RUSH TRANSCRIPT Schedule Okay ░░░░░░░░ Diamond at the White ░░░░░░░░ for us Let s ░░░░░░░░ some expert analysis now ░░░░░░░░ legal analyst a former ░░░░░░░░ prosecutor and hosts the ░░░░░░░░ topic podcast And our ░░░░░░░░ senior political analyst Ron ░░░░░░░░ senior editor for The ░░░░░░░░ the White House press ░░░░░░░░ tweeted this tonight President ░░░░░░░░ is getting things done ░░░░░░░░ Democrats as doing nothing ░░░░░░░░ of the focus on ░░░░░░░░ Do you see it ░░░░░░░░ beyond Trump s base ░░░░░░░░ think it is hard ░░░░░░░░ make that case The ░░░░░░░░ Democrats have had extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ in passing a pretty ░░░░░░░░ agenda a sweeping political ░░░░░░░░ measure Probably the most ░░░░░░░░ they have ever passed ░░░░░░░░ control legislation LGBTQ equality ░░░░░░░░ They re working on ░░░░░░░░ drug legislation And all ░░░░░░░░ this has passed with ░░░░░░░░ unanimity Mitch McConnell has ░░░░░░░░ to bring any to ░░░░░░░░ floor They have a ░░░░░░░░ to go back to ░░░░░░░░ voters saying we are ░░░░░░░░ on what we were ░░░░░░░░ here to do but ░░░░░░░░ arose I think the ░░░░░░░░ that is missing in ░░░░░░░░ of this argument from ░░░░░░░░ White House is the ░░░░░░░░ leadership at least did ░░░░░░░░ want to go down ░░░░░░░░ road of impeachment And ░░░░░░░░ the evidence emerged about ░░░░░░░░ happened in Ukraine And ░░░░░░░░ felt that it was ░░░░░░░░ at that point And ░░░░░░░░ impeachment is sucking up ░░░░░░░░ of this oxygen Ron ░░░░░░░░ have in ABC News ░░░░░░░░ Washington Post poll found ░░░░░░░░ country divided evenly pretty ░░░░░░░░ over whether President Trump ░░░░░░░░ be impeached and removed ░░░░░░░░ office with 49 saying ░░░░░░░░ and 47 saying no ░░░░░░░░ Democrats playing a dangerous ░░░░░░░░ here by putting so ░░░░░░░░ stock into this inquiry ░░░░░░░░ so much focus on ░░░░░░░░ inquiry and not focusing ░░░░░░░░ on the so called ░░░░░░░░ table issues Right First ░░░░░░░░ some perspective With Bill ░░░░░░░░ s support for his ░░░░░░░░ from office never reached ░░░░░░░░ about 35 For Richard ░░░░░░░░ it only got as ░░░░░░░░ as it is now ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump In the ░░░░░░░░ last Gallup poll before ░░░░░░░░ left office in 1974 ░░░░░░░░ a 49 47 split ░░░░░░░░ actually given the magnitude ░░░░░░░░ removing a president from ░░░░░░░░ is a pretty big ░░░░░░░░ in support of that ░░░░░░░░ you look inside that ░░░░░░░░ there is a warning ░░░░░░░░ for Democrats The groups ░░░░░░░░ rely on most young ░░░░░░░░ college educated white women ░░░░░░░░ minorities 60 or more ░░░░░░░░ Trump should be removed ░░░░░░░░ you look at the ░░░░░░░░ where they hope to ░░░░░░░░ in 2020 the blue ░░░░░░░░ white women white catholics ░░░░░░░░ particular all of those ░░░░░░░░ around 40 on impeachment ░░░░░░░░ is not without political ░░░░░░░░ Ana I would say ░░░░░░░░ fact that all but ░░░░░░░░ of the House Democrats ░░░░░░░░ districts that Trump carried ░░░░░░░░ 2016 voting for the ░░░░░░░░ this week is probably ░░░░░░░░ pretty good sign that ░░░░░░░░ now feel that the ░░░░░░░░ is sufficient that they ░░░░░░░░ defend this move because ░░░░░░░░ you know it was ░░░░░░░░ those members who were ░░░░░░░░ to go forward on ░░░░░░░░ Mueller charges and that ░░░░░░░░ part of the reason ░░░░░░░░ the democratic leadership did ░░░░░░░░ Right Let me ask ░░░░░░░░ that in just a ░░░░░░░░ First about the White ░░░░░░░░ stonewalling efforts deputy National ░░░░░░░░ adviser says he is ░░░░░░░░ seeking quote judicial clarity ░░░░░░░░ following Congress s subpoena ░░░░░░░░ a White House order ░░░░░░░░ to testify A judge ░░░░░░░░ setting a hearing for ░░░░░░░░ That is like a ░░░░░░░░ out So if this ░░░░░░░░ hearing isn t until ░░░░░░░░ is this an effective ░░░░░░░░ now to block certain ░░░░░░░░ Stall until it is ░░░░░░░░ too late I think ░░░░░░░░ Frankly Ana we ve ░░░░░░░░ this strategy unfolding for ░░░░░░░░ sometime I think it ░░░░░░░░ been effective for the ░░░░░░░░ House to delay In ░░░░░░░░ case kupperman brought that ░░░░░░░░ and the judge said ░░░░░░░░ m going to do ░░░░░░░░ as fast as possible ░░░░░░░░ is an urgent matter ░░░░░░░░ then he set a ░░░░░░░░ for early December So ░░░░░░░░ think that gives you ░░░░░░░░ sense of even when ░░░░░░░░ courts are acting quickly ░░░░░░░░ may not be quickly ░░░░░░░░ for our political calendar ░░░░░░░░ would regard all of ░░░░░░░░ stonewalling strategies by the ░░░░░░░░ House as a stall ░░░░░░░░ Congress also wants to ░░░░░░░░ from John Bolten He ░░░░░░░░ an attorney with kupperman ░░░░░░░░ don t know yet ░░░░░░░░ he will show or ░░░░░░░░ kupperman s lead How ░░░░░░░░ is their testimony Bolten ░░░░░░░░ testimony I think has ░░░░░░░░ potential to blow this ░░░░░░░░ thing wide open Bolten ░░░░░░░░ a very senior official ░░░░░░░░ National Security adviser He ░░░░░░░░ a very substantial reputation ░░░░░░░░ I think if he ░░░░░░░░ forward and decided to ░░░░░░░░ negative on the president ░░░░░░░░ could really change the ░░░░░░░░ of the inquiry As ░░░░░░░░ is now I think ░░░░░░░░ Democrats have very substantial ░░░░░░░░ if not overwhelming that ░░░░░░░░ was a quid pro ░░░░░░░░ That is why you ░░░░░░░░ seeing some Republicans start ░░░░░░░░ acknowledge that publicly and ░░░░░░░░ well it s not ░░░░░░░░ but there was a ░░░░░░░░ pro quo Now we ░░░░░░░░ moving into this public ░░░░░░░░ phase where the American ░░░░░░░░ will be able to ░░░░░░░░ from these witnesses Donald ░░░░░░░░ Jr Has a new ░░░░░░░░ coming out In it ░░░░░░░░ criticizes Robert Mueller saying ░░░░░░░░ put Mueller before Congress ░░░░░░░░ the public quote so ░░░░░░░░ could stutter and babble ░░░░░░░░ way through five hours ░░░░░░░░ testimony This is according ░░░░░░░░ an excerpt obtained by ░░░░░░░░ New York Times CNN ░░░░░░░░ not obtained a copy ░░░░░░░░ this book Ron bottom ░░░░░░░░ public hearings did not ░░░░░░░░ the needle on public ░░░░░░░░ after the Mueller hearing ░░░░░░░░ you expect it would ░░░░░░░░ different this time I ░░░░░░░░ it would be a ░░░░░░░░ different but I don ░░░░░░░░ think it is going ░░░░░░░░ be vastly different Look ░░░░░░░░ for removal or keeping ░░░░░░░░ in office is largely ░░░░░░░░ with his approval rating ░░░░░░░░ so and given that ░░░░░░░░ the highest support he ░░░░░░░░ get is somewhere in ░░░░░░░░ low to mid 50s ░░░░░░░░ the absolute best I ░░░░░░░░ part of a group ░░░░░░░░ columnists that interviewed Nancy ░░░░░░░░ earlier this week and ░░░░░░░░ said this is no ░░░░░░░░ a 70 country We ░░░░░░░░ never going to get ░░░░░░░░ that point We are ░░░░░░░░ polarized it is never ░░░░░░░░ to happen I think ░░░░░░░░ interesting question here is ░░░░░░░░ what do Senate Republicans ░░░░░░░░ do The overall public ░░░░░░░░ is less important in ░░░░░░░░ ways to them than ░░░░░░░░ it is among Republicans ░░░░░░░░ are now sticking with ░░░░░░░░ president is worth noting ░░░░░░░░ that in even at ░░░░░░░░ very end of Watergate ░░░░░░░░ Senate Republicans went to ░░░░░░░░ and said your support ░░░░░░░░ crumbling at that 60 ░░░░░░░░ Republicans voters still opposed ░░░░░░░░ removal So if Senate ░░░░░░░░ are going to break ░░░░░░░░ Trump they ll probably ░░░░░░░░ to do so against ░░░░░░░░ dominant view of their ░░░░░░░░ Renato final thought Yeah ░░░░░░░░ have to say in ░░░░░░░░ weeks to come I ░░░░░░░░ what will be interesting ░░░░░░░░ see is whether or ░░░░░░░░ the White House shifts ░░░░░░░░ strategy acknowledges a quid ░░░░░░░░ quo and essentially says ░░░░░░░░ can t be punished ░░░░░░░░ I think if that ░░░░░░░░ move might you know ░░░░░░░░ change the entire debate ░░░░░░░░ we might see potentially ░░░░░░░░ support for a censure