harvard law professor laurence tribe will be joining our discussion tonight. he will argue that the senate must call witnesses in the trump impeachment trial and when laurence tribe speaks, chief justices listen. and not just when professor tribe is arguing a case before the united states supreme court, as he has done countless times. professor tribe taught constitutional law to chief justice john roberts when roberts was a harvard law school student, and professor tribe has written a book about impeachment and so we will, once again, be taking notes when laurence tribe joins us later in this hour. in the last hour rachel once again delivered more of her interview with lev parnas that drove president trump today to deny that he even knows lev parnas. a lie that could not survive if lev parnas is a witness in the impeachment trial of donald john trump. >> my only objective is to get the truth out because i never thought i did anything -- was doing anything wrong. i still -- you know, i regret certain things that i did because, like, you know, hurting the ambass

so in a sense i agree with what laurence has said, andi agree with what laurence has said, and i have worked very closely with her, i can understand her disappointment. but the prime minister, i think, from which recent comments, is being more sensitive to that point. -- recent comments. when i give that point. -- recent comments. when igive and that point. -- recent comments. when i give and finally, and briefly if you can, that we are at a state of transition, as you see it, where there is still new exploitation of carbon going on, but where there is now going to be hopefully an enforcea ble now going to be hopefully an enforceable rulebook, which all countries, perhaps excluding the united states for now, play a part in trying to mitigate the effects of climate change, despite that, should australians now expect that next yea r‘s australians now expect that next year's fire season will be more of the same? we're not going to the global temperature cosmic rays overnight or in the next decade, or even a few decades. it is baked in. so in that sense we have got to deal with climate

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you know what's interesting, i was sharing with you in the commercial that i was communicating with laurence tribe yesterday after my show, and here is something that he sent me. he said, there is no basis at all for the claim that the framers rejected making abuse of power impeachable. what they rejected was making their policy disagreements impeachable. they sharply distinguished doing that from removing those who use their public power for private gain. do you agree with that? >> i do. professor tribe is exactly right here. we know that the development of the common law, of course, which impeachment was drawn from as a remedy, there was hot debate among the founding fathers over whether impeachment belonged in the constitution. they concluded that it did. and when professor tribe says -- and we've discussed a lot, alex, you have to faithfully execute the duties of your office. when the president subverts national security and the powers of his office for his own political gain, he's crossed that line. and professor tribe is exactly on target. >> we should also say another behind the scene

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can't ask for much more than laurence tribe and andrew weisman for insights on a nightly this. thank you both. professor tribe's book is called "to end a presidency: the power of impeachment." i read it. it's nuanced, it has a lot of interesting ideas. you should check it out. >>> up ahead, kellyanne conway invoking jfk. but our special report comes first. giuliani's money-making problems. an indicted associate to a convicted one? we'll explain when we come back. [happy birthday music] ♪ ♪ don't get mad, put those years to work with e*trade. at bayer, we're into the golden years. with better heart treatments, advanced brain disease research, and better ways to age gracefully. at bayer, this is why we science. by consolidating your credit card debt into one monthly payment. and get your interest rate right so you can save big. get a no-fee personal loan up to $100k. they work together doing important stuff. the hitch? like you, your cells get hungry. feed them... with centrum® micronutrients. restoring your awesome... daily. feed your cells with centrum® micronutrients tod

and laurence tribe though as for a long time been a very respected lawyer almost one of those they said and possible nominees to the high court i actually supported that but that was back in the day when he was a fair academic today he's a political hack he has become a partisan supporter of the democrats and the most extreme wing of the democratic party and the people who wanted to impeach from from day one you know that larry tribe wanted to impeach ronald reagan he wrote an article in the new york times in which he said donald trump in which he sent ronald reagan was guilty of impeachable abuse of power. if he wanted to impeach ronald reagan on grounds of abuse of power it shows you how abuse of power could be so terribly misused reporters and purposes when you speak at the impeachment trial i well i'm planning to make an argument solely on the constitutional grounds of about 2 thirds of the way through writing it down i'm sitting at home with a bunch of old dusty books going back and reading everything that led to the impeachment visions of the constitution and i'm now scheduled to

