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Got finished saying nice things about you earlier and youve got to be careful. youve got to be careful how you respond on stage, and theyre not debates as you know. this is a joke about debates. these are one-minute assertions and so what i find myself doing, and im not doing it anymore, is sort of pulling back from countering attacks. and i just think that -- i just think that its important that you get an opportunity eventually to narrow down this field. when you have 10, 12 people on a stage ...

And decide are we in the physical shape, are we in the mental shape, are we based on your age. its all appropriate. but all i can say is just watch me. >> but, listen, people are concerned about whether you have lost a step, right, because you know what happened in detroit. i was one of the moderators in detroit, and you stuttered onstage. theres an atlantic article about that, you overcoming that as a child. but have you overcome stuttering? >> yes, ive overcome it. look -- >> is that part of t...

Able to debate. and what we now have as i said are these one minute assertions. have more than 30 seconds to answer an attack. and what amazes me now is if you look at the when were going into our 99th debate or whatever were going to have, whatever comes you noted that the democrats, all of a sudden most democrats dont think barack obama did a great job. whoa, i think he was a great president. i really do. and what i plan on doing is id go back in a heartbeat to barack obama to begin to build o...

My way or the highway. eliminate 160 million people with insurance theyve worked out with employers they like. dont like it, get in the medicare plan im proposing, get covered, afford it. in fact, if they like it, stay where they are. under the other plan, we know best. everybodys out. >> democrats want to fight it right now. are you a fighter? >> im a fighter. >> they say they havent seen that spirit? >> thats not what polling say. some say they havent see that maybe too polite in those debates...

>> sandra: more on mr. cline smith and what he did here. he took an email from an official at another federal agency that contained several factual assertions. then added material to the bottom that looked like another assertion from the emails author when, it was, instead, his own understanding. mr. clinesmith include compiled for another official to read in signing an affidavit that would be submitted to the court attesting to the facts and analysis in the wiretap application. obviously we are...

We know that his own advisers have tried repeatedly to dispel this flawed notion. that just doesnt stand up. it doesnt pass the smell test. >> now, jim, the other big defense that i think is compelling is politically unappealing, which is you guys only know little fragments, even you, hill. you may have been a genius and youve been there for a long time but you only know what was trickling down to you. none of you were calling the shots. none of you can own these decisions you say you know about...

Defense that i think is compelling is politically unappealing, which is you guys only know little fragments, even you, hill. you may have been a genius and youve been there for a long time but you only know what was trickling down to you. none of you were calling the shots. none of you can own these decisions you say you know about. the problem with them is its their side that are keeping those people from testifying, so its not as politically satisfying. but does it give cover? i know youre not...

Would those people be? and what would the trial look like? >> all indicate -- first of all, its going to look like whatever mitch mcconnell wants it to look like and thats pretty important. all indications, the same kind of mix of suggestions about actual, hunter biden and the like, misdirections and assertions we dont have direct evidence of people talking to trump himself. >> whos the character witness for president trump? >> lindsey graham. >> wait. just talk in my ear. what do you say, harry...

His commitment to reform and fighting corruption in ukraine and president trump did reiterate his invasion for president zelensky to come and visit him in the white house. that is exactly what i thought the phone call would be so i was not surprised at getting that as the readout. >> and did you ever have any discussions with ambassador taylor about this? >> at that time, we were together in ukraine that time and went the next day to visit the conflict zone and im sure he read the same readout t...

Fighting corruption in the ukraine. in president trump did reiterate his invitation for president zelensky to visit him in the white house. thats exactly what i thought the phone call would be, so i was not surprised as getting that as the readout. >> did you have any discussions about ambassador taylor about this? >> at that time. we were together in ukraine at that time, we went the next day to visit the conflict zone. and im sure that he heard the same readout that i did. >> and you had a mee...