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Consider contempt, and were not going to stop it and lawrence, i saw just like you did, the twitter, you know, hot takes on what all this meant, and people said it was messy, it was frustrating, and thats all true. but if the opposite of this is to do nothing and let the president get away with further obstruction, were not going to do that, either. we have court battles that are ongoing right now, so the president may benefit in the short term from confusing people and telling people to obstruc...

There need to be consequences. i could listen to the barry berke conversation all day hes just masterful and finally the truth came out thats not how an innocent person conducts themselves thats not how someone who wants to help the congress understand what the president did would present themselves thats how a guilty person acts. and so, you know, our -- the chairman is going to consider contempt and you know, were not going to stop it -- and lawrence i saw just like you did, the twitter hot ta...

Senate. >> the white house is directed i not disclose the substance of any discussions -- >> the answer is youre not answering the question. >> ive been asked by the white house to -- congressman, id be happy to answer your question or you can just have a conversation by yourself. >> im going to continue the reason is -- >> dont ask me a question if you dont want to hear my house. >> this is a house judiciary, not a house party. >> why did it take you so long, and you never even delivered it? >>...

I not disclose any discussions with the president congressman, i would be happy to answer your question or you can have a conversation by yourself. if you would like to ask a question dont ask a question if you dont want to hear my answer >> this is a house judiciary, not a house party. >> why did it take so long, and you never delivered it. >> i never delivered the message. >> you chickened out. >> i went on vacation. >> in a letter from the white house, september 16th, 2019. >> mr. lewandowski...

The limits of what we thought were the powers of chairmen in this process, because they are abusing this hearing process and there really isnt a way to get them to behave the way theyre supposed to in these hearings. >> well, i think to the extent possible, and i realize under the procedural rules you cant completely do this, they have to not engage right? they have to try to shut it down as quickly and as early as possible there seemed to be a lot of debate going on about -- right there in the ...

Anyone -- do you think democrats are in that position? >> i think they could be. look, they dont have a sing youllsingular strategy here. adam schiff he has a fairly, you know, direct way of talking about this. but at the same time theyre not really going the next step which would be some contempt yesterday or any other number of things. >> because were always glad to hear from our viewers we heard from sources inside the biden campaign and because they care what you say they say joe biden does ...

Also joining us mimmi rocha. congressman swalwell, i want to start with something you brought up when it was your turn im not sure whether this was coordinated with the chairman or not. but you specifically said -- you asked the chairman to consider holding corey lewandowski in concept of congress for the way he was testifying in that hearing which i have to say in any previous congress, he would have been held in contempt of congress in the first five minutes based on what we saw what is going ...

Answering the question. >> ive been asked by the white house -- id be happy to answer your question, if youd like to ask me a question, id be happy to answer it dont ask me a question. until you want to hear my answer. >> why did it take you so long and you never delivered it. >> correct, i never delivered the message. >> you chickened out. >> i went on vacation. >> you went on vacation. >> in a letter from the white house dated september 16, 2019 -- to my attorney. >> mr. lewandowski, that lett...

Be as much in contempt as he wants, and they will never prosecute him for it >> i think all the guys on the trump team, all they understand is money and fior a lot of reasons theyre conduct was about greed. thats why we should use the power to try to find them. i think that might get their attention. >> congressman eric swalwell, mimi rocah, thank you for being with us. amy klobuchar is here after a poll showed today that only 9% of democratic voters have firmly decided who theyre going to vot...

>> again, the white house has directed not to disclose the sub stance of any discussion with the president or his advisers to protect the executive branch confidentiality. >> what do you make of that? >> well, i make that he was well briefed by the white house, and issues that he could answer, that had nothing to do with advising the president on the question of governance it had to do whether you asked for or you were given the idea that you could get a pardon. thats why we believe theres sever...