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and i'm going to give credit to harvard professor laurence tribe, he cited this as well. alexander hamilton federalist paper number 65, he defines high crimes and misdemeanors, those offenses which proceed from the conduct of public men, in other words, the abuse or violation of some public trust. is that a congressional call? >> no, only to the extent that one can argue whether or not a specific crime that is alleged rises to the level of a high crime or misdemeanor. simply because the president violates a law does not mean he should be impeached. the argument, though, is not whether or not a crime has to be alleged, that is to me clear on its face, the only question is whether or not a particular crime rises to an impeachable level. >> julian, your response to that. >> i just think it is extraordinary. i know bob, i like him, i think he's a very honorable guy, but for the republican managers in the 1999 impeachment to argue that a per jurorious statement on a civil case on a nonmaterial fact was impeachable and in the case of clinton, and in the case of trump, where you

. >> stephen: constitutional law scholar laurence tribe says, the argument that only criminal offenses are impeachable has died a thousand deaths in the writings of all the experts on the subject, but it staggers on like a vengeful zombie. look, larry, you may not agree with the president's allies, but i think the term "vengeful zombies" is a little-- oh. ( laughter ) oh. on the nose. on the nose. >> jon: oh, that thing right there. >> opt nose. on the nose. >> jon: whoo! ( piano riff ) ( cheers and applause ) ( piano riff ) >> stephen: i object! ( laughter ) but the ultimate insult against trump's defense brief is the allegation that it is "so weak he likely dictated parts himself." there's a hint of that in this section which reads: "the articles of impeachment now before the senate are an affront to the constitution. hello, i'll take a large meat lover's pizza. extra meat. extra lover. good bye. damn! i forgot the garlic knots!" ( laughter ) >> jon: you don't never get 'em. >> stephen: and here's the thing -- donald trump is taking none of this lightly. with his presidency on the li

. >> you referenced laurence tribe. by the way, i read both your books. here's what he said. i want to put this on the screen for the audience. it would have been easy to write a provision limiting the impeachment power to serious crimes. the framers, they didn't go that route. doesn't he make a good point? >> no, he doesn't because it would have been easy for the framers to put in words like abuse of power, which they discussed when they decided to have an impeachment provision. peculation was one of their favorite words. malpractice, maladministration. administration of obstruction -- any of these things, obstruction of congress. neglect of duty. all of these were discussed. none of them were placed as criteria. instead the criteria were related to treason, bribery, other high crimes and misdemeanors. what my friend larry tribe is saying because it wasn't expr s expressly taken out of the constitution, you have to assume it's in the constitution. no, when you're engaged in a concept like impeachment, you have to apply the concept of what's called lenninity. it was well know

laurence tribe said "the allegations that invoking privileges and otherwise using the judicial system to shield information is an abuse of power that should lead to impeachment and removal from office is not only frivolous but also dangerous." manager nadler said that the use of a legal privilege is not a legal or impeachable by itself. a legal privilege, executive privilege. minority leader schumer in the clinton impeachment expressed the same view. >> to suggest to any subject of an investigation, much less the president with obligations to the institution of the presidency is abusing power and interfering with an investigation by making legitimate legal claims using due process and asserting constitutional rights is beyond serious consideration. >> that was exactly correct then, and it's exactly correct now. more important than simply the principal that asserting rights can't be considered obstruction, when the rights the president is asserting are based on executive privilege, when they are constitutionally grouted principles that are essential for the separation of powers, and pr

. >> so mean while constitutional law professor at harvard laurence tribe is among those pushing back against the dershowitz argument that the articles should be dismissed because abuse of power and obstruction of congress are not impeachable offenses. in an op-ed for the "washington post" tribe writes in part this, the argument that only criminal offenses are impeachable has died 1,000 deaths in the writings of all the experts on the subject, but it staggers on like a vengeful zombie. in fact, there is no evidence that the phrase high crimes and misdemeanors was understood in the 1780s to mean indictable crimes. any number of such violations of the public trust in working with foreign governments in ways that make the president dee holden to their leaders or cooperating with those governments to bolster the president's reelection clearly must be impea impeachable even though they may violate no criminal law or federal statute at all. the president is entitled to robust legal representation. tribe continues, but his lawyers should not be allowed to use bogus legal arguments to mislead

another well known constitutional law professor, who wrote this, in the washington post, this from laurence tribe. the argument that only criminal offenses are impeachable has died a thousand deaths in the writings of all of the experts on the subject. but it staggers -- but it staggers on -- staggers on like a vengeful zombie. no evidence that the phrase high crimes and misdemeanors was understood in the 1780s to mean indictable crimes. the constitution hasn't changed in 20 years. what is going on here then, it is not just alan dershowitz, you hear the same from robert ray this morning. >> well, kate, you heard of moral relativism. this is like impeachment relativism. the trump lawyers are really just saying that for our cause, for our president, we think that this would improperly interfere with the election. that's the whole point of the impeachment provision, someone has been elected and there is a problem, this is how you get rid of them. what they're really trying to do, dershowitz and really stars there for the same reason, they want to read the impeachment provision right out of the

