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>> well, we heard many things that president trump has done nothing wrong, he continues to persist in that that theres no harm because the aid didnt go through, that this was merely an attempt that doesnt count. but it seems to me that the most effective strategy might be the one that mick mulvaney used, which was, yes, this happened, we agree with the facts. instead of wasting credibility quibbling with the facts, they would be on stronger ground saying we agree, we just dont believe theyre suf...

President putin, as ever, will be looking for cracks. >> nic robertson, thanks for that. the iowa caucuses are nine weeks from today. if current polling and trends hold, the democratic field may face a long and grueling primary. theres a chance that pete buttigieg could win hawa iowa. warren could take new hampshire. and joe biden could take south carolina. a split decision could paint an opening for michael bloomberg. he is bypassing the early states hoping to make a big statement on super tu...

So this will be appealed. maybe it will give cover, but i think its really more of a political than a legal question. legally these subpoenas should be complied with. >> lets here from the ruling. she says with respect to senior-level presidential aides, absolute immunity from compelled congressional process simply does not exist. indeed, absolute testimonile immunity for senior level white house aides appears to be a fiction, in other words, kind of a spin on the fake news, fake law at this poi...

Really was something that was off the edge or on the edge of what is legally even legitimate for a lawyer. so this will be appealed. maybe it will give cover, but i think its really more of a political than a legal question. legally these subpoenas should be complied with. >> lets here from the ruling. she says with respect to senior-level presidential aides, absolute immunity from compelled congressional process simply does not exist. indeed, absolute testimonial immunity for senior-level white...

They dont even focus on things like china. i dont know why. maybe its because they have nothing to offer the american people. they have no answers, only complaints. steve: don, before did you go i mentioned you have a number one "new york times." "new york times" gave you a dagger somebody bought a lot of book sales or something like that. >> well, you know, listen, i think they do that to a lot of search books. i noticed steve and brian congratulations you sold more than the number two book but...

About the presidents behavior or the facts around the case. the facts are really bad. the behavior is inexcusable. so republicans are going to extremes, including trying to out the whistleblower who is protected by federal law and already receiving death threats. trumps surrogates made the rounds who tried to argue that if you do not succeed at committing a crime then the attempt doesnt count. >> do you think ultimately the president will be impeached and removed from office. >> no. on what? you...

When you say i robbed a bank and youre brought into trial to say it was a joke. i didnt really mean it, that doesnt count. >> nick ackerman, we appreciate your clarity and your experience. weve had a lot of experienced people on tonight. now were better for it. thank you. >> thank you. >> appreciate you. up ahead, rick gates taking the stand, did you hear about this, against trump adviser roger stone. also, republicans have their own bribery defense. what you need to know. weve got a lot mor...

So republicans are going to extremes, including trying to out the whistleblower who is protected by federal law and already receiving death threats. trumps surrogates made the rounds who tried to argue that if you do not succeed at committing a crime then the attempt doesnt count. >> do you think ultimately the president will be impeached and removed from office. >> no. on what? you are going to impeach a president for asking for a favor that didnt happen and giving money and it wasnt withheld? ...

Happening in other races in, of course, what everybody is looking at, the purple states in 2020. i dont know that this gives us a great bellwether or indication. >> lanhee, is there a danger that the democrats sort of overreach, you know, the significance of these results? >> yeah. look, i think anytime you have a small sample size of elections, these are off-year -- what we call off-year elections here in the united states, so they dont happen on your typical even-numbered year. so there are al...

Because this was a state race where democrats sort of embraced their presidential candidates and republicans were distancing themselves from the president. jessica, that was a very different strategy than what we saw in kentucky. why did this work for democrats in virginia? >> so one thing i just wanted to say about kentucky is i think we need to uncouple two things, and as an election law professor, i just cant let this go. absolutely when theres a close election, you have to let the process pl...