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Allowing them to control state legislatures and governorships, they are using that leverage to override the decisions of their biggest counties and cities. >> thats a bigger level. we have red states exerting their will over the blue states majorities on a number of issues with broad public support. >> yeah, no, absolutely. you know, really the question is, the paradox here is this is really going after the goose that lays the golden eggs in all of these states, whether were talking about atlant...

So russia goes to war against our ally, ukraine. under the previous administration, president trump uses that as leverage against ukraine. holds it military aid and all these other signs of our support for them unless and until they agree to cough up something he are use against joe biden in the 2020 election. ukraine doesnt do it. russia decides they will intervene in our elections again in 2020 to help trump again but its not enough. joe biden beats trump. and now were in this incredible momen...

For covid back in may. you have been trying to get information about how he is, what is the ability of you all to communicate with him at all at this point? >> we dont have any ability to communicate with them right now. weve been trying to get phone calls to ourselves or to them and they have been and denied along the way every time they have tried. so 14 days today as we havent been able to talk to him directly to find out what is going on. >> and they wont give any reports of the embassy or t...

To restore majority rule. now, lots of people are very angry with senator manchin which i get. the question is what are we doing now? what can be done? as i see it theres a few options. first figure out who is in that political leverage over the senators to move him towards changing the stands. the problem here is that not many people have any, honestly precisely for the researchers articulated. senator manchin has managed to defy gravity for a long time. in all this pressure in his home state a...

Ukraines president before three days later, trump calls ukraines president, trump ultimately gets impeached for that call as he tries to extort, sort of leverage a foreign government in interfering in the u.s. election to help him out against joe biden. of course, rudy giuliani is now the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation by federal prosecutors in new york. that investigation is reportedly related to his dealings in ukraine ahead of the 2020 election. we dont know if that call that cn...

Campaign finance reform. it would expand early voting, allow same-day registration, regulate redistricting. manchin also reiterated his opposition to changes to the filibuster that would restore majority rule to the body which he serves. lots of people are very angly with senator manchin, which i get. the question is, what are we doing now? what can we done? as i see it, theres a few options. first, figure out who has any political leverage over the senator to move him to changing his stance. th...

Our ally, ukraine. under the previous administration, president trump uses that as leverage against ukraine. holds up military aid and all those other signs of support for them unless and until they agreed to cough up something he can use against or biden. with the 2020 election. ukraine doesnt do it, russia decides they will intervene in our elections again in 2020 to help trump again but its not enough. joe biden beats trump. and now were in this incredible moment. this clarifying moment, righ...

Appropriate regulations? >> i think we need congressional authority. we get challenged frequently and to have a clear dictate from congress on the authority of us to collect that information is critical. >> neil: all right. from my gary, calphon, that is a 1-2 punch. what did you make of that? >> it will affect price. if you ever get in the mail something that says internal revenue service head for the hills. thats whats going on right now. its not just the u.s. china is shutting down anybody th...

Else you needed to see, and thats how the transactions worked there. every single transaction, from the acquisition of a pen all the way to the acquisition of a piece of property. all had to be approved by donald first. >> let me ask you, i want to play this clip of stormy daniels who gave an interview, obviously, it was the payments to her that you were involved with which was the kind of one of the things you pleaded guilty to in federal court that you were involved in that gave them the lever...

Liable for arrest again. hes fled to ukraine. made a posting on facebook, explaining why he left. remaining in russia i cannot be effective in an environment where any political activity leads to jail terms for politicians themselves, for supporters and family members. about his decision to flee to ukraine, this is not a defeat but tactical retreat he said. so russia goes to war against our ally ukraine, under the previous administration president trump uses that as leverage against ukraine. hol...