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Office be indicted for one or more possible crimes. i didnt think i should be the one to make that decision. >> the decision would be made by inexperienced independent councilmember and unlike star, a career prosecutor. >> i had been a federal prosecutor in the us attorneys office. >> im pleased the special division very wisely chose a career prosecutor. that will help depoliticize this. i certainly hope it does. >> tasked with concluding several ongoing cases, very quickly got down to business....

Already bitterly divided america. >> we will impeach him! we will impeach him! then people said, but he hasnt done anything wrong? oh, that doesnt matter! we will impeach the president. >> we have been through periods of polarization before. the difference now, i think is that we dont have a common base line of facts. we disagree on reality. >> that dangerous state of affairs, we disagree on the facts, on reality itself, is reflected in how americans feel about impeachment. in november exit poll...

We will impeach him! then people said, but he hasnt done anything wrong. oh, that doesnt matter! we will impeach the president. >> we have been through periods of polarization before. the difference now i think is that we dont have a common base line of facts. we disagree on reality. >> that dangerous state of affairs, we disagree on the facts, on reality itself, is reflected in how americans feel about impeachment. in november exit polling, 77% of democrats favored removing the president from o...

Reflected in how americans feel about impeachment. in november exit polling, 77% of democrats favored removing the president from office. just 5% of republicans supported impeachment. is there evidence to support an impeachment case against donald trump? >> as a legal matter, there is enough material alleged now that, if true, would support an impeachment charge. >> but, says harvard law schools noah feldman -- >> the president of the united states. >> -- that doesnt mean the president could or ...

The people said, but he hasnt done anything wrong. oh, that doesnt matter. we will impeach the president. >> we have been through periods of polarization before. the difference now, i think, is that we dont have a common baseline of facts. we disagree on reality. >> that dangerous state of affairs, we disagree on the facts on reality itself, is reflected in how americans feel about impeachment. in november exit polling, 77% of democrats favored removing the president from office. just 5% of repu...

Is there evidence to support an impeachment case against donald trump? >> as a legal matter, there is enough material alleged now that, if true, would support an impeachment charge. >> but, says harvard law schools noah feldman -- >> the president of the united states. >> -- that doesnt mean the president could or should be impeached. well explore that question later in the hour. but first, we need to go back to understand what happens when democracy depends on impeaching the president. we now t...

Comment on. >> mr. comey, can i ask you a question on fisas abuses. did you have total confidence [ inaudible ] to secure surveillance and also the subsequent renewals? >> i have total confidence that the fisa process was followed and that the entire case was handled in a thoughtful, responsible way by doj and the fbi. i think the notion that fisa was abused here is nonsense. >> as a private citizen, how do you think bob muellers investigation is going? >> as a private citizen, as someone who kn...

>> thats not something i can comment on. >> director comey, can i ask you a question on fisa. did you have total confidence in the document when you used it to secure a warrant and -- >> total confidence the fisa process was followed and the entire case was handled in a thoughtful way by doj. the notion it was abused here is nonsense. >> how do you feel bob muellers investigation is going? >> as a private citizen, as someone who knows the justice system, i see it proceeding incredibly quickly an...

Is no jury is going to convict, get rid of a president for a tweet that is like that. >> president wont be indicted for it but it is a separate point, congressman. is he trying, in fact, to shape testimony? remember, he cant speak to them personally, that would be the first question of mueller. is he, in fact, do you think its a ridiculous proposition that hes actually trying to shape what they say or not they? it seems a fairly plausible to me. >> shannon: i think what we have to look at, too, ...

>> we will impeach him. we will impeach him, the people said, but he hasnt done anything wrong. that doesnt matter. we will impeach the president. >> we have been through presidents of polarization before. the difference now, i think, is that we dont have a common base line of facts. we disagree on reality. >> that are dangerous state of affairs, we disagree on the facts of reality itself, is reflected in how americans feel about impeachment. in november exit polling, 77% of democrats favored re...