>> IS THE BEST OUTCOME A QUICK DISMISSAL, OR IS THE BEST
OUTCOME TO GET THE WITNESSES,
GET THE VOTE FOR WITNESSES, AND
BE ACQUITTED BY THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE?
PEOPLE? >> ACQUITTAL, FAIRLY QUICKLY.
I’M GOING TO LEAVE THAT TO THE
SENATORS.
SENATORS. I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR
THEM.
THEM. I CAN SAY THIS, THE REPUBLICAN
PARTY HAS NEVER BEEN SO UNIFIED.
>> Sandra: PRESIDENT TRUMP
THEY’RE SPEAKING WITH OUR VERY
OWN MARIA BARTIROMO ABOUT
IMPEACHMENT THIS MORNING AS HE
WRAPPED HIS TRIP TO THE WORLD
ECONOMIC FORUM IN DAVOS,
SWITZERLAND.
SWITZERLAND. MARIA JOINS US NOW FROM DAVOS
WITH THE SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES
AND FBN’S "MORNINGS WITH MARIA."
AMAZING STUFF OUT THERE.
THE SCENES ARE BEAUTIFUL THERE
IN SWITZERLAND.
IN SWITZERLAND. THAT INTERVIEW FROM THE
PRESIDENT MADE A LOT OF NEWS.
WHAT DID HE SAY WHEN IT COMES TO
THIS, ESPECIALLY DAY 2 STARTING,
OF HIS IMPEACHMENT TRIAL?
>> YOU KNOW, SANDRA, I THINK
WITH THE PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO
DO WAS PUT FORTH ALL OF HIS
ECONOMIC SUCCESSES.
ECONOMIC SUCCESSES. TO MAKE SURE TO REMIND THE
COUNTRY WHAT HE’S BEEN DOING FOR
THE LAST THREE YEARS.
MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT
HAS GONE ON WITH JOBS, WHAT’S
GOING ON WITH WAGES.
INCOME INEQUALITY NARROWING.
AT THE SAME TIME THAT
NANCY PELOSI AND THE CRITICS OF
THE PRESIDENT, ADAM SCHIFF,
ET CETERA ARE PUTTING THIS
IMPEACHMENT TRIAL FRONT AND
CENTER.
CENTER. THERE IS NO DOUBT THE PRESIDENT
IS NOT HAPPY, UPSET THAT HE WAS
IMPEACHED IN THE HOUSE, BUT AT
THE SAME TIME HE IS LOOKING AT
THIS AND SAYING, "THERE IS NO
CRIME HERE."
CRIME HERE." I THINK HIS BEST DEFENSE,
ACCORDING TO HIM IS AND HIS AIDE
COME HE CONTINUES TO TALK ABOUT
WHAT HE’S GETTING DONE, WHAT
HE’S DOING.
HE’S DOING. SO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE CAN
DECIDE.
DECIDE. AT THIS POINT YOU GOT THE
SENATORS IN THERE THAT ARE "THE
JURY."
JURY." IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT’S A
FAIR "JURY," BECAUSE FOUR OF
THOSE SENATORS WANT HIS JOB.
THEY ARE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT.
TWO OTHERS WANTED HIS JOB AND
HAVE DROPPED OUT.
OF COURSE, WE KNOW THAT THE
RULES CHANGED A LOT AS THEY WENT
ALONG IN THE HOUSE.
SO THERE’S DEFINITELY SOME
REASON TO BE SKEPTICAL ABOUT THE
PROCESS, SANDRA.
PROCESS, SANDRA. >> Sandra: AND OF COURSE HE
HELD THAT SUPPRESS NEWS
CONFERENCE THIS MORNING WHERE HE
TOOK A LOT OF QUESTIONS FROM
REPORTERS, MARIA.
REPORTERS, MARIA. HE ALSO MADE NEWS ON A BIG
MIDDLE-CLASS TAX CUT.
WHAT DID WE HEAR ON THAT?
THIS IS THE PRESIDENT WITH YOU
THIS MORNING.
