’t copied social justice warrior Senator Bernie Sanders in the first place. Good luck Jeff and: ‘May the Force be with You’.
Tell your dad that dRump is apart of the corporations and billionaires (laughing at this one) and if he really thinks about it being played….IJS
You aren’t fooling anyone.
Doral country club is full of bedbugs
Cornelius Gal Honey check the news. That wasn’t slander or making fun the Doral really does have bedbugs
Don’t forget the crabs.
I live in Florida. I’ve been to the Doral. It is NOT as Trump portrays it. It’s just OKAY as a resort. He lies. Lies. Lies.
@Cornelius Gal I’ve been there. It is not properly maintained with housekeeping. HIS restaurants need to shut down, too. In mar-a-lago, too.
Dirty. AND cheap shut in the rooms and gift shops.
@Cornelius Gal Trump settled a case about Bedbugs (in which he lost) you Moron. Do your homework. Google it anytime. If you don’t have bedbugs and someone sues you, then it would be easy to prove you’re innocent, and you could turn around and sue them. Why would anyone settle if they were innocent? Quack on you.
A whistleblower must not and cannot tell his or her name and address
I agree but the whistleblower is inconsequential at this time. I say protect just so some angry local wants revenge
did no one know the guy has been a crook waaaaaay before russia helped him become president
Everyone got got caught up in the WHOOPA OF THE MOMENT…
REMEMBER BACK TO THE 2016 ELECTIONS….
TRUMP WAS DOING ONE CRAZY THING AFTER ANOTHER. PEOPLE DID NOT HAVE TIME TO THINK OR INVESTIGATE
BEFORE ELSE CRAZY WAS SAID..
NOW I THINK IT US PRIDE. PEOPLE DON’T WANT TO ADMIT THEY HAVE BEEN
” HOODWINKED ”
THEY JUST HOPE IT WILL ALL SOON BE OVER
AND LIFE WILL BE.GOOD AGAIN
@B smith how could you as an “American” defend anything Russia does….are you a Russian Troll…sounds like it to me….deflect and reject…
@B smith Russian Not Alert! B smith Russian Not Alert! B smith Russian Not Alert! B smith Russian Not Alert! B smith Russian Not Alert!
@B GY That’s because B smith is Not an American, but a Russian Bot! Your clues: Hillary, Hillary, Hillary…B just forgot to mention her emails. Russia (B smith) denies any involvement in our elections. Also, the English is horrible. Oh, and don’t forget about Obama, Obama, Obama….
This back and forth…It’s not really about trump being against the DEMS, or the DEMS against trump: It’s really about being against the laws of OUR land.
And it’s about redumblicans pretending as though nothing happened and keep sweeping everything under the rug.
Touche’!!!
Exactly! Trump and his offspring are running around the globe acting like they are royal!! Wtf ??
@Carlos Carlos actually that’s got a lot to do with private prisons which were introduced by the GOP on behalf of their billionaire donors.
As far as I am concerned, and as much as I’d pretty much sell my soul to hear what’s going on, I am of the belief that closed doors are the *only* way to go for now.
The Republican side will have no audience to play to, so maybe they will ask real questions and learn real facts. All of this in addition to the reasons Schiff gave. So so important to get to the facts.
But do recall they wouldn’t allow the Dems to have documents in 2017 and Nunes cheery picked what they wanted them to have or wouldn’t allow them in during testimony? So now they wanna cry about it being closed off from them and calling it secret meetings.
madhabitz Yep!
“ Trump is a potent destructive force “
*impotent
Senators will show “no joy”..really..give me f**kin break
Impeaching a president for cheating on his wife and then lying about it was such a political stunt. There is no comparison to impeaching a sociopath who is bringing other countries into the ejection process.
From what I have heard, his time in office was so good, so peaceful, that it was boring. So it was blown out of proportion just for likes.
Clinton was tried for lieing to congress and interfering in the investagation. Not like Trump whould do that. 🤣🤣
WOW how the Republican Senators show selective memory.
Gwen30
Moscow Mitch beamed a high-intensity light in their faces.
Meaning when they wouldn’t allow the Dems in on their closed sessions and Wheeling and corrupt dealings behind those same doors when had control of the House and Senate? Now they wanna cry because they can’t hear what’s being said. I wouldn’t put anything pass them to stash a hidden listening device in there.
This administration can NOT be trusted that’s why things must be kept close to their chest. When the time is right we the American people will see everything.
Gwen30 that would be a 1st
@Topp Catt haha….try again
The stench of orange treason and racism will take years to wash away, this shitbird has got to go for the good of the nation. Most Republicans know this, they are just too stupidly stubborn to admit it out loud.
This entire “presidency” is like being tied to a chair and watching a toddler play with a loaded pistol.
Dude. You nailed it.
@Eric Hodge I have a relationship with the truth, others should also try it ……………………
Hahaha – So true. I break out in a sweat listening to some of this stuff!
Lovely Rita, so do I ………………..@Rita Brown
In case of the kurds the toddler shot a friend
Rethugliklans want to cry now about it being a closed hearing, but when they had control of both house and Senate they wouldn’t share NOTHING with Dems because they were making up fake documents and lying.
So true and they took a vote on healthcare n tried to pass it luckily saved by John Mccain
The DOJ was supposed to do the investigating but Barr wouldn’t do it, so Congress has to do it themselves. Even if DOJ did investigate, it still wouldn’t be in the public domain. They’re crying because they can’t get their “stories” straight when they don’t know what’s been said.