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. >> shannon: law prevents professor laurence tribe, not a fan of its president, had some tweets today. we did alan dershowitz argue that a president who believes only he can fix it, who thinks his reelection is vital to the nation, can't be impeached for crafting the next election in his favor because by definition he is doing what he thinks is best for the country. he says accepting this argument of put us on a short path toward dictatorship, benevolent or otherwise, it is incompatible with government of, by, and for the people, it's government by egomania. >> no, what professor dershowitz was trying to explain is the very problem with this amorphous abuse of power article impeachment, the reason we have never allowed -- we haven't had an impeachment solely on that basis before -- is because it is so open to subjective definition. the open tha go down that road,e opened up a pandora's box, and every president will have to look over their shoulder to wonder when the trigger will be pulled. the bar is now set so low. abuse of power can be to find any number of ways, and that is the rea

rerun and analyze with the people we have here to analyze, joyce vance, john heilemann, performance laurence tribe is going to join us later. but it seems as though, it's very clear, your interview has created more momentum for witnesses in the senate trial. we've had a couple of senators now come out and say based on

. >> laurence tribe, professor at harvard law, thank you very much. >>> we have plenty more coming up. john brennan will talk with me about what the department of justice is up to. >>> one thing about trump's legal team i feel the need to talk about and i'll explain after this. be stronger... with new nicorette coated ice mint. layered with flavor... it's the first and only coated nicotine lozenge. for an amazing taste... ...that outlasts your craving. new nicorette ice mint. if you have moderate to severe psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. for psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. and the otezla prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. otezla is associated with an increased risk of

. >> laurence tribe says when you make this case about justice curtis -- again, we can go back to the johnson era stuff here. it wasn't that the abuse of power charges or the charges there did not rise to the threshold of impeachment but they said he did not abuse his power at all. they said there was no abuse of power. setting aside the question of threshold here, professor, do you believe donald trump abused the power of his office, yes or no? >> it's irrelevant because my view is that the abuse -- >> you're his attorney, one of them. i don't think it's irrelevant. >> let me make my argument. abuse of power was alleged against john adams, thomas jefferson. andrew jackson. abraham lincoln, frankly delano roosevelt. it's a political argument made against all presidents so abuse of power can never be the criteria for removing a president. abuse of power is a fair criteria in deciding who to vote for and i voted against trump last time. when i decide who to vote for, i will then address the question whether i think the president abused his power but it's not relevant to the issue under

joining us to talk about all of this, as well as what we'll see tomorrow, is laurence tribe, a harvard law school professor and author of "to kill a presidency: the power of impeachment." professor tribe, thank you for being here. let's talk about that. bringing up the bidens, which is what the democrats, the house managers did yesterday. good idea or bad idea? >> i think it was a good idea because the door is already open. everybody knows, at least almost everybody knows that the only thing that the trump defense can argue that even remotely resembles an actual defense on the merits, an actual explanation of why the president was not just dramatically and dangerously abusing his power is this argument that comes from putin-driven propaganda that there was a problem that triggered the president's concern, and it was joe and hunter biden. that there was a real concern about corruption in ukraine. and that's what made it legitimate for the president, despite the impoundment control act, despite what everyone around him was saying. despite the fact the pentagon had already said, mr. presi

. >> constitutional law scholar laurence tribe says the argument that only criminal offenses are impeachable has died a thousand deaths in the writings ever all the experts on the stubt but it staggers on like a vengeful zombie. look, larry, you may not agree with the president's allies but i think that the term vengeful zombies is a little, oh, oh -- on the nose. >> for the first time in 160 years "the new york times" decided to endorse two candidates, which seems like a cop out. you are only supposed to make one endorsement, that's how it works. you never saw lebron ad where he was like to quench my thirst i choose sprite or water, whichever one, you choose. >> many people made that comment, it takes two women to get one endorsement. >> yeah? >> uh-huh. see what i'm saying? >> i hear you. >>> a big battle over the rults for the senate impeachment trial. "new day" continues right now. >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell released his rules proposal for the impeachment trial of president trump. >> we will push through that and have that motion to dismiss and get through this national ni

