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Step to open a formal inquiry to make this decision. this is not future presidents. this is a moment where democrats have to stand up and defend the constitution. >> so you hey that all out. on the hearings themselves, are the democrats wrong to put john deans, you know, greatest hits back in the day testimony ahead of say, bob mueller? >> no. look. were continuing to bring, to do what we have to do to get the witnesses before the committee. the conversations with mr. mueller continue. were goin...

Is there any risk in this strategy for them? >> not really. and in terms of these particular cases with executive privilege, this white house is making arguments that previous white houses have made, so they have some legal standing here. as long as its still going through the courts, theres no risk. the risk comes if donald trump one day decides to defy editor of a federal judge, then you would see some repercussions >> what about hope hicks, annie mcdonald, don mcgahn, they are private citizen...

With fox corporation would not comply either. thats between nadlers committee and the justice department. >> i think its pretty difficult how you can obstruct something that has never happened. you cant obstruct something that didnt take place. >> the house speaker is in publicly committing the course of action and the democrats appear to pay a civil contempt which means taking the dispute of records and testimony to the court. >> the whole time the democrats would be pounding the drum for inves...

Of arms out to arrest people but thats not realist jig. congress has the foresubpoena but only kind of because ultimately it requires another branch to enforce that. in this particular case, the key is, congress wants these documents from the executive branch in order to determine whether or not the proposed change to the sentence question was not to enforce the law but instead motivated to help white and other similarly situated voters. >> holding them in contempt they are building this paper t...

Began casting around bromides about the local politics of the united states and criticizing american leaders of both parties? we wouldnt like it one bit, which is why presidents shouldnt do this. >> ambassador nick burns. always good to see you. tom, thanks to you, as well. well head back to those protests later in the hour as those demonstrations against the president seem to be building, but weve still got a lot more to get to this morning. including shocking conditions forced on child migra...

Wants, which is keep quiet, defy a subpoena. should they be held in contempt. >> yes they should be held in contempt. we have been operating with white gloves while the president has been operating with boxing gloves. and its time for us to take the white gloves off and put on the bocking gloves as well. we are a co-equal branch of government. we have the responsibility of oversight. we have the responsibility to access the documents and to hear from these individuals. they have waived any prief...

>> the fact is that they are uterly unrepentant and signaling we will continue to do this again unless you stop this because we dont care about the consequences. with prince jared right there ehe could have easily said we were pretty naive untwept 16. we didnt know the law. we were new to this and we realize we screwed up. but hes not sawing that because he knows his father unlaw would be offended because they have never said that they will not rely on foreign assistance in the future. this is r...

The click is ticking for a deadline for hope hicks and form donaldson. theyre also under subpoena. so the president who has vowed to fight all the subpoenas had two big battles on his hands. joining me is -- hits on the house oversight committee. thank you for coming on. >> thanks, don. for the full house to vote whether to hold them in contempt, that is a big deal. >> i think its going to goual along party lines and it will pass and it may not be just barr. there may be others as well. but they...

Federal pardon. >> were going to have more on rikers island and what goes on there later this hour. brian todds working on that story for us. thanks very much, evan, for that report. joining us now, democratic congressman sean patrick maloney of new york. hes a key member of the intelligence committee. congressman, thanks so much for joining pups >> good to be with you. >> so the justice department is willing to negotiate, apparently, with congress over releasing more of the mueller report in ex...

There are only three against richard nixon. but these seven are amply is justified and theres evidence in the public rebered to support all of them. and ending with violations of the amaluments clause. whos shown more contempt for the constitution than any previous president and the republicans pretend not to notice. that is a vilaolation off their oath to uphold the constitution. but sadly its a reality. >> and were told they support leadership meeting tonight. and people pushing for impeachmen...