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This morning was very interesting and telling because it shows he believes he was elected as a dictator. there is an advise and consent role for the united states senate and that is what they are doing. he doesnt just get to have his nominations rubber-stamped. >> what are the issues? if you look at president -- >> sean: while congresswoman schultz is saying that, watch this. >> we are so excited that the american public is energized to speak out against the abuses of this administration. the wa...

Appreciate it. >> thanks. were getting reaction to this. you saw essentially large unanimously acclimation for the republican side. were getting reaction from democrats, strong words from chuck schumer on the presidents nomination of neil gorsuch charging the new administration as "violating our core values and tested the fabric of our constitution in an unprecedented fashion." senator schumer released a statement that said "the senate must insist upon 60 votes for any supreme court nominee, a b...

New era willing to vigorously defend the constitution from the abuses of the executive branch and protect the constitutionally enshrined rights of all americans. given his record i have serious doubts about judge gorsuchs ability to meet this standard." joining us now, kelly odonnell. whats the scene like outside the court tonight? >> reporter: good to be with you. we have been here since before the announcement was made by president trump and there have been two waves of protesters. at first ...

Thats exactly backward. we are so excited that the american public is energized to speak out against the abuses of this administration. democratic senators led health care rallies, save our health care on martin luther king day and 5 cities around the country, including richmond, tens of thousands of people rallied to save our health care. then the womens march that was organized at a grassroots level. then people coming out and protesting these orders. so the way we get outside the bubble is we...

Up a guardrail against abuses by this administration. >> kasie. >> senator, kasie hunt. there is a lot of energy on the streets right now for people who support you. but i have a very important question for you, who is the leader? who is the leader to capture all this? >> i think thats old time thinking to think you have to organize this in a pyramid with one person at the top. >> im not asking about a pyramid but who can actually take this and push it forward in a real way? >> let me tell you, ...

Deja vu. lawmakers on the left say president trumps actions last night remind them of a saturday night back in 1973 when president nixon purged doj officials. but this suspect quite the same. back then nixon fired the special prosecutor who was investigating the watergate scandal. cox conducted a detailed investigation into the nixon white house and found the president was guilty of many abuses of power. soon after that, cox was recease leased. nixons attorney general and deputy attorney general...

Interrogators for the cia water board at k-- water boarde khali shaikh mohammed. they have the consider this is illegal what im about to do but im saving lives, hes saying why dont we have the debate and figure out behind closed doors. >> we just went through that whole thing and feinstein and all of the abuses and what happened behind closed doors, theyre reopening this wound. >> this is also in the context of general flynn whos going to have a role when it comes to advising the president on al...

Little bit of made up scripture. the fact is that judges of very, very skeptical of the idea that anyone can say as a citizen i can bring a lawsuit. whats in place is -- >> so a competitor. >> a business competitor would be better. one case that was civil rights abuses were so bad that the business was being harmed because they were dealing with civil rights abuses. if it gets past standing and they start getting the business records, loan records, maybe even tax returns. >> coming up, president...

That could affect its value, that raises very serious ethical issues and perhaps legal issues. the person who should be secretary of health should not have those types of ethical lapses. >> i have to say, senator, that part of the old cliche about the scandals whats legal has been illuminating to see what exactly you guys in congress are able to do within the law. for instance, buying preferred stock from a company at a place you regulate but the stock act was introduced to cut out the worst exc...

Issues and perhaps legal issues. the person who should be secretary of health should not have those types of ethical lapses. >> i have to say, senator, that part of the old cliche about the scandals whats legal has been illuminating to see what exactly you guys in congress are able to do within the law. for instance, buying preferred stock from a company at a place you regulate but the stock act was introduced to cut out the worst excesses after a big investigation. the trump folks are saying th...