Sen. Chuck Schumer On Trump’s Call For A Senate Trial: ‘Well, Good!’ | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer talks with Rachel Maddow about the conflicting messages from Republicans on whether they want an impeachment trial in the Senate or not, and whether Donald Trump's apparent preference to litigate his impeachment will ultimately force Mitch McConnell to allow witnesses and evidence. Aired on 12/19/19.
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Sen. Chuck Schumer On Trump's Call For A Senate Trial: 'Well, Good!' | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

35 comments

  1. Okay, MSNBC, seriously, what is it with these snippets? Most of your recent clips have been two minutes long at most, some are shorter than ONE MINUTE. This is not content I’m interested in. Please give us actual content or I will unsubscribe.

    1. Marcel Schaer I don’t live in the USA either, but we do have CNN, MSNBC, FOX and sky news all available on sky television. Edit… as well as other news networks, and that’s only from one provider.

    2. I think you should unsubscribe anyways:) Kust from someone outside looking in, I find the people that channel represents are absolutely disgraceful…..

  2. come on everyone should know by now King Donald l modus operandi, he just bluff his way showing he is ready “to fight on the field”, I’ll testify, I’ll talk to Muller, I’ll do this and i’ll do that, but nothing ever happens because it’s just for show for his fans, later he always find a back track excuse not to do it.

    1. Verruca : After proving Trump’s guilt, and then the GOP letting Trump walk, regardless, it will be completely clear that the Republic has fallen. It’s so cute, that people still think they will be allowed to, “vote,” in 2020, to get Trump out. Once out of office, he goes to jail, and all his dirty secrets will be in the public domain. What CHOICE do the Trumps HAVE? They HAVE TO RIG 2020, with Putin’s help! Only, they’re on the INSIDE this time, with access to ALL the levers of power and security. You ALREADY HAVE A DICTATORSHIP! It’s already OVER, America . . . You lost your Republic in a COUP, because there were enough haters and racists out there, who WANT a Putinista single party, FAKE Democracy. And, because you all thought your, “institutions,” could withstand a coup WITHOUT YOU! A decade ago, the Ukrainians got it. They filled the streets and brought their country to a standstill, until the dictator fled back to Moscow. America just watched the whole coup on CNN and, “did,” NOTHING! Maybe we deserve this? . . . Smh

    2. @Ash Roskell I’m a Brit, so my concerns are more on the lines of what this does to the ‘world order’. But I fear you may be right. It may already be too late to stop this. The only hope is that the government agencies such as the CIA and FBI are still functioning at some level beneath the political surface. There’s a long history there, not entirely subject to manipulation.
      The big question is whether enough remains to resist Putin’s efforts on the ground. I think we can safely ignore Trump as a factor. He’s too dim to be aware of what’s going on and he won’t be able to stick with any plan that Putin tries to put in his head. It’s basically just chaos,, not an organized attack.

  3. The moment McConnell takes his oath Democrats should be OBJECTING!
    Moscow Mitch has no intention of holding his oath. I would ask for his recusal and kick him out of the Senate floor for the duration of the trial.

    1. If I were the Demos and a deal had not been made before hand, I would move to the Chief Justice to disqualify McConnell from participating-Roberts has the legal obligation to do so otherwise he would knowingly allow someone to commit perjury and false swearing before him. McConnell has the looks of a nice old grandfather and the ethics of LBJ.

  4. The at best tenuous and guarded relationship between DjT and his “Rupublican” party is that between a predator and parasite that will end when one eats the other.
    DjT only cares about maintaining his predation on individuals within our society and the “Rupublican” party only in preserving its parasitic policies against society.

  5. moscow mitch will be voted out in 2020! that the republican senators haven’t kicked him out of his leadership position is just astounding. the death knell has sounded on the traitorous gop.

  6. I have an idea (What? It can happen).
    Let’s throw Trump in the Potomac. If he floats, he’s a witch. If he sinks…

  7. Pelosi presses pause, perturbed and provoked into power play to pressure Republican Senate and SCOTUS.  Fair trial in Senate with relevant, central witnesses; and courts making timely rulings forcing Trump administration to release evidence and witnesses to honor Congressional subpoenas during valid Constitutional exercise of House sole impeachment authority.  You go, girl, get these God-awful goofy goons galloping gone!

  8. Trump* under oath:

    – Trump*: It’s all a hoax. I know it, you all know it.
    -Do you have any evidence to support that claim?
    – Trump*: Yes, It’s all a hoax. I know it, you all know it.
    – But can you show any documents to help you?
    – Trump*: Yes, it’s all a hoax. I know it, you all know it.
    – Maybe you have any witnesses that can clear you then?
    – Trump*: Yes, it’s all a hoax. I know it, you all know it.

    Republican senate: See, he is innocent.

    *: Impeached president because republicans were not able address or refute any of the facts that showed that Trump* is guilty 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  9. For all of you who are not quite up to speed with what has been happening…McConnell ( Moscow mitch) and Lindsay Graham ( two faced toadie), have both come out and spoken publicly saying that they are (quote) ” not even going to pretend to be fair jurors” ( unquote). These two people are supposed to be the ones who are caretakers of the government’s integrity…it is their JOB to help look into corruption and wrongdoing.And remember folks…these people work for YOU, not the other way round. Time to get rid of these ailing, failing employees They are acting as though YOU work for THEM.

  10. 1:22 sounds like he knows where the other four votes are going to come from. Sounds like he doesn’t have them locked down yet, but is confident that they will be in the future.

    As far as Hunter Biden, I know everyone and their grandma will hate me for this, but maybe do explore the idea of letting him be called. Republicans have made such a point of wanting him to testify that if his testimony is a dud. I’d ask Hunter first and vet him like crazy, but I wouldn’t completely dismiss the idea.

  11. Meanwhile, the lead democratic candidate has open evidence of strong arming former Ukrainian President Poroshenko , withholding aid until he fires someone in his government. THAT was abuse of office and he openly bragged about it in front of the Atlantic Council audience. An Atlantic Council that accepts Burisma Holdings donations without concern. Where’s THAT on MSNBC? Why is the president being impeached for doing less than Biden did as VP. Meanwhile, hes STILL the front runner?
    Hypocrisy at its worst.

    1. it wasn,t personal it was on behalf of many governments and they selected Biden
      get the facts before you run your yap!

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