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tonight may soon be the top story in the markets or even on main street. the president summoning leaders to the white house scheduled for next week to face what theyre now calling a far more urgent threat of default with some republicans threatening to take the economy hostage. the final deadline is earlier in the month, republicans doubling down on threats which you may recall picked up in the obama years that instead of voting against new spending, which is the standard way that a po...

contempt of congress charges were politically motivated. proceedings began after the judge denied a defense request for a delay. last week he rejected executive privilege leading one defense attorney to ask, whats the point of going to trial if there are no defenses, to which the judge replied, agreed. this is the same steve bannon who promised as he made his first court appearance to make this the misdemeanor from hell. the same steve bannon who as he recently offered to appear live b...

put himself above the law. the defense suggesting that to contempt of congress charges against him were politically motivated. proceedings began today after the judge in the case, carl nichols, who is a trump appointee, denied a defense request for a month long delay. you will recall that last week he rejected the number of defenses, including bannons claim of executive privilege, leaving one ban a defense attorney to ask -- and these are his words -- whats the point of going to trial ...

Done with all of the witnesses. a closed door setting first. then possibly a public setting. i dont think bannon will be in the category of people that they are going to have in a public setting. bannon would make a mockery of that process. i think that they are very much aware of that. what they want to do is just get him on the record. i do think there are some questions about whether bannon even really respects this idea that when you swear under oath that you are not going to lie to congress...

Others, who have just ignored these subpoenas. mark meadows sort of gave some information to the committee, dance scavino. does it hurt the case against bannon that others -- >> i dont think its relevant. bannon might try to get it in. its not going to happen. he committed his crime. thats what will be the focus. >> its that cut and dry? >> absolutely. we can see it -- this is a cut and dry judge. he is having no play with this nonsense thats going on. >> he told the january 6 committee he is wi...

Former u.s. district attorney for the eastern district of michigan. and ben rodes, former deputy national security advisor to president obama, hes also an msnbc political analyst. welcome to all of you. thank you for joining me here on a friday evening. congressman khana, good to see you again. lets talk about what the next step is in this process, the open hearings. at least for the next week or so we presume the hearings of the people who have been subpoenaed or invited will testify in a close...

Ro khana of california and has attended many of the closed door depositions from the impeachment investigation. and also joining us barbara mcquade and ben rodes, former deputy national security advisor to president obama, hes also an msnbc political analyst. congressman khana, good to see you again. lets talk about what the next step is in this process, the open hearings. at least for the next week or so we presume the hearings of the people who have been subpoenaed or invited will testify in a...

Depositions from the impeachment investigation. and also joining us barbara mcquade and ben rodes, former deputy national security advisor to president obama, hes also an msnbc political analyst. congressman khana, good to see you again. lets talk about what the next step is in this process, the open hearings. at least for the next week or so we presume the hearings of the people who have been subpoenaed or invited will testify in a closed door setting where democrats and republicans are present...

So, this is really in unchild supported territory if you will. steve: it is indeed. griff, thank you very much. ainsley: a lot of this is so secretive. by i dont knobyron york wrote e about the two hearings that already happened how secretive they were. two more happening here. then the whistleblowers identity is secret. just making people question whats going on here and who are these individuals? what are they saying? pete: exactly. because they have not held a vote to establish formal impeach...

Do it again to testify in capitol hill in a closed door setting. does cohens testimony open additional doors for new questions in your view? >> reporter: absolutely. on a number of different issues, of course, there was already the campaign finance allegations and the pleas that he had offered about his own criminality and suggesting the president was involved. there are questions about tax evasion. there are additional questions about obstruction of justice. all of these lines of inquiry involv...