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Moore has benefitted in the polls since nancy pelosi made that appearance. >> roy moore is in a totally different category, as bad as conyers is, its a different category. for a number of reasons. number one, taking someone like al franken. al franken has apologized. number two, what al franken did pales, compared to whats alleged of roy moore. so to have the entire republican party accomplishment get behind something like this, something that is criminal. i was saying this earlier today. any of...

Intent of a century-old law known as the antiquities act. this law requires that only the smallest, necessary area be set aside for special protection as national monuments. unfortunately, previous administrations have ignored the standard, and used the law to lock up hundreds of millions of acres of land and water under strict government control. these abuses of the antiquities act give limited power to far-away bureaucrats at the expense of the people when live and work here and make this plac...

One was signed by president obama. it was 1.3 million acres. the other, 1.9 million acres. its been cut in half. that was done in the clinton designation. trump said this was due to a reversal and federal overreach and he said the president presidents have abused the 1906 antiquities act for responsible land development. no president used the act more than president obama that designated 500 million acres of monuments. heres president obama. >> these abuses have not just threatened your local ec...

This act requires only the smallest necessary area be set asize for special protection as national monuments. unfortunately, previous administrations have ignored the standard and used the law to lock up hundreds of millions of acres of land and water under strict government control. these abuses of the antiquities act give power away at the expense of the people who live here, work here and make this place their home. this is where they raise their children. this is the place they love. for exa...

We have seen needed improvements like infrastructure upgrades and road maintenance impeded and foreclosed. we have seen how this tragic federal overreach prevents many native americans from having their rightful voice over the sacred land where they practice the most important ancestral and religious traditions. [ applause ] these abuses of the antiquites act have not just threatened your local economies, theyve threatened your very way of life. theyve threatened your hearts. our precious nation...

This law requires that only a small necessary protection protects monuments. unfortunately, some have ignored the standard and used the law to lock up hundreds of millions of acres of land and water under strict government control. these abuses of the antiquities act give enormous power to far away bureaucrats at the expense of the people who actually live here, work here and make this place their home. this is where they raise their children. this is the place they love. for example, the previo...

Bureaucrats in washington. we have seen needed improvements like infrastructure upgrades and road maintenance impeded and foreclosed. we have seen how this tragic federal overreach prevents many native americans from having their rightful voice over the sacred land where they practice their most important ancestral and religious traditions. [ cheers and applause ] these abuses of the antiquities act have not just threatened your local economies, they have threatened your very way of life. they h...

President, he perceives his base as enjoying these fluids that he gets into with black public figures. but the other thing is that the president has in some sense encouraged some of those systemic abuses. there was the speech he gave in front of police officers encouraging them to rough up suspects. now his attorney general has pulled back from policing police departments using the power of the federal government to make sure police are following the constitution. its not just a matter of intemp...

>> shepard: he could be indicted? >> he could, shep. again, this is not happened and we dont know where it would go if a sitting president is indicted. not all the evidence is going to come from general flynn. general flynn will lead them to others whom they will contact and indict and from whom they will extract information. he will probably also lead them to tangible things like e-mails and notes and memos and maps and the type of forensic evidence that prosecutors like to use. >> shepard: lar...

Shes criticized him. >> i think youre exactly right. people repeatedly describe him as a counterpuncher. if he feels hes been criticized or feels he may be criticized, he will preempt that. and in addition to that, he relishes that one-on-one combat. thats where he finds hes at his best most effective. he has diminishing nicknames for foreign leaders and rivals. that excites his base. i think youre right, hes more than happy to go head-to-head even with, for instance, key allies. >> so niko, wha...