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Youre a net at agency, look, theres only so many tools that the congress can use to get that information, whether itd be the bully pulpit hearing twitter and social media, and maybe contempt are now like you heard the appropriations process, but once youve hit a point where youre not budgeting, this is just a classic civics case of separation of powers and congress not having unlimited power. all that they do have great power the conflict can to collect information for their legislative purpose....

>> he was actually there because republicans want to hold him in contempt for refusing to turn over the audio of the special counsel interview with president biden in the classified data documents case. and we should note nearly a dozen news outlets including this one, cnn have sued for the audio. his reason for not releasing it. well releasing the audio, which shell cooperation with the department in future investigations joining us now, former january 6 committee investigative counsel, marcus,...

Conviction of donald trump. this of course, relates to this investigation with age h2 hunter biden and so i think theyre just trying to muddy the waters and by the way, holding attorney generals and contempt is nothing new. i i believe eric holder was held in contempt. i think bill barr was held in contempt by the way, for similar reasons, right? >> idea of asserting executive privilege because they said and often for bill barr was about the idea of not having documents to turn over about the ci...

That the doj has weaponized, and you can say things like you know, what the average voter cannot fact check about colangelos in that suddenly he would go he would do this because he he was dispatched in some way. and this all really being about a hearing about contempt. i mean, theyre trying to muddy the waters enough to say, you cant trust biden and garland, is this effective? >> but i think this is how all congressional hearings play out to some extent you have politicians on the de, sitting t...

Republicans dont have the votes for contempt. if they did that would change the conversation, but they dont appear to have the votes. that could change, but right now it doesnt look like it could happen. >> they dont need the votes, theyre just looking to muddy the water and confuse the american people. susan, i want to touch on the point that hans just made. some have been frustrated that merrick garland has been unwilling to be more political and punch back harder and now here he is getting pa...

In fact when they were holding merrick garland in contempt, a couple of weeks ago, they had many members absent, some of which were absent because they werent manhattan standing outside the courthouse, essentially paying field t once again, to donald trump they hope to avert a conviction now that there are multiple, multiple convictions, theyre just tearing everything down and doing such enormous damage youll one of the questions i didnt have a chance to ask merrick garland today is whats the ef...

Anything when youre when youre in a courtroom, when youre making rulings and theyre coming fast and furious on evidentiary issues. its one thing. there are rules to follow. there are really not a lot of rules in terms of sentencing. and the judge can and should look at everything, including what the defendant has said, what remorse, if any, if hes attacking witnesses the judge should consider that i certainly would remember. >> its he was found in contempt. i mean, that is a separate violation. ...

To charge him. goduse the white house an the justice department say were impartial, were independent. its not basede on politics. >> oh, really? then give us the best evidence and the best evidencs e is the audiotape so we can evaluate this in the context of congresss duty in an impeachment inquiry to getcoongt all the evidence and evaluate that evidence. thats why were in the right and thats why wence. e are held him merrick garland in contempt. so we have that issue. and then what theyre doinn...

Certainly would remember. >> its he was found in contempt. i mean, that is a separate violation. >> and what was i think it was 11. >> 11 different 1010 different findings of contempt that is entirely relevant to the decision on sentencing, doesnt mean hes gonna get jail time, but it certainly pushes jail time into a more likely area, given a very serious thing that contempt of court is if thuban thanks, judge. can visor kara scannell. thanks so much. now, keep it a monocyte study in contrast, i...

Subject of sex trafficking case so they understand how the system works, but they wish to mislead the public they want. us somehow obscured the fact that theyre about to be nominee is now a convicted felon and theyre willing to tear down the justice system and do what ever is necessary in the service of that deeply flawed human being. you said that in the hearing thats what you think is at the heart of this, that theyre freaked out essentially over trumps conviction and are trying to figure out ...