Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles MONEY OFF THE IMPEACHMENT PROCESS, WITH SUPPORTERS SAYING PROCESS, WITH SUPPORTERS SAYING IT HAS ENCOURAGED THEM. IT HAS ENCOURAGED THEM. >> EVERY TIME THE DEMOCRATS DO >> EVERY TIME THE DEMOCRATS DO SOMETHING OUTRAGEOUS WITH THIS SOMETHING OUTRAGEOUS WITH THIS NONSENSE CALLED IMPEACHMENT, IT NONSENSE CALLED IMPEACHMENT, IT MOTIVATES ME TO MAKE ANOTHER $25 MOTIVATES ME TO MAKE ANOTHER $25 DONATION TO THE CAMPAIGN. DONATION TO THE CAMPAIGN. >> EVEN AFTER THE PRESIDENT WAS >> EVEN AFTER THE PRESIDENT WAS IMPEACHED, HIS CAMPAIGN STILL IMPEACHED, HIS CAMPAIGN STILL RAKING IN THE BIG BUCKS. RAKING IN THE BIG BUCKS. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS E-MAIL THE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS E-MAIL THE CAMPAIGN SENT OUT ASKING FOR CAMPAIGN SENT OUT ASKING FOR DONATIONS, SAYING IT RAISED $5 DONATIONS, SAYING IT RAISED $5 MILLION YESTERDAY. MILLION YESTERDAY. SIMONE BOISE HAS MORE. SIMONE BOISE HAS MORE. >> CONTRIBUTIONS OF MORE THAN >> CONTRIBUTIONS OF MORE THAN $200 TO TRUMP'S REELECTION $200 TO TRUMP'S REELECTION CAMPAIGN ADDED UP TO AROUND CAMPAIGN ADDED UP TO AROUND $60,000 ON THE DAY BEFORE THE $60,000 ON THE DAY BEFORE THE IMPEACHMENT ANNOUNCEMENT AND IMPEACHMENT ANNOUNCEMENT AND THEN JUMPED TO OVER 350,000 ON THEN JUMPED TO OVER 350,000 ON SEPTEMBER 24th ACCORDING TO THE SEPTEMBER 24th ACCORDING TO THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY. CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY. WITHIN 24 HOURS OF PELOSI'S WITHIN 24 HOURS OF PELOSI'S PRESS CONFERENCE, TRUMP'S PRESS CONFERENCE, TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN AND THE RNC HAD RAISED CAMPAIGN AND THE RNC HAD RAISED MORE THAN -- MORE THAN -- >> I'VE BEEN MOVED TO DONATE TO >> I'VE BEEN MOVED TO DONATE TO THIS FUND-RAISING BECAUSE OF THIS FUND-RAISING BECAUSE OF WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON WITH THE WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON WITH THE IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS. IMPEACHMENT HEARINGS. >> IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THE >> IS THERE ANYTHING THAT THE PRESIDENT COULD DO IN YOUR EYES PRESIDENT COULD DO IN YOUR EYES THAT WOULD BE WRONG OR THAT THAT WOULD BE WRONG OR THAT WOULD BETRAY YOUR TRUST AND WOULD BETRAY YOUR TRUST AND SUPPORT? SUPPORT? >> YES. >> YES. IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD NEED TO BE LOOKED AT AND NEED TO BE LOOKED AT AND UNCOVERED, I WOULD ABSOLUTELY UNCOVERED, I WOULD ABSOLUTELY SAY THAT'S WHAT NEEDS TO BE SAY THAT'S WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. DONE. I JUST FEEL THAT IN THIS I JUST FEEL THAT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, THERE IS SUCH A PARTICULAR CASE, THERE IS SUCH A HYPOCRISY. HYPOCRISY. >> SHE FINDS THE WHOLE >> SHE FINDS THE WHOLE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY UNFAIR AND IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY UNFAIR AND RIFE WITH HYPOCRISY. RIFE WITH HYPOCRISY. SO SHE'S UPPING HER SO SHE'S UPPING HER CONTRIBUTION. CONTRIBUTION. >> QUITE HONESTLY, I THINK A >> QUITE HONESTLY, I THINK A SPEAK FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, THE SPEAK FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, THE LEFT HAS BEEN WANTING TO IMPEACH LEFT HAS BEEN WANTING TO IMPEACH THIS PRESIDENT SINCE 19 MINUTES THIS PRESIDENT SINCE 19 MINUTES AFTER HE TOOK OFFICE. AFTER HE TOOK OFFICE. >> FIGHT, STAND UP, DEFEND THE >> FIGHT, STAND UP, DEFEND THE PRESIDENT, THAT WAR-LIKE PRESIDENT, THAT WAR-LIKE RHETORIC DEFINES THE RHETORIC DEFINES THE FUND-RAISING APPEALS VOTERS FUND-RAISING APPEALS VOTERS RECEIVE ON A DAILY BASIS. RECEIVE ON A DAILY BASIS. RNC SPOKESPERSON LIZ HARRINGTON RNC SPOKESPERSON LIZ HARRINGTON