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The dossier is going to make headlines and sell books and what people will talk about, the big picture, what this book is about, its not about those details. in my view, the big picture of the book, we havent read it, but this is more about comeys view about the toxic con consequences of lying and its about the problems with loyalty to one person over the truth and his view, as the fbi director, having a president try and get him to drop an investigation with michael flynn, which he had a huge p...

Expression. >> media matters at the forefront of the schedule chers who are organized and disciplined and funded by george but a number of left wedge foundations. i think it is important to note that so many of these out fits are tack exempt. that they enjoy so much large as a result irs laws. and that under democratic administrations the definitions of 501 crashing low and 4 have been stretched so these partisan political organizations have cast themselves as somehow emgzal or social welfare gr...

The administrations is to push back iranian. we need to push back iran. >> bill: that could be happening already. as i read the tea leaves i see -- inspectors going to the chemical attack. they may be there today or tomorrow. when inspectors do the job youre delaying it not by days by weeks. >> if it will be delayed it heightens the importance of congress acting to authorize or debate any use of military force in the region. mattis made it clear the administration doesnt feel they need the autho...

Six opportunities to veto measures to hold the assad regime accountable for this and because of that russia and syria are bringing chemical weapons use back into the mainstream. >> sandra: mike pompeo says the administration has the authority to strike syria? >> this occupied a lot of time yesterday in his confirmation hearing. he said this administration and previous administrations have demonstrated that the executive branch has the authority to launch these strikes but ran into opposition, no...

Free thought and free expression? >> media matters has been at the forefront of the speech squelch hers who are highly organized, incredibly disciplined and obviously deeply funded not only by george soros but a number of left-wing foundations. i think its really important to note that so many of these outfits are tax-exempt. that they enjoy so much largess as a result of irs loss. and that under democratic administrations, the definition of 5o1c3s and fours have been stretched so that these bla...

>> joe arpaio. >> right. trump is advancing political and personal interests by way of this pardon. >> what does this do in terms of precedent, danny? this would seem to be something that should be troubling to folks when you take a step back and look at what this might mean for future administrations. >> pardon power is interesting. it is almost unfetterred. it is one of the most limitless powers bestowed on the president by the constitution. yet there are self-imposed restrictions as we heard ...

On this deal between 11 other countries. theyre moving forward with their legislative processes. but they also make no secret of the fact that the deal would benefit from u.s. participation. if the purpose of it is to be a counterweight to china, then it would become more weighty if it had the u.s. participating in that. so i think they want the u.s. to become involved at so many point. when i talked to international trade officials about the possibility, they say theyre leaving the door open fo...

That belongs in the bargain bin of the fiction session. like many colleagues of the fbi, comey will be forever known as a disgraced partisan hack that broke his sacred trust with the president of the united states, the dedicated agents of the fbi, and the american people he vowed to faithfully serve. one of the presidents greatest achievements will go down as firing director james comey. >> wow! speechless! joyce, go! >> well, one thing jumps out at me, which is that the director of the fbi does...

Can see what the president thinks his powers are and engage in a productive dialogue about that? >> i learned about this memo. i think you shared it with me. i was unaware of that. i promise ill work alongside you to get that information. if its a classified version of it, you have a right as a member of the legislative branch to see that i get you that, and if its an unclassified version, well work to get that as well. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> specifically, a surgical strike against -- le...

Administrations have found that the president has authority to act and take certain actions without first coming to congress to seek approval. whether it was kosovo -- the list from democrats and republicans is long. just to close, i share your view. in each case where we can, america and our soldiers and sailors, airmen, marines are better off if we have the entirety of the government working together and have activity. >> for months ive been trying to make legal justification for last aprils s...