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>> i know nothing about your gout status and i dont think youre that old. >> i am as of this point goutless, and -- >> god bless you. >> and not in prison. and so thats a happy day, right? >> not miserable. not lonely. >> right. >> and i dont even want to talk about the altarboy thing. its weird. >> i was an atlar boy, and it was weird. completely on the record, completely happy and positive experience. you have to say that now if you say you used to be an alter boy. you just have to. >> growing...

>> and not in prison. and so thats a happy day, right? >> not miserable. not lonely. >> right. >> and i dont even want to talk about the altar boy thing. its weird. >> i was an altar boy, and it was weird. completely on the record, completely happy and positive experience. you have to say that now if you say you used to be an altar boy. you just have to. >> growing up as a catholic kid in california, i was so mad that i couldnt be an altar boy. it wasnt like a gender justice thing. the altar boy...

Credibility in congress and right now i think were moving into a era where the presidents accountability for established wrongdoing, we know from the southern district of new york he was part of one felony involving michael cohen, we dont know if there is any additional crimes or wrongdoing that mr. trump himself could be linked to. but it is happening now in congress. which is a politically accountable body and it really matters if the american public feels that this process has integrity becau...

Actually own them. the normal things we see, peaceful transition, i believe donald trump is not beyond starting a civil war. chris, i have known this man for 20 years. if you watch every one of his plays, he tees off what he is going to do. i think were headed for a very ugly time in american history. im sad to say that. >> you know im sorry. thank you very much, jongwoman jackie speier, thank you very much and peter baker, expert, front page big foot of "the new york times" and donny deutsche, ...

And that would be, you better go say its a nice tie. does this sound like organized crime? does it sound like racketeering to you, asha? >> it does to me and for everyone who specialized in that, that is what its echoed. and i just want to adhere, erin, that, you know, congress has a lot of advantages that even prosecutors and doj dont. in the fbi, you follow a very methodical path. you gather evidence. youre able to take the next step and then the next step, and youre gathering evidence. you kn...

They can start to put this together. and also, we already know that history here for trump is not good. there was a "new york times" article about the pattern of fraud that the trump family had been engaging in for a while. thats probably well past the statute of limitations. theres the trump foundation which was dissolved in december for engaging in a pattern of shockingly illegal behavior and using the charity as a slush fund, then there was the trump university which was a rico civil suit whi...

Second term, some statute of limitations will expire, and they go to barr and say, we need a sealed indictment, and we wont unseal it until after hes out of office, be it january 20th, 2021, or january 20th, 2025, is that how that would work? >> yeah, i think that -- well, that would -- were definitely in uncharted waters when you raise that issue. thats potentially possible. that request could be made. that would be an interesting dilemma for the attorney general. thats one way to do it. i woul...

It also requires supervisors views for great weight during the disagreement. joining me now is elliott williams. former assistant attorney general, welcome and thank you for being here. i want to step back for the reporting that president trump may run for a second term because it is the best shelter he may have for being indicted. that is ridiculous. that happens in countries we dont think were alike, and that will run out. if his fear is that i need to be in office so i dont get indi indicted,...

The trump organization. why are state regulators interested in what it paid for insurance? >> reporter: insurance is a heavily regulated industry. michael cohen at that open congressional hearing made allegations that the trump organization had inflated its assets to insurance companies which could be a violation of rules or laws. theres a history of questions about trump and insurance. during the campaign, the associated press broke a story that said trump claimed $17 million in damages for a h...

Get a loan from a bank. so i think this is really of concern for the white house, because we were talking earlier about this notion of executive privilege. when it comes to the presidents business, theres no real claim for executive privilege. theres another aspect that concerns them. the special counsel has certain limitations with respect to the scope of the mueller investigation. when it comes to prosecutors in the southern district of new york, theres no real clear mandate. they can pursue i...