SAYS THE FIRST IMPEACHMENT SAYS THE FIRST IMPEACHMENT HEARING BROUGHT IN $3 MILLION IN HEARING BROUGHT IN $3 MILLION IN JUST A FEW HOURS. JUST A FEW HOURS. >> WE JUST PUT THE MESSAGE OUT >> WE JUST PUT THE MESSAGE OUT THERE THIS IS WHAT THE DEMOCRATS THERE THIS IS WHAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE DOING, THIS IS WHAT THE ARE DOING, THIS IS WHAT THE DEMOCRATS ARE SAYING. DEMOCRATS ARE SAYING. THEY WANT TO OVERTURN HOW YOU THEY WANT TO OVERTURN HOW YOU VOTED IN 2016. VOTED IN 2016. >> IS IT ABOUT PAINTING TRUMP AS >> IS IT ABOUT PAINTING TRUMP AS A VICTIM? A VICTIM? >> IT'S NOT ABOUT PAINTING >> IT'S NOT ABOUT PAINTING ANYBODY AS A VICTIM. ANYBODY AS A VICTIM. >> DEMOCRATS ARE CASHING IN ON >> DEMOCRATS ARE CASHING IN ON PARTISAN OUTRAGE TOO. PARTISAN OUTRAGE TOO. ELIZABETH WARREN SAW STRONG ELIZABETH WARREN SAW STRONG INCREASES IN BIG DOLLAR INCREASES IN BIG DOLLAR CONTRIBUTIONS WHEN THE OFFICIAL CONTRIBUTIONS WHEN THE OFFICIAL IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY BROKE. IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY BROKE. AND IN OCTOBER JOE BIDEN SAW A AND IN OCTOBER JOE BIDEN SAW A $5 MILLION SURGE IN GRASSROOTS $5 MILLION SURGE IN GRASSROOTS DONATIONS FOLLOWING THE DONATIONS FOLLOWING THE PRESIDENT'S ATTACK. PRESIDENT'S ATTACK. FOURTH QUARTER FUND-RAISING FOURTH QUARTER FUND-RAISING TOTALS AREN'T OUT YET. TOTALS AREN'T OUT YET. THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN AND THE RNC THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN AND THE RNC STILL OUTRAISED ALL DEMOCRATIC STILL OUTRAISED ALL DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES IN THE THIRD QUARTER, CANDIDATES IN THE THIRD QUARTER, REPORTEDLY BRINGING IN A MASSIVE REPORTEDLY BRINGING IN A MASSIVE $125 MILLION HAUL. $125 MILLION HAUL. FOR COMPARISON, OBAMA AND THE FOR COMPARISON, OBAMA AND THE DNC REPORTED $70 MILLION IN DNC REPORTED $70 MILLION IN DONATIONS DURING THE SAME TIME DONATIONS DURING THE SAME TIME IN HIS THIRD YEAR AS PRESIDENT. IN HIS THIRD YEAR AS PRESIDENT. WHEN IT COMES TO CONTRIBUTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO CONTRIBUTIONS DIRECTLY TO THE CAMPAIGN, TRUMP DIRECTLY TO THE CAMPAIGN, TRUMP STILL OUTPACES THE DEMOCRATIC STILL OUTPACES THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES. CANDIDATES. FORMER SENIOR ADVISOR TO OBAMA FORMER SENIOR ADVISOR TO OBAMA DAN CIPHER CALLED IT A GIANT DAN CIPHER CALLED IT A GIANT WAKEUP CALL. WAKEUP CALL. MORE RESOURCES DOESN'T ALWAYS MORE RESOURCES DOESN'T ALWAYS TRANSLATE TO MORE VOTES. TRANSLATE TO MORE VOTES. HILLARY CLINTON LEARNED THAT IN HILLARY CLINTON LEARNED THAT IN 2016 EVEN AFTER SIGNIFICANTLY 2016 EVEN AFTER SIGNIFICANTLY OUTRAISING HER OPPONENT. OUTRAISING HER OPPONENT. THE RNC ARE ALREADY SPENDING THE THE RNC ARE ALREADY SPENDING THE CASH ON NEW ADS AND CAMPAIGNS TO CASH ON NEW ADS AND CAMPAIGNS TO TARGET VULNERABLE DEMOCRATIC TARGET VULNERABLE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES. CANDIDATES. >> ENDLESS INVESTIGATIONS OF >> ENDLESS INVESTIGATIONS OF PRESIDENT TRUMP. PRESIDENT TRUMP. >> WE ARE ACTIVE ON THE GROUND >> WE ARE ACTIVE ON THE GROUND IN SO MANY STATES WE NEVER LEFT IN SO MANY STATES WE NEVER LEFT SINCE 2016 BECAUSE THIS AMOUNT SINCE 2016 BECAUSE THIS AMOUNT OF GRASSROOTS SUPPORT ALLOWS US OF GRASSROOTS SUPPORT ALLOWS US TO EXPAND THE MAP, ALLOWS US TO TO EXPAND THE MAP, ALLOWS US TO TALK TO VOTERS AND GET. TALK TO VOTERS AND GET. >> VIEWING A PRESIDENTIAL >> VIEWING A PRESIDENTIAL IMPEACHMENT AS A FUND-RAISING IMPEACHMENT AS A FUND-RAISING OPPORTUNITY WOULD HAVE SEEMED OPPORTUNITY WOULD HAVE SEEMED OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR NIXON IN OUT OF THE QUESTION FOR NIXON IN 1974 OR CLINTON IN 1999.
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