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Namely the state department. fareed, about a decade ago, you wrote a book about the post-american world, about how the rest of the world was rising up and equal to us and we would have to live in a more balance of power world. im worried about a different post-american world today. a world where america is no longer the arbitrator of truth and trust. that basically the world has always looked to us as the arbiter of what is good and right and trust. altogether, over the last 70 years, thats work...

Comes out to 67 senators. weve got 53 republicans, 45 democrats, plus 2 independents who caucus with the democrats. there would need to be 20 republicans flipping over to convict. if the president is convicted, he is removed from office and he is disqualified. when does that happen? immediately. the day the vote happens, hes out. the vice president would be mike pence gets sworn in as president. you said i could ask you trivia question. how do you fill the vice president of fwrs? the 25th amendm...

Its a fore gone conclusion that the house of representatives will impeach the president before christmas. now it will shift to the senate for a trial with chief justice roberts presiding. what will those rules be? how will john roberts handle an effort by democrat ifs the senate to command the appearance at a trial of any of the people that youve just identified? . ut th put that on the radar screen. >> that is a good one. so youre saying that justice roberts will be the arbiter of whether or no...

Even by trump administration standards, friday was an unprecedented day for breaking political norms. there was the call to the supreme court to keep eight years of tax returns from being handed over. on friday he also intervened in the cases of three u.s. military members who were either accused or convicted of war crimes. the "new york times" reports the pardons show president trump, quote, intends to use his power as the ultimate arbiter of military justice in ways unlike any other president ...

From. but the president right now is keeping them away from the public. >> there is a tradition, a long tradition of executive privilege. it is not in the constitution, it is implied as separation of powers and we saw it during whitewater and monica lewinsky and bush administration and obama administration on fast and furious to say this doesnt exist -- >> but what about people that are no longer in the white house, for instance such as john bolton and that is a question, would you support john ...

Being health inside benjamin net theres a couple things i feel like you can break down here for ya shy said we do not wish for a second. escalation but this could take he says theyre sham time. investigations. isnt that an opinion? it is l islamic jihads choice o number two, doesnt the public deserve to know for sure? number three, dont all these things go hand in hand when youre trying to find out the cease fire or continue to get truth? >> absolutely. i think thats a perfect pummeled. were see...

As it is curious, right, so this speaks to the case that garrett just mentioned. you have charles coverman, a long time associate, and friend, really, of john bolton. they both -- both men share the same lawyer, right. a couple weeks ago coverman made the argument that, hey, look, as a lowly public servant, as a white house official i should not be the arbiter of this constitutional question. on one hand you have the house trying to enforce the subpoena, the house of representatives forcing me t...

Changes any minds is a whole different kettle of fish. republicans are locked into their positions. theyre not looking to either of these witnesses to tell them something they dont know. >> i want to ask about john bolton, the man who didnt show up, is not going to show up, is going to court. krist kristin, youve covered john bolton. what do we expect he is trying to do by going to court, delaying it beyond the point where the house democrats can actually proceed? >> hes essentially trying to sa...

Then you require the congress to go to court and enforce it. if you defy a court order, that is very different but our system of checks and balances doesnt make congress the final arbiter of whether or not there is a privilege. i had a case many years ago where my client pleaded the fifth amendment and congress said the fifth amendment and lawyer-client privilege dont apply in front of congress, we took at the court and we prevailed. >> laura: thank you so much, fantastic analysis as always for ...

Go to court and enforce it. if you defy a court order, that is very different but our system of checks and balances doesnt make congress the final arbiter of whether or not there is a privilege. i hadal a case many years ago where my client pleaded the fifth amendment and congress said the fifth amendment and lawyer-client privilege dont apply in front of congress, we took at the court and we prevailed. >> laura: thank you so much, fantastic analysis as always for both of you tonight. nbc news r...