MARIA: WELCOME BACK. PRESIDENT TRUMP'S LEGAL TEAM

PRESIDENT TRUMP'S LEGAL TEAM RESUMES THEIR DEFENSE TOMORROW

RESUMES THEIR DEFENSE TOMORROW IN THE SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.

IN THE SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL. THEY PLAN TO KEEP THINGS SHORTER

THEY PLAN TO KEEP THINGS SHORTER AND LESS REPETITIVE THAN HOUSE

AND LESS REPETITIVE THAN HOUSE DEMOCRATIC MANAGERS DID IN THEIR

DEMOCRATIC MANAGERS DID IN THEIR CASE.

CASE. LET'S BRING IN A MEMBER ABOUT

LET'S BRING IN A MEMBER ABOUT THE PRESIDENT'S DEFENSE TEAM,

THE PRESIDENT'S DEFENSE TEAM, MARK MEADOWS, SOUTH CAROLINA,

MARK MEADOWS, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND FORMER CONGRESSMAN TREY

AND FORMER CONGRESSMAN TREY GOWDY, A FORMER PROSECUTOR AND

GOWDY, A FORMER PROSECUTOR AND NOW A FOX NEWS CONTRIBUTOR.

NOW A FOX NEWS CONTRIBUTOR. THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. >> GREAT TO BE WITH YOU.

>> GREAT TO BE WITH YOU. MARIA: CONGRESSMAN MARK MEADOWS,

MARIA: CONGRESSMAN MARK MEADOWS, KICK IT OFF WITH YOU, WHAT CAN

KICK IT OFF WITH YOU, WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM THE DEFENSE TEAM

WE EXPECT FROM THE DEFENSE TEAM TOMORROW MORNING?

TOMORROW MORNING? >> OBVIOUSLY THE TWO HOURS

>> OBVIOUSLY THE TWO HOURS PRESENTED SATURDAY MORNING WENT

PRESENTED SATURDAY MORNING WENT A LONG WAY TO UNDERCUT THE

A LONG WAY TO UNDERCUT THE FOUNDATION WHAT ADAM SCHIFF AND

FOUNDATION WHAT ADAM SCHIFF AND HIS TEAM LAID OUT ON THREE

HIS TEAM LAID OUT ON THREE PREVIOUS DAYS.

PREVIOUS DAYS. I CAN TELL YOU IT IS MORE ABOUT

I CAN TELL YOU IT IS MORE ABOUT WHAT ADAM SCHIFF DIDN'T TELL THE

WHAT ADAM SCHIFF DIDN'T TELL THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAN WHAT HE DID

AMERICAN PEOPLE THAN WHAT HE DID TELL THEM.

TELL THEM. THEY DID A GREAT JOB LINING OUT

THEY DID A GREAT JOB LINING OUT THOSE NINE THINGS.

THOSE NINE THINGS. WHY DIDN'T ADAM SCHIFF TELL YOU

WHY DIDN'T ADAM SCHIFF TELL YOU THESE NINE IMPORTANT FACTS?

THESE NINE IMPORTANT FACTS? WHAT WE'LL SEE ON MONDAY, A

WHAT WE'LL SEE ON MONDAY, A STRATEGIC BUILDING UPON THAT

STRATEGIC BUILDING UPON THAT FOUNDATION TO TELL THE REST OF

FOUNDATION TO TELL THE REST OF THE STORY.

THE STORY. TREY GOWDY AND I GOT TO SEE THE

TREY GOWDY AND I GOT TO SEE THE VERY BEGINNINGS OF THE WHOLE

VERY BEGINNINGS OF THE WHOLE RUSSIA INVESTIGATION AND WE KNEW

RUSSIA INVESTIGATION AND WE KNEW ADAM SCHIFF MULTIPLE TIMES WAS,

ADAM SCHIFF MULTIPLE TIMES WAS, AT BEST MISCAKIZING THE EVIDENCE

AT BEST MISCAKIZING THE EVIDENCE THAT HE HAD BUT WE'RE GOING TO

THAT HE HAD BUT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO SEE THAT ON MONDAY

CONTINUE TO SEE THAT ON MONDAY AS THE ENTIRE TEAM BUILDS UP

AS THE ENTIRE TEAM BUILDS UP STEP BY STEP, BLOCK BY BLOCK,

STEP BY STEP, BLOCK BY BLOCK, THE REASONS WHY THERE IS NOT

THE REASONS WHY THERE IS NOT ONLY NOT AN IMPEACHABLE CASE BUT

ONLY NOT AN IMPEACHABLE CASE BUT CERTAINLY NOT EVEN ANYTHING THAT

CERTAINLY NOT EVEN ANYTHING THAT COMES FROM REMOTELY CLOSE TO

COMES FROM REMOTELY CLOSE TO HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS.

HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS. MARIA: RIGHT.

MARIA: RIGHT. >> THIS IS ALL ABOUT POLITICS,

>> THIS IS ALL ABOUT POLITICS, MARIA.

MARIA. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH

IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WITNESSES OR ANYTHING ELSE.

WITNESSES OR ANYTHING ELSE. IT IS ALL ABOUT POLITICAL,

IT IS ALL ABOUT POLITICAL, REALLY A POLITICAL ALLEGATION,

REALLY A POLITICAL ALLEGATION, TRYING TO IMPUGN THE PRESIDENT'S

TRYING TO IMPUGN THE PRESIDENT'S REPUTATION.

REPUTATION. MARIA: TREY GOWDY, IT IS

MARIA: TREY GOWDY, IT IS INTERESTING, BECAUSE THE HOUSE

INTERESTING, BECAUSE THE HOUSE PROSECUTORS STRATEGY SEEMS TO BE

PROSECUTORS STRATEGY SEEMS TO BE LET'S SHAME THE SENATORS, SAYING

LET'S SHAME THE SENATORS, SAYING WELL, I GUESS YOU HAVE TO GO

WELL, I GUESS YOU HAVE TO GO WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP OR YOUR

WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP OR YOUR HEAD WILL BE ON A PIKE OR LOOK,

HEAD WILL BE ON A PIKE OR LOOK, YOU'RE ALL INVOLVED IN A COVERUP

YOU'RE ALL INVOLVED IN A COVERUP BUT THE LEGAL TEAM OF THE

BUT THE LEGAL TEAM OF THE PRESIDENT, THAT STRATEGY PARTLY

PRESIDENT, THAT STRATEGY PARTLY IS INCLUDING AN INDICTMENT OF

IS INCLUDING AN INDICTMENT OF ADAM SCHIFF'S CHARACTER, LOOKING

ADAM SCHIFF'S CHARACTER, LOOKING BACK TO WHAT ADAM SCHIFF SAID

BACK TO WHAT ADAM SCHIFF SAID DURING THE RUSSIA COLLUSION

DURING THE RUSSIA COLLUSION NARRATIVE WHICH OF COURSE WAS

NARRATIVE WHICH OF COURSE WAS NOT TRUE.

NOT TRUE. AND TO SHOW THAT THERE WERE LIES

AND TO SHOW THAT THERE WERE LIES THROUGHOUT.

THROUGHOUT. WHAT DO YOU ADVISE THE

WHAT DO YOU ADVISE THE PRESIDENT'S TEAM TO TAKE?

PRESIDENT'S TEAM TO TAKE? TACT TO TAKE?

TACT TO TAKE? >> I WOULD LET THEM LET JERRY

>> I WOULD LET THEM LET JERRY NADLER TAKE ALL THE TIME HE WANT

NADLER TAKE ALL THE TIME HE WANT TO TALK.

TO TALK. JERRY NADLER'S TRIAL STRATEGY IS

JERRY NADLER'S TRIAL STRATEGY IS TO INSULT THE JURY.

TO INSULT THE JURY. I WAS IN A LOT OF COURTROOMS,

I WAS IN A LOT OF COURTROOMS, MARIA.

MARIA. I NEVER EVER SAW A PROSECUTOR

I NEVER EVER SAW A PROSECUTOR HAVE AS A STRATEGY LET'S SEE

HAVE AS A STRATEGY LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO INFURIATE,

WHAT WE CAN DO TO INFURIATE, ALIENATE AND OFFEND THE JURY.

