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But i would not direct it. and i dont think its a good idea that we model ourivals sfr trump and say lock him up. look, we have to bring this country together. lets talk civilly to people, and the next president that starts tweeting should -- anyway, look its about civility. we have to rustore the soul of this country. and thats not who we are, not who weve been, not who we should be. follow the law. let the justice department make the judgment whether or not someone should be prosecuted, period...

Independent judgement. if that was the judgment that he violated the law and he should be, in fact, criminally prosecuted, then so be it. but i would not direct it. and i dont think its a good idea that we mock -- that we model ourselves after trump and say "lock him up." look, we have to bring this country together. lets talk civilly to people, and treating, you know, the next president who starts tweeting should -- anyway -- it just -- look, its about civility. we have to restore the soul of t...

Have you heard that term recently? the democrats, of course, said they thought there was a smoking gun here somewhere if they could find it. and of course john dean said, yes, in fact, the president said i can raise a million dollars if we need it for hush money, but it was deans word against the white house. thats all they had. but they conducted those hearings -- take a look at the tape -- with civility. they didnt call each other names. the republicans didnt say, the democrats, you know how t...

Heard the smoking gun. the tape. but im talking about lets take the watergate committee. fierce partisanship in the sense that the republicans sincerely i believe believed the president. it wasnt as if they said oh, ive got to get re-elected. they thought he was being misused here. they called it a witch hunt. have you heard that term recently? the democrats of course said they thought there was a smoking gun here somewhere if they could find it. and of course john dean said, yes. in fact, the p...

Becomes quite neglected. and that middle wants to hear someone who can unite, who can reach the gap, and make sense. and hopefully restore civility to our presidency. >> i hear you. we think michael bloomberg could be that person, it sounds like. >> its possible. >> do you have any announcements you want to share on tv? >> you know. >> a girls got to ask. thank you so much. >> pleasure. >> pleasure. a football watch party turns deadly in california, yet another mass shooting in this country. w...

Feeds. the average american doesnt think we have to completely tear down the system and remake it. >> what do you think? >> i actually agree with that. one of the things i have to agree with scott on is you cant -- youre not going to win independents by going completely to the left. im sorry, but medicare for all is not something that speaks to me and not something that speaks to a lot of independents. you need independents in order to win a race. so the fact that hes actually saying, look, im b...

Like tape or zoom or face. but ultimately, what matters is what we do with it. >> juneau writes in the atlantic about hecklers accosting pam bondied. while mr. rogers would have been sad about refusal to provide health care to all swcitizens a cruelty at the border, it depends on civility, on strangers feeling welcome in the public square. civility, he writes, couldnt be subject to politics but rather had to be the very basis of politics. this week, i asked juneau, what would he say to those lik...

>> writes in the atlantic about the hecklers acosting pam bondi. while its obvious rogers would be saddened to refuse to depended on civility, of strangers feeling welcome in the public square. civility, he says, couldnt be subject to politics but rather had to be the very basis of politics. this week i asked, what would he say to those like the hecklers that one cannot respond to cruelty with kindness? well that, he replied, that misses the radical part of mr. rogers radical kindness. people re...

Civility in politics because i think its a term to police how people talk. but -- >> yeah, youre going to get grag gr dragged on twitter now. >> yeah, exactly. but i do think there is an element where if i respect you, you know, like people know that -- that my political positions when i walk in there. and whats great is that they know exactly how i feel and who i am and so they know not to come to me with certain things. and they also know -- >> it probably saves you some conversations. >> it s...

Talking to at the state department who -- leland: this is to your credit, the language you used today and have used in the past is very different than hes way over his head, it diminishes everyone else, hes an imposter. you dont use that language. is it helpful when others do. >> i dont use insulting language against anybody. i think in this country weve lost civility. leland: you said it gets people mad at you that you wont use insulting language. >> yes, it does. its not who i am. the nuns tau...