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Academy, using tariffs was a little overbearing when it came to the immigration issue. your thoughts on how this all worked out when we are talking about diplomacy. >> you cannot argue with results. i think the president basically accomplished in one week just one week, more on illegal immigration then successive congresses of both parties. were able to accomplish over a series of years than he did so despite opposition from the chamber of commerce, from big business, wall street and even republ...

Its called duty to report. crazy idea that if youre on a campaign and a russian approaches you with dirt on your opponent, you have to tell the fbi. all of this could have been avoided if these jokers told the fbi rather than make the fbi do all this work. >> wouldnt folks know that, anyone who is running a campaign would know if someone from a hostile enemy or hostile nation says they have dirt on an opponent, that you should turn them over to law enforcement or you shouldnt meet with them? tha...

Barr and impeach the attorney general. hes a front door obstructor. hes not being paid by donald trump, hes being paid by us. hes the taxpayers attorney, and the first thing we should do is set the example that a lawless attorney general will be held accountable. second, i have legislation that will address what director comey put out. its called duty to report. crazy idea that if youre on a campaign and a russian approaches you with dirt on your opponent, you have to tell the fbi. all of this c...

Youll see many of us supporting those challengers. >> i think this is where the democratic base is right now. they are not even talking about protecting abortion rights. they are talking about expanding abortion rights. they are on the other extreme. i was in alabama a lot of them are getting conclude into the 2020 race just because of this issue. clearly something thats driving a lot of conversation and probably bringing a lot of people into the 2020 session. >> always a source of tension, but ...

Else, you stretch the elastic, and then the next person stretches the elastic more and more, so weve gotten more. this guy like no one else, the executive branch, the right? youre not surprised about this executive power has become development, right, that he may be shying away from public greatly expanded. and candidly, jim, congress has testimony. frankly, he could have come forward and spoken on the record sort of let it happen. it was definitely true in first at any time during the two years...

Being for something instead of just against someone is an incredibly important political calculation. now, that said, it seems pretty obvious, kind of, how this all played out. and where, you know, those stronger set of emotions were coming from. i mean, nancy pelosis words here, the fact that she said that the president was engaged in a cover-up, that was actually messaging that came out of that meeting that they were holding on impeachment. elijah cummings, the chairman of the oversight commit...

And people who believe move now, move now. that is absolutely their prerogative and right, and i feel and understand what they are saying and have voted for it in past congresses, but what i do know as well that we know that all of the people coming together make a better statement for moving on this procedure, and we note in the nixon impeachment a year before he was impeached, the american people were at 19%, but as a smoking gun became obvious they moved to 57%. thats an important statement o...

Have just not bothered reading it, and is that not shirking their congressional duty? >> 100%. absolutely. think about this. for two years when republicans controlled the house, they didnt conduct any oversight on this president. they made up their mind that theyre going to protect this president instead of protecting the constitution. theyre continuing to do that right now when theyre out of power. >> so neil, what about the democrats? if youre speaker pelosi or congressman jerry nadler who hav...

How will this between the white house and congress impact the the legislative priority? is he going to be able to get anything done? >> they are not talking about the substance at this point, they are just questioning each others motives something you know you get to a new level in politics where you are so distrustful of the other guy. >> the democrats would argue, its our job. if we did not do this how will future congresses behave, potentially when there is a democrat in the white house and t...

White house and congress impacts the the legislative priority? is he going to be able to get anything done? >> they are not talking about the substance at this point they are just questioning eachch others motives, something you know you get to a new level ine politics where you are soac distrustful of the other guy. >> the democrats would argue its our job. if we did not do this how will future congresses behave potentially when there is a democrat in the white house and there is potential wron...