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So this is not a one-off by the trump administration or by the sessions justice department. the most egregious example of this is the joe arpaio pardon. right? the trump folks see themselves as above the law and not sort of confined by law, precedent, or the way sort of the justice department is supposed to operate. lets remember joe arpaio was the sheriff of maricopa county. he was held in contempt of court by a judge because he refused to comply with an order that was to stop integritily discr...

The most egregious example of this is the joe arpaio pardon. right? the trump folks see themselves as above the law and not sort of confined by law, precedent, or the way sort of the justice department is supposed to operate. lets remember joe arpaio was the sheriff of maricopa county. he was held in contempt of court by a judge because he refused to comply with an order that was to stop integritily discriminating. and so trump pardoned him for contempt. >> and he violated a court order for a ju...

Tremendous place in a very short period of time. thats an odd thing to say about north korea which is a completely closed dictatorship. he seems very eager to go and talk to kim jong-un. to john harwoods point very little of what he was saying made sense. >> well, john has hit the nail on the head. i think steve schmidt said this the other day, that donald trump comes off as a moron. i think he came off like an idiot today. i was almost shocked at the way that he spoke with utter contempt of eve...

Adversaries the deference and esteam that should be reserved for our closest allies. they are being treated with contempt. there are other republican who is are expressing the same point of view. >> thats right. rob portman pushed back against the president today. many republicans staying silent. privately if you were to survey republican lawyer mamakers in congress, would find they agree with john mccain. youre not seeing them push back against the president enmass. i think theres a couple of r...

Against yourself. and then finally if that was overridden i would suggest to a client that they be held in contempt so it could be appealed on the issues of the fifth and the reporters privilege. in this administration i do not feel confident that sessions is conducting this in the correct manner. and so i wouldnt presume the rightness of this decision. in fact, i would presume the opposite. and while i do not support leaks of confidential material, i do think we also have to protect the rights ...

And also assert the fifth amendment because it appears she did know. and the possibility of prosecution exists, and you dont have to be a witness against yourself. and then finally if that was overridden i would suggest to a client that they be held in contempt so it could be appealed on the issues of the fifth and the reporters privilege. in this administration i do not feel confident that sessions is conducting this in the correct manner. and so i wouldnt presume the rightness of this decision...

Deference and esteem reserved for the closest allies and those nations that share our values and sacrificed along us for decades are being treated with contempt. this is the antithesis of so-called principaled realism and a sure path to diminishing americas leadership in the world. very strong words from senator john mccain blasting the statement from the president. >> and sarah mccain is one of the vocal critics against vladimir putin and moscow and to jeffreys point that the republicans in con...

>> this is an administration which is pay to play. and the real scandal as we were talking about is not the dry cleaning or the lotion. its the utter contempt for the epa, an agency that is supposed to protect air, health, water, food. and instead theyre selling it off to the big corporations. the savage rollbacks of civilizing advances are going to take a long time to repair. but this is across the industry. its not just trump. its a republican habit, chris. because theyve put people in charge,...

We have two gentlemen here to talk about it who know a lot about this. with us tonight, chuck rosenberg, former u.s. attorney and former senior fbi official. and frank figliuzzi, who has worked for robert mueller among others in the past. gentlemen, welcome to you both. frank, reading this reporting tonight about -- in "the new york times," what stands out to you? >> a couple of thoughts, brian. first, witness tampering is a very serious offense because it goes to the heart of our justice system...

>> this is an administration which is pay to play. and the real scandal as we were talking about is not the dry cleaning or the lotion. its the utter contempt for the epa, an agency that is supposed to protect air, health, water, food. and instead theyre selling it off to the big corporations. the savage rollbacks of civilizing advances are going to take a long time to repair. but this is across the industry. its not just trump. its a republican habit, chris. because theyve put people in charge,...