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Ari, is a slow motion watergate type saturday night massacre where whitaker is in place, possibly denying subpoenas, maybe hes stifling indictments, possibly strangling the investigation by cutting funds, and that is a real danger that were seeking to surmount by going to the courts. our last resort, our only recourse. >> its very important what you say, particularly what people have learned from watergate and how you can slowly try to whittle down who was in charge of these probes, which leads ...

We saw defense secretary james mattis go there and he says long term what their mission is somewhat to be determined. but this is what a senior administration official told our jake tapper. its a joke of limited opportunity and a waste of our time. mattis knows it, kelly knows it but he was hell bent on troops. is this waste of time? he called it an invasion and adamant about these people coming into the country up until the election. assent said as much about it since. is it a waste of time? >>...

Difference. >> bill: here is adam schiff from over the weekend. he says subpoenas are the sexy part of the story. watch here on nbc. >> if he doesnt recuse himself, if he has any involvement whatsoever in the russia probe, we are going to find out whether he made commitments to the president about the probe, whether he is serving as a back channel to the president or his lawyers about the probe. whether he is doing anything to interfere with the probe. mr. whittaker needs to understand he will b...

America. >> leon, how do you respond? >> let me respond. first of all, lets point out something that the sheriff and i absolutely agree on. that is we do need to help the central american problems overcome their problems of civil disorder and make it possible for their populations to not have to pick up and run to the united states. that is not where they are now. and as long as thats the position theyre in, people are going to keep trying to go elsewhere because if youre in a position where you...

That has always been the kind of country that weve been. our attorney general, on the other hand, seems hell bent on closing off every possible avenue of humanitarian relief. hes reaching down for every single immigration court decision that he can to really close off those options of lawful relief. people are trying to follow the law, claim asylum in a lawful manner. and our government is closing off every option for those folks. >> paul, the president has talked about -- the president has talk...

Of the criteria has actually been toughened by this administration and victims of domestic violence or gang violence. those are no longer criteria for getting asylum into this country. to pauls point about, you know, if these people are allowed in, then its just going to encourage more people coming in care advance >> you know, the fact is that the united states has always stood as a beacon for refugees and asylees. theres long-standing humanitarian laws who says individuals who are subject to c...

American problems overcome the problems of civil disorder and make it possible for their populations to not have to pick up and run to the united states. that is not where they are now, and as long as thats the position they are in, people are going to keep trying to go elsewhere because if youre in a position where your child is certain to become a gang member or to be recruited on pain of possible death to join a gang, or if you have a daughter who may be subject to sexual assault by gang memb...

In this country about dialing back the rhetoric. the president is not going to back down from the bullies in the main stream media that are hell bent on destroying him. >> im going to go back to the beginning here. calling the president the most honest president in the history of the country is laughable. and the rhetoric youre saying, the media i do not believe is the enemy of the people. the media serves a purpose and they are reporting on what he is doing. well, he -- he says things that are ...

Continue to stoke anger, fear and suspicion to cultivate dark conspiracy theories about those they cast as the enemies of the people. like the liberal jewish activist george soros who they characterize as an evil puppet master and the desperate migrants, women and children trump describes as an invading hoard. and the free press the president insists over and over is hell bent on destroying the real america. with me msnbc contributor and now former republican strategist steve schmidt, co-host of...

One who drove his car into counter protesters and murdered 32-year-old heather heyer. >> you had a group on one side that was bad and you had a group on the other side that was very violent. not all of those people were neo-nazis, believe me. not all of those people were white supremacists by any stretch. >> now, that rhetoric has really not changed, and even in the wake of last weeks violence. the president and his allies continue to stoke anger, fear and suspicion to cultivate dark conspiracy ...