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Thomas jefferson some coin to get a good deal on some treaty. thats what they were worried about. they wanted presidents to get congressional approval before they did this sort of thing. but with the trump business, thats one of the problems here. by the way, the attorneys general in this case were sort of hoping when they got to discovery that they would be able to get trumps tax returns. so thats obviously not going to happen. >> you think discovery, you think these other emolument suits will ...

Something so ill say sanctions. >> can you elaborate on that in terms of sanctions? i love how you put it, they are a magic word but a lot of nothing if they are not impa impactf impactful. what are they and who will they hurt because john bolton right there said maximum pressure was sanctions. maximum what? >> you know, the problem with this administration is it uses words without ever defining them or i think in some cases ever understanding them. i think bolton fully understands all of this. ...

Bloomberg news and these new sanctions are a way for the president to cover himself. how? >> he realizes foreign policy is on a tv show. its kind of a fig leaf now that he says i pulled back and scared them and made clear im serious and will put back more sanctions and frankly, our allies dont seem corporative about this because he blundered in without taking to them and prepping the ground and do homework the way one would do before thinking about a military strike. i think sanctions are kind o...

And he will ignore the election commission. he will ignore good advice because he is so desperate to get reelected. and now i think very afraid. speaker pelosi last week used the magic word. she was talking about prison time. and this president knows that if he is not re-elected, you know, the coach turns into a pumpkin. he is vulnerable to prosecution. and even if he goes for two terms, he will spend the rest of his life in courtrooms or avoiding courtrooms. so i think this is a man who is genu...

The magic word. she was talking about prison time. and this president knows that if he is not re-elected, you know, the coach turns into a pumpkin. he is vulnerable to prosecution. and even if he goes for two terms, he will still the rest of his life in courtrooms or avoiding courtrooms. so i think this is a man who is genuinely afraid, and he will indeed take help from wherever he can get it, russia, china, you name it. and, you know, also, ironically, ironically, we have been criticizing this ...

They were so angry with the writers and producers. what upset them the most, do you think? and how were they hoping they would end? were they looking for a hollywood ending here? after investing eight years of their lives, they surely realized this was not where this was going. >> well, i think you just said the magic word really, which is they invested eight years of their lives. and you know, you see this with some of these big franchises. i think "star wars" the last jedi was another example ...

Daenerys went mad and as you said mercilessly burned most of kings landing along with many innocent people. hundreds of thousands of viewers signed a petition for a do-over of the whole of season 8. they were so angry with the writers and producers. what upset them the most, do you think? and how were they hoping this would end? were they looking for a hollywood ending here? i mean, after investing eight years of their lives, they surely realized that was not where this was going. >> well, i thi...

These are facts on the ground. the department of homeland security testified to that last week i have been in these meetings, bret where the speaker of the house refused to hear briefings from the secretary of homeland security about how dire the situation was. we are hoping and that the reality of the situation on the ground will cause them to come to the negotiating table. but this is our budget. we are putting forward about whats necessary. and its something that will obviously going to have ...

The extent there are suburbs in mississippi that have those college educated white voters who nationally have been hes hasnt to go republican, you have to win them over too in record numbers. >> steve, there are also more democratic pickups across the country. >> yes, lets see if it will work. let me try the house -- katy! >> there it is. >> i said the magic word. >> you have to hit it harder. >> this is where the action is in the house. were still talking about house races here at the tail end ...

>> they rise closer to where shes at and hopefully she sees that were thinking about her. >> im craig melvin. thats all for this edition of "dateline." thank you for watching. good morning. im dara brown in new york at msnbc world headquarters. its 7:00 in the east, 4:00 out west. heres whats happening. border deal, on or off? new confusion about a potential trump administration agreement with mexico. asked and answered. the next step in a special counsel now that the presidents team submitt...