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Ultimately is do republicans want to give him a pass on that or do they feel in the senate that its not worth the removal ratio. all im saying is that it just presents an appearance problem for the president. what possibly does he have to gain by giuliani talking today, tomorrow on the eve of the impeachment vote? >> nothing. i mean, bad headlines, again, this yovanovitch was somebody who had a stellar career, rooted out corruption in the places that she worked, and here he is openly admitting t...

All a lie thats best to ignore." youve seen the letters that they came from the campaign warning media outlets. talking about it, or stop booking certain people. we talked about that. >> well, the problem is that there is an obvious sort of conflict of interest on its face that deals with 100 biden was doing while his father, as vice president, west point man on foreign policy matters, affecting countries who stood to be affected -- stood to affect hunter bidens interests, so he had a conflict t...

Talked about how this has been fully investigated and theres nothing there although i dont know a lot of people who have been investigating it. he outlines what has and hasnt happened and says theres no reason the media cannot pursue allegations against the trumps and the bidens. but that would counter their narrative theres nothing wrong with hunter bidens dealings and it is all a, quote, lie it is best to ignore. you saw the letters morning certain media outlets about tacking about it or stop ...

Something that happens every day, the last name biden in some of these cases causes the appearance of something that has to be addressed? >> i would say vice president biden has an appearance problem at minimum. equity investments, $1.5 billion are not usually made to young people in new companies. goldman sachs, jpmorgan, there could be $50 billion but this seems to be very unusual and hunter bidens lack of experience and riding on air force to with his father, the transaction in happening so s...

Biden attached to it or carry in some of these cases causes the appearance of something that didnt have to be addressed? >> i would say vice president biden has an appearance problem at a minimum. equity investments of $1.5 billion are not usually made to young people in brand-new companies. goldman sachs, jpmorgan, yes, thats very understandable. they can be $50 billion, but this seems to be very unusual and hunter bidens lack of experience and his writing on air force to with his father and in...

>> oh, absolutely. its constitutionally a problem but also an appearance problem. the military is one of the more respected organizations in america, as it should be. when this type of appearance of a conflict of interest, or an actual conflict of interest exists, it in part tarnishes that respect that we have for the military, and thats something that we have to hold in very, very high regard. >> congressman raja krish krishnamoorthi, thank you for being here. >> thank you, brianna. felicity ...

I think the -- look, he received advice apparently from the ethics people that it was a close call, that there was no actual conflict of interest. but there was an appearance problem. and in that situation, given the magnitude of the appearance problem with respect to the most important thing on the justice departments plate right now, the right thing to do is not to put the department in that position. and ironically, of course, the person who is slated to replace him on a permanent basis, bill...

His opinions have been expressed both factually and legally, and that bars him from making an objective decision on it that isnt predetermined. >> what do you think, ben? >> i largely agree with that. i think the -- look, he received advice apparently from the ethics people that it was a close call, that there was no actual conflict of interest. but there was an appearance problem. and in that situation, given the magnitude of the appearance problem with respect to the most important thing on th...

The line when youre a prosecutor. you dont want to even be able to see the line. so if someone suggests to you that theres an appearance problem, the smart thing -- the prudent thing to do is to recuse yourself. its not that hard. >> chuck, let me ask this. i asked you about bill barrs legal analysis. what if thats coupled with the fact that he also met the president and essentially interviewed with him to be his lead personal lawyer in the mueller? are those two -- now that you put those two fa...

Hes going to last through the weekend. meaning? >> well, its a political problem. its an appearance problem. i assume in the ranks of doj, its an incredible morale problem. you know, this is bringing in somebody at the top who appears to have a very serious conflict of interest. and by all other standards before this time, thats the wrong person for that job. thats what jeff sessions realized on day one which led him to recuse himself. whitaker should recuse himself at the very least, not commit...