ALIENATE AND OFFEND THE JURY. WHAT I WERE DO, PRESIDENT HAS A

WHAT I WERE DO, PRESIDENT HAS A GREAT TEAM, MARK IS GREAT,

GREAT TEAM, MARK IS GREAT, RATCLIFF, PAT, BUT I WOULD BEGIN

RATCLIFF, PAT, BUT I WOULD BEGIN TO ASK QUESTIONS OF SCHIFF.

TO ASK QUESTIONS OF SCHIFF. I WOULD CONNECT THE PROCESS WITH

I WOULD CONNECT THE PROCESS WITH THE SUBSTANCE.

THE SUBSTANCE. I WOULD GO LINE BY LINE THROUGH

I WOULD GO LINE BY LINE THROUGH THE PARODY.

THE PARODY. ADAM SCHIFF HAD A CHANCE TO READ

ADAM SCHIFF HAD A CHANCE TO READ THE ACTUAL TRANSCRIPT.

THE ACTUAL TRANSCRIPT. THE ACTUAL EVIDENCE.

THE ACTUAL EVIDENCE. HE OPTED INSTEAD, TO CREATE,

HE OPTED INSTEAD, TO CREATE, MANUFACTURER A PARODY.

MANUFACTURER A PARODY. I WOULD GO LINE BY LINE THROUGH

I WOULD GO LINE BY LINE THROUGH THE PARODY, ASK ADAM SCHIFF WHY

THE PARODY, ASK ADAM SCHIFF WHY DID YOU SAY THAT?

DID YOU SAY THAT? YOU HAVE THE ACTUALLY TRANSCRIPT

YOU HAVE THE ACTUALLY TRANSCRIPT OF THE CALL.

OF THE CALL. WHY WAS THAT NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR

WHY WAS THAT NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU, ADAM?

YOU, ADAM? WHY DID YOU MAKE UP OUT OF WHOLE

WHY DID YOU MAKE UP OUT OF WHOLE CLOTH?

CLOTH? I WOULD ALSO ASK HIM IS IT NEVER

I WOULD ALSO ASK HIM IS IT NEVER TO OKAY TO INVESTIGATE SOMEONE

TO OKAY TO INVESTIGATE SOMEONE RUNNING FOR OFFICE?

RUNNING FOR OFFICE? IF JOE BIDEN WERE NOT A

IF JOE BIDEN WERE NOT A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, JUST

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, JUST LIKE ME AND YOU, MARIA, A

LIKE ME AND YOU, MARIA, A REGULAR PERSON, CAN YOU

REGULAR PERSON, CAN YOU INVESTIGATE HIM THEN?

INVESTIGATE HIM THEN? DOES THIS STATUS AS CANDIDATE

DOES THIS STATUS AS CANDIDATE MEAN YOU WERE OFF LIMITS?

MEAN YOU WERE OFF LIMITS? THE ONLY THING I WOULD ASK TOOK

THE ONLY THING I WOULD ASK TOOK A CONVERSATION IN A BAR TO

A CONVERSATION IN A BAR TO INVESTIGATE PRESIDENT TRUMP.

INVESTIGATE PRESIDENT TRUMP. THAT IS ALL IT TOOK.

THAT IS ALL IT TOOK. A CONVERSATION IN A BAR TO

A CONVERSATION IN A BAR TO INVESTIGATE PRESIDENT TRUMP.

INVESTIGATE PRESIDENT TRUMP. WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO

WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO INVESTIGATE JOE AND HUNTER

INVESTIGATE JOE AND HUNTER BIDEN?

BIDEN? MARIA: YEAH.

MARIA: YEAH. >> IF IT IS JUST A CONVERSATION

>> IF IT IS JUST A CONVERSATION IN A BAR, IS THAT THE THRESHOLD

IN A BAR, IS THAT THE THRESHOLD TO INVESTIGATE?

TO INVESTIGATE? MARIA: THE OTHER THING IS, YOU

MARIA: THE OTHER THING IS, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE 18th

HAVEN'T SEEN THE 18th TRANSCRIPT, MARK.

TRANSCRIPT, MARK. YOU HAVEN'T, CONGRESSMAN

YOU HAVEN'T, CONGRESSMAN MEADOWS, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE