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At least at the table with the united states. and if he backs away from that, they basically have nothing. >> so julian, i want to come back to stateside here. house democrats will likely hear from constituents, one way or the other, about impeachment. and you have a piece up on cnn.com arguing that nancy pelosi is making a big mistake on impeachment. and it is not just resisting the call, you make a broader point. so what is the mistake? >> the mistake is following partisan incentives and think...

Politicians to begin with because the democrats arent doing jack. everything is great. hes got them completely screwed up. >> do you think the media is just helping pelosi in this battle because, you dont really want to get into an argument with the president especially when it gets personal. they are just giving her a hand because i dont know if she can go toe-to-toe with him. >> i would like to see them go toe-to-toe more often. i would like to see more of those open door meetings. chuck and n...

Politicians to begin with because the democrats arent doing jack. everything is great. hes got them completely screwed up. >> do you think the media is just helping pelosi in this battle because, you dont really want to get into an argument with the president especially when it gets personal. they are just giving her a hand because i dont know if she can go toe-to-toe with him. >> i would like to see them go toe-to-toe more often. i would like to see more of those open door meetings. chuck and n...

And the arguing over whos less well mentally, what do you think about the state of where we are just now? >> just jumping back to trumps mental health. its interesting from my new show, "saturday night politics." i was looking at an hour interview i did in 2007 with trump and there is even from 2007 a difference in the cadence. you can see it, you can see it in his eyes, so joe, to your point, not playing doctor, that is a guy who has lost a lot. back to nancy pelosi. whats so great about nancy ...

And take it is wrong. if the senate doesnt convict him, so be it. the senate members will have to live with the history and the mark that it will put on them. >> okay. so theyre arguing, though, at the white house that he has -- that mcgahn has constitutional immunity. the legal opinion from the justice department says, in part, that congress may not constitutionally compel the presidents senior advisers to testify about their official duties. what do you say to that, representative? >> well, fi...

Bolton slips up here. hes not the smartest man in the world, as some people allege. i met him, i talked to him, i knew what he thought about war in north korea and so forth. im hoping he slips up and i hope trump winds up getting rid of him because hes getting a little bit too far out in front of the president right now. im hearing rumblings that trump is not liking that. >> one of the things that bolton appears to be arguing is that there would be no need for any congressional authorization her...

Yesterday, a judge sided with congress and against the president and against the white house. heres what the judge said, federal judge. it is simply not fathomable, a constitution that grants congress the power to remove a president for reasons including criminal behavior would deny congress the power to investigate him for unlawful conduct, past or present. even without formally opening an impeachment inquiry. so that federal judge decided that this accounting firm must turn over the documents....

Respect to health care. i think we can do both at once. i think we need to do both, because thats what the constitution tells us to do. >> do you think the focus has been on impeachment and oversight. >> weve been trying hard to talk about health care. if msnbc could help us. that would be great. >> we are going to do that just after this. but continue. >> it is a challenge because its true this president has engaged in a lot of behavior and conduct that looks just like crimes. >> so congressman...

Is not liking that. >> one of the things that bolton appears to be arguing is that there would be no need for any congressional authorization here. in fact they appear to have tried to lay a few predicates for using the aumf famously passed after the 9/11. >> pompeo has testified to the congress in an indirect way that he doesnt think any further authorization is necessary. i think ive heard a lot of powerful congressmen, and i hope theyll find some courage here, political and moral, and live up...

>> okay. so theyre arguing, though, at the white house that he has -- that mcgahn has constitutional immunity. the legal opinion from the justice department says, in part, that congress may not constitutionally compel the presidents senior advisers to testify about their official duties. what do you say to that, representative? >> well, first of all, you cant believe anything out of the justice department anymore. barr is a hired gun. hes not an attorney general. and he lied to the congress. and...