>> WE DON’T CARE. >> THAT IS A REALLY BAD SIGNAL.
>> I’M GOING TO JUMP IN RIGHT
NOW BECAUSE I DO BELIEVE WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO GET TO A CAMERA.
SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR, DEMOCRAT
FROM MINNESOTA, 2020
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE. THANK YOU FOR GETTING TO A
CAMERA.
CAMERA. WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> WE’RE IN A QUORUM CALL.
IT’S VERY EXCITING.
>> I UNDERSTAND WHAT THAT
TECHNICALLY MEANS.
TECHNICALLY MEANS. CAN YOU TELL US WHAT’S ACTUALLY
HAPPENING WHY WE ARE HAVING THIS
BREAK RIGHT NOW AND WHAT IS
BEING FOUGHT OVER?
>> SURE.
>> SURE. THERE IS NEGOTIATION ABOUT HOW
MANY MORE OF THESE MOTIONS WE’RE
GOING TO BE BRINGING UP.
OBVIOUSLY WE ARE TRYING TO GET
VOTES ON AMENDMENTS AND
RESOLUTIONS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE
WITNESSES.
WITNESSES. NOT AT THE END OF THE TRIAL, BUT
NOW.
NOW. AND I’VE JUST BEEN STUNNED THAT
OUR COLLEAGUES ON THE REPUBLICAN
SIDE ARE NOT NEGOTIATING THIS
AND THEY AREN’T.
ALL WE’RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT
RIGHT NOW, AS FAR AS I KNOW, IS
HOW MANY MORE WE WILL DO
TONIGHT, BUT THEY JUST DON’T
SEEM TO SHOW ANY INTEREST IN
HAVING WITNESSES.
HAVING WITNESSES. AS SENATOR McCASKILL KNOWS FROM
THE KOURT IOUSCOURT IOUS CASE, W
ON THAT PANEL AND I’M SHOCKED BY
WHAT’S GOING ON HERE TONIGHT.
>> IN TERMS OF THE WAY THIS IS
RESOLVING, OBVIOUSLY WE HAD A
FEW TWISTS AND TURNS.
WE DID HAVE THE PROPOSED
RESOLUTION FROM THE SENATE
MAJORITY LEADER, SENATOR
McCONNELL GO THROUGH SOME
CHANGES, HANDWRITTEN CHANGES TO
THE RESOLUTION WHICH GAVE AN
ADDITIONAL DAY FOR MAKING THE
ARGUMENTS ON EACH SIDE WHICH
CHANGED SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY
THE HOUSE EVIDENCE WOULD BE
BROUGHT OVER.
BROUGHT OVER. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME TWEAKS AND
CHANGES.
CHANGES. ARE THOSE THINGS BEING DRIVEN BY
DISCUSSIONS AMONG YOUR
REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES, AMONG THE
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS?
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS? THEY’RE ESSENTIALLY LOBBYING
SENATOR McCONNELL TO MAKE THESE
CHANGES?
CHANGES? ARE THEY FIGHTS AGAINST THE
AMENDMENTS AS THEY ARE COMING
UP?
UP? WHAT IS YOUR SENSE OF THE
DYNAMIC THRUST HERE?
>> WELL, THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS
ON THEIR SIDE.
BUT I THINK THE KEY IS WHICH
STILL DON’T HAVE ANY COMMITMENT
TO HAVE WITNESSES.
EVERY HEARING LIKE THIS IN
HISTORY HAS HAD WITNESSES IN
EVIDENCE.
EVIDENCE. I THOUGHT ACTUALLY RIGHT THERE
AT THE CLOSE WHEN THE HOUSE
MANAGERS AND HAKEEM JEFFRIES
WERE TALKING ABOUT WHY ARE WE
HERE, WE’RE HERE BECAUSE THE
PRESIDENT PUT HIS OWN PRIVATE
INTERESTS IN FRONT OF THE
INTERESTS OF THE COUNTRY.
AND WE’RE HERE BECAUSE WE VALUE
THE CONSTITUTION.
THE CONSTITUTION. AND SO I’VE BEEN VERY IMPRESSED
BY THE HOUSE MANAGERS’ CASE AND
HOW THEY’RE PRESENTING IT, NOT
AS IMPRESSED BY THE PRESIDENT’S
LAWYERS AND THEIR YELLING AND
THEY BASICALLY SAY THINGS OFTEN
THAT AREN’T TRUE, BUT I GUESS
WE’RE WAITING TO SEE WHAT
THEY’VE GOT BECAUSE SO FAR IT
HAS BEEN VERY IMPRESSIVE.
>> AMY, DO YOU SEE ANY OF THE
REPUBLICANS TAKING THIS
SERIOUSLY?
SERIOUSLY? YOU’RE THERE.
YOU’RE THERE. YOU’RE WATCHING THEM ALL.
I KNOW THAT SEVERAL OF THEM WERE
CAUGHT SLEEPING TODAY.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE, IN FACT, HAVE SOME
REPUBLICANS THAT ARE PAYING
ATTENTION.
ATTENTION. IS ANYBODY ON THEIR SIDE TAKING
NOTES?
NOTES? IS ANYONE TAKING THIS WITH EVEN
A GRAIN OF SERIOUSNESS?
>> I’VE SEEN A FEW PEOPLE LOOK
DOWN AT THEIR SHOES WHEN STRONG
CASES ARE MADE FOR NATIONAL
SECURITY.
SECURITY. TO ME THEY LOOK EMBARRASSED
BECAUSE THEY KNOW VERY WELL WHAT
WAS GOING ON HERE, AND SO MANY
OF THEM HAVE SPOKEN OUT AGAINST
RUSSIA IN THE PAST ON THIS SIDE
OF UKRAINE.
OF UKRAINE. AND THEN YOU SEE THE EVIDENCE
COMING IN.
COMING IN. AND TO ME THEY LOOK EMBARRASSED.
I JUST DON’T KNOW WHY THEY WOULD
HAVE THIS JOB AND COME HERE IF
THEY’RE NOT GOING TO PROTECT THE
CONSTITUTION.
CONSTITUTION. SO MY HOPE IS SOMEHOW OUT OF
THAT, REMEMBER, WE’RE NOT LIKE A
NORMAL JUROR SITTING IN A JURY
BOX.
BOX. WE’RE REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE IN
OUR STATES AND THE PEOPLE IN THE
COUNTRY AND MAYBE THEY’LL LIST
EBB TOLISTEN
EBB TOLISTEN TO PEOPLE.
TO PEOPLE. GO AHEAD.
GO AHEAD. >> ARE THE PHONES --
>> I HAVEN’T ASKED.
I’VE BEEN IN THERE ALL DAY.
AND AS FAR AS THEM FALLING
ASLEEP, I’M THE ONE THAT GOT UP
AT 4:00 A.M. FROM THE
PRESIDENTIAL TRAIL, GOT ON A
PLANE IN MINNEAPOLIS AND GOT
HERE.
HERE. OH, I THINK I’VE GOT TO GET BACK
THERE.
THERE. I DON’T WANT TO VIOLATE THE
QUORUM CALL.
QUORUM CALL. >> WE HEAR YOU, SENATOR.
GOOD LUCK.
GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU, SENATOR.
>> THANK YOU.