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Than it matters to anybody else. >> jonathan, what does it say to you that republicans told trump and the white house, we cannot carry this one for you? >> its very important moment because it could be a prelude. now, i wouldnt bet on republicans turning on him because weve seen so much that has not led them to do so, and, you know, we have trump fatigue but we also have trump amnesia and all of us, i think, have forgotten all the times that republicans failed the character test of their generat...

Pp tape. >> george soros. >> george soros. theyll try, and matt gaetz and some of these other clowns will try, but i think instead theyre moving toward what seems to be a scapegoat strategy. so theyre going to pick some scapegoat, it could be giuliani, and pile on that person, and see if that person can take some of the heat off of the president. i dont think thats going to work for them, but you can get theyll try something like that. theyre not going to just abandon the president en masse. the...

Like hes pretty lonely out there. all republicans faced a character test over the last couple of years and almost all of them have failed it. its interesting that a lot of people like susan, who are not in elective office, they passed the character test. george will, you know, he resigned from the republican party. >> right. so does he pass now then, jonathan? is that what youre saying? does he pass that character test? quickly. >> yes, he does. amash passes the test, but there are very, very fe...

They are. maybe thats just who bill barr is. >> i did write in 2016 that i thought that donald trump was go took be a character test for the republican party and sadly almost the entire party has failed that test. and your seeing bull barr fail. >> while flynn was co cooperatinging with mueller, he said to keep the pressure on he even sent an eagle and a flag 50 gifts the day barr was confirmed. why would he do that? >> you keep wanting understand able to get inside theheads of these folks. i ca...

Democrats will control 27 attorney general seat which is mean they can file lawsuits if they work together against this administrati administration. when you think across the board at the different variables that can hurt the president, you can see him acting out. >> will that be acting out via twitter. this tweet about little adam schiff and misspelling. you have to love the response. pretty quick. >> it was a good response. the main thing is the president of the united states is once again act...

Not only everybody in congress but every american faces. do you believe hes an a plus president or an f president? evidence is pretty clear that an a plus president even a d plus president doesnt make that kind of idiotic joke by twitter. thats not what presidents are supposed to do. unless you understand that, you have failed the character test. everybody in the united states fails the character test if they dont get that. >> the four of you on this panel right now, is there agreement in terms ...

Support the bill due to many law enforcement groups. people finally coming together to do the right thing. character test for us progressives how many will give donald trump any credit? i will. what does ma mean do you think to the president? >> well hats off to jones for being man enough and to be a man of conviction enough to speak out regardless of how popular it may make him to appear to whatever his base may be. but hes absolutely right. this was a total bipartisan effort. its a colorless e...

From the events that are meaningful to the world and composing these tweets attacking his political enemies in california, it is just hard to believe. you know, when a country looked at this man last tuesday, i think people pulled back. i think you said it just right. this was a moment in which it was a kind of a character test for america. i think the issue is trump may have more solid control of whats -- what remains the republican party than ever. its the question whether republicans are goin...

>> democrats had one job. >> democrats, i do think in the closing 72 hours have to make it more about checking this behavior all the way down. any republican who has not stood up at this moment, a real character test, needs to go. this is a critical moment. its not just about the issues. its also about preventing this dangerous man from having a free hand. >> i know you both want to weigh in on this. >> i agree with what youre seeing. im in the fan of this president. i didnt give him my vote but...

Earlier, its very easy to have character and integrity and say the right things when times are easy. its when times are tough that we have to remember, as michelle obama said last week, in front of an audience of young women and girls, she said, we are role models. the children are watching what we do. what do we want them to emulate when they grow up? and i think it should be positivity. i think it should be optimism about our country. i think it should be about inclusion and creating more oppo...