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Needs him to say it." you really think mueller was screaming for impeachment proceedings? >> for the proceedings, not impeachment, which i think is an important distinction. but i do think that mueller was trying as many different ways as he could to say, we didnt get to the bottom of this, we werent allowed to get to the bottom of this, because we werent able to adjudicate whether the president committed a crime. and this is now a matter for congress to take up. he said, weve gone out, weve don...

>> garrett, i want to read something that you tweeted today. you wrote, "mueller is in his own mueller-like work screaming for presidential impeachment proceedings but hes too respectful to say it directly as america needs him to say it." you really think mueller was screaming for impeachment proceedings? >> for the proceedings, not impeachment, which i think is an important distinction. but i do think that mueller was trying as many different ways as he could to say, we didnt get to the bottom ...

On its members and they said the constitution sets out the requirements for federal office, and the states cant add to those requirements. well saying somebody has to disclose their tax returns is adding a requirement to running for federal office, and the states have no power to do that. >> but the states want to violate the federal constitution while waving it around? >> right. >> well be right back. federals have no power to do ♪ i think i found my dream car. it turns out they want me to st...

>> thats right. >> the oversight responsibility of congress is supposed to relate to what? >> well to make sure that the department of justice and the executive branch agencies are doing their job and staying within the lines that the constitution sets out for their authority. >> and perhaps pass legislation >> pass legislation. >> but theyre not a shadow criminal investigative operation are they? >> no theyre not. >> what about these states? >> by the way and theyre not structurally set up to b...

Privilege protection for any document from elena kagen. its not about you stack the documents side-by-side. brett kavanaugh is a very establishment washington lawyer. hes been in government for a very long time and important things happened. so the question is, why are we not getting those documents, why are we not even getting the documents that chuck grassley asked for from the national archive. they said they couldnt finish their review until octoberst. that doesnt seem like the process that ...

Comfortable with mr. trump. im not leading a movement. im trying to be sure i have a clean conscience at the end of the day. >> are you affected by the fact that hillary clinton now has 2.5 million more popular votes? i know this is an electoral college system, thats what the constitution sets out. >> it is. >> but the fact she has so many more popular votes than donald trump, is that a factor for you or more about what hes done? >> no. this is about mr. trump. with all due respect to secretary ...

Strikes to drone terror suspects overseas. how big is this? what did we actually do? what do they not want our enemies to see right now? catherine her herridge is in washington. >> the aclu who backed the release says one of the central finding is that the cia reportedly misled the executive branch about the programs effectiveness. >> this is a cia that is completely out of control. its outside the system of checks and balances, of the constitution sets up. they tried to the white house, to the ...

Legal charge against president obamas executive action on immigration and today texas governor elect greg abbot on behalf of 17 states filing a lawsuit, challenging the presidents executive order and governor elect abbot joins us. good evening, sir. i have a copy of your rather thickly filed or thick complaint. 17 states. what are you complaining about? what do you want? ened i say complaint because its called a complaint. >> well, greta, this is these are states that range from the canadian bor...

Legal charge against president obamas executive action on immigration and today texas governor elect greg abbot on behalf of 17 states filing a lawsuit, challenging the presidents executive order and governor elect abbot joins us. good evening, sir. i have a copy of your rather thickly filed or thick complaint. 17 states. what are you complaining about? what do you want? ened i say complaint because its called a complaint. >> well, greta, this is these are states that range from the canadian bor...

Gloria bormger will be hosting "state of the union" sunday where theyll have much more on the administrations case for military action in syria. >> i bet you on sunday they discuss the issue of whether or not this situation is going to qualify as a declaration of war. the reason i say that is that the constitution sets forth the congress has to give the president authorization. thats been ignored since world war i. 1973 they passed the war powers act which allows the president to do something, c...