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To undermine indirectly muellers investigation. i think we actually have to stand back and say were talking about the national security of the country. were talking about the fbi saying as a counterintelligence agency that there are real reasons to be concerned, including around continuing interference. and an effort, an effort to undermine the way our institutions of government function. and primary to that is the fbi and its counterintelligence and law enforcement functions. so i think we actu...

Going on. thats where a lot of the base is taking their cues right now. it used to no collusion, nothing happened here. this is going to be done by november 2017. now it is there wasnt any specific collusion by the president himself that i know of. maybe he knows it and maybe some people around him, but look over there. there is a reason for that. >> and just one other thing to think about for a minute. all of this stuff is happening. nancy pelosi is trying to make government function there are ...

Functioning, there is the president and the president is responsible for making the government function. they dont look as you and i might with co-equal branches. >> and that goes to mitch what you said earlier. and putting aside ill cancel your speech and ill cancel your plane and were in the cancel wars. here we go. one of the star new members of congress, congress woman aoc as shes called is out there leading the charge. >> from the bronx. >> it is a bronx night. and leading the charge and sa...

Wall of sorts in exchange for daca? >> so friday marked the longest shutdown of our nations history, and, you know, hundreds of thousands of federal employees got a paycheck that had a zero on it. and so this manufactured crisis that has been designed to really distract us from the destruction and the criminality of this administration is one that seems like a bizarrely written script from "house of cards." the only difference is that this president and this administration is not as creative or ...

Passed the congress the other night or the house were passed by the senate, or at least four of them passed 92-66. the other two bills came out of the appropriations committee with a 31-0 vote or a 30-1 vote. so, democrats and republicans in the united states senate have worked together to try to forge that compromise. those bills were that compromise, i think, jake, and thats what people are forgetting. i think one of the things is, you know, mr. mulvaney talked about semantics, and i agree wit...

Compromise made, that some money should be given to the white house for the border wall? >> well, initially there was money. all of the bills that passed the congress the other night or the house were passed by the senate. or at least four of them passed 92-6. the other two bills came out of the appropriations committees with a 31-0 vote or 30-1 vote. so democrats and republicans in the united states senate have worked together to try to forge that compromise. those bills were that compromise, i...

Political officials from politicizing in official business, meaning you dont want the incumbent to have the upper hand over the opposition when youre giving a government speech or doing a government function. so technically, the president is i guess breaking the hatch act, but it is not really enforceable against him. >> the visit after a week where the presidents decisions left even his allies concerned. some republicans like lindsey graham have openly criticized the abrupt decision to withdraw...

An, republicans, maybe they might say i want congress to do x or y but congress is bipartisan and by camera. you dont do what he does. we unfortunately have gotten used to it. its even more outrageous doing it in a war zone but hes done it in america every time he goes before an audience, he cant help himself. its kind of a violation frankly speaking of the hatch act which you know prohibits political officials from politicizing in official business, meaning you dont want the incumbent to have t...

>> we still have ten daps sday republicans to get through the last gasp of the wall. each sand in the hourglass ticking away its getting harder and harder and harder and trumps going to sweat more and more. into january, democrats have a responsible to actually make government function and try to come up way compromise. they will hit a point once becoming majority they will start to own the shutdown, too. >> beth, do we know what could democrats -- what could they offer here that they could sell...

Go through with the government shutdown to dig his heels ends and say, im willing to do the partial government shutdown. also proving that hes taking on language and say, this is a democrat shutdown. he is taking on the language when it comes to what a shutdown actually looks like. its not theres armageddon that the left paints it to be. so many essential government function still working. i watched chuck schumer and he says, youre not going to get your wall, as if to to the wals for president t...