Good evening. Welcome to the next Impivotal Act in a drama that's about to consume the

Trump presidency and if the founding fathers had it right tapestrating to the most fundamental

notions of what the country is and how a president should behave.

Day one of impeachment hearings in the House Judiciary Committee. Four distinguished law

professors testifying to what the framers of the Constitution considered impeachable

offenses and whether this president meets their test. In short, did the president's demands

on Ukraine constitute bribery or other high crimes and misdemeanors? Was there, were

there in any abuses of office? This is what the law professors were asked to consider,

but it's hardly all that's on the table. The hearing was also a venue for Republicans

to make the case that there is no case. It was, as you might imagine, also an opportunity

for lawmakers in both parties to play to the cameras and to the voters back home. And

as this was all unfolding, one of the central figures Rudy Giuliani is apparently continuing

his mission for the president, which has landed his boss in the kind of trouble only three

presidents have faced before. We'll talk about all of that tonight, seen in Sarah Murray,

steps to the scene.

If what we're talking about is not impeachable, then nothing is impeachable.

Three legal scholars invited by Democrats told lawmakers today the president's conduct

is worthy of impeachment.

Did President Trump commit the impeachable high crime and misdemeanor of abuse of power

based on that evidence and those findings? Based on that evidence and those findings,

the president did commit an impeachable abuse of office. Professor Karlin, same question.

Same answer.

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