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justice samuel alito - >> and no one else theres no other birthdays o that day >> [laughter thank, you my friend >> thank you >> and thank you at-home for joining us this. our im happy to have you here i know it is weird to have m here on a thursday, like i was last night, and now and friday as i am tonight. i know that is unusual but your usual host at thi hour, the great alex wagner, i off on a family vacation thi week great week to choose, alex wagner and because she is a way, yo ar...

tonight. but your usual host at thi hour would be alex wagners of on a family vacation this week great week to choose, alex and because she is a way you are stuck with me. i apologize. alex well be back next week but tonight, because you are stuck with me, you are als stuck with this. >> gentlemen, i believe youve all received copies of the prepared statement that i read to the court in open court as i said in that statement, the reason i changed m decision to fight this matte is becau...

I am out now, let me escape most of these charges. and yes, you heard spiro agnew there at the top sno proclaiming his innocence. yes, i know i just pled. yes, i know. but i insist i did not commi these crimes i think that sort of thing i to be expected thats got to be seen as par for the course, particularly with politicians like agnew an trump. the history of that moment wit agnew also shows that hi supporters were enraged. and they were really wound u about him being charged. his supporters i...

Job to do. and we just stopped listenin to that. a prosecutor job is to bring a case thats what we did the one thing that distinguishes, to a degree, th agnew case, and how it was resolved, and one of course wa this fear of going to jail substantial as it was. but the other was, this is the middle of watergate. and richard nixon was not goin to remain president much longer that was very, very clear. and if richard nixon - when richard nixon left and we agnew still vice president, he would then b...

Substantial as it was. but the other was, this is the middle of watergate. and richard nixon was not goin to remain president much longer that was very, very clear. and if richard nixon - when richard nixon left if agnew still vice president, he would then become vice president, he would be cloaked with the immunity that the government policy bestows upon presidents, he would have cloud overhanging him for th remainder of his term. that was his big chip. and he bargained that chip awa to avoid j...

Shes making her way through pounding the ground, im like you, grew up like you, common experiences like you. >> like mother jones. >> she can also say i understand where youre coming from like were not that far apart. >> yeah. >> and also, speaking of language that i think is directly relatable to the issues which constantly talking about including identity working class bread and butter the things that we say that republican and democrats have to hit on in the -- in the lead up to the 2020 elec...

Never be seate seated. either because there is a new election he cannot win with this cloud overhanging or it is not certified or because the democrats never agreed to seat him. >> but there is no evidence mark harris knew about this. >> but there is another factor republicanof the party choice for the seat the incumbent was. this is an insurgent republican candidate so there is a lot of love for him. chris: it turns out in the republican primary the same thing happened as well. >> there is very...

I know that you will do the right thing, and you know, you handle it. after kelly said that he is changing the rules. so what is that all about? >> well, it is another cloud overhanging the white house. we have had some reporting i i think that is from cnn actually that part of the delay in the security clearance for jared kushner is due to the fact that he is wrapped up in the mueller investigation, a fnd that is true, the interim clearance is not going to be lifted. not made permanent any time...