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joining us now, nbc news chief political analyst, chuck todd, the man behind the article and nbc news correspondent, vaughn hillyard. chuck, when you go back and look at 2020, and why donald trump lost, is there a definitive answer for why he lost? >> i think if you surveyed political strategists and political scientists, you wouldnt get a definitive answer. i think he lost simply because of covid. theres a lot of people because of what happened after the election with january 6th, the...

Federal prosecutors and attorneys who have been telling that this was really bidens way of communicating that all the jobs were in jeopardy. phil holloway joined me last hour and said look, they are very afraid of joe biden. i wonder why. why doesnt somebody have their back. they have technically -- they are all whistle-blowers. if anybody the doj at this point wants to come forward and just tell the truth about what they have been through in terms of having to contact hunter bidens team, contac...

Listening to people who are not gen z or young voters. a big part of what we have been pushing for, bring in young decision-makers. -- [inaudible] give young people power. >> sebastian? >> one thing i know about gen z, we are both. we care so much. were willing to take the action. something we have seen throughout all of history, people empower fear retribution. they fear the lack of power. as young people, we want progress. we see that in the polls out of who we voted for. we care so much. were...

Agreed to take in afghan refugees. this includes a range of people from civil rights activists who are fearing retribution for their actions or political opinions in recent years. and there are those who have worked with western nongovernmental organisations and that aid agencies, and then there is the translators, drivers and many other people who have worked with us and nato forces, and many questions remain about their safety. though, for what its worth, today, that taliban at its press confe...

Exonerated by the trump administration. what does that mean for people like that serving in the armed forces or in the special operation units? >> well, i think thats an open question. certainly a lot of the s.e.a.l.s who did come forward and testify fear retribution. some of them are out of the navy now, some of them are not. but certainly theres been threats of violence and other kinds of intimidation. but i think your earlier point is really something to focus on. what these platoon members a...

Of the weekly where you can see those newly published witness interviews. dave, so much of this story has been about eddie gallagher but one of the remarkable things you see in those videos is just how many members of this s.e.a.l. team came forward. now gallagher has been exonerated by the trump administration. what does that mean for people like that serving in the armed forces or in the special operation units? >> well, i think thats an open question. certainly a lot of the s.e.a.l.s who did ...

One of the remarkable things you see in those videos is just how many members of this s.e.a.l. team came forward. now gallagher has been exonerated by the trump administration. what does that mean for people like that serving in the armed forces or in the special operations units? >> well, i think thats an open question. certainly a lot of the s.e.a.l.s who did come forward and testify fear retribution. some of them are out of the navy now, some of them are not. but certainly theres been threats...

What we saw lisa bloom doing on television the last couple of weeks, talking about two of the clients she represents or enter into private negotiations which has caused fox and oreilly to spend $13 million in settlements. theres a lot of ways that sexual harassment complaints come forward and its not always through hotlines or through internal processes because many women dont trust them, that the information is confidential and fear retribution. >> dylan, based on this independent investigation...

About it anymore and walked off. >> i dont want to be crude but when you say "b" of his life, what do you mean? >> he called her a bitch. >> reporter: he said he was scared because snitches fear retribution when they go to prison. >> in the 14 years ive seen snitches get killed. ive seen snitches get stabbed. ive seen snitches get isolated. ive seen snitches get raped, you know, all type of stuff. >> reporter: prosecutors say dr. mcneiacneill killed his wif drowning her in a bathtub. on cross-ex...