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Congressional campaign committee, congresswoman Susan Delbene. Talk to us about what happens next. And, taking trump seriously, threatening rhetoric and promises of retribution arising in frequency. Miles taylor, molly john, fast and brian closs joined me to discuss why the leading candidate for the republican president ial nomination must not be ignored. Im jonathan capehart, this is The Sunday Show. Today, and a surprising turn of events, the government is open. Late last night, with less than...

Surprised. hes been around donald trump enough. hes been watching him enough. good and decent people in america and around the world are sickened by what the president said tonight but no one whos been paying attention to who donald trump really is, no one who has been paying attention to that man, could possibly be surprised by what he said today. and no one who went into that room today to make a deal with the devil could be surprised to hear him sounding like the devil. joining us now niklas ...

Said tonight but no one whos been paying attention to who donald trump really is, no one who has been paying attention to that man, could possibly be surprised by what he said today. and no one who went into that room today to make a deal with the devil could be surprised to hear him sounding like the devil. joining us now niklas chris of the for "the new york times" and brian claus, a fellow of global politics at the london school of economics and author of "despots apprentice." and careen jean...

Not exercise independent authority over and then attorney general jeff sessions was asked about this appointment idea. >> whats it going to take to get a special counsel? >> it would take a factual basis meets the standards of the appointment of a special counsel sigh that -- >> you can have your idea but sometime we have to study what the facts are and to evaluate whether it meet it is standard -- >> well said. let me ask you this. >> special counsel. >> thats a little taste of what this politi...

Sometime we have to study what the facts are and to evaluate whether it meet it is standard -- >> well said. let me ask you this. >> special counsel. >> thats a little taste of what this political pressure on what should be a nonpartisan doj looks like. this is not a drill. this right now, this week with the doj getting on board those tweets is now a test of our constitutional democracy. and to look at that test my next guest says this is how despots can take root in a democratic society if they...