WEBVTT 00:00.568 --> 00:02.469 BUT NOW HAVING BEEN THROUGH ALL THAT, THERE BEING NO FLOOR VOTE, 00:02.470 --> 00:04.604 THAT, THERE BEING NO FLOOR VOTE, CLOSED DOOR PROCEEDINGS, THE 00:04.605 --> 00:06.272 CLOSED DOOR PROCEEDINGS, THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN INVITED -- 00:06.273 --> 00:08.107 PRESIDENT HAS BEEN INVITED -- AFTER GOING THROUGH ALL OF THAT, 00:08.109 --> 00:11.311 AFTER GOING THROUGH ALL OF THAT, THEY NOW HAVE UNVEILED A NEW 00:11.346 --> 00:12.412 THEY NOW HAVE UNVEILED A NEW OBJECTION AS TO WHY PRESIDENT 00:12.413 --> 00:13.446 OBJECTION AS TO WHY PRESIDENT TRUMP CANNOT ACTUALLY BE SUBJECT 00:13.481 --> 00:16.316 TRUMP CANNOT ACTUALLY BE SUBJECT TO THIS IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDING. 00:16.317 --> 00:17.617 TO THIS IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDING. A NEW NOBLE STAND THEY’RE TAKING 00:17.618 --> 00:20.120 A NEW NOBLE STAND THEY’RE TAKING FOR FAIRNESS AND THE AMERICAN 00:20.121 --> 00:21.221 FOR FAIRNESS AND THE AMERICAN WAY, THEY HAVE ROLLED IT OUT 00:21.222 --> 00:25.025 WAY, THEY HAVE ROLLED IT OUT WITH OUR FRIENDS AT THE FOX NEWS 00:25.026 --> 00:25.325 WITH OUR FRIENDS AT THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL. 00:25.360 --> 00:28.261 CHANNEL. >> THE WHOLE THING’S A JOKE. 00:28.296 --> 00:30.797 >> THE WHOLE THING’S A JOKE. IT IS, FRANKLY, VERY, VERY CLOSE 00:30.799 --> 00:37.037 IT IS, FRANKLY, VERY, VERY CLOSE TO A WHAT CLARENCE THOMAS ONCE 00:37.071 --> 00:38.872 TO A WHAT CLARENCE THOMAS ONCE DESCRIBED AS A MODERN DAY LYNCH 00:38.906 --> 00:39.139 DESCRIBED AS A MODERN DAY LYNCH MOB. 00:39.173 --> 00:40.974 MOB. THE DEMOCRATS HAVE NO INTEREST 00:41.009 --> 00:44.244 THE DEMOCRATS HAVE NO INTEREST IN THE FACTS AND IT IS REALLY 00:44.246 --> 00:45.445 IN THE FACTS AND IT IS REALLY SAD TO SEE THE DISHONESTY AND 00:45.480 --> 00:47.013 SAD TO SEE THE DISHONESTY AND THE PARTISANSHIP THAT THE HOUSE 00:47.048 --> 00:48.248 THE PARTISANSHIP THAT THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE DISPLAYING. 00:48.283 --> 00:52.018 DEMOCRATS ARE DISPLAYING. >> ON THE EVE OF CHRISTMAS? 00:52.053 --> 00:54.555 >> ON THE EVE OF CHRISTMAS? IT IS CHRISTMASTIME, YOU GUYS, 00:54.589 --> 00:56.490 IT IS CHRISTMASTIME, YOU GUYS, WHICH IS NO TIME FOR AN 00:56.524 --> 00:57.024 WHICH IS NO TIME FOR AN IMPEACHMENT. 00:57.025 --> 00:58.258 IMPEACHMENT. I MEAN ANY OTHER TIME OF THE 00:58.260 --> 01:00.727 I MEAN ANY OTHER TIME OF THE YEAR THIS MIGHT BE OKAY BUT NOT 01:00.728 --> 01:03.464 YEAR THIS MIGHT BE OKAY BUT NOT WHAT IS THIS 19 DAYS BEFORE 01:03.497 --> 01:03.831 WHAT IS THIS 19 DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS? 01:03.865 --> 01:06.767 CHRISTMAS? THIS IS THE NEW OBJECTION THAT 01:06.801 --> 01:08.235 THIS IS THE NEW OBJECTION THAT IF THERE’S ONE RULE ALL 01:08.269 --> 01:09.336 IF THERE’S ONE RULE ALL AMERICANS SHOULD BE ABLE TO 01:09.337 --> 01:10.771 AMERICANS SHOULD BE ABLE TO AGREE ON OR REPUBLICANS AT LEAST 01:10.772 --> 01:12.973 AGREE ON OR REPUBLICANS AT LEAST HAVE THE DECENCY TO ADHERE TO 01:13.008 --> 01:14.975 HAVE THE DECENCY TO ADHERE TO IT’S THE RULE YOU DON’T PURSUE 01:14.976 --> 01:16.143 IT’S THE RULE YOU DON’T PURSUE IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST 01:16.177 --> 01:18.578 IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT IN THE 01:18.580 --> 01:28.789 AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON, NOT WHILE THE 01:28.824 --> 01:29.556 HOLIDAY SEASON, NOT WHILE THE YOU’LL 01:29.591 --> 01:32.693 YOU’LL YULE LOG BURNS IN THE HEARTH. 