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MSNBC legal analyst blows up Jonathan Turley's 'deeply illogical' Trump defense against impeachment

MSNBC's Chuck Rosenberg blew up the legal arguments put forth by Jonathan Turley to defend President Donald Trump from impeachment.

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'Trump is the kid no one wants to invite to their birthday': Biographer Michael D'Antonio calls president a 'pariah'

President Donald Trump is obsessed with being laughed at. He mentioned it more than 50 times during the 2016 campaign trail, saying that the world was "laughing" at the United States or claiming that people wouldn't laugh at the U.S. when he is president. It became clear this week that it was another "promise made" and broken by Trump as world leaders were caught laughing at Trump for humiliating the United States. The president was so miffed that he ditched his final events and left the NATO summit early.

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Once Trump thought Mueller exonerated him -- he was at it again with Ukraine: Harvard's Laurence Tribe

Harvard Law Professor Laurence Tribe explained during an MSNBC appearance that the reason Democrats are so intent on a speedy trial is that President Donald Trump is trying to fix the election for 2020 right now.

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CNN's Cuomo slams Judiciary Republican for impeachment stonewalling: 'Why do you guys ignore what happened?'

On Wednesday's edition of CNN's "Cuomo Prime Time," Chris Cuomo challenged Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, on the Republican narrative defending President Donald Trump from impeachment.

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Republicans spent more time attacking Democrats — and didn't defend the president: Obama lawyer

On Wednesday's edition of MSNBC's "All In," former Obama solicitor general Neal Katyal observed that Republicans devoted almost all their time in the impeachment hearing on Wednesday to attacking the Democrats who opened the investigation — and virtually none of it trying to defend President Donald Trump's actual conduct in Ukraine.

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WATCH: Republican ties himself in knots when asked simple question about Trump's call with Ukraine

Following the House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing on Wednesday, CNN congressional correspondent Manu Raju asked Rep. Doug Collins (F-GA) a simple question about President Donald Trump's account of the phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky — and Collins responded with a muddled non-answer.

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GOP's impeachment expert admits Trump's obstruction of White House witnesses is unprecedented

During the House Judiciary Committee hearings on impeachment Wednesday, Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO) challenged the GOP constitutional expert witness, George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley, who had argued Trump wasn't being given a proper chance to present his case — and got him to admit that President Donald Trump has in fact blocked several key witnesses from testifying, something previous impeached presidents did not do.

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White House amplifies one of the most embarrassing GOP attacks on impeachment witnesses

In a clear sign of desperation, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) launched one of the most ridiculous attacks Wednesday afternoon on the expert legal witnesses testifying before the House Judiciary Committee as part of impeachment proceedings. And rather than being embarrassed by his absurd line of argument, the White House’s and President Donald Trump’s Twitter accounts shared a video of the argument.

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Matt Gaetz blows up on Pamela Karlan for trying to defend herself: ‘You don’t get to interrupt me!’

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) lost his cool with Professor Pamela S. Karlan during Wednesday's hearing, attacking her for her political donations and for her comparison of corruption and nepotism.

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Trump campaign attacks Prof Pamela Karlan as ‘unhinged’ and a ‘kook’ for impeachment testimony

President Donald Trump's 2020 re-election campaign referred to the impeachment hearing's only female witness as a "kook" on Wednesday.

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Black state legislator says he was pulled over for ‘looking suspicious’ while campaigning against Mitch McConnell

A black lawmaker in Kentucky claims police pulled him over while he was on a “listening tour” to explore challenging Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in the 2020 election.

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Jeffrey Toobin goes off on Jonathan Turley for 'extraordinary position' of ignoring Trump's obstruction

CNN contributor Jeffrey Toobin unleashed criticism on Jonathan Turley on Wednesday after the George Washington University law professor testified against the impeachment of President Donald Trump.

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Jonathan Turley walloped for bragging about friendship with Bill Barr: ‘Like a bad reference on a resume’

The Republican witness during the House impeachment hearings spoke of controversial Attorney General William Barr as a "friend" on Wednesday.

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