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Honored practice of prosecutors which im fully familiar with, you can tighten the screws and provide information in what you are really interested in. that appears to be what is happening here. here is the reaction from democratic congress member schiff. >> he is well within the scope of his jurisdiction and charging manafort and flynn and the others. and certainly within the judges prerogative to ask the questions, i dont think it bears on the legal issues and so i think bob mueller will prevai...

House intelligence committee says critical comments from the federal judge do not signal the special counsels case is in jeopardy against paul manafort. the real motivation is to oust president trump. judge ellis remarking in the time honored practice of prosecutors with which im familiar with, you can tighten the screws and provide information in what are you interested in. that -- what you are interested in. that is pei appears what is hap here. >> it is the scope of what bob mueller is doing....

Saying, you are right, boss. gina wont. >> haspel faces a confirmation hearings on wednesday. the nomination would be in jeopardy if she loses support from republicans. republicans hold a 51-49 majority. the top democrat on the house intelligence committee says critical comments from the federal judge do not signal the special counsels case is in jeopardy against paul manafort. the judge scolded prosecutors on friday. the real motivation is to oust president trump. judge ellis remarking in the...

The president accurately quoted the judge and the cnn story about the judge. is the judge wrong? >> im not sure that it is jermaine for the judge to be asking how much of bob mueller spent on the investigation. it is appropriate to ask about the scope of what bob mueller is doing. he is well within the scope of his jurisdiction and charging manafort and flynn and the others. in particular ink oo we have to recognize that mueller works for the justice department. any case that arises from the rus...

Interested in evidence of wrongdoing by the president himself. the president accurately quoted the judge, and the cnn story about the judge. is that judge wrong? >> well, im not sure that its germane for the judge to ask how much bob mueller has spent on the investigation. hes well within the scope of his jurisdiction and charging manafort and flynn and the others. in particular, i think we have to recognize that mueller works for the justice department, and any case that arises from the russia ...

Stave the other one off? >> i think there is a reason for that. because there is a relationship between the manafort charges and russian interference with the election. cohen is someone that, im sure, the justice department would like to see flip just as much as manafort. the judge accused the prosecutors of only charging manafort because they want him to flip. but the fact that they said we followed the money, it seems to me that the conduct thats charged both in virginia and d.c. against paul ...

Case, why didnt you do that with manafort? theres nothing in your filings that says its about elections, why do this one as a special counsel prosecutioning and stave off the other one? >> i think there is a reason for that. because there is a relationship between the manafort charges and russian interference with the election. cohen is someone that, im sure, the justice department would like to see flip just as much as manafort. the judge accused the prosecutors of only charging manafort becaus...

Theres nothing in your filings that says this is about the election, why do this one with the special counsels office prosecutors and hive that one off, what do you make of that? >> i think there is a reason for that. because there is a relationship between the manafort charges and russian interference with the election. cohen is someone that, im sure, the justice department would like to see flip just as much as manafort. the judge accused the prosecutors of only charging manafort because they ...

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Government. the podesta group never bothered to do. that then years later, after the group on whose behalf they were working disbanded, doesnt even exist any more, they register retroactively? how is that legal? can i do that with my taxes? >> it would be great if we could. heres the issue. the foreign governments will try in the case of the ukraine for example, funnel it through a third par. the european ukrainian foundation that the ukrainian government funded. then they paid. that doesnt chan...