Jon Meacham accused the GOP of following the commander-in-chief 'whatever the facts may be' rather than the looking to the Constitution.
Speaking to the MSNBC show, Meacham said:"The Republicans have basically become a monarchist party. Trump is their king, and their king right or wrong.
"And it's interesting because in the spirit and the ethos of the founding era, that was precisely what we were fighting against, and what the first great political opposition in the country led by Jefferson and Madison against Hamilton and Adams and Washington was trying to fight against. Meacham later said that politics had once been about"following the Constitution" and not the man, adding:"Right now, many Republicans are following a man, whatever the facts may be."Kevin McCarthy: Russia Investigation 'Closest' U.S.
Toward the end of a lengthy evening debate on the articles of impeachment Thursday night, House Judiciary Committee chairman Jerry Nadler paused proceedings and said final votes would take place Friday.
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