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Of his aides overheard president trump discuss a possible ukraine investigation of the bidens with ambassador gordon sondland. >> but what this call indicates as other testimony has likewise indicated is that instructions are coming from the president on down. are we prepared to say that asking a foreign nation now to intervene in our elections is something that is a perk of the office of the presidency? i dont think we can allow that to be the new normal, acceptable in any way, shape or form. >...

In denial about giuliani until he decides that he no longer remembers giuliani and well hear that from him, but again, as a former federal prosecutor, i would be the first to admit that if youre not on the inside of the investigation you really dont know exactly whats going on or what the governments looking at, but clearly the government is looking at giuliani for something right now. >> all right which, look, its a pretty incredible thing when you think of giuliani himself and what his role us...

Criminal investigation into rudy giuliani? >> i dont think so. i think rudy is a great gentleman. hes been a great crimefighter. >> out front now, former republican senator rick santorum, greg bower and a republican state senator in nevada, former assistant secretary for the department of homeland security giuliett qayyim and patrick healy. how concerned should giuliani be and trump be about this investigation which is now broadening in its criminal tenets? >> well, erin, giuliani certainly shou...

What he said there was what good really is the work -- im sorry. we do have that. okay. >> what good really is the word of the u.s. in light of the presidents treatment of the kurds? does that undercut u.s. credibility? >> the whole predicate of the question is the word of the united states, ill give you a good example. the word of the united states is much more respected today than it was just two and a half years ago. >> the whole predicate of your question is insane. how does he feel? out fro...

Were good nig werent going to get that, they continue to defy their vow to defend the inquiry. these diplomats continuing and going to testify for so many hours and thats something theyre wrestling with because they dont know exactly what it is that these officials are saying. an indication of how the white house is gearing up for this. the presidents legal team is here at the white house going over what their impeachment strategy is going to be. something that the republicans are hoe are hoping...

>> mcconnell also putting forward a strongly worded resolution today on top of all that to block trumps bid to pull u.s. troops out of syria and an even tougher resolution than the one that pass said the house of representatives. everyones back with me. greg, you add this up, refusing to say that he told the president that the call was perfect. youd have to ask him. saying he wouldnt have used those words to talk about the impeachment inquiry, putting out a resolution on the senate floor that is...

This escalation just outlined by those two democrats, that the house on friday would be willing to send out subpoenas if they dont get the kind of cooperation from the white house that they have been asking for. i want to talk about what we just heard with nbc news correspondent heidi przybilla, david lean hart from "the new york times" has been writing about this extensively. greg bower, a former u.s. attorney. heidi, right before we went into the press conference, i said what will you be looki...

About drug prices and talking about the economy, and i think its actually really important for them to do that. thats how the democrats won the 2008 midterm. thats what polls show are on the minds of most americans, their jobs, cost of health care, wages. so democrats have to make clear that they care about those things and they want power back to legislate on those things. the second thing is, i think the big picture is really important to keep in mind here. greg, i agreed with what you just sa...

The state department. thats been reported to us. they said the state department wouldnt be able to be present. there are important constitutional prerogatives that the executive branch has to be present so we can protect important information. >> democratic members of congress are saying the law specifically prohibits federal agency lawyers from participating in these depositions because they want to prevent people from feeling intimidated or pressured. whats the reality here, greg? >> well, the...

Get afraid and start to distance themselves from him. thats what doomed nixon, republicans who feared for their own political future. david lean hart, heidi przybilla, greg bower, thank you so much. take a look at the stage in vegas. nine candidates taking part in a forum hosted by msnbc, march for our lives and the giffords organization. well head there live to craig melvin next. formula gets to work faster, making easy work of tough messes. dawn is a go-to grease-cleaner throughout the kitch...