Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles EDGE AND IT WILL DETERMINE THE LENGTH OF THIS TRIAL. LENGTH OF THIS TRIAL. >> Laura: WE ARE ON IT AND >> Laura: WE ARE ON IT AND THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE TONIGHT. TONIGHT. EARLIER I MENTIONED THE NSC’S EARLIER I MENTIONED THE NSC’S LETTER TO THE ATTORNEY OF LETTER TO THE ATTORNEY OF JOHN BOLTON. JOHN BOLTON. I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER THE I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER THE CONTENTS OF HIS UNPUBLISHED CONTENTS OF HIS UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPT WERE LEAKED TO MANUSCRIPT WERE LEAKED TO "THE NEW YORK TIMES" A FEW DAYS "THE NEW YORK TIMES" A FEW DAYS AGO BUT ACCORDING TO AN NSC AGO BUT ACCORDING TO AN NSC LAWYER, THE MANUSCRIPT APPEARS LAWYER, THE MANUSCRIPT APPEARS TO CONTAIN CLASSIFIED, PERHAPS TO CONTAIN CLASSIFIED, PERHAPS EVEN TOP-SECRET INFORMATION. EVEN TOP-SECRET INFORMATION. JOINING WHEN I WAS WHITE HOUSE JOINING WHEN I WAS WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL OR KELLYANNE CONWAY. COUNSEL OR KELLYANNE CONWAY. DOES THE WHITE HOUSE CONSIDER DOES THE WHITE HOUSE CONSIDER THIS A LEAK OF CLASSIFIED THIS A LEAK OF CLASSIFIED INFORMATION? INFORMATION? >> PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO >> PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO USE CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. USE CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. I HAVE NOT SEEN THE MANUSCRIPT I HAVE NOT SEEN THE MANUSCRIPT OR SEEN THE BOOK, I THINK OR SEEN THE BOOK, I THINK ADAM SCHIFF OR THE MANAGERS ARE ADAM SCHIFF OR THE MANAGERS ARE STUCK HOLDING A BOOK WE HAVEN’T STUCK HOLDING A BOOK WE HAVEN’T SEEN, WE WIN AND IT COULD BE SEEN, WE WIN AND IT COULD BE WRAPPED UP BY THIS WEEKEND. WRAPPED UP BY THIS WEEKEND. I CAN’T BELIEVE HOW PEOPLE ARE I CAN’T BELIEVE HOW PEOPLE ARE LIKE ANTS ON A SUGAR CUBE EVERY LIKE ANTS ON A SUGAR CUBE EVERY TIME THERE’S A NEW PERSON -- YOU TIME THERE’S A NEW PERSON -- YOU KNOW WITH THE BOMBSHELL KNOW WITH THE BOMBSHELL INTERVIEW WITH JOHN BOLTON WAS, INTERVIEW WITH JOHN BOLTON WAS, IT HAPPENED ON AUGUST 29TH. IT HAPPENED ON AUGUST 29TH. I THINK IT’S TERRIFIC, HE TALKS I THINK IT’S TERRIFIC, HE TALKS ABOUT THE CALL, THAT ABOUT THE CALL, THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS WITH PRESIDENT ZELENSKY. PRESIDENT ZELENSKY. >> I WILL BE MEETING >> I WILL BE MEETING PRESIDENT ZELENSKY, HE AND PRESIDENT ZELENSKY, HE AND PRESIDENT TRUMP HAVE SPOKEN PRESIDENT TRUMP HAVE SPOKEN TWICE, THE PRESIDENT CALLED TO TWICE, THE PRESIDENT CALLED TO CONGRATULATE PRESIDENT ZELENSKY CONGRATULATE PRESIDENT ZELENSKY ON HIS ELECTION AND ON HIS ON HIS ELECTION AND ON HIS SUCCESS IN THE PARLIAMENTARY SUCCESS IN THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION, THEY WERE WARM AND ELECTION, THEY WERE WARM AND CORDIAL CALLS, THEY WERE HOPING CORDIAL CALLS, THEY WERE HOPING THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO MEET IN THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO MEET IN WARSAW AFTER A FEW MINUTES WARSAW AFTER A FEW MINUTES TOGETHER. TOGETHER. >> Laura: WE HAVE AN >> Laura: WE HAVE AN INTERESTING FLASHBACK FROM 2010 INTERESTING FLASHBACK FROM 2010 WHEN JOHN BOLTON WAS TALKING WHEN JOHN BOLTON WAS TALKING ABOUT SOMETIMES HE MIGHT NEED TO ABOUT SOMETIMES HE MIGHT NEED TO LIVE FOR HIS SAKE OF HIS VIEW OF LIVE