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Rally. were not going to read the tweet tonight from the president attacking the players in last nights game because it is not particularly newsworthy and were not going to show you all the headlines it sparked. you can imagine there were many of them. the actual developments we are going to show you because that is what trump is distracting from. they include mueller pressing for a wider interview with trump than hes willing to give which would launch a supreme court fight, an associate of roge...

This whole approach could actually push potential republican voters towards the democrats. that is the former chief speech writer for president george bush arguing today, quote, the only way to save the gop is to defeat it. he calls in his fellow republicans to use this midterm to back democrats in house races. and this speech writer says this is bigger than any one policy because if republicans retain control of the house in november, trump will have proved the electoral value of racial and eth...

>> theres civil contempt in which case the judge, judge howell, simply wants miller to comply. as soon as he complies, as soon as he testifies, as soon as he follows her order, the contempt is lifted. theres criminal contempt designed to punish. not to enforce compliance. it seems the to me she held him if civil contempt. all you need to do is comply with my order and were square. so he has an easy out. if he doesnt comply, she can continue to hold him in contempt until he does, which means putt...

Sense meaning youve been told to do something by the court and youre not doing it. in this case, the court holding mr. mueller, ruling he is in contempt for defying the subpoena, whats the consequence of this? does this mean mr. miller is going to go to jail. >> conceivably. im going to get a little nerdy on you. >> yea. >> theres two types of contempt. theres civil contempt in which case the judge, judge howell simply wants miller to comply and as soon as he cop applies, as soon as he testifies...

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Custody. 365 parents of those children have been deported, which is itself an ongoing humanitarian crisis. on thursday a federal district court judge voiced outrage. this was a highly unusual move. the judge demanding the plane turn them around and bring them back to the u.s. and threatening to hold jeff sessions in contempt. those two people seeking asylum were basically trying to escape what they called gang violence from el salvador. thats part of a lawsuit filed by the aclu that challenges t...

Appears to be dialing up the pressure on other witnesses in the investigation specifically anyone one tied to roger stone, anyone in his orbit. mueller has a number of stones passed to associates now firmly on his radar tonight. one of them is andrew miller is being held in contempt for refusing to testify before a grand jury hearing evidence into the russia investigation. another roger stones associate kristen davis did testify today. this was after she voluntarily spoke to investigators last w...

It gives you super fast speeds for all your devices, provides the most wifi coverage for your home, and lets you control your network with the xfi app. its the ultimate wifi experience. xfinity xfi, simple, easy, awesome. it is rare for grand jury witnesses to actually be held in contempt because if you get a grand jury subpoena you have to talk. the authorities tell you that. your lawyer will tell you that if you ask him and the last time a witness even claimed they might deny bob muellers gr...

More signs that the russia investigation may be closing in on the presidents close friend roger stone. his associate andrew miller was held in contempt by a judge for refusing to testify. comedian and radio personality who stone claims was his back channel to wikileaks was subpoenaed by robert muellers team and the "manhattan madam" testified before a grand jury in washington. meanwhile today the president is once again made linilignin inin. a new tweet fired off just moments ago here centering ...

Washington post in which he writes enough is enough. its time to subpoena the president. is that the only option left? >> it may be the only option but mueller may not take that option because it may cause too much especially if mueller believes that the president cannot be subpoenaed and cannot be held in contempt for failure to comply which the weight of the law appears to tend to show that he can be subpoenaed although its been untested but it may ultimately be a judgment call by mueller. he ...