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hi there, everyone. its 4:00 in new york. theres brand new reporting that drives home the fact that donald trump is his own worst enemy when it comes to his many, many, many legal problems and when it comes to the indictment and the classified documents investigation turning him from a disgraced twice impeached once indicted ex-president. in that case he has no one to blame but himself. "the washington post" reports late last year team trump hit a fork in a road, a point in which trump...

A 2024 democratic presidential victory should the gop hold a house majority. i dont think im overly alarmed. do you think liz cheney sees it that way, jonathan? >> i dont think she would co-sign that. what cheney has tried to do and again i think it really strains creditty to say this is a trump problem. one man, his problem. we need to excise him from the party. he is a kahne ericsson. cut him out. we only need to go back to what the party used to be like and from a policy standpoint thats real...

Glenn close has stolen the momentum this awards season for best actress. she won early on at the golden globes beating out lady gaga. they tied at the critics choice awards. well see what happens this weekend at the s.a.g. awards. glenn close has the momentum. it wouldnt be surprising if she won for "the wife" which was spectacular. >> lets look at best actor. we have christian bale, bradley cooper, willem dafoe, rami malek and viggo mortensen. >> i wont predict a front runner but christian bale...

Powerful than it was in the era of nixon, its probably more powerful than its been in the history of the american republic, particularly as regards to national security. >> thats very true. post-watergate, the president didnt lose power, the congress started exercising its power and becoming more of a constitutional co-equal. but whats happened post-watergate and during the bush/cheney years is powers have been added to the presidency. congress has started relinquishing its responsibilities. the...

-- his revenge, his dark thinking, his thinking out loud when he should be thinking things through before he makes a statement hes just out there. thats whats given me problems. i know the sensitivity of the job, even a person whos experienced in washington -- which trump is not -- its a delicate and difficult job. thats whats given me nightmares. >> one of the points in the piece that i thought about is that the presidency is more powerful than it was in the era of nixon, its probably more powe...

Running from the bush/cheney years, others are embracing them. this potential candidate has only good things to say about the patriot act. >> this has been an effective tool, along with many others. and the patriot act ought to be reauthorized as is. >> yep. no real criticism of the bush presidency from jeb. and today, one of the biggest hulks in the gop announced he is running for president too. >> the world is exploding in terror and violence. it is time for america to come back. and come back...

Give us something else. we heard about this heart from sanjay recently. what else did you get ouf the former vice president. >> i did ask him a few heart-related questions that would not come from a medical doctor, such as how many times have you cheated death? that was one. we also talked about liz cheney, his daughter, running for senate in wyoming. shes challenging an incumbent republican senator. what is the reason for her cant december as apoiopposed to sena mike enzi, and also deficits. he...

Multicultural in nature who think differently. its going to take another generation for us to really get a united america. were not there yet, but the future and the changing pace of america and the trends show it already. >> lois, terry picket. >> you have to remember, this president, even before he got into office, he was pushing a lot of the racial divide. he did it to hillary clinton. he pretty much accused her of being a racist during the primaries. then when he got into office. the profess...

U.s. senate. lot of people dont have warm and fuzzy feelings about the bush/cheney years in the white house. do you think her last name helps or hurt her here? >> she probably wouldnt be running if she wasnt the daughter of. in addition to that, she really reflects the problem that the republicans might have this year, where everybody is trying to outextreme the other. mike enzi, a senator, the one whos incumbent and feels betrayed that cheney is running, is considered very conservative by stand...

To say that theyve done their job reasonably well overall and prevented terrorist attacks does not mean they have to induce this level of intrusion to keep us safe. as the a disconnect. >> okay, karen on sunday, dick cheney said the president hasnt done a very good job of defending these programs. i would argue hes done a reasonable job of defending them from the lax oversight during the bush/cheney years. he seems to be being criticized by mr. gray son and dick cheney. whats your analysis? >> n...