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Governance in the united states. and if the answer so that question is that you dont think the presidents conduct is consistent with our reasonable expectations of the presidential office and that it does threaten democratic governance, what other remedies do you have other than impeachment? and so my, i think, modest proposition with jane in this piece was that a reasonable member of congress simply has to be thinking about the presidential behavior in light of the impeachment clauses of the co...

Its time we took notice. so, lets take a little trip down memory lane. remember this? two weeks between election day and then candidate trump took a little pit stop. he joined his wife and kids for the ribbon cutting ceremony at the new trump international hotel here in washington, d.c. i was in the press risers just behind the camera trying to shout questions at him to no avail. that was two weeks before election day. here we are now, nine months later. the trump hotel is a focal point for cr...

>> all right. so in about an hour, jared kushner will meet with the senate intelligence committee. he will also meet with the house intelligence committee but not today. an 11-page statement was released that will give investigators and us a look ahead of time about the facts. ron brownstein, what is your bottom line on the 11 pages? >> the baseline. how strong a baseline jared kushner sets here, the intensity of his statements. no subordinate clauses here, chris. there was no collusion, minimal...

The campaign of president donald trump. now, that seems clear and limited enough, and it is very limited. it continues after a semi-colon to say, and any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation. ron, interpret that for us in practice. >> well, in practice, both clauses are a little broader than they seem even because the question is was there a quid and a quo here. and the quo was a relationship about the election. but the quid could well have been payments to the trump f...

Specific wording of this special prosecutors authorization. this special counsel is appointed to investigate, quote, any links and/or coordination between the russian government and individuals associated with the campaign of president donald trump. now, that seems clear and limited enough, and it is very limited. it continues after a semi-colon to say, and any matters that arose or may arise directly from the investigation. ron, interpret that for us in practice. >> well, in practice, both clau...

Its run by the usga and not the lpga. so this is really the usga and its their show. >> i imagine this is a contract between the usga and trump association. how does it not violate the clauses about foreign governments, not necessarily about u.s. business. is there nothing untoward about the usga? they are not doing business with a rich guy but the president of the united states. its weird to have the name of the president of the united states on the physical property of the golf course when a n...

Foreign country to influence government policy, basically influence the president, curry favor with the major decision maker in office here that would benefit them over the interests of the united states and the voter who is put this person into office. and so the emoluments clause, which you mentioned, is specifically designed to prevent that type of corruption. and there was also a separate emoluments clause that is intended to limit potential corruption between states, so that the president i...

His equivalent in the district of columbia arguing the president has violated and is still violating anti-corruption clauses in the constitution. the suit alleges despite his many promises to keep his public duties and private interests separate trump has yet to, quote, disentangle his private finances from those of domestic and foreign powers. joining you us tonight, new york magazine contributing editor andrew rice whos that just written a comprehensive examination of trump incorporated and it...

Pen -- >> first of all our outside counsel is new and they are the former ethics counsel to both george bush and barack obama. its hardly a partisan effort. this is about presidential corruption, the emoll youments clauses, prevent to the administration from taking gifts from foreign governments. and president trump with his extensive business holdings is tangled up with united states policies and the people of the united states dont know whether his business interests come first or whether the ...

The president and vice president are expected to meet with republican senators today to discuss the status of repealing and replacing obamacare. the attorney general of maryland and washington, d.c. formally announced their lawsuit against president trump saying he violated the anti-corruption clauses in the constitution. the officials unveiled the suit yesterday saying the president has failed to completely separate himself from his vast business empire, which they claim undermines public tru...