Good evening, John Burman here in Foranderson.

And we start this hour with breaking news, a major win for House Democrats tonight, as

key arguments President Trump and his allies have depended upon to argue that the impeachment

inquiry process is unfair or unconstitutional, have just gone up in judicial smoke.

A federal court judge tonight has not only given the green light for House Democrats

to obtain the grand jury proceedings from the Mueller investigation for their own probe,

but she has firmly established that, yes, the current impeachment inquiry is absolutely

legitimate.

In a long-awaited way, Chief Judge Barrel Howell eviscerated Republican arguments

or her decision.

Now, House Republicans have argued that since the full House has not voted to start the

impeachment proceedings, then the inquiry isn't legitimate in their words.

But the judge called that argument, quote, cherry-picked and incomplete.

She noted the House, she just shared a committee, began considering impeachment against President

Andrew Johnson before the full House later approved that resolution.

And here's what she says of the Justice Department's rationale for how it says it tried to find

a workable solution.

Quote, these arguments smack a farce.

The reality is that DOJ and the White House have been openly stone-walling the House's

efforts to get information by subpoena and by agreement, and the White House has flatly

stated that the administration will not cooperate with congressional requests for information.

Phil, maddeningly, joins us now from Capitol Hill tonight with the latest reaction and

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