01:32.727 --> 01:34.962 YULE LOG BURNS IN THE HEARTH. >> AT THE VERY MOMENT THE 01:34.996 --> 01:36.196 >> AT THE VERY MOMENT THE REPUBLICANS WERE RELEASING THEIR 01:36.198 --> 01:38.065 REPUBLICANS WERE RELEASING THEIR FOUR ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT THE 01:38.067 --> 01:39.700 FOUR ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT THE PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY WERE 01:39.701 --> 01:40.968 PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY WERE LIGHTING THE NATIONAL CHRISTMAS 01:40.969 --> 01:42.570 LIGHTING THE NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE, FESTIVE SEEMINGLY 01:42.571 --> 01:42.970 TREE, FESTIVE SEEMINGLY UNCONCERNED. 01:42.971 --> 01:45.706 UNCONCERNED. >> IN 1998 HOUSE REPUBLICANS 01:45.740 --> 01:48.142 >> IN 1998 HOUSE REPUBLICANS RELEASED THE FOUR ARTICLES OF 01:48.176 --> 01:49.110 RELEASED THE FOUR ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT THEY HAD BEEN 01:49.144 --> 01:50.645 IMPEACHMENT THEY HAD BEEN WORKING ON AGAINST PRESIDENT 01:50.679 --> 01:51.012 WORKING ON AGAINST PRESIDENT CLINTON. 01:51.013 --> 01:52.713 CLINTON. THEY RELEASED THOSE FOUR 01:52.715 --> 01:54.715 THEY RELEASED THOSE FOUR ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT 01:54.749 --> 01:55.516 ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT LITERALLY WHILE PRESIDENT 01:55.517 --> 01:57.184 LITERALLY WHILE PRESIDENT CLINTON WAS IN THE ACT OF 01:57.219 --> 01:58.786 CLINTON WAS IN THE ACT OF LIGHTING THE NATIONAL CHRISTMAS 01:58.787 --> 01:59.086 LIGHTING THE NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE. 01:59.087 --> 02:00.421 TREE. THOSE IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS 02:00.422 --> 02:01.689 THOSE IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PRESIDENT CLINTON WERE 02:01.690 --> 02:04.191 AGAINST PRESIDENT CLINTON WERE SET IN MOTION, OF COURSE, BY THE 02:04.193 --> 02:06.627 SET IN MOTION, OF COURSE, BY THE CRUSADING REPUBLICAN SPEAKER OF 02:06.661 --> 02:08.996 CRUSADING REPUBLICAN SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE NEWT GINGRICH WHO NOW 02:09.031 --> 02:10.998 THE HOUSE NEWT GINGRICH WHO NOW IS BACK HERE TO LET US KNOW THAT 02:11.000 --> 02:11.899 IS BACK HERE TO LET US KNOW THAT REPUBLICANS AT LEAST HAVE SOME 02:11.900 --> 02:12.934 REPUBLICANS AT LEAST HAVE SOME SENSE OF DECENCY. 