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Cant go on tv, i remember playing this role when ex lena kagan was nominated, sonja sotomayor and getting the true facts out there about the true record and their story. what what we have here is a very different situation. it is a 50-50 senate. dig durbin controls the dafl. and i will say under his leadership and senator schumers leadership on the floor as has been noted we have confirmed more judges last year than any president has put forth since ronald reagan since you started your show that...

Here is the senate judiciary committee chairman dig durbin earlier today on msnbc. >> theres a lot of information wed like to gather from mr. clark, will help bring some clarity to the situation. it certainly raised a question and mr. rosen understood that mr. clark was waiting in the wings and if he didnt do president trumps requests, comply with those requests, he very easily could have been replaced. >> donald trump abused his office. for anyone with eyes or ears before the 2016 election you ...

Well, if the democrats offered this before, why arent they agreeing to this deal this time around? because what we understand is that the president is going to offer the bridge act, which is different from the original proposal that would have protected dreamers permanently. this bridge act was designed by dig durbin of illinois, a democrat, and lindsey graham, of south carolina, a republican, and the goal was to be a bridge as its called to just protect those dreamers on a temporary basis, unti...

>> did you see what various senators in the room said about my comments? they werent made. no, no, im not a racist. i am the least racist person you have ever interviewed. that i can tell you. >> so that was the president again in florida. to be clear, hes still off in mar-a-lago right now. when he signed that martin luther king proclamation on friday. martin luther kings nephew said today is a day to help others. >> even by the standards of the wild last year, it is at the very least confusing ...

Quoting president trump using language that could be considered offensive. >> calling the nations they come from shitholes. the exact word used by the president. not more, not just once, but repeatedly. >> it was an impassioned conversation. i dont recall that specific phrase being used. >> im telling you he did not use that word, george, and im telling you, its a gross misrepresentation. >> i didnt hear it and i was sitting no further away from donald trump than dick durbin was. >> nbcs garrett...

Really knew what to do. >> it is martin luther king jr. day. we can only imagine what he might say. president trump is not just denying charges hes a racist but as you just heard claiming hes the least racist person. just days after he allegedly used vulgar terms to refer to some immigrants home countries. at the same time, hes signaling a deal to protect thousands of those immigrants may be dead. ive got a great panel to help me break it all down. i want to start with nbcs peter alexander at th...

So again, if they have reached a deal in that bipartisan working group, the next step would be to make sure that the white house is going to sign off on it. flake also did say that those negotiations are, quote, the only game in town, and thats a reference to the fact that there have been multiple conversations around different bills. including one on the house side from the chairman of the house judiciary committee mr. goodlap. that bill, democrats have said, under no circumstances will they su...

Minutes. as far as what we just witnessed, i think its interesting. i think its notable its happening. theres a lot of questions currently after that michael wolff book came out about the presidents fitness for office. about the disfurnysfunction inse west wing. i leave that for you to make your own inferences on. the white house decided we will let reporters in, this small group of reporters in. for nearly an hour. you said unprecedented. definitely for this administration. i can tell you for s...

>> david gergen, senator dig durbin says this warrants an investigation by a select sxht in congress. where do you see this going from here in. >> i do believe it deserves a select committee to look into the hacking and the additional issues that have arison in this briefing carl was talking about. there is a lot of resistance by senator mcconnell. he holds the upper hand. until he agrees, its not going to happen. but there will be ongoing investigations, i think rather than a honeymoon period, ...

Because african-americans are interested in his urban agenda, his agenda that will fight crime, increase education and give jobs and opportunities to not just african-americans but everybody. >> 7 or 8%. i have to push back on that, congressman. 7% or 8% of the vote is not the bulk of the african-american vote by any means. >> don, think about this. here is a guy who is getting a lot of criticism, but he goes to milwaukee, goes to flint, michigan, he goes to detroit and he says, what do you have...