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Unfounded untenable claims should be tested in court and they should be held in contempt. >> senator richard blumenthal and former connecticut a.g. dismissing former white house aid steve bannons claim of executive privilege. first, to you, lets talk about executive privilege and this claim that was made and the white houses unusual response to it. >> well, thats right, andrea, theres really two big questions hanging over the house in terms of the intelligence committees investigation today. and...

Word trumped but basically the criminal prosecution is more important and trumps any claim of executive privilege. so its very, very clear. and it doesnt matter whether the witness is subpoenaed or comes in voluntarily. his obligation to answer questions is the same. and his ability to evade answering questions is the same. he cannot avoid answering questions. he will be in contempt either way. so because theres been a lot of talk well, hes not been subpoenaed or he has been subpoenaed. that rea...

Questions is the same. and his ability to evade answering questions is the same. he cannot avoid answering questions. he will be in contempt either way. so because theres been a lot of talk well, hes not been subpoenaed or he has been subpoenaed. that really isnt the critical issue. >> you know, i understand that obviously the fifth amendment theres a right against self-incrimination. jury trials, the judge instructs the juries not to impute guilt because the defendant didnt testify. in a sort o...

House intelligence committee. what does that say to you? >> i hope they fed him. because its a long day. but what it says is, one, that the first half of it was unproducti unproductive because of what i think probably inappropriate assertion of executive privilege. he forced the hand of the committee to subpoena him, which now allows him, he thinks, to testify about things which he might not have otherwise been able to. all of which i think makes no legal sense. but perhaps it gives him the cove...

Continent of africa. three weeks ago, according to the "new york times" he made statements saying everyone in nigeria lives in huts and everybody from haiti has aids. >> no, i mean thats just part of both the fusion of the ignorance, the arrogance, but also the contempt thats too often manifest toward people of color. but the important thing, though, is to keep track of the fight back. this is martin luther king week. we have william barber out there with the poor peoples campaign. you have the ...

Questions for a period of time where no privilege attached. if he does that with mueller, it will be a brick in the wall of obstruction again. it will be another factor he takes into account with respect to the white houses behavior. >> you dont rule -- >> it makes no sense what they did on the hill yesterday because now hes under subpoena and going to come back and they are going to ask these questions. if he refuses, they can take him to court and compel him to answer these questions under pen...

That is even less important than the possibilities of a fascism in the making in which you scapegoat black people, brown people, immigrants, gays, lesbian, trans. big military with the expansion of the military, and at the same time under cut rule of law. so amazing to see bannon going in big and bad and emerging like a kitten. so clearer they are running for something. this is driven by both a fear, a contempt and a hate. and this is martin luther king jr. week, and love of truth, love of beaut...

Of this. hes not been shy about saying that he thinks it is outrageous that the republican-led congress in the house and the senate have agreed to investigate the republican president. so we have to remember thats the backdrop and the context through which the presidents former counselor agreed that what the white house is telling him is something that he should follow, meaning executive privilege. >> i think its interesting hell talk to a book author and answer questions from a book author, but...

Emerging as a kind of kitten, deferential to his boss and not one to tell the truth. i thought he was a truth teller in all contexts. its very clear they are running from something. this is driven by both a fear, a contempt, a hate and this is martin luther king jr. week, my brother. the only thing that breaks the back of fear is love. love of truth, love of goodness, love of beauty and a christian like myself, love of god, love of the holy. but will that kind of love be strong enough because th...

The white houses direction to him to obstruct the congressional function has led to a bipartisan subpoena of him on the spot. in my experience, ive never heard or seen that happen, where both parties came together and issued to a witness a subpoena on the spot and said, youre going to come back and answer all of our questions, because, of course, congress does not recognize neither the executive privilege or the attorney client privilege. it potentially gives us a window into why bob mueller had...