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Democrats authority to investigate the administration as the president gives his attorney general sweeping power to investigate the investigators. Our nbc team is here with this story and all others. We will bring you this hour that matter to you today. I must start with my colleague Kelly Odonnell at the white house and leanne on capitol hill. The president is about to get on a plane to japan. He is leaving the country and there is trouble at home. Yes, typically Speaker Pelosi is very careful ...

Mark warner, top democrat on the senate intel committee, warner saying in a statement this afternoon, quote, people risk their lives to gather the intelligence material that President Trump and attorney general barr are so eager to politicize. Selectively declassifying sources and methods in order to serve a political agenda will make it harder for the Intelligence Community to do their jobs protecting this country from those who wish to do us harm. The New York Times reports this about the impa...

Investigation, portraying it as a hoax and illegal. Even months after the special counsel closed it. Now mr. Trumps own Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into how it all began. So this is about the review that trumps attorney general, william barr, has been overseeing and has been very personally involved in for the last few months. He technically assigned the u. S. Attorney in connecticut, john durham, to oversee this, but william barr himself, the attorney general, has app...

Article. Again, this just posted tonight. Quote, President Trump has repeatedly attacked the russia investigation, portraying it as a hoax and illegal. Even months after the special counsel closed it. Now mr. Trumps own Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into how it all began. So this is about the review that trumps attorney general william barr has been overseeing and has been very personally involved in for the last few months. He technically assigned the u. S. Attorney in ...

Poll, to garretts point, donald trump at 56%. the the nearest contender, 22%, ron desantis. before you respond there, al, garrett, i do want the point out, you know, we have these indictments coming, that have come for the former president and possibly more on the way. this latest one out of mar-a-lago, its not nothing. >> thats right. >> certainly, i think if you look at here theres a clear double standard here, right? joe biden had documents in his garage in his time as vice president and sena...

Its important for national security. its important for the people who gather and collect that information and sometimes put their lives on the line doing so. oftentimes, i say. that being said, i agree. this case would not have been brought against any other candidate. i have real questions about joe biden just taking classified information, information when he had no declassification authority but taking them during a time as senator when he had no right to take them, when he viewed them in a s...

Famous corvette, you know his beautiful corvette. there was no security there, they had a garage door that you could cut it with a scissor, they didnt have secret service, i have secret service all over mar—a—lago and mar—a—lago is strong and powerful. it was actually built by marjorie merriweather post and ef hutton, remember when he speaks, people listen, one of the greatest ads ever, but he built it and it was built as the southern white house actually underjimmy carter give it up, he...

Understand. theres been a lot of debate about whether donald trump had declassification authority and whether he used that an accused it properly. i almost do not think that really matter so much. if a grand jury him with a subpoena that said turn over all documents with classification markings on them, and donald trump, through his lawyers issued a sworn statement saying i have given you everything and the fact is he had not given over everything and he had over 100 more in his possession, that...

Including hillary clinton, as well as other republicans, and the fact that he is the only one being charged is etched that they are terrified of him and they realize that if he gets the republican nomination, he will very likely beat joe biden or whoever it is the democrats put up. they are terrified. thats what that tells you. >> jesse: we havent seen the indictment. fox news has not even confirmed. this we are just reporting what the former president has said. but, if you square up the documen...

Obstructing an investigation as consciousness of guilt. if you dont bear any fault on the underlying activity, the mishandling, why would you try to obstruct the investigation into the mishandling. no is the simple answer it your question. i dont know of an appropriate analog. >> let me ask you this f he is indicted and we do not know whether he will be, but im saying if, what happens after that? does he file a motion to quash the indictment and if he does, what are the next steps? >> well if he...