. >> laurence tribe, professor at harvard law, thank you very much. [ applause ] >> we have plenty more coming up. former cia director john brennan will join me to talk about what the department of justice is up to and why they may be talking to him. >>> before we get to that, one thing about trump's legal team i feel the need to talk about, and i will explain right after this. i will explain right after this. i'm 52. but in my mind i'm still 25. that's why i take osteo bi-flex, to keep me moving the way i was made to. it nourishes and strengthens my joints for the long term. osteo bi-flex - now in triple strength plus magnesium. thouwhich is breast cancer metastthat has spreadcer, to other parts of the body, are living in the moment and taking ibrance. ibrance with an aromatase inhibitor is for postmenopausal women or for men with hr+/her2- metastatic breast cancer, as the first hormonal based therapy. ibrance plus letrozole significantly delayed disease progression versus letrozole, and shrank tumors in over half of patients. patients taking ibrance can develop low white blood cell co

impeachable offense of beating clinton in 2016 that effectively the argument is the i mean i think it was laurence tribe one of the lawyers that the democrats of reference points out he was calling for trump's impeachment 2 weeks after his inauguration but their origin is they're just trying to they're trying to steal an election and that might be enough to bring some the republicans over to say yeah this they made it and when the reasons why they hammer on this idea of this is ridiculous this is a sham trial is to say this is this is basically sour grapes by other democrats which may have a electoral and it always come back to that i've got a great thank you so much for your time do appreciate it and come we're going to look at a little bit of other news now and this is happened in the last few hours lebanon forming a new government this is off the hezbollah and its allies reached a deal to end 3 months of political deadlock president michel aoun has signed off on 20 new cabinet ministers off amazing with the now prime minister his government faces lebanon's worst economic crisis in decades thous

did you by any chance watch question time last week with laurence fox? no, i‘ve been catching up. i‘ve been in edit for... i know what‘s going on. yes. imean, he... he also... he agreed with you on how he sees the nature of our country. we‘re the most tolerant, lovely country. yeah. he also described an audience member who called him a white privileged male as racist. and he‘s said in a follow—up interview, "identity politics is extremely racist, as well." i wondered what you thought of that. well, i... i mean, i‘m very much against labels, really, which is why, as i said, i just cast people for...for the spirit that they have rather than their skin tone or their, you know, what school they went from. you know, i‘m really not one who wants to buy into the whole business of racial identity and class identity as weapons — i much prefer to kind of move on and just discuss who the person is, really. yeah. do you think it‘s a bad time to be a privileged white male? armando laughs. well, i refer you to the answer i‘ve just given, in that... i don‘t really mind who

and laurence tribe who has been advising them, i guess he didn't tell you that in the clinton impeachment he said, it's dangerouss to suggest that invoking constitutional rights is impeachable. it's dangerous point and you know what? it is dangerous, mr. schiff. so what are we doing here? we have the house that completely concocted a process that we have never seen before. they lock the president out. oh, and by the way, will mr. schiff give documents? we asked him for documents. we asked him for documents when, contrary to his prior statements, it turned out that his staff was working with the whistleblower. wes said let's see the document, released into the public. we are still waiting. so the idea that they would come here and lecture the senate -- by the way, i was surprised to hear that, did you realize that you are on trial court mr. nadler is putting you on trial. everybody is on trial except for them. it's ridiculous. it's ridiculous. they said in their brief we have overwhelming evidence. and they are afraid to make their case. think about it. think about it. it's common sense. o

that's what makes this so unique. >> harvard professor laurence tribe, always great to get your insights. as we are just half an hour away. thank you sir. i move forward because we have a senator who agreed to join us before this kick off. senate republicans, you can see here senator mansion. >>> cbs news reported last night that a trump confidante said that gop senators were warned vote against your president, vote against the president and your head will be on a pike. when we are talking about a president who would make himself a monarch, that whoever that was would use the terminology of a penalty that was imposed by a monarch, a head on a pike. >> some republican senators did not like that at all. senator collins could be heard saying, not true, as schiff spoke. and then here's part of what senator langford of oklahoma told reporters. >> i was visibly upset with it. the whole room was visibly upset on our side to say it is insulting and demeaning to everyone to say we live in fear and that the presidents that threatened all of us to put your head on the pike. >> joined by minority wh

