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>> i think in some ways, you could make the case that these shows are also changing president trump. or at least changing his audiences -- his fan bases feelings. when these shows attack president trump on a nightly basis. it also causes some of the people you interviewed for your focus group to dig in their heels further. i think when we interviewed some of these comedians, some of these producers, theres a concern they have deep down inside theyre just preaching to the choir. theyre not actual...

Both on the congressional side and on the criminal side take very seriously. >> benjamin wittes, always appreciate your take and thank you for taking on the arguments on both sides. >> my pleasure. >> alisyn. okay, chris. after winning the release of three american basketball players from china, president trump now says he should have left them in jail. what do his republican supporters think? thats next. feel the power of theraflu expressmax. new power... ...to fight back theraflus powerful n...

An attorney for president trumps son-in-law and top aide, jared kushner, says the senate judiciary committee is playing political gotcha games. hes pushing back against claims that jared kushner failed to turn over documents related to the russia investigation. cnns evan perez interviewed kushners attorney and he joins us live from washington. so what did he say in this interview? >> well, alisyn, when it comes to contacts involving russians during the 2016 campaign, jared kushner has been forge...

Divorce case, it didnt come up sooner, those kinds of things. his denials. and then you get to make a decision. the lawmakers make a decision. the alabama voters make a decision. this is the only process well have. >> yeah its really interesting to hear the rest of her interview, as well. she says she did consider many times going more public in a more national way, but she did tell friends and family at the time. >> there is corroboration with most of these accounts. you have to read the "washi...

Working through the roster of white house officials who are coming in for interviews, including this week we expect kushner is going to be one of those interviews. alisyn? >> all right. ill take it, evan. thank you very much. appreciate it. what an interesting set of circumstances that we have going on with this investigation. lets get some more insight. joining us now is benjamin wittis, senior fellow at the brookings institution and editor-in-chief of the blog, law fair. hes also a friend of...

And, in fact, shes voted republican for years. but for her, this isnt political, she said. its personal. chris and alisyn. >> thank you very much. so, listen, its always more powerful to hear from the person. we have read her accounts, we know the story. but to hear from her herself and what happened, that does feel different. i didnt -- i mean, to hear those details -- suddenly i dont know. it does feel really more intense and graphic. >> and it matters more than usual, because ordinarily, if t...