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>>> WE HAVE AN ALL-STAR PANEL TO WALK US THROUGH SOME OF THE

WALK US THROUGH SOME OF THE LEGALITIES OF TODAY'S TRIAL

PROCEEDINGS. NBC LEGAL ANALYST AND FORMER

NBC LEGAL ANALYST AND FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR, CYNTHIA.

FEDERAL PROSECUTOR, CYNTHIA. ATTORNEY AND NBC LEGAL ANALYST,

DANNY CEVALLOS. I'D LIKE TO PLAY SOMETHING HE

I'D LIKE TO PLAY SOMETHING HE SAID THAT PRETTY MUCH SUMS UP

SAID THAT PRETTY MUCH SUMS UP HIS CASE FOR TRUMP'S REMOVAL

HIS CASE FOR TRUMP'S REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.

FROM OFFICE. >> IMPEACHMENT EXISTS FOR CASES

>> IMPEACHMENT EXISTS FOR CASES IN WHICH THE CONDUCT OF THE

IN WHICH THE CONDUCT OF THE PRESIDENT RISES BEYOND MERE

PRESIDENT RISES BEYOND MERE POLICIES, DISPUTES, TO BE

POLICIES, DISPUTES, TO BE DECIDED OTHERWISE AND WOUTDITHOU

DECIDED OTHERWISE AND WOUTDITHOU URGENCY AT THE BALLOT BOX.

URGENCY AT THE BALLOT BOX. INSTEAD, WE ARE HERE TODAY TO

INSTEAD, WE ARE HERE TODAY TO CONSIDER A MUCH MORE GRAVE

AND THAT IS AN ATTEMPT TO USE THE POWERS OF THE PRESIDENCY TO

THE POWERS OF THE PRESIDENCY TO CHEAT IN AN ELECTION FOR.

CHEAT IN AN ELECTION FOR. FOR PRECISELY THIS REASON, THE

FOR PRECISELY THIS REASON, THE PRESIDENT'S CONDUCT CANNOT BE

PRESIDENT'S CONDUCT CANNOT BE DECIDED AT THE BALLOT BOX.

DECIDED AT THE BALLOT BOX. >> YOUR REACTION TO THAT

>> I MEAN, I THINK IT'S A -- IT'S BASICALLY TRUE.

IT'S BASICALLY TRUE. I MEAN, THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THE

I MEAN, THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THE STRATEGY.

HE WAS VERY EFFECTIVE TODAY. MORE EFFECTIVE THAN I THOUGHT

MORE EFFECTIVE THAN I THOUGHT WHEN HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE

WHEN HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE FACTS IN THE ARGUMENT THAN WHEN

FACTS IN THE ARGUMENT THAN WHEN HE WAS QUOTING HAMILTON.

HE WAS QUOTING HAMILTON. BUT I THOUGHT HE WAS VERY

BUT I THOUGHT HE WAS VERY EFFECTIVE AT NOT ONLY REPEATING

EFFECTIVE AT NOT ONLY REPEATING AND GOING THROUGH THE FACTS.

AND GOING THROUGH THE FACTS. BUT THEN TAKING A PAUSE AND --

BUT THEN TAKING A PAUSE AND -- AND THEN ASKING THE QUESTION,

AND THEN ASKING THE QUESTION, WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT?

WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? AND THEN ANSWERING IT.

AND THEN ANSWERING IT. VERY EFFECTIVE TODAY.

VERY EFFECTIVE TODAY. I THINK HIS TONE WAS GOOD.

I THINK HIS TONE WAS GOOD. HE WAS APPEALING TO THE BETTER

HE WAS APPEALING TO THE BETTER ANGELS OF THE SENATE.

ANGELS OF THE SENATE. HE WAS ALSO TAKING THE TIME, IN

HE WAS ALSO TAKING THE TIME, IN MY OPINION, TO APPEAL TO THE

MY OPINION, TO APPEAL TO THE OTHER JURY, IN THIS CASE THE

OTHER JURY, IN THIS CASE THE AMERICAN VOTER.

AMERICAN VOTER. SOME HAVE CRITICIZED IT'S TOO

SOME HAVE CRITICIZED IT'S TOO BORING BUT THE TRUTH IS

BORING BUT THE TRUTH IS DIFFERENT PEOPLE TUNE INTO

DIFFERENT PEOPLE TUNE INTO TELEVISION AT DIFFERENT TIMES.

TELEVISION AT DIFFERENT TIMES. SO WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE SURE

SO WE REALLY NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT ONLY ARE ALL THE

THAT NOT ONLY ARE ALL THE SENATORS AWAKE FOR THIS ARGUMENT

SENATORS AWAKE FOR THIS ARGUMENT BUT EVERYBODY WHO TUNES IN

BUT EVERYBODY WHO TUNES IN DURING THE DAY OVER THE COURSE

DURING THE DAY OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR DAY GETS THE

OF THEIR DAY GETS THE INFORMATION THEY NEED IN ORDER

INFORMATION THEY NEED IN ORDER TO BE REALLY EDUCATED ABOUT

TO BE REALLY EDUCATED ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE WHITE

>> DANNY, THIS MORNING IN DAVOS, THE PRESIDENT TALKED ABOUT THE

THE PRESIDENT TALKED ABOUT THE DOCUMENTS DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN

DOCUMENTS DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO ACCESS.

HERE'S WHAT HE SAID. >> WE'RE DOING VERY WELL.

>> WE'RE DOING VERY WELL. I GOT TO WATCH ENOUGH.

I GOT TO WATCH ENOUGH. I THOUGHT OUR TEAM DID A VERY

THEY DON'T HAVE THE MATERIAL. >> DANNY, DEMOCRATS JUMPED ON

>> DANNY, DEMOCRATS JUMPED ON THAT ONE RIGHT AWAY SAYING THE

THAT ONE RIGHT AWAY SAYING THE PRESIDENT'S BRAGGING ABOUT

PRESIDENT'S BRAGGING ABOUT OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE THERE.

OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE THERE. YOU'RE A DEFENSE ATTORNEY.

YOU'RE A DEFENSE ATTORNEY. WHAT DO YOU SAY?

WHAT DO YOU SAY? >> ISN'T IT AMAZING THAT

>> ISN'T IT AMAZING THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SUCCESSFULLY

PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SUCCESSFULLY GOTTEN US TO A POINT WHERE WE

GOTTEN US TO A POINT WHERE WE AUTOMATICALLY THINK WHEN HE SAYS

AUTOMATICALLY THINK WHEN HE SAYS SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OH, HE'S

SOMETHING LIKE THAT, OH, HE'S NOT SO GREAT WITH WORDS.

NOT SO GREAT WITH WORDS. WHAT HE MEANT INSTEAD OF

WHAT HE MEANT INSTEAD OF MATERIAL IS SUBSTANCE.

MATERIAL IS SUBSTANCE. HE MEANT PROBABLY -- BECAUSE I'M

HE MEANT PROBABLY -- BECAUSE I'M SURE THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT HE IS

SURE THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT HE IS GOING TO SAY.

HE HAS TO SAY. THERE'S NO OTHER DEFENSE TO

THERE'S NO OTHER DEFENSE TO SAYING WE HAVE THE MATERIAL.

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