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>> juan: jesse, the president of nbc news has been visiting organizations to say that for a wasnt ready. it book part of what pharaoh is arguing is that there was an exchange going on between nbc and the parent companies, the "national enquirer," that they were spending rehab on matt lauer at nbc saying we will keep that quiet and we wont do weinstein. it did you think thats possible? >> jesse: catch and kill. thats the name of the book and thats the way they play. a lot of people knew it. its a...

Billionaires. there are new numbers that show billionaires are now paying a lower tax rate than the middle class across the board for the first time ever. so does capitalism work? sure. just not for everyone. and if this bothers you just a little you wouldnt be alone. theres a rise in americans who are tired of bearing the countrys financial burdens and are ready for change. it is that feeling that swept president trump into office and heres the thing, it is now a key factor in the rising suppor...

>> then you have schiff demanding folks come in within a certain time frame and come in without counsel. theyre not giving them time, theyre failing to follow the process so they can do this all under secrecy when -- >> its not secret. >> chris, can i just break this? the breakdown here is what the trump administration is arguing, i mean, theyre already arguing in court that the president cant be, you know, investigated, let alone, you know charged with any kind of criminal, you know, crime in t...

Its not clear -- weve been asking democrats. its not clear that theyve expressed one or articulated one. >> nancy pelosi is basically arguing she doesnt have to hold a vote to open this impeachment inquiry. instead she says its not in the constitution. its not in the house rules. therefore, if she wants to have a vote, shell have one. if she doesnt, she wont. thats the standing right now of democratic leaders. what they are arguing is the president has been obstructing their investigations for t...

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Matter the cost. but the cost here is starting to get clearer. in part because the history is never far below the surface. i mean, alongside everything else today, there was the justice department, under william barr, ordering -- arguing in federal court today to a federal judge that the justice department shouldnt have to hand over any evidence in its possession about these allegations against the president. and when pressed by a seemingly incredulous judge, bill barrs justice department argued...

Theyre fighting it entirely, almost entirely, on process matters. so theyre not arguing -- we dont hear them arguing, anymore, at least, that there was really, you know, litigating the conduct of what the president did on that call with ukraine. of course, the president maintains that that was a perfect call, but theyre focused on the process, theyre focused on the whistle-blower, theyre focused on the things that chairman adam schiff has done. theyre focused on the way in which the democrats ha...

But the cost here is starting to get clearer. in part because the history is never far below the surface. i mean, alongside everything else today, there was the justice department, under william barr, ordering -- arguing in federal court today to a federal judge that the justice department shouldnt have to hand over any evidence in its possession about these allegations against the president. and when pressed by a seemingly incredulous judge, bill barrs justice department argued today in court t...

And i remind our audience all the time of the second paragraph on the mueller report. the honest ads act did not progress in the senate. why is that? whats the argument against it? >> from what i have seen in terms of republicans and democrats i have talked to, and republicans, no one can get their head around why they dont want to do this. its surprising to them because we already -- >> it seems obvious. >> no one knows why youd push back. it was like carried interest. nobody was arguing -- >> ...

Sekulow. hes saying we should do when we want to, not when were being forced. he says we won. we got a stay. i say thats not a 1. well see what happens. something i want you to defend and heres why i think you will lose on appeal. the district court judge, jay, said this is repugnant to the constitution what you are arguing. that the idea of federal supremacy and presidential immunity from judicial process is unqualified and boundless in its reach. it cuts across the grain of constitutional prec...