blackrock,l-timed by before davos i am sure laurence fink will trot down the hallways and everyone will be on the edge of climate. is it the real deal? dofinance really going to esg? elisa: there does seem to be sufficient pressure on companies from investors and activists to be pushing the bigger finance companies to be taking more action. from what we learned today, blackrock will put more private heart ofolicies at the its investment decisions, including pulling back from companies that generate more than a quarter of their revenue from coal. there is some firm action and not just talk. 737,000 shares of royal dutch shell, and 5 million shares of bp as well. will they sell big oil? elisa: at the moment, their commitment is to sell businesses that are heavily exposed to coal. that is in relation to their which is this -- business makes about one third of that 7 trillion of asset, leaving the passive business passive. they will be urging companies to be more transparent, to deliver on commitments to high might -- highlight their climate risks. that is where they will be taking more of

and laurence tribe who's been advising them, i guess he didn't tell you that in the clinton impeachment he said, it's dangerous to suggest that invoking constitutional rights is impeachable. it's dangerous point and you know what. it is dangerous, mr. schiff. so what are we doing here. we have the house to completely concocted a process that we have never seen before. they lock the present out. oh, and by the way, -- the present out -- will mr. schiff give documents? we asked him for documents. we asked him for documents when contrary to his prior statements it turned out that his staff was working with the whistleblower. we set let us see the documents. release them to the public. we're still waiting. so the idea that they would come here and lecture the senate. by the way, i was surprised your that, do you realize you on trial. mr. nadler is putting you on trial. everybody is on trial except for them. it's ridiculous. it's ridiculous. they said in their brief we have overwhelming evidence, and they are afraid to make their case. think about it. think about it. it's common sense. overw

professor laurence tribe who is a source for this misguided reinterpretation of the johnson impeachment simply substitutes his own self-described for more compelling basis for johnson's removal, from the one that the house of representatives actually voted on and the senate considered at his impeachment trial. there has been an awful lot of that going on in this impeachment. people substituting their own interpretations for the one that the principles actually and explicitly insist on. at any rate, a president so-called illegitimate motives, and wielding power can no more frame and legitimize the johnson impeachment then recasting the nixon impeachment is really about his motives in defying congress over the country's foreign policy in vietnam. again, all of that may be true, but it has nothing really to do with impeachment. not only that, it is also bad history. as recognize 65 years ago by then senator jon f. kennedy and his book profiles in courage, president johnson was safer removal of office by one vote. and thus by one courageous senator who recognize the legislative overreach th

professor laurence tribe who is a source for this misguided reinterpretation of the johnson impeachment simply substitutes his own self-described for more compelling basis for johnson's removal, from the one that the house of representatives actually voted on and the senate considered at his impeachment trial. there has been an awful lot of that going on in this impeachment. people substituting their own interpretations for the one that the principles actually and explicitly insist on. at any rate, a president so-called illegitimate motives, and wielding power can no more frame and legitimize the johnson impeachment then recasting the nixon impeachment is really about his motives in defying congress over the country's foreign policy in vietnam. again, all of that may be true, but it has nothing really to do with impeachment. not only that, it is also bad history. as recognize 65 years ago by then senator jon f. kennedy and his book profiles in courage, president johnson was safer removal of office by one vote. and thus by one courageous senator who recognize the legislative overreach th

laurence tribe said the allegation that invoking privileges and using the judicial system to shield information is an abuse of power that should lead to impeachment and removal from office is only frivolous bubbles of dangerous and the manager nadler said the use of illegal dissent from the impeachable by itself and the executive privilege and the minority in the impeachment expressed the same view. to suggest any subject of an investigation much less presidents litigations is abusing power and interfering with an investigation by making legitimate claims using due process ands asserting constitutional rights for the consideration. >> that was correct then and n now. more important than the principle that the right can't be considered obstruction, when the rights the president is asserting are based on executive privilege, when they are constitutionally grounded principles essential for the separation of powers and protecting the institution of the office of the presidency, to call the obstruction is to turn the constitution on its head, defending the separation of powers cannot be deemed an im

