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Politics? >> i think it is and the way to look at this is hes taking what might be a bookkeeping error from almost ten years ago a misdemeanor in new york law and claiming its a felony because he now says it was a violation of federal campaign finance law. well, the problem with that is hes a local da. hes got no authority over they recall campaign finance law. the two agencies that do, the u.s. justice department and federal election commission where i served as a commissioner, both of them loo...

On. the key question here, so much to sort out, what do you believe the former president will be charged with? >> well, hell be charged to he didnt do, we know that for a fact from michael cohen himself and his lawyers. it is a book and record kind of charge and knowing alvin bragg, i assume hes going to try to stack several of these mismeaners that a normal person would never be indicted for or led alone charged with and trying to make a felony of something that the fec had already turned down ...

Now, i tf this were true, it would constitute a misdemeanort- and the statute of limitations has already run out for that, for the bookkeeping error, assuming it even happenefod. but bragge apparently is thinking about charging trumy happenp under a felony vef the business records laws,e pubw one that punishes businessesssea for falsifying records as a way to commit another separate crime. that would w be thould be campa finance violation, which, as wet mentioned, was not a campaignio finance vi...

That there were political motives for brags investigation. >> president trump announced he was going to run for president again, and suddenly, here they go, now theyre coming after him for some alleged bookkeeping error. youve got to be kidding me. >> but keeping. jordan and two other house committee chairs effort into the da, demanding that he testify before congress. bragged spokesman responded in a statement that read, in part, we will not be intimidated by attempts to undermine the justice p...

Investigation. they cannot investigate a live investigation, and they cannot interfere with a pending case. but that doesnt matter. it will still meet their ends and be quite productive for them. so its a win-win for house republicans. this was the best case that could come first, that they could call just an old misdemeanor, just a bookkeeping error. obviously, any indictment in georgia or at the federal level over january 6th would be far more difficult for republicans to defend. so theyre pre...

Reimbursed for advancing that $130,000 payment to stormy daniels. he has said he submitted false invoices to the trump organization. and the federal prosecutors say the trump organization had incorrectly documented that in their books as a legal expense. that is a misdemeanor in new york. so the question is would they bring this as a felony case? the lowest felony in new york would be falsifying business records to conceal or commit another crime. the question here is would that crime be campaig...

This possibility of a misdemeanor or a felony. >> yeah. the big question is what is he considering for what crime was there an intent to cover up, would that misdemeanor which would bump it up to the felony class. so he could be looking at whether theres a state election law that was given -- broken. that was a little bit fuzzy in terms of just taking a look at the new york state election laws. theres obviously federal campaign finance law he could try to bootstrap too. that would be a bit novel...

You are covering the retreat and many lawmakers are having to answer questions about trumps potential indictment in new york. what are they saying? >> yeah, theyre planning to use the power of their new house gop majority to go after the district attorney that could bring charges against the former president. just today three key committee chairmen sending a letter in a pretty extraordinary move and demanding alvin bragg, the drshth attorney in manhattan, to come and sit down for a transcribed i...

>> harris: house speaker kevin mccarthy suggested that committees go for it that are applicable to see if there are any federal dollars. congressman and also chair of judiciary jim jordan was on with me last hour, he and others sent a letter to demand an explanation on ongoing accusations, lets watch that really quick. >> we sent this letter saying we want to talk to you, we want to know what is going on. we want to see the communications that have taken place between the federal justice departm...

Initially didnt want to do this. he had people resign because he wasnt going to do it. no one else would bring the case. d.o.j. didnt braying the case. new york didnt. the previous prosecutor in the district didnt bring the case. mr. bragg didnt want to bring the case but got pressured from the left. the one thing that changed that i think has changed his mind is president trump announced he would run for president again. suddenly here they go. now they come after him for some alleged bookkeepin...