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All right, welcome back. two dueling memos. only one made public thus far. republicans have released their assessment of how the fbi used the fisa surveillance program during the 2016 campaign. but, the committee and president trump have yet to okay the release of the democrats document. as for the gop memo, it claims the fbi abused the fisa program to spy on trump campaign former foreign policy adviser carter page, who also had multiple contacts with russians. so what exactly is the fisa proces...

Criminal law, no knowledge of criminal procedure, no knowledge of the fisa application. he puts this together. for the president to say this totally exonerates him, its scary, fred, because it shows a complete lack of intellect, of knowledge of criminal procedural, of knowledge of criminal law and common sense. its absurd. were on the level of absurdity right now, fred. this kevin nunes in our lifetime could well be the most corrupt, dishonest -- >> oh, now, wait, thats not fair -- >> -- congres...

Number one, can you indict a sitting president? thats a question up in the air. number two -- >> i think you can. >> number two, just remember, fred, just remember, in order to draft articles of impeachment in the house, you need a majority vote to do that. and in order to convict in the senate, you need a two-thirds vote. >> two thirds, right. >> theyre never going to get that. >> but, fred -- >> and they fear trump will tweet against them so theyre spineless in conduct and they wont stand up t...

Investigation. these individuals were all participating. and it gets right down to the question of willful obstruction. and thats that intent issue is why muellers being so careful here. and frankly, while i dont want to say the evidence is overwhelming, it is substantial and muellers going to pull the trigger when he thinks its time. but it is substantial. substantial evidence. >> wow. all right, that word willful. you said willful interference. willful obstruction. we got to remember all that ...

Nothing wrong. honestly, its very bad for our country. its making our country look foolish. this is a country i dont want looking foolish. its not going to look foolish as long as im here. weve been very open and i want to get that over with. >> avery freeman, civil attorney and law professor in cleveland. good to see you both, happy new year. >> hi, fred, happy new year. >> avery, you just heard the president, he said no collusion, no crime. hes open. what do you make of all he has said? >> the...

The law. not even the president. congress must make clear to the president that firing it is special counsel or interfering with his investigation by issuing pardons of essential witnesses is unacceptable and would have immediate and significant consequences. >> immediately after that speech, white house lawyer ty cobb put out a statement saying, in part, for five months or more, the white house has persistently and emphatically stated there is no consideration of firing the special counsel and ...

Say yes. but then hes also being underserved perhaps by others who said we do think youre qualified, it doesnt matter that you havent, you know, argued in civil, you know, or bench or criminal cases. >> don mcgann, the white house counsel, is who. thats the answer. >> no, he never -- fred, he never did a trial! he never did a small claims court trial. >> even we heard senator kennedy say no depositions, i mean, independently -- >> not one deposition did he handle on his own, fred. come on, he di...

Federal trial court in texas but the team found comments where he disparaged transgender children, fred. >> laura jarrett, thank you. lets bring in our legal guys. avery freeman, a civil rights attorney and richard friedman, a criminal defense attorney. good to see you both. happy hanukkah, happy holiday. >> you too. >> you first, avery, this gentleman nominated for a lifetime appointment. the questions that mr. kennedy was asking about his knowledge or experience of, you know, different various...

Avery freeman, richard, great to see you. i am grateful to see you this thanksgiving holiday. >> grateful to see you, fred. so much more straight ahead in the newsroom. first in this weeks new episode of parts unknown, the heel of the boot draws anthony bourdain back in time as he visits the barely untouched landscapes and colorful locals of southern italy. >> despite its uncanny beauty, this is some of the least populated, least visited, least known parts of the country. a mix of sea, hills, ...

All right, welcome back. now that we have learned that michael flynns lawyers have stopped talking with the presidents lawyers about the russia investigation, there is growing speculation that the former national security adviser is playing lets make a deal with the special investigator robert mummers team. such a move could have major political and legal ramifications. joining me right now to discuss, possible legal impacts of flynn, potentially flynn flipping, avery freeman, civil rights attor...