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It very well could see months. we could see this bill take effect in january if they were not rejected by the court system. these big media companies, they dont necessarily want to have to do this but theyre lansing to not audience -- not their audience but their customers and their colleagues, major hollywood stars and producers, who can choose to work anywhere. they have the leverage in this case. >> brian, thank you very much. we will see you tomorrow. and reminder, you can catch brian on "re...

President as much as i respect all of them. and they have the freedom to be for impeachment. we have the responsibility to get a result for the american people. >> a result for the american people. thats what im talking about in terms of political risk. i think two-thirds of your party, 67% or so who say we want impeachment mean removal. and i dont think theyre going to be able to get that to those people. so result. what does result mean to you? >> yeah, results means that we have the facts and...

Party. well have to see. >> rachel pull back the curtain for me. yesterday people were caught off guard on capitol hill because they were trying to push forward some administrative moves to get the usmca going. the presidents own trade deal would make this kind of a move illegal? >> exactly, but that hasnt stopped him from making this threat in the past. a few months ago he did something similar where he threatened mexico, a 25% tariff on cars, and you know, that was again related to immigration...

Economy and your wallet. >> reporter: brianna, this is a new phase. were entering a new phase in the presidents trade war use tariffs as leverage not to push a trading partner on trade issues, right, but on an entirely different issue, and the outcry was immediate. the chamber of commerce called it exactly the wrong move, that it would raise costs for both businesses and the consumers, and the fear here is that tariffs will hurt both economies. the u.s. imported almost $350 billion worth of good...

Every one of those items could cost as much as 25% more. if youre -- just stepping back, this is a tax levied on those who import. cars, shoes, pants, ties. all of those consumer items, they are going to absorb that cost or pass it on to the customer. lets not kid ourselves theyll pass it on to the customer. >> dana: this is not in stone yet. the president said this would happen on june 10th. presumably using it as a little leverage. can the president threatening something like this actually aff...

>> a result for the american people. thats what im talking about in terms of political risk. i think two-thirds of your party, 67% or so who say we want impeachment mean removal. and i dont think theyre going to be able to get that to those people. so result. what does result mean to you? >> yeah, results means that we have the facts and the truth and real accountability and justice for what happened to our country. we were attacked by a foreign power in 2016, an attack invited by the candidate ...

Tariffs. so a political pickle for the president. at the same time he has put these tariffs on, he has significantly decreased his ability, his leverage to get this trade deal across the finish line. >> is it a political pickle, though? this is the presidents game plan, its what he does for 50 years in business, he bluffs, he plays a game of chicken. >> its not the presidents game plan because for the last several months his white house has been working overtime to get this big trade deal over t...

Do you think this is a continuation of a distraction? >> i think the people who perpetuated this smear of treasonous collusion with russia to steal the 2016 election understands that if there is investigation into how that narrative was set, how it was weaponized by our federal t government, who engaged in criminal wrongdoing such as the criminal leaks of classified information to undo a democratic election, they understand this is a threat and it might also be an effort to make sure there is so...

Demanding we redouble our efforts to secure our next election? >> the commander in chief doesnt think that way because in some respects, important respects he welcomed the russian interference because one thing bob mueller did not note is the intelligence community definitively concluded that this russian interference wasnt just interfere in our election but designed specifically to den grade one candidate and help donald trump. so what we have seen for the past two years is trump repaying the r...

Speaks to this section of the mueller report where was the senior official coming off of this warning by mueller asking demanding we redouble our efforts to secure our next election? >> the commander in chief doesnt think that way because in some respects, important respects he welcomed the russian interference because one thing bob mueller did not note is the intelligence community definitively concluded that this russian interference wasnt just interfere in our election but designed specifical...