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Resolution for impeachment looks like the house right now well on its way to putting that to the side. amy, john, michelle, stick around. we are going to have a lot more, a big moment in the house on impeachment, on contempt, on where democrats are going from here. weve also got a 2020 candidate up our sleeves. stick around. up our sleeves stick around rades got that. free access to every platform. yeah, that too. i dont want any trade minimums. yeah, i totally agree, they dont have any of those...

That could become necessary to lead toward impeachment from monday, tuesday, on. youre saying this week is chock full of real movement toward getting to the bottom of whats going on with this president and with the mueller report? >> the action that will be taking place this week with our constitutional oversight responsibilities continuing the investigations, monday the judiciary committee will hear from former prosecutors. tuesday there will be a vote on contempt with attorney general barr as ...

>> this week the house is also likely to vote on a resolution that would eventually hold the attorney general on contempt on tuesday the house is expected to consider the major and democrats on the judiciary committee are demeaning attorney general bill barth to to deliver the full adductor report but he is refused after president trump and both executive privilege prayed the resolution also mentioned holding former white house counsel into contempt as well. democrats have voiced their demonstra...

President to account. it seems to me. im not saying impeach or dont impeach. thats your call. but the hand wringing about how is it going to be seen and what will people say and what will it mean, i dont think thats the way youre supposed to do your duty. i think youre supposed to make a decision about the best way to hold this president accountable or not and then do it. fair point or no? >> im not someone ringing my hands. im someone worried about this country. >> i know but the democrats aren...

>> now. deeper onto your side. the dingle way is to pick a way and go. thats what youre known for. the whole family is known for. thats not happening with you on how to hold the president to account. it seems to me -- not impeach or dont impeach. the hand ringing about hows it going to be seen. and what will people say and what will it mean. i dont think thats the way youre supposed to do duty. make a decision about the best way to hold the president accountable or not. and do it. fair point? >>...

I think if we schedule a vote for contempt he may come to the table. this administration doesnt respond to anything but ha hardball. we need to up the ante. >> attorney general, the assistant attorney general from the justice department wrote a letter to your committee and to the chairman saying we believe that a vote on contempt would be entirely premature. a spokesperson for your committees ranking member says the department of justice and commerce have produced tens of thousands of pages of d...

Saying given the ongoing accommodation efforts by democrats we believe that a vote on contempt would be entirely premature. we hope the committee will not take such an abrupt measure but work in good faith to restrict legitimate prerogatives of each of our co-equal branches. d.o.j. maintains they have been forthcoming in producing documents as required under the law. not sitting well with at least one democrat on the judiciary committee. >> the d.o.j. is a reckless band of outlaws. there is no s...

House chairman jerry nadler responding today with this statement, quote, the president has no lawful basis for preventing these witnesses from complying with our request. we will continue to seek reasonable com dapgs -- accommodation on these and all discovery requests. the house also announcing its plan to vote next week to hold attorney general william barr and former white house counsel donald mcgahn on contempt and proceed with hearings from the mueller report tuesday. the twin announcements...

The white house. but i think that thats what has, you know youve been talking about it all morning, all week about the election coming up and i think that the country is really desperate need for an individual that has got a long term vision but, yet, the ability to have the willingness to manage that town and to manage the process so we can effect that vision. >> what do we do or can anything be done with the rhetoric of politics? im not talking about any current presidential candidates. im tal...

Con contempt so he is doing pretty well. you will not get an apology from trump. i dont understand why someone as skilled as donald trump would be fueling the story and fighting with john mccain. why are you fighting with john mccain >> a skilled mccain? >> he said he is going to champion for the message for veterans. >> he is talking about john mccain. get off mccain. he is not running and you are running in a republican primary. to keep this story alive is fighting with the wrong person. >> i ...