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Definition is. i read a book where people were asking whether someone -- i think -- i dont know if it was accurate but whether someone, the president was acting with corrupt intent. what i say in my memo is that people dont understand what the word correctly means in na statute. it is not meant to mean with the state of mind but the way in which the influence or obstruction is committed. thats its adverbial function in the statute. what it means is using it in the 19th century sense. it meant to...

As attorney general, bill oversaw a number of sensitive criminal investigations, including the investigation into the pan am flight 103 bombing. he prioritized fighting violent crime and became known as the law and order attorney general. throughout his time at the justice department, bill earned a reputation as a fierce advocate for the rule of law, as a principled and independent decisionmaker and as a lawyers lawyer. he has shown his commitment to the constitution time and time again while se...

Clerkship with a federal judge on the d.c. circuit before heading to private practice. later, he served in the reagan white house in the office of policy development. following another stint in private practice, bill began his distinguished career at the department of justice under president george h.w. bush. bill served as the assistance attorney general of the office of legal counsel. and finally as the attorney general of the united states. as attorney general, bill oversaw a number of sensit...

Accurate, but whether someone, the president was acting with corrupt intent. and what i say in my memo is, actually, people dont unwhat the word corruptly means in that statute. its anned a verb, and t not meant to mean with the state of mind. its meant to mean the way in which the obstruction is committed. thats the function in the statute. it means using it in the 19th century sense. it meant to influence in a way that changes something thats good and fit to something thats bad and unfit. name...

>> do you have any concerns right now? >> there are always concerns because these are very important positions. so there will be a lot of questions asked. >> day two of the ruth bader ginsburg confirmation hearings. >> judge ginsburg did something no recent high court nominee had done, spoke at length about her support for abortion rights. >> it is essential to womans equality with man that her choice that her choice -- that she be the decision maker. this is something central to a womans life, ...

President -- >> you mean like the paranoia type thing? >> well, he has an ego. hes been used to running a company with his name on it where hes the big boss, hes the decision maker. he has not had a trusting relationship with his aides. i buy the explanation in some ways. the problem is it was still an awful idea. as you pointed out, putin knows fwha what happened in that meeting. there could even be recordings of what happened in that meeting. its possible other intel services have recordings o...

To argue with the fbi that you dont agree with their conclusions. you dont get to change them before i see the report. you know it and i know it. asha, get in on the conversation. >> you do -- >> chris, you know as lawyer and so does jim -- >> let asha get in. >> listen, were all lawyers here. we live in what is called an adversarial system of justice. that means that the investigators and the prosecutors collect evidence and they present their narrative. this happens in a court of law. it happe...

>> listen, were all lawyers here. we live in what is called an adversarial system of justice. that means that the investigators and the prosecutors collect evidence and they present their narrative. this happens in a court of law. it happens in courts of appeals. it happens in the supreme court. and the remedy, when you think that that narrative is incorrect is you present a defense. >> sure. >> and you present these two narratives and the decision maker, whether its the jury, whether its the ju...

>> really, really? >> no. >> you didnt apologize at first and then later you apologize. >> im over it. its an onion. no matter how many times you keep peeling it, its endless. >> its not over until the audiences over it, not when im over it. do you have a sense the audience is over it? >> you can continue to live to please others or you can have a position when you know that you literally have done what you can to try to plead. >> greg: good for him. if there something we learned, while apologie...

Medicated. i have no idea whats going on with the president, but the wall is stuck in his head. he is convinced his audience -- >> yes. >> -- wants a wall. its almost like he is trying to negotiate with the twitter followers. >> thats right. >> you know, its a wall. there is really no difference between concrete and steel and a fence and maybe these other things. there is some process going on in his mind that he thinks its working in some fashion. i dont know that it is. >> that is right. but t...