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Democrats argue Pres. Trump's abuse of his office was months-long scheme across federal govt.; House Manager: "If this conduct is not impeachable, then nothing is"; House Manager: Trump bragged about obstruction when saying "We have all the material" and

Anderson Cooper 360

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3.73.8K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Democrats argue Pres. Trump's abuse of his office was months-long scheme across federal govt.; House Manager: "If this conduct is not impeachable, then nothing is"; House Manager: Trump bragged about obstruction when saying "We have all the material" and Congress doesn'tTo learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Good evening, Day 1 of the Case Against President Trump is in the books.

0:08.3

Tonight, the case Democrats made and what the jury made of it also will look behind the

0:12.0

scenes and how the president is handling it.

0:13.9

A record day of tweeting for him earlier today.

0:16.8

He appeared to boast about withholding evidence from the trial saying, quote, honestly, we

0:20.7

have all the material.

0:21.8

They don't have the material.

0:23.0

Today's hearing started just after 1 p.m. and with a few breaks ended at 9.43 Eastern

0:27.9

times, certainly a long day.

0:29.9

There was a lot said, so we want to start with the highlights seen in Sir Murray.

0:35.7

The Senate will now hear you.

0:37.3

Democrats began to prosecute their case against President Trump today by using his own

0:41.3

words to try to incriminate him.

0:43.3

Just as he solicited help from Ukraine in 2019 and 2016, then candidate Trump also solicited

0:49.5

help from Russia in his election effort.

0:52.1

Russia, if you're listening, I hope you're able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing.

1:00.3

There is no question that President Trump intended in pressing the Ukraine leader to look into

1:05.0

his political rival.

1:06.3

They should investigate the Biden's.

1:08.5

And by the way, likewise, China should start an investigation into the Biden's.

1:14.4

The president appeared to be tuning in aboard Air Force One tweeting no pressure.

1:18.6

Mr. Chief Justice, senators.

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