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Television. but he could have programmed this the way he wanted to in the house of representatives but chose against it. and i dont know why he thinks the senate which is a more buttoned up and a more traditional and slow-paced and formal institution why he thinks thats a better stage for him. its not entirely clear to me. >> you know, phil rucker, i want to give you the last word. and i want to just ask you if you think there is any chance in hell that if any of the witnesses the democrats want...

This is not a court of law. you know, i dont blame white house counsel cipollone for not saying that there were any privileges involved because we know what the answers gonna be. and, that is, were going to blow any claim of privilege away. were going to blow any type of executive immunity away. we are going to simply say we want it and you got to give it to us no matter whether its private information or doing some legitimate oversight. now, we know that the rejection of the argument that we sh...

>> thats the reason -- >> there should be executive immunity and privilege. i dont think thats why hes doing it. they went to court to argue absolute immunity. they got kicked out of court on it. it will be a case-by-case basis. this was done because he doesnt want the exposure. if this were me or you, matt, and we had guys at the top of the food chain that would clear us and prove we did nothing wrong, we would do it. lets leave it there. you are always welcome, at 9:00, at 11:00, wherever. >> ...

Events is to believe ambassador sondland perjuried himself before the congress multiple times. >> or misremembered and embellished to help his buddy. >> the only record evidence is the sondland testimony saying fo quid pro quo. the president wants nothing. with that being the only evidence. >> he didnt relay it that way to the two men in testimony. >> the state department -- you make a relevant point the state department has the records why is the administration not complying with subpoenas and ...

Violation is huge. while the president does enjoy protections under executive privilege, executive immunity, i think judge jackson slapped that down this past week saying its not an absolute immunity under article ii as the president suggests he has as president. >> what do you say to critics who would argue your articles are too broad including speaker pelosi and adam schiff who want to keep it narrow? >> im not sure they do want to keep it narrow. if you just focus on the ukraine issue of obst...

Executive privilege. >> there is no absolute immunity. youre supposed to answer to a subpoena. >> that decision is going to be thrown out. >> really? >> thats a piece of political theater. its going to be thrown out. >> wait, fred, that with all due respect right before thanksgiving, that opinion is completely consistent with every piece of jurisprudence on the subject. it is true this president and presidents past have tried to flex on executive immunity, but the law has always made it clear th...

To go under oath. >> final question, don mcgahn has been ordered by a federal district judge that he doesnt have absolute immunity, he does have to testify. do you think thats going to happen? >> well, its got to happen. judge jackson wrote a really comprehensive and decisive opinion saying that they have got to cut out all the nonsense about absolute immunity and categorical executive immunity and all of these totally cooked up, phony doctrines. everybody owes the sovereign of the united states...

Executive immunity and all these fonny doctrines. everybody owe os the sovereign of the united states, the people of the united states through their representatives in congress honest and truthful testimony. and unless you have a real fifth amendment, then forget it. the administration should stop invoking it and should send people to give us their testimony. >> thank you so much. joining me now are two reporters that have been closly following the impeachment of the president. political repor...

And they talk about it briefly and zelensky said i didnt feel pressure by it -- >> but youre changing the subject. do you think it is okay -- no. >> i dont think -- no. i prefer the president wouldnt have said those things about the bidens. i think crowdstrike, retrospective corruption i think it completely fine and within his purview. so i think you could have talked about past corruption with biden and hunter biden, the past thing there. i dont think prosectively it is a good thing. >> could i...

In the testimony of one of the witnesses, a strong antenna and aversion to what he described as a drug deal. he also warned yesterday in his close-door speech that there is a real danger that donald trump could do something like pull out of nato. do you think there are people on the inside with even more damaging revelations than what weve already heard? >> i think it stands to reason. its -- it was a contribution f contradiction for the republicans to complain today about the level of the witne...