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Takes chrome of war making powers, that we dont rely, on the case of the afghanistan war, the iraq war, on a congressional mandates that come back from 2001, i know going forward my committee, the intelligence committee, has started a deep dive into what went right and what went wrong in terms of our exit in afghanistan. i supported getting out but clearly there were lessons learned. lets have congress and both parties step up and do a better job of executive oversight. >> my old president liken...

Still the same window. ironically, joe bidens number is exactly the same as where it was. we are just stuck sort of in this rut. now, to be fair, one thing has changed, more people think these are serious allegations. >> yes. >> but look, i think -- the democrats ought to think long and hard about impeachment, because they are going down this road of impeachment inquiry and let me just say from the outset that congress has a serious job for congressional -- for executive oversight and they shoul...

We have the ability to get witnesses and get documents that we need to conduct our investigations. if we allow the executive branch to simply deny us witnesses or deny documents, the executive s branch will be allowed to extinguish executive oversight. that cannot happen. people cannot defy lawfully issued subpoenas. were really running on two tracks. well begin a series of hearings before the senate judiciary gi committee. at the same time well move forward on contempt proceedings to compel the...

The committee and all the members of the democratic caucus believe that its critical that we have the ability to get witnesses and get documents that we need to conduct our investigations. if we allow the executive branch to simply deny us witnesses or deny documents, the executive branch will be allowed to extinguish executive oversight. that cannot happen. people cannot defy lawfully issued subpoenas. were really running on two tracks. well begin a series of hearings before the senate judiciar...

There and say, well, any type of executive oversight is somehow overreaching and overbearing and harassment, is laughable. >> ryan, do you see it as a circumstance in which that could backfire on democrats should they go down this path of investigation? >> its possible. i think its true that when the public sees the investigative apparatus of congress used in ways that seem overly partisan or unfair, then yeah, mcconnell has a point that there has in history been a backlash against that. but loo...

Consideration the cost of those regulations and also the consumer financial protection bureau. republicans on the hill really want that agency to be -- to have more congressional oversight and less executive oversight. i wouldnt be surprised if they look to try to rein in that agency that they havent liked from the beginning at the top of the administration. >> deregulation, ron brownstein, that donald trump is promising. it is seen supposedly as one of the reasons why the dow jones has gone up ...

People of the united states. >> but what about -- what about the idea that -- and, again, john boehner has not cited which actions. but if congress is not aware of whats happening, for example, the release of the five gitmo detainees, congress was not aware of it. so could congress have done anything to, you know, get involved there, if the president made this decision unilaterally, and released the prisoners and did a swap? >> well, if this is -- given that this has happened. obviously, congres...

Review but an internet video. if you believe they are worried about, a, national security, something was going on there that they think ought to be kept secret or they are worried about the integrity of a perspective criminal justice action against people who attacked them. even if you credit that, however, there is equally strong claim on the part of the rival institution, congress, to its constitutional duty of executive oversight of the executive branch, therefore, they will have to fight thi...