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Effort by allies of the president that we uncovered is attempting to do is to discredit legitimate news reporting. and legitimate news reporting, unfortunately, sometimes for people in power reveals things that are unflattering about our leaders, and president trump has shown that he has been unable to handle that type of criticism, has. unable to withstand that type of scrutiny and wont be held accountable. and what he does is try to shame and intimidate and defame the people who end up trying ...

This represents an escalation of an ongoing campaign against the free press. thats the publisher of "the times" talking. for more im joined by reporter and co-author of that piece in "the new york times." and david corn, washington bureau chief for mother jones. congratulations. thank you so much. how did you get to this story about this guy schwarz and what theyve been up to in terms of intimidating reporters or trying to do by uncovering facts people that arent that important to news editorial...

The leaker the guy that was trying to influence our elected. our elections i thought was bad but not of supporting hillary apparently. pretty ironic because it was christopher steele paid by the clinton campaign, the dnc and the fbi and russian to create dirty russian dossier. the one with russian lies and propaganda to impact the 2016 election. it was christopher steele that passed off this pack of lies to so-called phony journalists, an extension of all things radical democrat. we are talking ...

The lawyer, the leader, the guy trying to influence the election. i thought outsiders influencing our election was bad. not if you support hillary, apparently. pretty ironic because it was steele he was paid by the clinton campaign, thee fbi, the cia, and a russian oligarchs, to create the dirty russian dossier, the one filled with russian lies and propaganda to mpeg in 2016 russian election it was christopher steele that past office rush to my pack applies to so-called phony journalist, really,...

That pun, that incredible pun with donald trump. >> well, i would say that what the republicans are trying to do is to prevent justice from being done. >> and that wasnt a dad joke. that was just you bringing it home. >> yeah, bringing it back home as dylan would say. >> i guess we have to stop. i could feel -- i cant hear it but i can feel a thousand remotes changing channels. im kidding. i love you, david. >> dont want to do that. >> no, i love you david. id love yourrences and your long-time ...

Lie to most people. >> yes. >> you can lie to your friends. you can lie to the ice cream counter person. you can lie to your barista. it is illegal to lie to the government which is why this moment today stood out. >> in fact, there were many questions that you asked the president that he simply didnt answer. isnt that correct? >> true. >> and there were many answers that contradicted other evidence you had gathered during the investigation. isnt that correct? >> yes. >> director mueller? >> cou...

The obstruction investigation after mueller submitted his report. mueller said in the hearing yesterday as he did in the report one of the reasons you investigate the rez for a crime even if you cant indict him he might be able to be charged if he leaves office if the statute hasnt run. its a scenario where he loses re-election. that would be one thinging if that investigation had just been kind of left open. well, what bill barr did is close the investigation. what that means is should there be...

What?! [crash] what?! haha, it happens. and if youve got cut-rate car insurance, paying for this could feel like getting robbed twice. so get allstate... and be better protected from mayhem... like me. ♪ im back with mother jones david corn to dig into this. david, i was sitting in the back of that hearing room at times, it was slow and at times it was complex which means its actually worth pulling out some of the big moments. take a look at this one with congressman jeffreys. >> the crime of ...

Prosecutors, yamiche know something what the answer is going to be when you put it, the question? . that is true. and obviously that was in some ways such a telling moment because it was a republican trying to go in, and he asked the question multiple times, and mueller multiple times said yes, he can definitely be indicted when he leaves office that raises the stakes for 2020, because the president isnt just fighting for getting reelected, he is fighting possibly for his freedom. if he doesnt g...

Defend. there was no defense to this ridiculous hoax, this witch hunt. >> well, president trump has been mostly echoing his congressional defenders in a series of tweets. at the end of the hearings, he declared truth is a force of nature. for more im joined by yamiche alcindor, betsy woodruff, the daily beast politics reporter, david corn, mother jones washington bureau. betsy, thank you for coming back. today the republicans, the cheap shots, referring to them as the democrats and socialists, s...