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Before the committee. >> i thought the suggestion you made, the lawyers do the questions, the senators wont allow that to happen. that did happen in watergate when you will skilled lawyers. i think those hearings accomplished a lot. >> on the book, as far as contempt -- you believe there are lessons learned. >> not that many, but yes many lessons there, and one is impeachment is a nonstarter. dont go there. because its going to take a two thirds majority on this constitution day, this is the day...

Truth. then they issued that statement again except they took out the paul manafort will tell the truth part of this. do you think theyre paving the way for attacks on paul manaforts credibility? does it send a signal theyre worried? how do you interpret that? >> well, the play book as i describe in "contempt," i think the trump white house and lawyers are taking a page from the clinton play book -- attack the prosecutor. this is more delicate because now you have one very close to the president...

In contempt, i think that the trump white house and lawyers are taking a page from the clintons. you have someone very close to the president, at least for a while, the campaign manager. i think you have to be very careful. on the other hand, the real significance of whats happened is were much closer to getting the truth than we were before this plea. it is so terrific for the investigation and, frankly, the american people. were moving forward, getting someone who may be knowledgeable. we dont...

Paul manafort is now cooperating with robert muellers investigation. sarah sanders says it has nothing to do with the president, unquote. joining me now, ken star, his new book "contempt:! ! a memoir." once again, investigation is concluded. the reason the president did not wrong and paul manafort will tell the truth. then rudy giuliani, paving the way for paul manaforts attacks. how would you interpret that? >> the playbook, as i describe

Stay with their families until their 40s. welcome back to state of the union, im jake tapper. the white house is brushing off the bombshell news that paul manafort is cooperating with robert muellers russia investigation. press secretary sarah sanders saying it, quote, had absolutely nothing to do with the president. joining me now is ken starr whose independent counsel investigations led to president clintons impeachment. his new book is "contempt, a memoir of the clinton investigation." than...

Black, particularly in urban centers where the effects are compounded by population and often poverty. all week, science writers drew direct links between florences size and the effects of climate change. but largely missing from that conversation was the extent to which those effects have already started to affect global communities of color from south carolina to south africa. what is unusual and what has become usual here is that the most vulnerable people are already slated to suffer the mos...

. paul manafort pled guilty to additional charges friday. but the bigger story is that the plea eincluded cooperation with the justice department including muellers investigation of russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. he pled guilty to one count conspiracy and one count to attempt to efect jur -- sarah sanders said this had nothing tootoo with the president or his victorious 2016 presidential campaign. its unrelated. ken starr, the special prosecutor in the bill clinton 20 ...

Have come to the conclusion i dont care what obama thinks. im not a bad person. you have contempt for me. i dont care. you no longer have power over me. thats how i feel. i wonder if there are others that feel that way. >> tucker, obama is tactical here. what he is doing is not right. its morally wrong. but this is a slick tactical strategy. removing people and separating them from the liberty has never been easy throughout human history. i say "liberty" i mean touchable, tangible things. taking...

Has a tool in his toolbox that president clinton didnt have. robert mueller is an officer of the justice department, i was an independent counsel under the statute. and the justice department policy statute is you cannot indict a sitting president. >> but you believe that no one is above the law and even with the findings, whatever robert muellers findings are, you think that president trump could be indicted? >> as a matter of constitutional law. but policy, hes got to follow the policy. >> the...

That kind of prospect. >> bret: judge, the book is "contempt. thank you for your time. up next to the panel on the midterm elections on the breaking news today. stay with us. ♪ nership to grow your business. the dell vostro 14 laptop. get up to 40% off on select pcs. call 877-buy-dell today. ( ♪ ) call 877-buy-dell today. what if numbers tell onat t. rowe pricey? our experts go beyond the numbers to examine investment opportunities firsthand. like e-commerce spurring cardboard demand. the pu...