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Stephanie ruhle. As Donald Trumps legal problems continue to grow, democrats are making a big push for transparency. More than three dozen House Democrats called for cameras in the courtroom during the doj cases against trump. Its something that trumps own attorney was asking for just a few weeks ago. The first thing we would ask for is lets have cameras in the courtroom, so all americans can see what is happening in our Criminal Justice system. And i would hope the department of justice would j...

Effort so that we take the curtain away and all americans get to see what is happening. Earlier today, our friend near called deal laid out the importance of having those cameras in the air is. Why dont underestimate dawns ability to try to stay stuff outside of court to his party, lawyers, and so many others, all of which can undermine decorum anyway. The best check on that, and this is something that one of our greatest justices sunlight is the best disinfectant. Let the American People see th...

touch. >> you were right. that was kind of a buzz kill. politico sam stein, thank you for the great polling information. we will speak to you again soon. thanks to all of you for getting up "way too early" with us on this wednesday morning. stick around for "morning joe," which starts right now. a senator who has never run anything at all, but his mouth. the senator obviously resorting to lying, cheating and trying to steal. >> senator, how gullible to you really think florida vote...

foster care system. the 11th hour just getting underway on this friday night. good evening once again, im stephanie ruhle. the january 6th committee has now heard from one of its highest profile witnesses. and according to one member, they learned some new information. today, trump white house counsel, pat cipollone, testified in a marathon seven and a half hour session that was videotaped. while under oath, he answered the [inaudible] questions about january 6th. >> mr. cipollone did ...

good evening once again, im stephanie ruhle. the january 6th committee has now heard from one of its highest profile witnesses. and according to one member, they learned some new information. today, trump white house counsel, pat cipollone testified in a marathon seven and a half hour session that was videotaped. while under oath, he answered the panels questions about january 6th. >> mr. cipollone did appear voluntarily and answer a whole variety of questions. he did not contradict th...

something that judge merchan can continue up to the time of sentencing. >> im just thinking about the judge in the hearing with the gag orders where he said -- and none of the weight that was going on was lost on him and who this is in front of him. and he said, i dont want to send you to prison, but i have a job to do. we dont know if hes going -- the next thing i think the countrys going to be waiting for is that, and what does prison for a former president look like? can it be done ...

Early summer days of 1863, and we are in a different world altogether. abraham lincoln decide to do different things about emancipation -- slavery lasts, arguably, into the 20th century. this is a contingent, conditional enterprise we are engaged in. its his perennial struggle between our better angels and our worst instincts. and its an entirely human undertaking. i find the whataboutism that you alluded to to be utterly unconvincing, and it proves to me a lot more about the genuine motives and...

American presidency at vanderbilt university. he occasionally adviser this president on historical matters, jon meacham we. gentlemen, good evening to you both. we flipped a coin, im going to start with the same question to both of you. john your first. as long as we have all been alive, in my memory, our presidents have started the state of the union address, my fellow americans in the state of our union is strong. can we say that right about now? >> i dont think so. thats the problem of the ag...

Address with some form of, my fellow americans, the state of our union is strong. can we say that right about now, john? >> i dont think so. certainly not with candor and with confidence. and thats the problem of the age. you know, democracys very counterintuitive. this is a human undertaking. were all fallen. were all frail. were all fallible. and what is a democracy but the sum of its parts? the word means the rule of the many. and the rule of the many can lead to complications and chaos. the ...

Impartial because its a human undertaking. the founders were trying to create a newtonian sphere. there would be a harmonious hole. this is darwinian. you hope we evolve. you hope we progress. jury is still out on that. but its a -- the tension within the republican, lower case r, structure was present from the beginning. madison, jefferson, hamilton i dont think would have foreseen the absolute nature of this party structure but they fully understood faction. they fully understood there would b...