Gerhardt: Congress defines bribery

After much discussion over bribery at Wednesday's House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing, Michael Gerhardt of the University of North Carolina Law School testified that bribery is defined by Congress, not the courts. Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-LA) asked the witnesses to comment on testimony from another witness, Jonathan Turley, a CBS News legal analyst and George Washington University law professor, who asserted that using public office for personal gain is a "viable impeachable offense." After all three remaining witnesses affirmed Turley's statement, Gerhardt said, "Much talk has been made here about the term bribery ... It's your job, it's the House's job, to define bribery, not the courts. You follow your judgement on that."

• Dec 4, 2019
• 2:06

Karlan criticizes Trump's July 25 call

During the House Judiciary Committee's impeachment hearing on Wednesday, constitutional law scholar Pamela Karlan criticized President Trump's phrasing during his July 25 call with the Ukrainian president. Karlan said that when Mr. Trump asked Volodymyr Zelensky to "do us a favor, though," he was using the "royal we." "Only kings say 'us' when they mean 'me,'" she said.

• Dec 4, 2019
• 1:50

Republican asks witnesses if they voted for Trump

Representative Tom McClintock asked the four witnesses in the House Judiciary Committee's Wednesday impeachment hearing to disclose if they voted for President Trump in 2016. Constitutional law scholar Pamela Karlan protested the question, noting she has every right to cast a secret ballot. When McClintock, a Republican, rephrased the question to ask if the witnesses supported Mr. Trump ahead of the 2016 election, no one raised their hand -- although witness Noah Feldman said that failing to raise a hand should not be interpreted as an answer.

• Dec 4, 2019
• 0:43

Karlan apologizes for mentioning Trump's son

Constitutional law scholar Pamela Karlan apologized for mentioning President Trump's son Barron in her earlier testimony before the House Judiciary Committee's Wednesday impeachment hearing. Speaking about the difference between presidents and kings, Karlan previously said, "While the president can name his son Barron, he can't actually make him a baron." Her comment drew condemnation from a representative and the first lady.

• Dec 4, 2019
• 0:19

Feldman: Ukraine was not the "victim"

After Congressman Kelly Armstrong said during the House Judiciary Committee that the supposed "victim" of any wrongdoing by Mr. Trump was Ukraine, constitutional law expert Noah Feldman said the victim in a potential quid pro quo situation would not be the Ukrainians, but instead would be the American people. "The victim of the high crime and misdemeanor is the American people," he said.

• Dec 4, 2019
• 8:51

Gaetz questions witnesses on writings

Representative Matt Gaetz, a vocal supporter of President Trump, aggressively questioned three of the witnesses in the House Judiciary Committee's Wednesday impeachment hearing over their previous campaign donations and writings. Constitutional law scholar Michael Gerhardt confirmed that his family donated to President Obama, while Pamela Karlan said she contributed to Elizabeth Warren, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Gaetz, a Florida Republican, also presented writings from Feldman in which he questioned impeaching Mr. Trump, to which Feldman replied the July 25 call changed his perspective "for good reason."

• Dec 4, 2019
• 4:53

Day 6, Part 11: Nadler's & Collins' closing statements

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler and ranking Republican Doug Collins made closing remarks Wednesday following the testimony of Noah Feldman, Pamela Karlan, Michael Gerhardt and Jonathan Turley. Watch their closing statements.

• Dec 4, 2019
• 17:38

Day 6, Part 10: Members continue questioning

Members of the House Judiciary Committee returned from recess to resume questioning constitutional law experts Wednesday. Watch this portion of the sixth day of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry.

• Dec 4, 2019
• 3:13:52

White House staffer denies he was back channel to Trump on Ukraine

A witness in the impeachment inquiry said Kash Patel, a special assistant to President Trump, was a back channel to Mr. Trump on Ukraine. In an exclusive interview with CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge, Patel denied he touched on Ukraine during his call with Rudy Giuliani.

• Dec 4, 2019
• 6:24

Pelosi asking to proceed with articles of impeachment

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler to draft articles of impeachment against President Trump. "Sadly, but with confidence and humility, with allegiance to our founders, and a heart full of love for America, today I am asking our chairman to proceed with articles of impeachment," Pelosi said Thursday. Watch her remarks.

• Dec 5, 2019
• 5:49

Pelosi: We're moving forward with impeachment

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told a reporter "don't mess with me" at her weekly press conference after she announced Democrats are moving forward with the next steps of the impeachment process. Republican strategist Ash Wright joined CBSN to discuss how Republicans plan to handle Democrats moving forward with the next steps in the impeachment process.

