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There. whats more significant i think than the fact that the democrats are kind of at it again, is that you know, tom cotton and people like him are getting that reaction back home. and youve heard other members of congress. you heard i think mike hoffman of colorado last week saying, yeah, the president drk every president should release his tax returns. i dont know that that pressure ever adds up to president trump changing his decision and putting his own financial information out there, but ...

Blunder. >> of course it was a blunder. >> it was a blunder an im giving all that. i would say as i listen to it, my interpretation, and i would -- i agree with all of the above, by the way. well, he said didnt use chemical weapons in that manner meaning use it in barrel bombs or, you know, whatever from the sky. and, you know, it was a stupid thing to say and everybody acknowledged that and if he had tried to defend the statement or you know -- >> now youre sitting trying to defend the indefens...

Or, you know, whatever from the sky. and, you know, it was a stupid thing to say and everybody acknowledged that and if he had tried to defend the statement or -- >> now youre sitting trying to defend the indefensible. but now youre trying to defend it, jakubauskas. >> no. im saying that i agree with the above. if i was going to defend it, thats what i would have said. to me, i understand for perhaps what he was trying to get to. and, you know -- listen. >> but, jack, he doesnt understand what h...

Whether he deserves it or not right? in some cases you would be defending the indefensible. i think some people end up looking silly when they do that, to be honest with you. >> john, what is president trump going to do, defend flynn or distance himself from him? >> well, this isnt about admitting anything because theres no proof anywhere in any situation that there was any collusion with the russians. this thing has been going on, this investigation has been going on since july. and all we have...

National security adviser, general michael flynn, breaking his silence, offering to testify before federal and congressional investigators, but only if he is granted immunitimmunity. the latest headache for a white house reeling from the unfolding russia investigation. how did we get here? lets go back to the morning of march 4th, a saturday at mar-a-lago. president trump is angry and tweeting, quote, terrible. just found out that obama had my wires tapped in trump tower just before the victory....

House reeling from the unfolding russia investigation. how did we get here? lets go back to the morning of march 4th, a saturday at mar-a-lago. president trump is angry and tweeting, quote, terrible. just found out that obama had my wires tapped in trump tower just before the victory. nothing found. this is mccarthyism. and this. how low has president obama gone to tap my phones during the very sacred election process? this is nixon watergate. bad or sick guy. the president offering absolutely n...

But i do think that youre not going to find a lot of trump supporters who are going to make admissions against interests. so to speak. >> when bakari said that, it made me think of that because bakari said, im sort of paraphrasing, i question democrats for doing that and, you know, basically saying you dont necessarily take the fifth or immunity if you -- right? so -- >> yeah, theres also a -- ill just say real quick, i think amongst conservatives who go on tv, theres this sense that youre outnu...

Indefensible. >> they cant see what a sad and grave time this is for our country. >> youve certainly seen it in the senate with senate republicans. >> sure, theres some heroes there. >> mitch mcconnell, ben sasse, lindsey graham, john mccain, susan collins. >> ben sasse on the show this morning. >> there are a group of republicans who stood up from the very beginning and said, wait a second, like mitch mcconnell, just volunteered it in an interview. you dont think youre subject to judicial revie...

That nothing has changed, i think was his quote, i think a lot has changed after this hearing today because as devin nunes put it, and i think hes right, a cloud is hanging over the trump administration right now. and they are going to have a hard time figuring out how to handle it. >> dana bash, you heard white house press secretary sean spicer say they are not backing away from their original allegation -- they are not backing away at all based on what they heard from this testimony today. >> ...

Things you want about sean spicer, although i think he should google the name ron zeigler, the press secretary for richard nixon who suffered greatly because he tried to defend the indefensible which is what sean spicer is trying to do. but on the whole, when you look at what the trump administration has said and done and what president trump has said and done, it cant possibly help him with all of the legislative battles ahead. these people do look at popularity polls. they do pay attention to ...