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Biden is down many touchdowns on important issues. important standpoint, that was bidens backstop, hes the guy from scranton, he comes across as the only analogy that comes to mind, an angry old man who cannot take a fair question without lashing out and for people to say it is different with biden when trump did the same thing, that is the biggest punch line in social media right now. >> carley: it was quite the moment yesterday, joe, thank you for sharing perspective, we appreciate it. >> joe:...

Country to the right, giving them favorable rulings on issues even if the majority of americans dont support them. how much of an advantage does that give republicans politically? is the court essentially a gop backstop? >> well, you know, that is sort of an unknowable question. but i do think what we do know is that the politics of this are shifting, don, and that its very likely that its now democrats who may become more focused not only this election year but in the coming years in organizing...

Dottie: nick, hes three yards farther than he was in regulation. 124, which makes the backstop 127. nick: perfect. just a 3 father pitching wedge. dottie: its a gap wedge. nick: a full one. be careful. could overzip it. hes trying to find the same spot. going to the same part. a smidgen longer but boy, does he know the line. he knows the read now.

As, you know, as off their rocker were working for the president of the united states. and theyre now working for republican candidates around the country. >> and whats the impact on our democracy? i mean, mark, do you have enough lawyers on your team to handle that kind of scenario? >> so, look, i had hoped congress was going to pass new legislation because it would be really what the backstop is. but, you know, im committed and my team is committed to litigating wherever as often as necessary ...

Under the kind of muted and hobbled voting rights act. talk a little bit about restricting and how important that is. >> sure, so look, redistricts is central to democracy because republicans unable to win the popular vote have turned to the rules of elections to rig the outcomes and one of the ways they do that is by drawing districts where they choose voters rather than the other way around and joy, youre exactly right. the fact is we have seen the courts play an important role, an important b...

Comes to treason, thats really something only charged during wartime. but what the president could be charged with is insurrection and the importance of that potential charge, if he could be proven to have it, is one of the penalties is that you cannot hold federal office if you are convicted of it. and that is an important democratic backstop to stop the precise dangers that were talking about if the president is again re-elected. i share your thought, nicolle, that if a re-election of donald t...

Think the degree is so much less but i think the big difference is that watergate had a political backstop or as people in the presidents own party said, its over. you lost. and that is why he stepped down before he could even be impeached. that isnt happening here. you have a republican party that is completely abetting the former president in the destruction of democratic systems almost unanimously with the few exceptions of people like liz cheney. so thats a big, crucial difference. i want to...

Ease out and rudy giulianis calculation is they know half i may well avoid a criminal contempt case and those bills? carrick was involved in what rudy giuliani was up to his elbows in. how much do the witnesses that cooperated influence the potential that giuliani feels they know some of the body of work if you will? >> im not sure. maybe that leads giuliani to be more candid or a backstop, another story. his story is compared to to be concerned about the accuracy of his testimony. the carrick c...

Officers who also have an obligation to provide a duty of care to someone who is in their custody, and what they choose to do or what they choose not to do will actually essentially determine what accountability looks like in police training and down the line in a criminal courtroom. this really comes down to what was the formal obligation you have to somebody who is in your custody? its not enough to be present if youre not going to go forward and accomplish your oath of office of providing tha...

Belt given to him in 2013. the international olympic committee said russian and belorussian athletes are banned from all sports. some organizations are doing that. fifa and uefa have suspended the russian national football team saying they stand in full solidarity with ukraine. russian and belorussian athletes have also been suspended from competing with international ice hockey federation, world rugby and the international skating union. all of those groups condemning the violence in ukraine br...