• Dec 5, 2019
• 11:31

Pelosi defends impeachment decision

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended her decision to have Democrats draft articles of impeachment against President Trump. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes and CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid joined CBSN to discuss what's next in the impeachment process.

• Dec 6, 2019
• 15:03

The Economist looks ahead to 2020 showdowns

If you thought 2019 was a roller coaster, just wait. The Economist is out with its annual look ahead, and if its predictions are right, 2020 could be quite a year. Daniel Franklin, an editor of the Economist's special issue, joined CBSN to discuss.

• Dec 5, 2019
• 6:17

White House refuses to participate in House impeachment hearings

In a letter to House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler, President Trump's legal counsel said the impeachment inquiry "has violated basic principles of due process and fundamental fairness." But the White House rejected the committee's invitation on Friday to participate in the hearings. CBS News legal analyst Kim Wehle talks to CBSN about what this means for the future of the impeachment process.

• Dec 6, 2019
• 12:18

Day 7, Part 4: Castor's opening statement

"The impeachment inquiry is clearly an orchestrated effort to upend our political system," said House Judiciary Committee Republican counsel Stephen Castor in his opening statement at the impeachment inquiry hearing on Monday, December 9. Castor called the process "fundamentally unfair."

• Dec 9, 2019
• 25:35

Day 7, Part 5: Democrats' impeachment report

House Intelligence Committee senior adviser and director of investigations Daniel Goldman presented the Democrats' impeachment inquiry report at a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee on Monday, December 9. "We are here today because Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States, abused the power of his office—the American presidency—for his personal political benefit," Goldman said.

• Dec 9, 2019
• 55:04

Day 7, Part 6: GOP report on impeachment inquiry

House Intelligence Committee senior investigative counsel Stephen Castor presented the Republicans' impeachment inquiry report at a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee on Monday, December 9. He said the record is filled with "conflicting and ambiguous facts" that "could be interpreted in different ways" and do not justify the impeachment of President Trump.

• Dec 9, 2019
• 46:03

Day 7, Part 7: Democrats question witnesses

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler and Democratic staff counsel Barry Berke questioned the witnesses, House Intelligence Committee senior adviser and director of investigations Daniel Goldman and senior investigative counsel Stephen Castor, about the Democratic and Republican impeachment inquiry reports.

• Dec 9, 2019
• 52:57

Day 7, Part 10: Committee continues questioning

After a break in the hearing, members of the House Judiciary Committee were allotted 5 minutes each to question the witnesses, House Intelligence Committee senior adviser and director of investigations Daniel Goldman and senior investigative counsel Stephen Castor, about the Democratic and Republican impeachment inquiry reports.

• Dec 9, 2019
• 47:43

Day 7, Part 11: Heated questioning on impeachment

House Intelligence Committee senior adviser and director of investigations Daniel Goldman and senior investigative counsel Stephen Castor faced sharp questioning from members of the House Judiciary Committee about the Democratic and Republican impeachment inquiry reports.

• Dec 9, 2019
• 1:48:54

Day 7, Part 12: Final rounds of questioning

House Intelligence Committee senior adviser and director of investigations Daniel Goldman and senior investigative counsel Stephen Castor faced final rounds of questioning from members of the House Judiciary Committee about the Democratic and Republican impeachment inquiry reports.

• Dec 9, 2019
• 45:57

Day 7, Part 13: Closing statements

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler and Ranking Member Doug Collins gave closing remarks after hours of testimony on the findings of dueling Democratic and Republican reports on the Trump impeachment inquiry.

• Dec 9, 2019
• 9:03

Dems announce Trump articles of impeachment

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic chairs of six House committees revealed articles of impeachment against President Trump, accusing him of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. It's only the fourth time in history that Congress is acting to potentially remove a president from office. Gayle King, Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil anchor a CBS News Special Report from New York with reports from Nancy Cordes on Capitol Hill and Weijia Jiang at the White House.

• Dec 10, 2019
• 23:41

Pelosi on trade and impeachment announcements

When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced an agreement had been reached on the new trade deal with Mexico and Canada, CBS News' Nancy Cordes asked her whether it was a coincidence that the announcement came on the same day that articles of impeachment were announced against President Trump. "No, it's not a coincidence," Pelosi said. "It's just that as we get to the end of a session, there have to be some decisions made."

• Dec 10, 2019
• 0:57

McCarthy: It's "not difficult" to defend Trump

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, asked by CBS News' Nancy Cordes if it's difficult to defend President Trump while personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is in Ukraine conducting his own investigation, said it's "not difficult," and the president has done nothing that's impeachable. Giuliani, he said, is a citizen and that's "not the question" before Congress.

• Dec 10, 2019
• 4:22

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