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Applying more pressure to a regional powder keg. >> it looks like an expression of anger that will not achieve any of our goals and make life worse for the average venezuela venezuelan. >> the state department has apparently asked hhs, the department of homeland security, as well as the cdc for input on the designation, the question being can the u.s. hit maduro without causing further hardships. >> bret: kevin corke outside the white house in palm beach, the u.s. government is opposing the cand...

They deserve a fair shake in this country. >> can you get any through the senate? >> i hope so. were going to fight like heck. 2013, there was a bipartisan immigration bill that passed the senate. i think it had 65, 66 votes, and, you know, we have to address this issue. i think we can be a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants. weve always been that way. and so were going to keep fighting for that, but we also need to make sure we have guardrails in washington. the republican leadership for...

Administration, scandal was when president obama wore a tan suit one day. and, you know, you look at scandal after scandal, whether its the interior secretary, hhs, epa, the list is long. and we need guardrails because theyre wasting taxpayer money. >> right, but its got to be a balance, though, right, tom? because isnt there a risk that if you are checking trump -- i know there are democrats, maybe a lot of democrats, who want exactly that. get after trump, try to see what you can do, try to ha...

Decide what to do next. i wouldnt think were going to get a really rapid decision, but thats what the state is hoping for. >> pete, stick around. i have a couple more questions for you, but i want to go to lawrence tribe. lawrence, we were talking about this very issue just a couple days ago. you were saying that this appointment violates advice and consent. now were seeing this maryland case. whats your reaction? >> i think its a very strong lawsuit, and i think pete did a great job summarizing...

Donald trump still on the ballot for 2020. >> this is also a year in which women saw other women stepping forward, stepping out telling their truth. and they also saw other women stepping forward to run for office. they didnt wait to be asked to run. they said if donald trump can be president i certainly can run for school board because i have more experience, because i was in the cia or i worked for hhs, or i was in the military and have that experience to bring to fore if i was elected encongr...

Case, in some states, with close elections, whether foreign adversaries or others may add to the fact, stir the pot that votes were manipulated and the fact we dont have that auditable paper trail will be a real challenge. >> hhs officials pardon me, confirming facebook reached out to them, they blocked 115 accounts on facebook and instagram that may be foreign and linked to election interference. shep. >> shepard: analysts are talking about what the future of election interference, they expect ...

All the time here in this administration deep embedded corruption. and just as people take the cue from trump on hate speech, frankly this is how trump operates, its pay to play, its corrupt. you saw that at the epa, you see it at the interior department now, we see it at hhs where officials are willing to serve trump are people who are out for themselves. >> yeah, do you think there is a connection that a rule gets sent or a sort of benchmark gets set down, tom price had to resign under scandal...

Nates about the irs when we see all the time here in this administration deep embedded corruption. and just as people take the cue from trump on hate speech, frankly this is how trump operates, its pay to play, its corrupt. you saw that at the epa, you see it at the interior department now, we see it at hhs where officials are willing to serve trump are people who are out for themselves. >> yeah, do you think there is a connection that a rule gets sent or a sort of benchmark gets set down, tom p...

Epa, how the clean air and water we breathe and drink is managed, the hhs department literally looks after your health care. weve got people who are in these offices doing these jobs that should be about taking care of the american people who are lining their pockets just like theyve seen trump and his family do throughout their time in public and private life. >> how much does it matter who controls congress? you say theyre not that competent. in some ways they have gotten away with it. price g...

People, the interior department, how our land is managed, the epa, how the clean air and water we breathe and drink is managed, the hhs department literally looks after your health care. weve got people who are in these offices doing these jobs that should be about taking care of the american people who are lining their pockets just like theyve seen trump and his family do throughout their time in public and private life. >> how much does it matter who controls congress? you say theyre not that ...