THIS MORNING. >> WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING A
MIDDLE-CLASS TAX CUT, A VERY BIG
ONE.
ONE. >> A TAX CUT FOR THE MIDDLE
CLASS?
CLASS? WOULD YOU WANT TO MAKE THAT
PERMANENT?
PERMANENT? >> I’M GOING TO MAKE A TAX CUT,
AND WE WILL PROBABLY MAKE THE
OTHER PER MINUTE.
IT’S GOT A LONG WAY TO GO, IN
FAIRNESS, BUT WE WILL MAKE A
CUT.
CUT. WE’LL BE ANNOUNCING IT OVER THE
NEXT 90 DAYS.
THAT IS, TO MAKE HIM A VERY
IMPORTANT.
IMPORTANT. >> Sandra: NOT JUST BIG, BUT A
VERY BIG MIDDLE-CLASS TAX CUT
COMING, HE SAYS.
>> AT THIS POINT, IF YOU ARE
MAKING BETWEEN $30,000.100000
YOU ARE IN THE TAX RANGE OF
ABOUT 24% TO 28% PAID HE’S
TALKING ABOUT CUTTING THAT TO 15
HE DIDN’T GO INTO SPECIFIC
NUMBERS.
NUMBERS. I DON’T KNOW IF IT’LL BE 15%,
BUT HE DEFINITELY HAS BEEN
TALKING ABOUT THAT RANGE.
SO THAT WOULD BE A PRETTY
SIGNIFICANT CUT FOR THE MIDDLE
CLASS, AND HE NEEDS THE HOUSE TO
DO THAT.
DO THAT. HE NEEDS TO ACTUALLY -- HE NEEDS
THE REPUBLICANS TO RECLAIM THE
HOUSE IN ORDER TO GET SOMETHING
LIKE THAT THROUGH.
SO HE SAID IT’S ONLY GOING TO BE
DONE IF WE HAVE THE HOUSE IN THE
SENATE.
SENATE. THEY ARE NOT GOING TO ALLOW HIM
TO DO MUCH, IF, IN FACT, HE
ISN’T A SECOND TERM.
YOU SEE THE WAY THEY ARE
FIGHTING THEM AT EVERY TURN NOW.
>> Sandra: WATCHING THAT
INTERVIEW YOU REALLY GOT A SENSE
HE’S TRYING TO GET THINGS DONE.
HE’S OVER THERE IN DAVOS,
SWITZERLAND.
SWITZERLAND. NAC SAID, TOUTING THE BOOMING
U.S. ECONOMY AT HOME.
WHILE HE’S BEING IMPEACHED.
THERE’S A TRAIL HAPPENING IN THE
SENATE.
SENATE. WHAT SENSE DID YOU GET OF HIS
MOOD WHEN HE SPOKE TO HIM THIS
MORNING?
MORNING? >> YOU KNOW, HE WAS IN A REALLY
GOOD
MOVE, ACTUALLY
HE SEEMED VERY EASY GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT.
HE WAS NOT SHYING AWAY FROM ANY
QUESTIONS.
QUESTIONS. THERE IS NO DOUBT I WOULD EXPECT
HE WANTS US TO BE OVER AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME, REMEMBER
HOW NANCY PELOSI HAS BEEN
TROLLING HIM AND SAYING, "YOU
ARE IMPEACHED FOREVER."
SENATOR TED CRUZ SAID ON MY SHOW
THIS WEEKEND THAT IF HE’S
ACQUITTED, HE’S ACQUITTED
FOREVER.
FOREVER. SO I THINK EVEN THOUGH HE WOULD
LIKE US TO GO AWAY AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE, GET A DISMISSAL AND
PUT THIS ON THE REVIEW MIRROR,
IF HE IS ACQUITTED AND YOU
ACTUALLY DO GO THROUGH SUBPOENAS
OF DOCUMENTS, THEN HE IS
ACQUITTED BY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
AND MAYBE THAT’S A BETTER