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Analysis and discussion of the days top stories and compelling issues from Lawrence ODonnell. This will play out. Which, as of tonight, could serve as the headline for the status of everything. Still under investigation by the special prosecutor. Unclear how this will play out. Leading off our discussion now, joyce nance, former special prosecutor. And former counsel to the mayor of New York City and eugene robinson, Opinion Writer for the washington post. Hes an msnbc political analyst. And you...

Analysis and discussion of the days top stories and compelling issues from Lawrence ODonnell. Analysis and discussion of the days top stories and compelling issues from Lawrence ODonnell. Rudy giuliani told politico today that the trump team wants to rule outofbounds about half of what Robert Mueller wants to discuss the president. Quote, we dont want questioning on obstruction. They would have to concede that. Robert mueller would not be allowed to ask President Trump what he said to james come...

Chairman of the committee says, okay, never mind, well do it without it. >> its an artificial deadline. and obviously they want the result, they want to get the justice confirmed as opposed to ensuring the integrity of the process. a really good comparison is justin kagan who had worked inside of the white house and they turned over papers both from her time in the counsels office and her work on the domestic policy council. but now well have for judge kavanaugh a process where only his work in ...

Turns out this paper trail is enormous and is not going to be in place, apparently, if time for confirmation hearing. >> it is enormous. and the problem with that is were now looking at a process where instead of using the archivist, a nonpartisan process that was really created in response to excesses during the nixon white house to screen documents, we have a process where lawyers who represent president bush in his personal capacity will make decisions about what gets turned over to the senat...

Library is turning over some documents involving brett kavanaugh. but those documents are being screened by attorneys for the bush presidential library including one who has represented steve bannon, reince priebus and don mcgahn in russia-related investigations. joyce vance is back with us. turns out this paper trail is enormous and is not going to be in place, apparently, if time for confirmation hearing. >> it is enormous. and the problem with that is were now looking at a process where inste...

Information needed for this incredibly important confirmation. whats so strange, the chairman of the committee requested the information, said the committee needs it. the archives says were not going to have it in time for your scheduled hearing and the chairman of the committee says, okay, never mind, well do it without it. >> its an artificial deadline. and obviously they want the result, they want to get the justice confirmed as opposed to ensuring the integrity of the process. a really good ...

Already said he is a subject, not a target. if mueller needs information that giuliani and the other lawyers arent willing to seed them the authority to ask, they will simply issue a subpoena for the president and then let that run its way through the court process. >> how long would that take through the court process? >> you know, thats a really good question. it would depend on which grand jury they use. they could either go through d.c. or through virginia, which would be the fourth circuit....

Even if those were treated as emergency appeals, it would stretch on for some time. then it would likely go up to the united states supreme court. they could either decide it or return it in part to the lower court. we could be looking at a process that would stretch out over months. >> thats one of the reasons why republicans are racing as fast as they can to confirm the next supreme court justice, it is the route that joyce just described. but the giuliani game of he wants to testify. "the new...

I mean, its just not true. >> lets listen to the way the presidents allies are talking about this possible interview publically. lets listen to the way newt gingrich describes the situation. >> i think the president is very unwise to walk into a perjury trap against a group of smart guys who have spent a years time getting ready to try to kill him. and i think he is not -- no one is smart enough to take on all of muellers team. >> and of course there is no such thing as a perjury trap. all you h...

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