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"MORNING JOE" COMES BACK. WE >>> SHE HATES THE REPUBLICAN
>>> SHE HATES THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
PARTY. SHE HATES ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT
SHE HATES ALL OF THE PEOPLE THAT VOTED FOR HER.
VOTED FOR HER. >> THAT WAS THE PRESIDENT ON
>> THAT WAS THE PRESIDENT ON CHRISTMAS EVE MORNING SHORTLY
CHRISTMAS EVE MORNING SHORTLY AFTER HE PARTICIPATED IN A VIDEO
AFTER HE PARTICIPATED IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE WHERE HE EXCHANGED
CONFERENCE WHERE HE EXCHANGED HOLIDAY GREETINGS WITH MEMBERS
HOLIDAY GREETINGS WITH MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY STATIONED AROUND
OF THE MILITARY STATIONED AROUND THE GLOBE.
THE GLOBE. THE ANGER FOR NANCY PELOSI
THE ANGER FOR NANCY PELOSI CONTINUED INTO THE NIGHT WHERE
CONTINUED INTO THE NIGHT WHERE HE QUESTIONED WHETHER THE HOUSE
HE QUESTIONED WHETHER THE HOUSE HAD THE AUTHORITY TO IMPEACH
HAD THE AUTHORITY TO IMPEACH HIM.
HIM. HE TWEETED LAST NIGHT PART,
HE TWEETED LAST NIGHT PART, QUOTE, WHY SHOULD CRAZY NANCY
QUOTE, WHY SHOULD CRAZY NANCY PELOSI, AGAIN, ON CHRISTMAS,
PELOSI, AGAIN, ON CHRISTMAS, JUST BECAUSE SHE HAS A SLIGHT
JUST BECAUSE SHE HAS A SLIGHT MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE BE ALLOWED
MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE BE ALLOWED TO IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT OF THE
TO IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES?
UNITED STATES? PERHAPS THE PRESIDENT SHOULD DO
PERHAPS THE PRESIDENT SHOULD DO SOMETHING THAT HE'S NEVER DONE
SOMETHING THAT HE'S NEVER DONE BEFORE AND READ THE CONSTITUTION
BEFORE AND READ THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
OF THE UNITED STATES. HE MIGHT ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND HOW
HE MIGHT ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND HOW THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE HAS
THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE HAS THAT POWER.
THAT POWER. OF EITHER PARTY.
OF EITHER PARTY. MEANWHILE, ONE KEY REPUBLICAN
MEANWHILE, ONE KEY REPUBLICAN SENATOR LISA MUR KOWSKOWSKI IS
SENATOR LISA MUR KOWSKOWSKI IS DISAPPOINTED WITH MITCH
DISAPPOINTED WITH MITCH McCONNELL TO BE --
McCONNELL TO BE -- >> WHEN I HEARD THAT I WAS
>> WHEN I HEARD THAT I WAS DISTURBED.
DISTURBED. IF WE ARE TASKED AS THE FULL
IF WE ARE TASKED AS THE FULL SENATE TO DO IMPARTIAL JUSTICE
SENATE TO DO IMPARTIAL JUSTICE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION AND THE
UNDER THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAW, THAT'S THE OATH THAT WE
LAW, THAT'S THE OATH THAT WE WILL SWEAR TO UPHOLD AT THE
WILL SWEAR TO UPHOLD AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THIS PROCEEDING,
COMMENCEMENT OF THIS PROCEEDING, THEN, TO ME, IT MEANS THAT WE
THEN, TO ME, IT MEANS THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE THAT STEP BACK FROM
HAVE TO TAKE THAT STEP BACK FROM BEING HAND IN GLOVE WITH THE
BEING HAND IN GLOVE WITH THE DEFENSE.
DEFENSE. AND SO I -- I HEARD WHAT LOOERPD
AND SO I -- I HEARD WHAT LOOERPD McCONNELL HAD SAID.
McCONNELL HAD SAID. I HAPPEN TO THINK THAT THAT HAS
I HAPPEN TO THINK THAT THAT HAS FURTHER CONFUSED THE PROCESS.
FURTHER CONFUSED THE PROCESS. >> MURKOWSKI'S REMARKS ARE
>> MURKOWSKI'S REMARKS ARE SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE A 51-VOTE
SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE A 51-VOTE SIMPLE MAJORITY IS ALL THAT'S
SIMPLE MAJORITY IS ALL THAT'S NEEDED TO SET IMPEACHMENT RULES.
NEEDED TO SET IMPEACHMENT RULES. REPUBLICANS ONLY HAVE 53 VOTES,
REPUBLICANS ONLY HAVE 53 VOTES, MEANING DEMOCRATS WOULD NEED
MEANING DEMOCRATS WOULD NEED FOUR REPUBLICANS TO BREAK RANKS
FOUR REPUBLICANS TO BREAK RANKS AND ACTUALLY CALL FOR WITNESSES.
AND ACTUALLY CALL FOR WITNESSES. CALL FOR EVIDENCE.
CALL FOR EVIDENCE. CALL FOR THE VERY THINGS, DEPUTY
CALL FOR THE VERY THINGS, DEPUTY VIRTIONS FOR
VIRTIONS FOR DEPOSITIONS, THE VERY THINGS
DEPOSITIONS, THE VERY THINGS THAT REPUBLICANS CALLED FOR AND
THAT REPUBLICANS CALLED FOR AND GOT IN '99 AND GOT WITH