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Unprecedented executive powers reach up tayyip erdogan has ruled turkey since two thousand and three that means an entire generation has grown up with only him in power and with half of the population under thirty the countrys young people will be the ones who dictate the outcome of the vote despite recent polls suggesting most would likely vote in line with their parents our reporter met with two of them a young woman who passionately longs for change and a young man who is one of the current g...

For you in some cases and shouldnt be used in others. >> the courts have made clear that even conduct by someone who is not here legally, that person is covered bideau process rights, and thats how people in the department of justice interact with those people and treat them as though all of the protections of due process apply. i think the department of justice, thats a founding principle for them. >> doesnt this speak to -- let me add to this, the new york times said people as lives hav been s...

>> president was less circumspect he tweeted, quote, as has been stated by numerous legal scholars i have the absolute right to pardon myself, but why would i do that when i have done nothing wrong? lets go to jim acosta. those comments are part of a larger strategy clearly by the presidents legal team to assert almost unlimited executive powers. tell us a little bit more about that. >> reporter: thats right, wolf. weve been hearing this from the presidents legal team for months. they view that ...

With his home boys? >> bill: in a manner of speaking. byron, draft off of that. >> first of all, a lot of what the president did that republicans liked in 2017 was using his own executive powers. he not only used congress, which helped on a number of things. obviously passed the big tax cut, but he used his executive powers to do the kind of things in terms of deregulation and judicial appointments that republicans wanted a republican president to do. as far as tonight is concerned, i think they...

Let me turn now to president trump who this week continued his attack on the department of justice, repeatedly calling on them and the fbi to investigate the democratic party and hillary clinton. in particular, hillary clinton. and in doing that did he breach the boundaries of the executive branch and politicize the criminal justice system? here to debate, kirsten hadlin and miss maxwell. president trump, some of his surrogates, staff, republicans and white house people have started this drum be...

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Constructive relationship with russia based on mutual cooperation and common interests. but the president in our congress are unified in our message to russia. >> and a real dump? thats how donald trump described the white house living quarters to members of his golf club. one former first daughter is taking issue with that. well explain. >> good day. a im andrea mitchell in washington. the president is lashing out at congress. the president signed the bill into law this morning without any fanf...

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Period. but i think that you do have to be a precedent and the war powers act executive does have to have a little bit of flexibility to work in our best interest because of cours congress is a little bit slower. you dont want to take away that flexibility, but yes congress should be consulted and certainly for any kind of action thats any long-term whatsoever. i think congress should debate and decide -- the american people should debate via congress. >> im trying to understand, yes on north ko...