FOR HIS SAKE OF HIS VIEW OF NATIONAL SECURITY. NATIONAL SECURITY. >> DID YOU EVER LIVE FOR YOUR >> DID YOU EVER LIVE FOR YOUR COUNTRY? COUNTRY? >> I DON’T THINK SO KNOWINGLY >> I DON’T THINK SO KNOWINGLY BUT I CERTAINLY AM ABLE TO SPIN BUT I CERTAINLY AM ABLE TO SPIN THINGS AND A GOOD DIPLOMAT IS THINGS AND A GOOD DIPLOMAT IS ABLE TO SPIN THINGS JUST LIKE ABLE TO SPIN THINGS JUST LIKE AMERICAN POLITICIANS. AMERICAN POLITICIANS. >> YOU WOULD LIE IN ORDER TO >> YOU WOULD LIE IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE TRUTH? PRESERVE THE TRUTH? >> IF I HAD TO SAY SOMETHING I >> IF I HAD TO SAY SOMETHING I KNEW WAS FALSE TO PROTECT KNEW WAS FALSE TO PROTECT AMERICAN NATIONAL SECURITY, I AMERICAN NATIONAL SECURITY, I WOULD DO IT. WOULD DO IT. >> Laura: HE WOULD LIKE TO >> Laura: HE WOULD LIKE TO PRESERVE NATIONAL SECURITY, PRESERVE NATIONAL SECURITY, PERHAPS JOHN BOLTON THINKS PERHAPS JOHN BOLTON THINKS DONALD TRUMP IS A THREAT TO DONALD TRUMP IS A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY AND THAT’S WHY NATIONAL SECURITY AND THAT’S WHY HE’S GOING TO SPIN WHAT HE HE’S GOING TO SPIN WHAT HE SPENDS NOW. SPENDS NOW. >> I WAS REALLY STRUCK BY HIS >> I WAS REALLY STRUCK BY HIS AUGUST 29TH INTERVIEW. AUGUST 29TH INTERVIEW. A FULL FIVE WEEKS AFTER HIS A FULL FIVE WEEKS AFTER HIS SECOND ZELINSKI CALL. SECOND ZELINSKI CALL. JOHN BOLTON’S INTERVIEW AND JOHN BOLTON’S INTERVIEW AND DONALD TRUMP DONALD TRUMP’S CALL DONALD TRUMP DONALD TRUMP’S CALL OF VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY ARE OF VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY ARE SIMILAR IN THIS WAY. SIMILAR IN THIS WAY. I DON’T HEAR THE WORD AID, I DON’T HEAR THE WORD AID, DEMAND, I DON’T HEAR JOHN BOLTON DEMAND, I DON’T HEAR JOHN BOLTON TALKING ABOUT BIDEN OR COOKING TALKING ABOUT BIDEN OR COOKING UP SOME DRUG DEAL, THAT COMES UP UP SOME DRUG DEAL, THAT COMES UP LATER AFTER HE LEFT THE LATER AFTER HE LEFT THE WHITE HOUSE. WHITE HOUSE. IF PEOPLE WEREN’T SOUNDING THE IF PEOPLE WEREN’T SOUNDING THE ALARM’S AT THE TIME OF THE ONLY ALARM’S AT THE TIME OF THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE SOUNDED THAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE SOUNDED THAT ALARM ARE PEOPLE WHO DISAGREE ALARM ARE PEOPLE WHO DISAGREE WITH THE PRESIDENT. WITH THE PRESIDENT. IF YOU DISAGREE WITH IF YOU DISAGREE WITH PRESIDENT ABOUT POLICY, I HAVE A PRESIDENT ABOUT POLICY, I HAVE A GREAT IDEA, RUN FOR PRESIDENT, GREAT IDEA, RUN FOR PRESIDENT, WIN, THEN YOU CAN SET THE POLICY WIN, THEN YOU CAN SET THE POLICY POLICY. POLICY. I THINK THIS ENTIRE IMPEACHMENT I THINK THIS ENTIRE IMPEACHMENT IN THE SENATE -- I HAVE TO GIVE IN THE SENATE -- I HAVE TO GIVE A LOT OF CREDIT TO THE A LOT OF CREDIT TO THE WHITE HOUSE’S LAWYERS FOR THIS WHITE HOUSE’S LAWYERS FOR THIS REASON. REASON. THEY LOOK LIKE LAWYERS IN A THEY LOOK LIKE LAWYERS IN A COURT ROOM, THEY ARE TAKING IT COURT ROOM, THEY ARE TAKING IT VERY SOLEMNLY AND I THOUGHT VERY SOLEMNLY AND I THOUGHT TODAY WAS GREAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE TODAY WAS GREAT BECAUSE YOU HAVE CENTERS ASKING QUESTIONS, THAT’S CENTERS ASKING QUESTIONS, THAT’S FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN WITNESSES. WITNESSES. WE HEARD FROM 17 WITNESSES, WE WE HEARD FROM 17 WITNESSES, WE ARE 0 FOR 17 IN TERMS OF BEING ARE 0 FOR 17 IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO CALL WITNESSES AND THAT ABLE TO CALL WITNESSES AND THAT IS WHY SOME OF THESE SENATORS IS WHY SOME OF THESE SENATORS EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE UP FOR EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE UP FOR REELECTION THIS YEAR ARE SAYING REELECTION THIS YEAR ARE SAYING I DON’T NEED TO HEAR FROM THE I DON’T NEED TO HEAR FROM THE 18TH, 19TH, 20TH WITNESS. 