CNN Panel: Pelosi ‘Losing Members of Her Own Party’ as She Delays Impeachment

RUSH TRANSCRIPT KING Speaker ░░░░░░░░ still holding those impeachment ░░░░░░░░ sending a letter to ░░░░░░░░ democratic colleagues why she ░░░░░░░░ McConnell has promised he ░░░░░░░░ detail what the process ░░░░░░░░ like this Leader McConnell ░░░░░░░░ we will be glad ░░░░░░░░ show you the resolution ░░░░░░░░ we unveil it It ░░░░░░░░ important we immediately publish ░░░░░░░░ resolution the speaker wrote ░░░░░░░░ as I have said ░░░░░░░░ we can see the ░░░░░░░░ in which we will ░░░░░░░░ participating appoint managers and ░░░░░░░░ the articles to the ░░░░░░░░ When will the stalemate ░░░░░░░░ RAJU That s the ░░░░░░░░ question here No one ░░░░░░░░ knows who will blink ░░░░░░░░ What Nancy Pelosi is ░░░░░░░░ she needs to see ░░░░░░░░ rules fist in detail ░░░░░░░░ writing before she unveils ░░░░░░░░ sees the articles of ░░░░░░░░ over and Mitch McConnell ░░░░░░░░ clear he won t ░░░░░░░░ told what to do ░░░░░░░░ need to reach accommodation ░░░░░░░░ themselves I can tell ░░░░░░░░ talking to Democratic senators ░░░░░░░░ are eager to see ░░░░░░░░ trial start Several I ░░░░░░░░ spoke to moments ago ░░░░░░░░ they want it to ░░░░░░░░ as soon as next ░░░░░░░░ One reason why it ░░░░░░░░ upsetting their efforts to ░░░░░░░░ their work schedules personal ░░░░░░░░ and have to be ░░░░░░░░ six days a week ░░░░░░░░ legislative efforts to push ░░░░░░░░ the things days and ░░░░░░░░ to come and uncertainty ░░░░░░░░ the trial affects that ░░░░░░░░ senator Angus kang of ░░░░░░░░ independent said he will ░░░░░░░░ it to Nancy Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ said quote it is ░░░░░░░░ time to start the ░░░░░░░░ And another democratic said ░░░░░░░░ believes the wheel leverage ░░░░░░░░ when they have votes ░░░░░░░░ the trial and force ░░░░░░░░ on the record whether ░░░░░░░░ call witnesses going forward ░░░░░░░░ seems to think the ░░░░░░░░ withholding the articles is ░░░░░░░░ and they can begin ░░░░░░░░ trial and start next ░░░░░░░░ And Richard Blumenthal from ░░░░░░░░ said I m ready ░░░░░░░░ begin the trial tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ a former prosecutor I ░░░░░░░░ ready to go to ░░░░░░░░ You are seeing anxiety ░░░░░░░░ members who want to ░░░░░░░░ this happen and don ░░░░░░░░ know where this is ░░░░░░░░ At the moment no ░░░░░░░░ knows how this will ░░░░░░░░ resolved and who to ░░░░░░░░ first and the president ░░░░░░░░ trial in limbo for ░░░░░░░░ time being KING In ░░░░░░░░ for the time being ░░░░░░░░ appreciate the live reporting ░░░░░░░░ The Hill Here s ░░░░░░░░ question Speaker Pelosi says ░░░░░░░░ wants to see it ░░░░░░░░ writing Mitch McConnell has ░░░░░░░░ pretty clear about the ░░░░░░░░ he says he wants ░░░░░░░░ roughly follow the rules ░░░░░░░░ Clinton which included arguments ░░░░░░░░ and against impeachment House ░░░░░░░░ would make a case ░░░░░░░░ s team would get ░░░░░░░░ respond to it then ░░░░░░░░ get to submit questions ░░░░░░░░ writing If they have ░░░░░░░░ they do that through ░░░░░░░░ Justice John Roberts who ░░░░░░░░ presided on the Senate ░░░░░░░░ and then senators would ░░░░░░░░ if they need additional ░░░░░░░░ That s how it ░░░░░░░░ out in Clinton They ░░░░░░░░ take depositions from additional ░░░░░░░░ in that case Why ░░░░░░░░ t that good enough ░░░░░░░░ the Speaker KIM That ░░░░░░░░ what was a little ░░░░░░░░ to me too because ░░░░░░░░ organizing resolution back in ░░░░░░░░ is like you said ░░░░░░░░ sparse You kind of ░░░░░░░░ know what it would ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ any document that McConnell ░░░░░░░░ will have that much ░░░░░░░░ that Pelosi is seeking ░░░░░░░░ now And I think ░░░░░░░░ s pretty clear with ░░░░░░░░ now seeing that he ░░░░░░░░ effectively steamroll Democrats because ░░░░░░░░ the votes superseded in ░░░░░░░░ way he wants then ░░░░░░░░ doesn t have a ░░░░░░░░ of leverage here And ░░░░░░░░ think the fact she ░░░░░░░░ losing members of her ░░░░░░░░ party in the Senate ░░░░░░░░ ve talked to a ░░░░░░░░ of senators today these ░░░░░░░░ come from the most ░░░░░░░░ flank of the caucus ░░░░░░░░ the most moderate who ░░░░░░░░ all saying Let s ░░░░░░░░ this going we have ░░░░░░░░ job to do let ░░░░░░░░ just get this trial ░░░░░░░░ and get it over ░░░░░░░░ KING Is there an ░░░░░░░░ to be made that ░░░░░░░░ you want those four ░░░░░░░░ you would need to ░░░░░░░░ witnesses or get some ░░░░░░░░ procedural question answered in ░░░░░░░░ Democrats favor why antagonize ░░░░░░░░ now by holding onto ░░░░░░░░ TALEV I don t ░░░░░░░░ those Republicans are there ░░░░░░░░ they were there for ░░░░░░░░ last week they wouldn ░░░░░░░░ be totally evasive about ░░░░░░░░ they had any concerns ░░░░░░░░ any of this stuff ░░░░░░░░ think you can make ░░░░░░░░ counter argument that Nancy ░░░░░░░░ has already leveraged to ░░░░░░░░ a lot of what ░░░░░░░░ wanted which was messaging ░░░░░░░░ the entire holiday recess ░░░░░░░░ Mitch McConnell is playing ░░░░░░░░ which voters may not ░░░░░░░░ That may translate into ░░░░░░░░ perception of Republican lawmakers ░░░░░░░░ the House and the ░░░░░░░░ and that President Trump ░░░░░░░░ hiding information even as ░░░░░░░░ comes out She has ░░░░░░░░ able to make those ░░░░░░░░ day after day Perhaps ░░░░░░░░ utility in that has ░░░░░░░░ out perhaps her own ░░░░░░░░ are telling her that ░░░░░░░░ but I think she ░░░░░░░░ feels okay about it ░░░░░░░░