02:12.968 --> 02:14.269 SENSE OF DECENCY. THEY HAVE SOME SENSE OF THE 02:14.303 --> 02:15.736 THEY HAVE SOME SENSE OF THE RULES AROUND WHAT MAKES FOR A 02:15.771 --> 02:17.338 RULES AROUND WHAT MAKES FOR A FAIR IMPEACHMENT PROCESS AND 02:17.339 --> 02:18.973 FAIR IMPEACHMENT PROCESS AND WHAT DOESN’T, AND FRANKLY, 02:19.007 --> 02:21.542 WHAT DOESN’T, AND FRANKLY, CHRISTMASTIME IS PART OF WHAT 02:21.576 --> 02:22.343 CHRISTMASTIME IS PART OF WHAT YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER. 02:22.344 --> 02:24.579 YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER. >> AND REALLY ON THE EVE OF 02:24.613 --> 02:26.247 >> AND REALLY ON THE EVE OF CHRISTMAS IT IS REALLY SAD TO 02:26.248 --> 02:29.050 CHRISTMAS IT IS REALLY SAD TO SEE THE DISHONEST AND THE 02:29.084 --> 02:29.918 SEE THE DISHONEST AND THE PARTISANSHIP THAT THE HOUSE 02:29.952 --> 02:31.853 PARTISANSHIP THAT THE HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE DISPLAYING. 02:31.854 --> 02:34.922 DEMOCRATS ARE DISPLAYING. >> WHEN THE REPUBLICANS IN 1998 02:34.924 --> 02:38.059 >> WHEN THE REPUBLICANS IN 1998 RELEASED THE DRAFT ARTICLES OF 02:38.093 --> 02:38.993 RELEASED THE DRAFT ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST PRESIDENT 02:39.028 --> 02:39.928 IMPEACHMENT AGAINST PRESIDENT CLINTON WHILE HE WAS LIGHTING 02:39.929 --> 02:41.763 CLINTON WHILE HE WAS LIGHTING THE NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE, IT 02:41.764 --> 02:43.765 THE NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE, IT WAS FOUR ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT 02:43.799 --> 02:45.533 WAS FOUR ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT THAT THEY RELEASED. 02:45.568 --> 02:47.468 THAT THEY RELEASED. WHEN IT CAME TIME TO VOTE ON 02:47.470 --> 02:49.136 WHEN IT CAME TIME TO VOTE ON THOSE FOUR ARTICLES OF 02:49.138 --> 02:50.238 THOSE FOUR ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST PRESIDENT 02:50.239 --> 02:51.840 IMPEACHMENT AGAINST PRESIDENT CLINTON, TWO OF THEM WERE VOTED 02:51.841 --> 02:52.140 CLINTON, TWO OF THEM WERE VOTED DOWN. 02:52.141 --> 02:53.341 DOWN. TWO OF THEM FAILED. 02:53.342 --> 02:55.176 TWO OF THEM FAILED. BUT TWO OF THEM WENT AHEAD ON 02:55.177 --> 02:55.943 BUT TWO OF THEM WENT AHEAD ON VERY CLOSE VOTES. 02:55.945 --> 02:57.479 VERY CLOSE VOTES. THERE WAS AN ARTICLE ON PERJURY 02:57.480 --> 03:01.883 THERE WAS AN ARTICLE ON PERJURY WHERE THE VOTE WAS 228-206. 03:01.918 --> 03:02.584 WHERE THE VOTE WAS 228-206. THERE WAS ALSO AN ARTICLE ON 03:02.585 --> 03:03.318 THERE WAS ALSO AN ARTICLE ON OBSTRUCTION THAT PASSED. 03:03.352 --> 03:07.689 OBSTRUCTION THAT PASSED. THAT VOTE WAS 221-212. 03:07.723 --> 03:09.991 THAT VOTE WAS 221-212. SO TWO OF THE FOUR PASSED. 03:09.992 --> 03:12.093 SO TWO OF THE FOUR PASSED. AND UNDER THE NEWT GINGRICH YOU 03:12.094 --> 03:13.261 AND UNDER THE NEWT GINGRICH YOU CAN’T IMPEACH A PRESIDENT AT 03:13.296 --> 03:14.162 CAN’T IMPEACH A PRESIDENT AT CHRISTMASTIME RULE JUST 03:14.164 --> 03:15.664 CHRISTMASTIME RULE JUST PROCLAIMED ON THE FOX NEWS 03:15.665 --> 03:16.998 PROCLAIMED ON THE FOX NEWS CHANNEL THIS WEEK, YOU SHOULD 03:17.033 --> 03:18.733 CHANNEL THIS WEEK, YOU SHOULD KNOW WHEN IT CAME TIME FOR THE 03:18.768 --> 03:20.001 KNOW WHEN IT CAME TIME FOR THE HOUSE TO ACTUALLY CAST THEIR 03:20.036 --> 03:21.603 HOUSE TO ACTUALLY CAST THEIR VOTES ON THOSE IMPEACHMENT 03:21.604 --> 03:24.272 VOTES ON THOSE IMPEACHMENT ARTICLES, WHEN IT CAME TIME NOT 03:24.307 --> 03:25.106 ARTICLES, WHEN IT CAME TIME NOT JUST TO INTRODUCE THE ARTICLES 03:25.141 --> 03:26.808 JUST TO INTRODUCE THE ARTICLES BUT FOR THE HOUSE TO VOTE ON 03:26.809 --> 03:30.712 BUT FOR THE HOUSE TO VOTE ON THEM, THOSE VOTES TOOK PLACE ON 03:30.713 --> 03:32.080 THEM, THOSE VOTES TOOK PLACE ON DECEMBER 19th, CHRISTMAS WEEK. 03:32.115 --> 03:33.181 DECEMBER 19th, CHRISTMAS WEEK. THEY COULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL 03:33.183 --> 03:34.783 THEY COULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL AFTER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. 