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Theres breaking news tonight. the house judiciary committee chairman is slamming the presidents former campaign manager for refusing to answer questions. tonight jerry nadler is calling corey lewandowskis behavior unacceptable and threatening to hold him in contempt. did he reveal any new information or did he simply confirm what was many the mueller report? >> so far from what ive heard, i dont think the democrats broke the case wide open today. they did make some incremental steps from their p...

They were not even here properly. the subpoena says 10:00 a.m., but theyre not here at 10:00, theyre here at 1:00. for the sdwru dishjudiciary com can understand they get it wrong. for transportation. i dont understand how judiciary gets this wrong. the chairman wants to hold people in contempt for not showing up, try to enforce this in court. because there is no extra letter, there is no clarification of time, and when i was given a subpoena for my client to appear in court, what time do you ap...

The justice departments turf. lewandowski and our correspondents and analysts are >> thats right. i wanted to have a private standing by. lets go to our senior conversation in a more relaxed congressional correspondent on atmosphere. capitol hill. >> reporter: the mueller report said trump warned that sessions the house judiciary committee would be fired if he didnt meet hearing was combative from the very start. >> reporter: no question about it. a partisan fight broke out moments after this he...

Judging by all accounts it didnt go real well. you like having the press here. you like the cameras. because it makes it appear like something is happening that it is not. >> congresswoman, what is your response? >> well, it was a fair amount of theatrics being played out by both mr. collins and by mr. lewandowski. i think you have to look at mr. lewandowski as an adverse witness. he had no interest in complying with this actual subpoena outside of showing up. he intended to obstruct justice onc...

>> this is incredible an incree marketing opportunity. they should be selling the rights to a streaming service, charging admission, and then adding popcorn. this is entertainment. this is not actual politics. we are not sure if this is an impeachment investigation. it is simply there to prove to the far left democratic base that the left will get around to impeaching donald trump. >> bret: here is lewandowski with the back and forth about impeaching him. >> i ask that you would judge him in con...

Beneath contempt frankly. >> we have to leave it there. thank you so much. most-watched, most trusted and most grateful you spent the evening with us. shannon is back tomorrow night. i get it all the time.

But todays hearing is at 1:00, not 10:00. the witnesses lacked appropriate notice for the hearing today. thats a simple basic subpoena issue. but we are the judiciary committee. i can understand this -- and it will fence -- natural resources, i can understand if they get it wrong. or transportation. i dont understand how judiciary gets this wrong! this chairman wants to hold people in contempt for not showing up. try to enforce this in court. because there is no extra letter, there is no clarifi...

>> bret: i mean, it was back and forth. it was unreal. >> i dont know what the democrats thought he would do. first of all, he had an audience of one. i thought he played to that audience really well. i dont know what they thought that he would do, but if they felt that he was obstructing the committee, they can hold him in contempt. what are they going to do next? >> bret: speaking of the audience, president donald trump tweeting out after this hearing started. obvious they watching him. such a...

Doing. the subpoena is not here the subpoena compelled them at 10:00 but todays hearing is at 1:00, not 10:00. the witness lacked appropriate notice for the hearing today thats a simple subpoena issue but were the judiciary committee, i can understand this no offense, natural resources, i can understand that they get it wrong. and transportation i dont understand how judiciary gets this wrong. if the chairman wants to hold people in contempt for not showing up try to enforce this in court becaus...

Witnesses i have ever seen on the stand. if this was a trial setting with a jury, the jury -- he would not be their favorite witness at this point hes doing very little, i think, to try to participate in good faith in the proceedings whether its contempt is a very close call judgment that has to do with litigating this issue of the proper scope of executive privilege. i think the president has stretched this beyond any possible understanding of what its really meant to cover its not, as ron klai...