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spending package helping the economy. talking with the president live in delaware. >> the reduction act as a wall of the lamb. democrats are not talking much about inflation at all. they have a lot of other stuff they would rather talk about that they have been doing as they try to hold the house in november. >> justin the past few weeks, lowering prescription drug costs . the republicans try to stop. of course gun safety legislation >> potential trouble lies ahead in a pole. 26% of th...

Decide. justice department officials are concerned. republican say this is not a case where they should remain tightlipped. >> show what it is, nine hours out former president trumps residence. >> this is interesting. 57% of people want to see the investigation into the former president continue. fierce at this is all politically motivated. a growing number of lawmakers have demanded they loop congress and because they believe it is not only overshadowing the midterms, but a big impact going for...

>> i hadnt had a conversation with the white house on this issue in a year and a half. if thats keeping us in the loop, you know, this administration is more arrogant than i thought they were. >> be that as it may, lets get down to the law here. the national defense authorization act requires congress be notified 30 day as head of releasing any taliban prisoners from gitmo, its a law that the president should be familiar with since it was a defense bill he signed late last year. now administrati...

Fight? i think its pretty high, but i want to hear from them there the administration says that they, a, didnt think like they had to seek approval of congress or loop congress in and, b, that bowe bergdahl, his life was on the line, and because their law didnt have any -- exemption for a circumstance like that, they felt they could act. doesnt the fact that his life might have been on the line play some role in how offended you are about this, by congress not being looped? >> well see. the info...

Soldiers to sign nondisclosure agreements to not discuss bergdahls disappearance, to not discuss the search for him, is that true? >> at the beginning, yes, when everything happened, and while youre in the military, yes. >> but now a lot of you are talking. is that because he is finally out of enemy hands and you feel that the truth should come out? whats the motivating force? >> if for me, hes a deserter, america needs to know, hes back and needs to be accountable for his actions. >> justin ger...

Important than this? >> i said i was playing devils advocate. >> with bin laden they were willing to notify congress and it never got out. i think the president close to avoid going to congress because he knew there would be a lot of skepticism and he didnt want to hear it. >> assuming the president broke the law, so what? what happens? >> well see. ive drafted a resolution, i hope the united states senate will pass and talks about the issue and lays it out what the president did, why its wrong,...

Are the condition of the release, if the president had simply notified congress three days in advance, as hes required to under law a lot of this could have been solved. members of congress, republican and democrat, not on a political basis would have said, are you kidding? five high-value detainees, two military commanders, one vice claire of the intelligence network, is think appropriate? we would have asked what are the conditions for the release. is it going to be continued defense to keep t...

Thats the issue here. everything else is political noise that both sides are making to their disgrace. >> there has been a lot of recidivism, a lot of the people, under bush and obama, have been released and not a majority but some, a significant number, have ended up back on the battle feel. those questions i think are fair to ask. >> well, i think theyre completely legitimate questions and i think the question that i have is, why wasnt the white house having this discussion with members of con...