18TH, 19TH, 20TH WITNESS. THE DEMOCRATS BLEW IT IN THE THE DEMOCRATS BLEW IT IN THE HOUSE BECAUSE THERE WITNESSES HOUSE BECAUSE THERE WITNESSES WERE A BUNCH OF LAW PROFESSORS WERE A BUNCH OF LAW PROFESSORS AND EACH OTHER. AND EACH OTHER. >> Laura: ALAN DERSHOWITZ WAS >> Laura: ALAN DERSHOWITZ WAS UP LATE TONIGHT ONE OF THE LAST UP LATE TONIGHT ONE OF THE LAST PEOPLE TO SPEAK AND HE WAS PEOPLE TO SPEAK AND HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE PHRASE THEY TALKING ABOUT THE PHRASE THEY KEEP THROWING OUT, "NOBODY IS KEEP THROWING OUT, "NOBODY IS ABOVE THE LAW" AND HE TURNED IT ABOVE THE LAW" AND HE TURNED IT ON THE DEMOCRATS. ON THE DEMOCRATS. >> ANYTHING THE HOUSE WANTS TO >> ANYTHING THE HOUSE WANTS TO DO TO IMPEACH IS IMPEACHABLE, DO TO IMPEACH IS IMPEACHABLE, THAT IS WHAT HAS HAPPENED TODAY. THAT IS WHAT HAS HAPPENED TODAY. THAT PLACES THE HOUSE OF THAT PLACES THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ABOVE THE LAW, REPRESENTATIVES ABOVE THE LAW, WE HEARD MUCH ABOUT HOW NO ONE WE HEARD MUCH ABOUT HOW NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW, THE HOUSE OF IS ABOVE THE LAW, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS NOT ABOVE THE REPRESENTATIVES IS NOT ABOVE THE LAW. LAW. >> Laura: THEY WANT TO BE ABLE >> Laura: THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO CALL THE PRESIDENT GUILTY OF TO CALL THE PRESIDENT GUILTY OF EXTORTION, CONSPIRING WITH THE EXTORTION, CONSPIRING WITH THE RUSSIANS, THEY WERE SAYING ALL RUSSIANS, THEY WERE SAYING ALL THIS STUFF DEFAMING THE THIS STUFF DEFAMING THE PRESIDENT, NONE OF THAT WAS IN PRESIDENT, NONE OF THAT WAS IN THE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT. THE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT. THEY THINK THEY CAN DO IT WITH THEY THINK THEY CAN DO IT WITH IMPUNITY BECAUSE THEY HAVE IMPUNITY BECAUSE THEY HAVE IMMUNITY, THEY WERE SAYING IT IN IMMUNITY, THEY WERE SAYING IT IN THE HALLS OF CONGRESS. THE HALLS OF CONGRESS. >> THE LAWYERS AREN’T DOING >> THE LAWYERS AREN’T DOING THAT, THE HOUSE MANAGERS ARE. THAT, THE HOUSE MANAGERS ARE. IT’S A TERRIBLE MISTAKE FOR IT’S A TERRIBLE MISTAKE FOR DEMOCRATS TO PUT UP A NAKEDLY DEMOCRATS TO PUT UP A NAKEDLY PARTISAN POLITICIANS WERE PARTISAN POLITICIANS WERE PREENING FOR THE CAMERA AS THEIR PREENING FOR THE CAMERA AS THEIR PROSECUTORS BECAUSE THEY PROSECUTORS BECAUSE THEY PROBABLY OFFENDED THE JURY. PROBABLY OFFENDED THE JURY. WHEN YOU’RE GIVING YOUR OPINION, WHEN YOU’RE GIVING YOUR OPINION, CONJECTURE, ASSUMPTION, WISHFUL CONJECTURE, ASSUMPTION, WISHFUL THINKING, YOU’RE NOT PROVIDING THINKING, YOU’RE NOT PROVIDING EVIDENCE OR FACTS. EVIDENCE OR FACTS. SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WHERE DO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WHERE DO YOU HAVE ANY EVIDENCE OF X, THEY YOU HAVE ANY EVIDENCE OF X, THEY REPEATED THEMSELVES, THEY THINK REPEATED THEMSELVES, THEY THINK THEY ARE ON A TV SHOW. THEY ARE ON A TV SHOW. >> Laura: A LOT OF FOLKS ARE >> Laura: A LOT OF FOLKS ARE REACHING OUT ON TWITTER TO ME,