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Community into a space we dont like to be in. >> plus, hes acting, like so many trump officials, hes not been approved by the senate, which creates a whole host of other issues. shawn turner, great to have you on. well stay on the story. still o to come, speaker nancy pelosi believes that corey lewandowski should have been held in contempt. will democrats act? threatening all-out war if the u.s. or saudi arabia were to launch a military strike against iran. this as tensions mount following t...

Expires. its not a very fruitful route generally. the civil cases can be very protracted as well. >> should nadler have acted by this point? >> sorry, i missed that. >> should jerry nadler have acted by this point, do you think? >> yes. well, as the speaker said, yesterday, she said she would have called him in contempt right on the spot. i think she was speaking figuratively, that the chairman indeed, he in essence did that. he said that he would take it under immediate consideration when one o...

Veteran john dean joining us with more. listening to that, nancy pelosi clearly saying she trusts the committee and the panel theyre on. do you see a path there? what is the path? >> well i think what theyre trying to do is develop evidence to see if there, indeed, lie witnesses that will support whats in the special counsels report, showing potentially impeachable offenses. i think theyre going within the bounds of the special counsels report right now, but theyve indicated theyre going outside...

And involved with the corey lewandowski hearing. tough to see a message from the caucus when it comes to impeachment or holding lewandowski in contempt. is it hurting democrats across the board? more is on the agenda than just those things and yet theyre sucking up a lot of oxygen and confusion? >> so i believe that we started the conversation, that it is our responsibility and many of these committees and jurisdiction for oversight to get to the bottom and issues such as mr. lewandowskis testim...

Our jim acosta, she believed that lewandowski could have been held in contempt right then and there. and nadler warned him of that but didnt follow through. john dean, former white house counsel to president nixon this morning, let me read you his tweet if we can pull it up. speaker pelosi has greenlighted holding lewandowski in contempt. they should do it before the weekend. make a statement, democrats. the rules apply to republicans and their games are over. is he right? should lewandowski be ...

Cory lewandowski could be held in contempt then and there for his testimony to congress yesterday. plus, justin trudeau apologizing as a photo of him appeared wearing brown face in 2001. lets get to breaking news who set off a showdown between the intelligence community and congress. that complaint reportedly involves president trumps own communications with a foreign leader. that is according to the washington post. joining me now by phone, washington post national security reporter, ellen na...

Promoting his senate bid and his book sales. but they decided against it. you know, the committee wanted to keep the focus on the president and so they decided not to do that. although they could at a later date. but again, this just sort of highlights the challenge that the committee has really had in tries to hold out and show the public parts of the mueller case. that became the story. >> i almost held him in contempt yesterday here on "new day." >> if only you were vested with such powers. >...

Because they didnt hold in contempt. i talked to pro-impeachment folks including jared huff mman who is a democrat and in support of the impeachment movements. he says hearing things like this, this is not going to change hearts and minds of the public. if the committee really wants to do this, they dont have a choice right now. theyve got to get the witnesses they can actually get. and that sort of limits -- the administration has limited them in who they will allow them to speak with. you know...

We do know that the president is -- theres instances where hes discussed classified information with russians, oval office, elsewhere. that can be equally disturbing. another topic, margaret if i can. divisions within the democratic party over how to proceed on impeachment. the first chapter in this official impeachment inquiry did not go as imagined. pelosi saying lewandowski could have been held in contempt. are others regretting he was not? >> this is another divided opinion thing. theres opi...

The our ahead. and we begin with the break news. t"the washington post" is reporting tonight the whistleblower with a complaint that was deemed by the i.g., inspector general, to be credible and urgent. that reportedly involves president trumps own communications with a foreign leader. were going to have more on that in just a moment. also why are the president and his top aides apparently incapable of telling the truth? a discussion is straight ahead. also a brand-new poll out tonight on th...