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187 minutes when trump was resisting calls to intervene, when people were lobbying mark meadows and he doesnt do so, how are we going to get to what trump was saying, thinking, feeling during those 187 minutes and why he took so long to make that response? >> i think theres probably -- i know theres at least two ways the committee is trying to penetrate that moment. the first is sort of an obvious one. its getting people like meadows to talk using all of the power that they have and pressure. in...

A member of congress, white house chief of staff, discussing a plan to disenfranchise millions of voters. president biden weighed in on meadows and the contempt issue a short time ago. lets take a listen to what he said. >> i dont know enough -- just what ive seen, ive not spoken to gone. it seems hes worthy of being held in contempt. >> biden had previously weighs in on steve bannons contempt case suggesting he should be prosecuted. and there was some criticism of that for the president to weig...

Team pence and thats so important because of the role that the vice president played on january 6th in the events leading up to it. >> the threat he faced during that time on january 6th. >> yeah, absolutely. so we know too that former trump associate steve bannon in the other camp, not in the cooperation camp, but set to take part in a conference, that could set a trial date for his contempt of congress charge. what are we expecting to hear from him out of all that? >> yeah. steve bannon is ver...

Testimony from two former fbi officials about the counterintelligence implications of robert muellers investigation. oh, yes. there is more. the senate intel committee heard testimony today from none other than a guy named donald trump, donald trump jr. that is. this is the third time the presidents son has answered committee members questions behind closed doors. on days like this there is no one id rather have to help me sort through it all than my pal and colleague here kelly odonnell who has...

Wants, its a separate body of government, they dont answer to the president, they can choose to what they think is relevant. and that could be his finances that go beyond the russia investigation. >> a lot of people believe that those tax returns have been in a locked drawer in muellers desk for the better part of two years. we have restrictions on who can go rooting around in whos tax returns. could this fight that this subcommittee is about to wage -- could we talk about months or years of fig...

Wants, its a separate body of government, they dont answer to the president, they can choose to look at what they think is relevant. and that could be his finances that go beyond the russia investigation. >> a lot of people believe that those tax returns have been in a locked drawer in muellers desk for the better part of two years. we do have restrictions on just who can go rooting around in whose tax returns. could this fight that this subcommittee is about to wage -- are we talking about mont...

When the president says looking at his finances outside of russia, would be across that red line. that only applies to mueller. congress can look at whatever it wants, its a separate body of government, they dont answer to the president, they can choose to what they think is relevant. and that could be his finances that go beyond the russia investigation. >> a lot of people believe that those tax returns have been in a locked drawer in muellers desk for the better part of two years. we have rest...

Themselves with the president that brung them to the dance. we see that historically, thats not a modern phenomenon. it is historically a phenomenon, even a case i talked about earlier, youngstown, same accusations, that the presidents appointed judges tended magically to align themselves with the president. you talk about the supreme court case here, denying that mystery companys wish to get rid of the fines and the contempt, thats exactly the kind of thing that is good for the mueller team. yo...

Is rough sex and i never crossed the line to assault. that doesnt seem to be what the accusers are saying. schneidermans finished. he just doesnt know it yet. >> look at the cover, the headline on drudge. i have so much ground to ever co. let me go to contempt issue that we spoke to devin nunes about. david, get your take on that. >> this is government working for devin nunes to go forward with this. we wish a constitutional crisis but not the constitutional cry six that senator schumer and othe...

That doesnt seem to be what the accusers are saying. schneidermans finished. he just doesnt know it yet. >> look at the cover, the headline on drudge. i have so much ground to ever co. let me go to contempt issue that we spoke to devin nunes about. david, get your take on that. >> this is government working for devin nunes to go forward with this. we wish a constitutional crisis but not the constitutional cry six that senator schumer and others talked about. when we have a rogue special prosecut...