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Votes. theyre trying to keep their base happy with their lack of legislative a cheefbment by having more resolutions about impeachment, about the president, about contempt from half of his cabinet. we need to move on and do the business of the people. >> congressman james comer from the great commonwealth of kentucky, thanks very much for coming on. >> thank you for having me. >> well be right back. ♪ ♪ ahhhh! ♪ were here. ♪ ♪

Polish ice on it, put the flag up upside down as an act of contempt and then flew the mexican flag. and that, to me, part of this whole process and what hit me what im trying to figure out how to right this frankly, we ought to be angry. i mean, we ought to say enough of this stuff people when young people who lie, and i wrote a column recently about aoc, just plain despicable, destructive layer. thats what she is. when you watch these people, youre right about omar. omar ought to be grateful th...

World not to change. and i think if you can afford for the world not to change, you take the slow approach. if youre a privileged few that can wait for medicare for all, maybe you can be a moderate, but we dont have time for that. >> and biden is their poster child for -- the go slow, cautious, pragmatic approach. they dont want it. >> the contempt for biden on the left is extraordinary. you see it on twitter. you also see it -- i was in new hampshire last weekend. talking to people, they dont e...

People to follow the law constitutes harassment, then this is harassment. the reality is the committee is interested in hearing from her about her persistent violations of law, the hatch act. the office of special counsel, which is a nonpartisan office, recommended her termination, her firing because of her ongoing violations of law. the committee of jurisdiction has the responsibility to bring her before the committee and understand what is going on to hold this administration accountable. you ...

Center stage on capitol hill. the senate homeland security committees hearing coming one day before the house votes on holding commerce secretary wilbur ross and attorney general william barr in contempt for ignoring subpoenas related to the 2020 census. democrats demanding to know why the administration wanted to add the citizenship question. rob: democrats in the house threatening to hold white house counselor kellyanne conway in contempt after shes skips a congressional hears. she defied a su...

President and its not covered by executive privilege. this is the ongoing effort of this white house to stonewall oversight and refuse to be held accountable for absolutely immunity. you cant ask anyone in the administration anything and that is made up. if she has a lawful privilege to assert she can invoke it before the committee. you dont get to just defy the subpoena. i hoped they will hold her in contempt and compel her before the committee. >> you just came from the caucus and heard the sp...

White house counsel kellyanne conway could be the next trump official to face a contempt charge after defying a subpoena from house democrats. the house oversight committee will hold a meeting next week on her refusal to appear in violations of the hatch act and conway responded this morning on fox news. >> this is the latest example of harassment and embarrassment, trying to embarrass and harass people close to the president. i would be happy to testify just so we are clear. i have nothing to h...

Hey, we want to go to china today and just walk in there or walk into mexico. we cant do it, either. you have to control your borders. >> sandra: here is the acting cbp commissioner mark morgan defending the new rules. >> this is basic international law. if you are fleeing a country and you are seeking asylum the standard is you seek asylum in the first country you come to. that just makes sense. >> sandra: final thoughts before we move on. >> sandra, i think that makes sense. again, if its abou...

What do you expect to happen here and where do you think it will all end up? >> it will end up in the court and not happen overnight. were talking about years. the best example i use with respect to this question and contempt is when eric holder was held in contempt by a republican congress he never went to jai. ultimately it was dismissed and i think it took two or three years. the same thing will happen here. executive branch doesnt want to give certain information. the legislative branch want...

What about this? house democrats are threatening to hold kellyanne conway in contempt after she skipped a congressional hearing. conway defied to testify over accusations that she violated the hatch act, a law banning government officialin officialsm political speech. >> i helped the president who got elected all by himself and im here, talking about his policies. i would like to testify. ive done nothing wrong. theres a bipartisan precedent that applies to administrations of both parties and wh...