03:34.784 --> 03:37.085 AFTER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. BUT WHY, WHY, WHY WOULD YOU DO 03:37.086 --> 03:37.385 BUT WHY, WHY, WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? 03:37.387 --> 03:38.487 THAT? THEY APPARENTLY REALLY WANTED TO 03:38.488 --> 03:41.723 THEY APPARENTLY REALLY WANTED TO DO IT RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, SO 03:41.725 --> 03:42.924 DO IT RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, SO MUCH SO THAT THE HOUSE WAS 03:42.925 --> 03:44.292 MUCH SO THAT THE HOUSE WAS ACTUALLY CALLED IN ON A SATURDAY 03:44.293 --> 03:46.294 ACTUALLY CALLED IN ON A SATURDAY TO TAKE THOSE VOTES. 03:46.295 --> 03:47.429 TO TAKE THOSE VOTES. IT WAS SFRACHG ENOUGH TIMING 03:47.463 --> 03:49.131 IT WAS SFRACHG ENOUGH TIMING THAT THE NBC NEWS ARCHIVE 03:49.132 --> 03:52.034 THAT THE NBC NEWS ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF THE NETWORK COVERAGE 03:52.035 --> 03:54.270 FOOTAGE OF THE NETWORK COVERAGE OF THAT HISTORIC IMPEACHMENT 03:54.304 --> 03:55.304 OF THAT HISTORIC IMPEACHMENT VOTE AGAINST PRESIDENT CLINTON 03:55.305 --> 03:56.838 VOTE AGAINST PRESIDENT CLINTON IS ACTUALLY FILED UNDER GOLF 03:56.840 --> 03:58.907 IS ACTUALLY FILED UNDER GOLF BECAUSE IT STARTS WITH AN NBC 03:58.908 --> 04:00.709 BECAUSE IT STARTS WITH AN NBC ANCHOR NAMED HANNAH STORM HAVING 04:00.710 --> 04:02.844 ANCHOR NAMED HANNAH STORM HAVING TO BREAK IN SUDDENLY TO THE 04:02.846 --> 04:06.048 TO BREAK IN SUDDENLY TO THE NETWORK’S COVERAGE OF A SATURDAY 04:06.083 --> 04:09.218 NETWORK’S COVERAGE OF A SATURDAY AFTERNOON GOLF MATCH IN ORDER TO 04:09.252 --> 04:09.952 AFTERNOON GOLF MATCH IN ORDER TO ANNOUNCE PRESIDENT CLINTON WAS 04:09.986 --> 04:13.022 ANNOUNCE PRESIDENT CLINTON WAS BEING IMPEACHED ON THE 19th OF 04:13.056 --> 04:13.422 BEING IMPEACHED ON THE 19th OF DECEMBER. 04:13.423 --> 04:14.556 DECEMBER. >> HELLO, EVERYONE. 04:14.591 --> 04:15.524 >> HELLO, EVERYONE. HANNAH STORM IN NEW YORK. 04:15.558 --> 04:16.759 HANNAH STORM IN NEW YORK. WE WILL BE RETURNING TO OUR 04:16.793 --> 04:18.660 WE WILL BE RETURNING TO OUR COVERAGE OF THE LEXUS CHALLENGE 04:18.662 --> 04:21.029 COVERAGE OF THE LEXUS CHALLENGE AFTER A REPORT FROM NBC NEWS. 04:21.064 --> 04:25.167 AFTER A REPORT FROM NBC NEWS. A HISTORIC DAY FOR OUR COUNTRY 04:25.201 --> 04:26.235 A HISTORIC DAY FOR OUR COUNTRY AND FOR THE LATEST ON THE 04:26.269 --> 04:27.269 AND FOR THE LATEST ON THE IMPEACHMENT 06 PRESIDENT CLINTON 04:27.303 --> 04:32.207 IMPEACHMENT 06 PRESIDENT CLINTON WE GO TO TOM BROKAW. 04:32.242 --> 04:34.476 WE GO TO TOM BROKAW. >> IT WAS DECEMBER 19th, THE 04:34.511 --> 04:35.377 >> IT WAS DECEMBER 19th, THE SATURDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS, 1998.