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A robber who holds a gun to somebodys head and hopes that they provide them with the wallet, that is not hope anded it president of the united states is telling an individual in the absence of others, please let this flynn investigation go. the clear message is that you should not continue with this investigation and this is a matter about principles, democratic principles. this is not about president trump or the president in the next he term. its about who we are as a people and who we want to...

I know our viewers and all of us would like to be watching the hearings, you know, in congress. but actually, the best and juiciest stuff may not be able to come out in public hearing. >> i think thats right. two things. first, there needs to be an investigation. the second thing is there is a clear appetite by the public to restore faith in the institution, the core democratic principles that guide this country. there needs to be public discourse. we need to balance it with the fact you often h...

Seriousness of the claim that 3 to 5 million votes were cast fraudulently, thus calling into question the entire election, every election that took place in november? >> i hope he does. there is no real way for me to answer that question. i cant get inside his head, but i hope he unders what hes doing here. what it is disrupting the basic foundation of our democracy. all this marble behind us, the building jeff standing in front of it all rests on this notion of free and fair elections. if the p...

Jersey -- >> the governor. >> the governor, right. then you ran in this race. >> yes. >> you were endorsed by bernie sanders. >> im an fdr democrat. >> youre an fdr democrat. >> weve got hyde park in our district. i actually think its a time for a return to some fdr democratic principles. one of the thins that is so relevant right now, fdr, this is a sitting president, said that we had to take on these princes who want to take over our politics and that we had to wake up to economic and politica...

Then you ran in this race. >> yes. >> you were endorsed by bernie sanders. >> im an fdr democrat. >> youre an fdr democrat. >> weve got hyde park in our district. i actually think its a time for a return to some fdr democratic principles. one of the thins that is so relevant right now, fdr, this is a sitting president, said that we had to take on these princes who want to take over our politics and that we had to wake up to economic and political tyranny. and fdr said just as the minutemen fough...

This court has recognized are incompatible with democratic principles. she goes on to say the people of arizona turned to the initiative to curb the practice of jerry man dering and ensuring members of congress would have a habitual recollection of their dependence on the people this is a big case that has major political implications here, and this this also comes on the heels of an opinion on lethal injection. the court upholding the use of a controversial drug in lethal injection. another rul...

And policies that you say are better for the long-term solven solvency. >> i think she could run on an agenda for the future. it ought to be grounded in the third way policies and the policies, what are basically what i call the core democratic principles. opportunity for all. thats andrew jacksons credo. we all have an obligation to take advantage of those opportunities to give back to the community, and particularly in the modern context, the context of the day, what i call his thirst for inno...

saying hell fight for tax increases as the deficit spending debate enters its next chapter. a powerful new special congressional committee charged with finding an additional $1.5 trillion in savings over the next decade. the low-key signing ceremony at the white house came two hours after a 74-26 senate vote that sent the compromise plan from capitol hill to 1600 pennsylvania back after weeks of partisan sniping and jockeying in washington that we know leftmost of you disgusted. a new ...

To the capitol grounds here late tonight as word of this movement in the capitol was beginning so these are the people who work to get inside of the capitol. they shut down the doors for the night but theres still a great deal of anger. several thousand have shown up tonight. one of the people leading the group, this is brian, he is a teacher here in wisconsin. youre in madison. >> a district nearby. >> reporter: kind of share with us what your thoughts are tonight about everything that has gone...

Talked off air, as a matter of fact, about the trump administration, the command there potentially asking for as many as 5,000 more troops to go into afghanistan. how might this play in to what were seeing today? >> the troops that the u.s. military -- general nicholson, the commander there, has been very open about his need for more troops. hes looking for more trainers andadvi. so not necessarily the kind of troops that weve seen that were involved in this action there today. i think what well...