joining me now, one of the top constitutional law professors in the country, laurence tribe, he co-authored the book "to end a presidency: the power of impeachment." thank you for being here. i want to get your take on this latest news that can house managers compel cipollone to turn over relevant documents and by pulling on the material witness, could they also try to have him testify? why are they doing that? >> well, they're doing it because the law demands it and because cipollone is conflicted. he could lose his law license if he, while being a material witness, is also the chief counsel. it is a very straightforward thing. and when you ask can they compel, it is not clear how the compulsion would become effective. they might go to court to seek an order. but they're not going to go along with the idea of slowing down the trial, just because cipollone is part of the cover-up. he certainly is. what is really going on here, anderson, is just astonishing. this is not just the impeachment trial of donald john trump. it is the impeachment trial of the united states senate. these senators ar

harvard law professor laurence tribe said the allegations that invoking privileges and otherwise using the judicial system to shield information is an abuse of power that should lead to impeachment and removal from office is not only frivolous but also dangerous point and manager nadler then said the use of a legal privilege is not illegal impeachable by itself, executive privilege. and minority leader schumer in the clinton impeachment expressed the same view. just again. >> to suggest investigation to the institution of the presidency is abusing power at it different with an investigation by making legitimate legal claims using due process and asserting constitutional rights is the on previous consideration. >> and that was exactly corrected then and it's exactly correct now. now, more important than simply the principal that asserting rights can be considered obstruction. when the rights to president is asserting are based on executive privilege, when their constitutionally grounded principles that are essential for the separation of powers and protecting the institution of the offi

thank you for joining us, laurence, dagen and mitch. have a great day. "varney & company" begins right now. stu, take it away. stuart: good morning, maria. good morning, everyone. this is day two of the market's reaction to the killing of iran's terror general, qassem suleimani. thus far, there's been no significant selloff. hysterical politics, yeah, we got that. relative stability, however, for your money. how about that. the dow after falling, what, 200 points friday, is going to be down again today, but we are still well above the 28,000 level and only a fraction below the record highs. the s&p was down, what, 20 on friday, down maybe 18 today. the nasdaq was down friday, down 60 today. this is not a huge stock market

thank you for joining us, laurence, dagen and mitch. have a great day. "varney & company" begins right now. stu, take it away. stuart: good morning, maria. good morning, everyone. this is day two of the market's reaction to the killing of iran's terror general, qassem suleimani. thus far, there's been no significant selloff. hysterical politics, yeah, we got that. relative stability, however, for your money. how about that. the dow after falling, what, 200 points friday, is going to be down again today, but we are still well above the 28,000 level and only a fraction below the record highs. the s&p was down, what, 20 on friday, down maybe 18 today. the nasdaq was down friday, down 60 today. this is not a huge stock market selloff by any means. the big market mover is gold, and this is a classic flight to safety. it's getting closer to $1600 an ounce. that's a seven-year high. $1577, up 25 bucks as of now. price of oil, $63 a barrel. can you imagine where the price would be if the general had been killed a few years ago, before america became energy indep

it was painted by lowry, laurence stephen lowry, in 1943. and he gave it to mr hamilton's parents when they lived in manchester at that time. when they boo back to america in 1949, they took the picture with them. it was handed down to their son leonard and it was only with his recent death that it has come to light and was auctioned at christie ‘s yesterday. it was expected to go for between £700,000 and £1 million. in the end it went for a million, it and £1 million. in the end it went fora million, it went and £1 million. in the end it went for a million, it went for 2.55 million, a considerable increase in what they expected. that is still less tha n what they expected. that is still less than what some lowry paintings have gone for. there was one he did in 1949 which went for 5.6 million in 2011 and one of piccadilly circus painted in 1960 which went for the same amount. nonetheless, this one, which depicts a mill in pendlebury which depicts a mill in pendlebury which was demolished in 1984, it was the first mill in this country t

it's part of the donconstitutio. >> professor laurence tribe, very interesting including getting your newsworthy response to that name check, appreciate your response. >>> our coverage will continue, setting up opening arguments in the senate. we have a congressman joining us. and we're awaiting a press conference by democratic leader schumer. so a lot coming up, when we come back. memory support brand. you can find it in the vitamin aisle in stores everywhere. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. ♪ ♪ ♪ new fixodent ultra dual power provides you with an unbeatable hold and strong seal against food infiltrations. fixodent. and forget it. when the murray's head to work... ...their dog michelangelo gets to work, too. today's job? own. the. bed. stink-eee. good thing they use new gain ultraflings with two times the oxi boost and febreze, for ultra-big, ultra-stinky loads. fresh again. gain. seriously good scent. and if you love gain flings, you've gotta try the dish soap. >>> welcome back to our special coverage of this impeachment trial of president trump. the managers preparing