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Very early. i have got to say in the age of trump, it was one of the first times ive seen them react lightly on their feet politically and doing something very quickly to cut off further damage from what they saw in laura ingrahams show last night, and john yoo, like can you imagine being in his class at uc berkeley and this guy really just makes a fool of himself, first of all, attacking an american hero. >> implying that he might be committing espionage in some way. >> implying he might be com...

Badge. it means youve been shot at. youve been in an active combat situation. its his personal story combined with the fact that he has the courage to come forward that i think would rivet the attention of people around the globe when they think about it or when they hear about it. he came to america with his twin brother, his father, and his grandmother when he was 3 years of age. his family built a life in this country. he joined the -- >> didnt they escape the soviet union? >> yes, yes, they ...

Get more witnesses beyond these national security officials to testify. and to do that, shes saying to pat cipollone, the white house counsel, were moving forward with a formal vote and so now when we make a request, if we subpoena an official, they better come up. one quick note, brian, on ms. ingrahams point, is this -- as a reporter, i wonder, is this really the line the republicans are going to take, conservative critics, of this impeachment inquiry, that someone whos an immigrant and has se...

A reporter, i wonder, is this really the line the republicans are going to take, conservative critics, of this impeachment inquiry, that someone whos an immigrant and has served this country is now a questionable person without any kind of evidence to the -- to make this case? does this mean now immigrants cant serve in the cabinet? arnold schwarzenegger, we have to worry if hes loyal to austria, if hes governor of california. on a logical level, i dont see how as a reporter this argument holds ...

One quick note, brian, on ms. ingrahams point, is this -- as a reporter, i wonder, is this really the line the republicans are going to take, conservative critics, of this impeachment inquiry, that someone whos an immigrant and has served this country is now a questionable person without any kind of evidence to the -- to make this case? does this mean now immigrants cant serve in the cabinet? arnold schwarzenegger, we have to worry if hes loyal to austria, if hes governor of california. on a log...

To stop president trump. that basic rule is, we dontas . agents freely share the results of confidential investigations with the "new york times" or the press to attack people we dont like. we keep those things confidential in order to pursue successful investigations. if jim comey had been a normal justice department prosecutor or a lying fbi agent he would have been fired on theyi spotfor whag report. >> laura: no question. heres msnbcs legal analysts julie ainsleys take. >> people talking to ...

>> thats ridiculous. this is a guy who should have never been the fbi director. he took 2 years of bob mueller to find out the whole thing was groundless. jim comey, because he did not like donald trump, broke all of the rules. its not just like speeding. these are the basic rules that govern the justice department. what did we get in exchange? two years of wasted time and effort, not just the cost of the mueller report to our whole political system.keeping him frh his jobob of running the count...

State and the fbi and all of this thing, these people will be put in an impossible position of just ignoring major news. they will look like fools. frankly they cant help themselves. they are not news. they are narratives. >> laura: these vaunted institution, maybe if they actually did their job, the fake news would not resonate with anybody. its resonating because they are doing stories about sea otter health last night. media hacks were spinning the comey report. lets bring in john yu. great t...

What happened with the deep state as it were with the fbi and all of this sort of thing, these people will be put in an impossible position of just ignoring major news. they will look like foolswhen t. frankly, they cant help themselves. they are not news. they are narratives. >> tucker: people say trump shouldnt say fake news, these vaunted institution, maybe if they actually did their job, the fake news would not resonate with anybody. they arenating because doing stories about sea otter healt...

Cause. >> laura: churchill and hitler. >> i cant even tell what he is talking about. the real problem is jim comey and not donald trump. this ig-report is a damning indictment of someone who was an fbi director and created many abuses that hoover did against martin luther king. spreading information to damage and harm people when he was not going to prosecute him. this is a guy who should never had been -- i have to say after reading the ig-report. one of the most important things donald trump d...