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Rival here in the united states. you saw that. >> i did. >> aside from any sort of quid pro quo situation and whether you feel like that was relevant or not, he in fact asked the president of ukraine to investigate his political rival. that in and of itself alone, is that appropriate? >> you have to look at the context and the mindset. the mens rea, as we say in the law. what did the president have on his mind? hes been on record for years having a problem with corruption in ukraine. ukraine is ...

Truth he adds in this detail that by the way donald trump will not like. the detail was that it was a quid pro quo. >> rooting out corruption overseas, a sitting u.s. ambassador who has to be told to tell the truth. ostensively leave this up to the lawyers he may have perjured himself in front of congress, a federal crime punishable by jail and lying about the target of the investigation. so many levels, what does this do for the credibility of our government officials just from a rule of law an...

Absolutely chilling. the basis of your argument is that the president is involved with kleptocratic regimes in terms of his own business practices in countries around the world. why is that not just something personally bad about him or potentially criminal about his business? why is that dangerous for us as a country? >> so when the president of the united states is in business with a regime like that, thats like a stamp of approval, right? it doesnt matter what u.s. policy might be about corru...