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Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) says the Republican Party is "morally bankrupt" on oversight, but “the problem with impeachment is everyone goes to red team, blue team, DEFCON 1.” » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis…

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Reps. Jerry Nadler, Adam Schiff and Elijah Cummings speak to reporters after Robert Mueller's testimony before Congress. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines, as well as…

“If the Democratic party’s mission, among House Democrats was to breathe new life into those facts… then today’s hearings were probably a failure," Chuck Todd said. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines,…

NBC’s Mike Memoli discusses Biden’s new criminal justice reform plan and Booker’s criticism about Biden’s support for the 1994 crime bill ahead of the second 2020 Democratic debates. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of…

Former FBI Executive Assistant Director Bob Anderson, who worked with Robert Mueller, and former U.S. attorney Greg Brower preview the Mueller testimony and what they expect Mueller to say tomorrow. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth…

Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) discusses preparing to question Robert Mueller at his highly anticipated testimony before Congress on Wednesday and his stance on an impeachment inquiry. » Subscribe to MSNBC: http://on.msnbc.com/SubscribeTomsnbc MSNBC delivers breaking news, in-depth analysis of politics headlines,…

During a 15-minute interview Sunday with Chuck Todd on Meet The Press, presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg defended himself against critiques that he lacks political experience while also criticizing President Donald Trump's caustic rhetoric. Todd began by asking Buttigieg — mayor of South Bend, Indiana — why he felt qualified to sit in the Oval Office, despite never having served as an elected official in Washington like other contenders for the Democratic ticket, including Senators Elizabeth Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. In response, Buttigieg argued that his relative inexperience was, in acutality, an advantage. "I would stack up my experience against anybody," he said. "I know it’s not as traditional, I haven’t been marinating in Washington here for a very long time and I’m not part of that same establishment but I would argue that being a mayor of a city of any size means that you have to deal with the kinds of issues that hit really hit Americans." He continued by noting his extensive experience serving in the U.S. military, and then suggested his candidacy would be an antidote to the fiery rhetoric oozing out of the Trump administration, which he said suffers from a “loss of vision” and a “loss of decency.” “It just might make sense for somebody my age, coming from experience in the industrial midwest, nonfederal, different background, bringing something that will actually help Americans envision the world as it will be in 2054, the year that I will be the current age of the current president,” he said in the conversation. “And just change the channel from this mesmerizing horror show that’s going on in Washington right now.” Buttigieg, who is still in the exploratory stage of his campaign, is expected to make an official announcement next week in South Bend, Indiana, where he serves as the city's mayor. So far, the 37-year-old—who would make history not just as the youngest president ever, but also as the first openly gay politician to nab a spot on a major party ticket— has made moderate gains by framing himself as the political and ideological antithesis of President Donald Trump. When asked to square Trump’s support among evangelicals with the president’s actions, Buttigieg said it was “frustrating” since Trump was preoccupied with “chest-thumping look at me-ism” rather than the tenants found in scripture. He continued, "You see the diametric opposite of [biblical teachings] in this presidency."