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>> that kind of reminds me of the, doctor strangelove thing with the doomsday device and he didnt tell anybody about it. what youve got to do make a public statement. you cant just say, by the way, all of this bd stuff happening -- no. its us doing it in retaliation. what weve got here are too many referees looking at the scoreboard. you know. what are people going to think if i do this? what are they going to think, that im on this teams side? we got to stop that. too many people got involved t...

Way, is that i didnt succeed in changing any votes. but they werent doing it for fun. as james comey said a couple weeks ago, theyll be back. this is a pattern with them around the world, and it greatly concerns me. weve got to try to work with the states and the localities to ensure that the integrity of the elections is protected. >> so whats your key question? what should we be listening for? you always seem to make news with exactly what youre asking and sometimes the nonanswer answer. >> i ...

As a potential witness. so i am sorry but i keep ongoing back to my disappointment both with the president but with director comey as well. >> you think he should have pushed back? do you think he should have been stronger? >> um -- i think it is difficult to to know in that position. he felt that trump was trying to obstruct the case and trump was really bad doing it, until of course he gets fired. the fact that trumps bad at obstruction mean that is comey can go forward until the moment that c...

Idea they thought they had. so it is like, look at hillary clintons e-mails and then everybody got a different opinion and responded to it spoeflt play is, that originated in the military intelligence space. so it is hard time to imagine a 17-year-old doing it. a lot of room to be able to still say it is vague and we might not have enough evidence. but -- >> the implication is it is not just about your skill and coding. theres something else. the 17-year-old could be involved in this but is prob...

Comes to -- the traditional nationstate model isnt exactly what we are in right now. to have the united states raising questions about whether or not it will be there for our allies when youve got terrorism coming in one direction and russia coming in the other direction, its going to raise concerns. if you are saying this is just a negotiating tactic, i think its a dangerous tactic. >> eboni: when is the right time? >> eric: there is an important distinction. president trump is onto something a...

Process. what is the political trigger to it, not the legal trigger to it. remember, republicans are in charge -- >> to do it, david, the cumulative bill -- >> but what im saying -- >> is so rapid, it has consumed the presidency. >> were not there yet. we havent seen that yet. we need to watch for this. the moment that republicans feel that donald trump is a threat to their political power is the moment you will see this escalate quickly towards something like that. well look for the polls to co...

Libertarians want to broaden one of the worst statutes on the books. they want to convict somebody based on huffing and hyperbole. i am consistent. i was strongly opposed to the impeachment of president clinton. the aclu is not doing it, the departments arent doing it. the republicans are happy with the special counsel. the media is relying on blockbuster reports every day. somebody needs to stand up for civil liberties. >> you say intent doesnt matter. what hes saying, to most people, i think w...

The white house fate back. when the allegations of trump trying to stop the investigation, they fought back yesterday. remember this? >> came out tonight as reported is false. >> did you tnt urge former fbi director james comey in any way, shape, or form to close down the investigation of michael flynn -- >> no, no. >> and also -- >> next question. >> clearly they have no fear of denying when they want to. the story in the washington post also involved classified information. theyre saying were ...

At all. why do we need to know about it? >> well, we -- >> we dont need to know about it. >> -- commit a felony. we ought to be putting them jail. >> best of luck. >> i think matthews absolutely right. one of the reasons why i dont stay up late at night, because why? this became public. the president has a solemn duty to protect the allies and what they are willing to disclose to us. >> so did -- >> excuse me, alan. the failure to do that, i think was a story, period. also will impact, i think r...

The white house. this is trump adds mitted, right, to disclosing class night information about a likely israeli asset in an isis cell who was delivering us information and said that was a hue imagimanitarian declassific. one of the challenges with these unbelievable head looibs from the new york times and other newspapers is we tend to forget the cumulative evidence. were talking about this one piece today and looking at it from someone whos been a lawyer and has been in international security. ...