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From a legislative body. his power, if he were to become speaker, would be legislative. so hes saying if you comply, if you telecommunications companies comply with legal process, we will write a law and we will pass a law that we would not pass. we wouldnt do this at all, we wouldnt even think about it as long as you didnt comply with legal process. but if you do, we will write a law that will have to be about something like taxation or some regulation of telecommunications in a way that is -- ...

>> well, thats exactly right. and here he is following again the form of his boss from mar-a-lago. trump when he was in office also threatened the telecoms because he didnt like when there was sort of adverse feedback on social media about him. so he threatened, for example, to repeal the immunity from liability that the telecoms enjoy. now, there may be good reasons to do that, but punishing them because he doesnt like their content isnt one of them. and here its almost more egregious from mcca...

Follows a court rebuke to the white houses claim that it has brought immunity that protects presidential advisers from ever being forced to give testimony to congress. the opinion, now under appeal, was scathing. the judge writing, quote, presidents are not kings and absolute community from compelled congressional process simply does not exist. with me this day to show their regulator, rachel bail, michael sherwood. we are in the middle of a serious impeachment inquiry. what are we to make of a ...

Also, jennifer rodgers who had don mcgahns job. i want to read a little bit of this ruling. put it on the screen. joe jackson writes, with respect to senior level presidential aides, absolute immunity from compelled congressional process simply does not exist. as the kids would say, absolute immunity is not a thing. how stark of a ruling is this? >> it is really such an extraordinary claim by the white house. that not only doesnt don mcgahn or any white house official have to protect individual ...

So this will be appealed. maybe it will give cover, but i think its really more of a political than a legal question. legally these subpoenas should be complied with. >> lets here from the ruling. she says with respect to senior-level presidential aides, absolute immunity from compelled congressional process simply does not exist. indeed, absolute testimonile immunity for senior level white house aides appears to be a fiction, in other words, kind of a spin on the fake news, fake law at this poi...

Absolute immunity from compelled congressional process simply does not exist. but mcgahn wont be sworn in yet. hell wait to testify while the case is appealed as the doj just did. may go all the way to the supreme court. meanwhile, the supreme court handed down a temporary win for the white house in another case blocking congress from seeing the presidents tax returns for now. but the court is fast-tracking the case asking both sides to make their best arguments for why the court should weigh in...

Much. >> you bet. >> we have our own lawyers on hand to dig through this. cnn chief legal analyst jeffrey toobin. jennifer rodgers, also a man who had don mcgahns job in the mix nixon administration, john deans joins. joe jackson writes with respect to senior level congressional aides, absolute immunity from compel the congressional process simply does not exist. as the kids would say, absolute immunity is not a thing. how stark of a ruling is this? >> its really -- it was such an extraordinary ...

Court seftemporarily blocking t immediate release of mr. trumps taxes and financial records. resolving these two cases could take weeks if not months. house democrats indicate they are moving forward with impeachment and do not plan to wait for the courts. also new this morning, were seeing our first poll since the public impeachment hearings began. has support plunged as the president has suggested? we will have those new numbers for you in a moment, but joining us now to talk about all of th...

>> you too. this is "cnn tonight." im laura coates sitting in for don lemon. a big legal defeat for the president tonight. a federal judge ordering former white house counsel don mcgahn to testify to congress, sinking the administrations claim about that thing called absolute immunity. the judge even writing that, quote, absolute immunity from compelled congressional process simply does not exist. does not exist. sounds like an awful lot like what the white house tried to do was make up some k...

Stated simply, presidents are not kings, adding absolute immunity from compelled congressional process simply does not exist. >> weve been defied in our attempts to have proper oversight because of this administration stonewalling. its good the judge agreed with us. its law. its oversight. >> the white house says the justice department will appeal the decision adding they are confident the important constitutional principle advanced by the administration will be vindicated. back in may, the whit...