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Congress to pass a bill to protect mueller. the republicans showed no sign of having any interest in that even after the democrats assumed power in the house, theyre still going to control the senate. >> mitch mcconnell has shown no sign of having interest, but bipartisan republicans like chuck grassly and others in the senate passed legislation to protect mueller. mcconnell is subverting the will of the majority. democrats are telling republicans in the house if you want us to give you votes be...

Be enforced in order to protect the integrity of this investigation. because really whats at stake here is whether the president is above the law, basically going to be allowed to act like a king or were going to enforce the rule of law. and the senate holds in its power the power to affect that. >> and he also said today hed be ready to vote for the bill on the senate floor because he voted for it in committee. but grassly said an interesting thing in the middle of that quote where he said i do...

Flake saying hes going to vote against judicial nominees? >> since that bill came out of committee i think its legitimate that the bill be brought up. i dont think its going to do any good or any harm. and if it satisfies me if it became law because i voted for it. >> lisa graves, it sounds like chuck grassly would just as soon get the jeff flake problem solved by having a vote in the senate on this protect mueller bill. >> thats right. thats interesting given how much protection grassley gave t...

Shouldnt feel that every word he speaks is being monitored and recorded. and that should inhibit him. but people forget about that. i mean in the same way that nixon forgot he was taping himself and that he should be careful what he was saying in the oval office, he went right ahead and said things like go ahead and pay a million dollars, i know where we could get it. so you do think people forget these things and they just go ahead and say what they want. >> criminals surprise you. jeff flake h...

Investigation. because really whats at stake here is whether the president is above the law, basically going to be allowed to act like a king or were going to enforce the rule of law. and the senate holds in its power the power to affect that. >> and he also said today hed be ready to vote for the bill on the senate floor because he voted for it in committee. but grassly said an interesting thing in the middle of that quote where he said i dont think itll do any good or any harm. and one reason ...

So theres no reason why he shouldnt feel that every word he speaks is being monitored and recorded. and that should inhibit him. but people forget about that. i mean in the same way that nixon forgot he was taping himself and that he should be careful what he was saying in the oval office, he went right ahead and said things like go ahead and pay a million dollars, i know where we could get it. so you do think people forget these things and they just go ahead and say what they want. >> criminals...

>> since that bill came out of committee i think its legitimate that the bill be brought up. i dont think its going to do any good or any harm. and if it satisfies me if it became law because i voted for it. >> lisa graves, it sounds like chuck grassly would just as soon get the jeff flake problem solved by having a vote in the senate on this protect mueller bill. >> thats right. thats interesting given how much protection grassley gave to trump over the kavanaugh nomination. here you him singin...

Prince earlier this week and who was reportedly banned from leaving saudi arabia has actually been allowed to return to the united states. the head of the senate judiciary committee has referred attorney michael avenatti and one of his clients to the justice department for a criminal investigation over their allegations against supreme court justice brett kavanagh. committee chairman chuck grassly alleges that avenatti made false statements about kavanaugh during his confirmation process. last...

Process. there was no bitterness about that. and clarence thomas himself did not say a word about that controversy. clarence thomas thanked, quote, all the members of congress. and the only member of congress clarence thomas actually mentioned specifically by name is bob dole, because hes the republican leader of the senate. but bob dole did not play an active role in the confirmation since the democrats controlled the senate then. it wasnt a pay back for winning the confirmation. but brett kava...

It wasnt a pay back for winning the confirmation. but brett kavanaugh did not follow the clarence thomas model. >> i think the members of the united states senate, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell for his leadership and steady resolve. i thank judiciary committee chairman chuck grassly for his wisdom and fairness, and give special gratitude to senator rob portman, susan collins, joe manchin, john kyle, and lindsey graham. theyre a credit to the country and the senate. ill be forever gratef...