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Particularly cleared things up. basically what he said was mueller handed it to us and we decided when we know earlier this week mueller explained he thought this was a matter for congress, that the doj rules prohibited hem from reaching a conclusion or at least from acting on an indictment. as laura said he thought it was unfair to move forward with a conclusion when they couldnt act on it. there is really a difference between the two of them. this is why people want mueller to testify to help ...

This is whats happening when you have weeks and weeks of the attorney general and the white house and all of their allies and especially the conservative media telling these exculpatory lies saying that what the mueller reports conclusions are -- no collusion, no obstruction. youve got this whole symphony from the right from the media, the republican party, the white house, the administration telling these giant exculpatory lies about a giant dense document that at first we couldnt see, for week...

As for muellers final warning that russia systematically interfered in the 2016 election barr said, quote, there is an increasingly robust program, end quote, in place to prevent it from happening again in 2020. laura jarrett is live in washington with more on this very revealing interview. >> the attorney general once again this morning trying to explain why he felt the need to issue that four-page memo laying out what he believed were the special counsels principal conclusions ahead of actuall...

Allowing it. some day you ought to read a thing called article ii. read article ii, which gives the president powers that you wouldnt believe. >> however, article i of the institution is crystal clear on congressional powers stating the house of representatives quote shall have the sole power of impeachment. heres more from the president. >> russia did not help get me elected. you know who got me elected? i got me elected. russia didnt help me at all. russia, if anything, i think helped the othe...

Rosenstein and i reached a decision and the criteria we applied in finding no obstruction. >> the fact is we already know bob mueller thought the summary wasnt just inadequate or incomplete. but as he thought about his old colleague, you see here in some file foot and, he thought this man who he used to work with who he clearly respected fundamentally lost the thread. and thats why he immediately committed his objections in writing telling mr. barr the summary didnt capture the context, the natu...

But also nobody knew what hit them. so i had the advantage of surprise. now when its my turn, the witness just looks like theyre going to puke. >> joining us now is representative katie porter, freshman democrat from the california and i member of the financial services committee. congresswoman porter, thanks you very much for joining us again tonight. so the day after robert mueller spoke is sounding when i listened to you like a turning point of sorts in congress and possibly a turning point f...

Fundamental thinking behind the mueller report and its conclusions. its a very different place and hes been forced into this corner i think by muellers public statements. >> youre exactly right. i think in some ways he himself, barr, forced muellers hand to really, i think, come out and sort of clarify what those 400 pages went, what the sort of interpretation was, why mueller acted the way he acted. bill barr along with the president and the presidents allies for those two months very much fill...

Hofeller, this redistricting strategist laid out a conclusion in 2015 they said if you were to have a citizenship question on the census form and what that means is you have data set of who is and who isnt a citizen at a detail we do not have, that would produce districts that are advantageous for republicans and non-white hispanics. thats what he wrote many this paper. the plaintiffs are arguing theres connection between those conclusions and what the trump administration wants to do. theres se...

Tuesday night was the first time she had heard that the mueller report didnt completely exonerate the president. quote, i was surprised to hear there was anything negative in the mueller report at all about president trump. i hadnt heard that before, she said. quote, i have mainly listened to conservative news. i hadnt heard anything negative about that report and president trump has been exonerated. the mueller report says what now? obstruction of -- are you telling me theres bad stuff about th...

Divided nation: hyperconflict in the trump era." perfect example of that right here. greg, what do you make of what barr said? for us mere civilians, the right law versus the wrong law? >> well, good morning, stephanie. i think these comments have confused things even more, if thats possible. you have to remember, the whole point of the special counsel, of any special counsel, is to take the investigative decisions in a politically charged investigation away from the political appointees at the ...