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Committee is doing is being done in a non-partisan way. we want to get to facts. we owe that to the person e american public. were the last line of defense on democracy that day. we have to get to the facts. in order to do that, with need to hear from folks. its not optional for mr. bannon to shed the subpoena. these arent optional. he has an obligation as anyone should to follow the subpoena. >> my colleague rachel maddow that it was for epa administrator embroiled in a san e scandal about alle...

>> i would, bill. look, i think there were a loft experts that never bought into the theory that there was a new taliban. they knew they would return to their brutality at some point and werent surprised they took over afghanistan again. the speed with which they did was surprising but for four administrations they had been taking back territory. a lot of people werent surprised by this. morgan is right that our leverage is only good so far as the chinese and russians or pakistanis or others don...

If we look at some of these numbers, the cost of goods going up. 5.4%. gas 41%. utility services. those arent optional. you can choose not to fly up 19%. when it comes to gasoline, utilities and also meat, poultry, fish and eggs 5.9%, maria. >> yeah. dana, the federal reserve continues to say this is transitory. well see what jay powell says when he faces the senate in testimony this week on wednesday. >> dana: what does it mean transitory? >> that means temporary. temporary. the bottom line is ...

There wont be the votes to convict donald trump. so we will have a trial, however it all shakes out, whatever the subpoenas may be, i think joe bind made a mistake by saying of course im going to show up because subpoenas arent optional and put it back on the trump officials. mitch mcconnell, he plays the cards well. >> i want to talk about joe biden for a second. he did have to clarify a comment he made to the des moines register that he wouldnt comply with a senate subpoena during the impeachm...

Here is jerry nadler yesterday. >> when this committee issues a subpoena, even to a senior presidential advisor, the witness must show up. our subpoenas are not optional. >> its a line that i actually used often. i got the issue subpoenas and i said subpoenas arent optional. guess what? against the general counsel for the president of the united states? they enjoy executive privilege. i never issued a subpoena because i knew it would be a loser in court. what in addition -- nadler is laughable t...