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Author of "the truth about trump." good evening, gentlemen. i want to ask you about this breaking news about this federal judge in california. this federal judge in california is now saying theyre giving the government really 14 days, we said 30 days, to reunify these families. some within 14 days, some within 30 days. whats your reaction to that? >> its a great move from a humanitarian standpoint. this is a terrible tragedy thats unfolded with these children being snatched from their parents. y...

To drop an investigation. that would not be obstruction of justice. it will be executive discretion. the keyword and obstruction of justice is "corrupt." if trump for corrupt reasons were to ask for an investigation to be dropped, that would be one thing. if he thought the equity was on the side of not prosecuting, for example, he fired the guy the day before and said, look, with everything this guy has been through, and enough is enough, we dont have to lop on an indictment. you may not like th...

>> bill: than this. 20 segment, ideology and president trump. everybody knows the left despises the president. but some on >> bill: in the "impact segment" ideology and president trump. everybody knows the leftil despises the president. but some on the right do, as well. columnist george will says he is a conservative guy. he is appearing on some liberal tv networks saying conservatives will soon turn against mr. trump. >> when they realize all that you embrace when you embrace protectionism, en...

>> bill: than this. 20 segment, ideology and president trump. everybody knows the left despises the president. but some on the right do, as well. columnist george will says he is a conservative guy. he is appearing on some liberal tv network saying conservatives will soon turn against mr. trum. >> when they realize that all that you embrace when you embrace protectionism, enormous executive discretion, government planning essentially what we can assume and how the economy will work and who shoul...

Be a banquet, a feast of people eating words theyve spoken for 30 years. i watch -- ill tell you who to watch. watch congressman meadows from north carolina. hes the head of the freedom caucus. freedom caucus is what howard dean when he represented the democratic party. they represent. republican wing of the republican party. and i think youll find tt at that point, conservatism begins to rediscover itself. >> so would it be the $9 trillion increase in the national debt that is right there in th...

There in the budget documents that theyve already filed? is that the thing were going to be hearing about the most? >> thatll get your attention, certainly. but, again, i think when they realize all that you embrace when you embrace protectionism, enormous executive discretion, the government planning essentially what we can consume and how the economy will work and who should be losers, when they realize the slippery slope theyre on, away from bedrock conservative principles, i think things wil...

Who launched a boycott against car company, uber when that company sent cars to jfk airport during taxidriver strike against trumps ban on from muslim countries. word had come out that the travel ban was against everything that company stood for. [inaudible] >> at the former attorney general and briefly governor of new york state. now that republicans are in control in washington, he is suddenly interested in vindicating states rights. but he writes that there is a problem and i quote "how do we...

Not have certain authority and then it is done by the president, it confuses people. its -- i think, colleagues, we too little appreciate something thats corrosive happening out in our country. there is a feeling that judges just vote when think get a big case before them on what their political agenda is and not what the constitution actually requires. that judges can redefine the meaning of words to advance an agenda that they have that may not be the agenda of the american people, and that in...

Certain authority, and then it is done by the president, it confuses people, and i think colleague colleagues we too little appreciate something thats corrosive happening out in our country. there is a feeling that judges just vote when they get a big case before them on what their political agenda is, and not what the constitution actually requires. the judges can redefine the meaning of words to advance an agenda that they have that may not be the agenda of the american people and that inevita...

With 19,000-plus regulations that change what that law and how its written. you can imagine if this case somehow opens the door, it could possibly be precedent setting for other cases. >> it could be. and certainly all of these criticisms are very reminiscent of what republicans have been staying about the obamacare rollout. pushing all these deadlines and rewriting when provisions are supposed to come into effect. the obama administration is exceeding its authority. at the same time court watch...