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Joining me to discuss, manu raju and michael isikoff. im glad youre both here. thank you gentleman. michael, let me start with you here. we are still learning new information about events at really the heart of this impeachment inquiry. there was developments in the last couple hours alone. is there an argument now for taking a little more time to dig into all of this before moving on to the next phase of the inquiry? >> well, certainly theres an argument for it. >> is it a good one? >> whether ...

You know, yesterday there was all the talk in light of the ruling by judge jackson involving don mcgahn. whether that was grounds for holding off to try to get testimony from people like john bolton and mick mulvaney, i dont think thats likely to happen if only because the appeal -- you know, we saw the appeals filed today in the mcgahn case. thats going to delay things. and as far as the ukraine testimony in and of itself, i dont know that the democrats are in a position to get much more useful...

Says and is asked in that state department briefing. lets go over to capitol hill. phil, adam schiff, the chair of the house intelligence committee. he sent a letter to other lawmakers yesterday about the likely road ahead when it comes to impeachment. the president will see if it changes this road ahead now that the president says he would love for his cabinet members and others to testify. but what does that road look like right now? >> yeah, look. i think you hit on it at the top. this is imp...

Don mcgahn will comply with judge jacksons opinion unless its stayed pending appeal. the justice department is already appealing the decision but it guts the legal justi justification thats being deployed by the white house to justify stone walling congress. if the judge in the case involving the testimony of john boltons deputy charles cupperman makes a judgment similar to the one we found out it could open the flood gates for the testimony of senior impeachment witnesses like cupperman, john b...

A few witnesses have come forward and even trump administration have said im going to tell the truth to the american people. thats what we have been seeing in these hearings in the last two weeks. now the question is will bolton and other people come and testi testify. a subpoena forces these folks to come forward and testify and it can be challenged in court. what the democrats are saying is look we already have the goods on the president. you just read the transcript on july 25th. you -- that ...

Reform. >> they went against the president amongst his base. >> support for the iraq war plunged but nert effort wads going well. >> he still had the surge. my point is when the base reacts, politicians follow the base. in this case, with trump bringing it to present day, what we have known seen, including in these polls is any movement from the republican base against the president. if anything, its hardened. you see some polls where hes ticked up and the real hick up with is republicans are co...

To talk to. folk who is worked at the omb, political appointees who can help explain how money moved and why it didnt. a number of officials who fell under the white house argument of asbestos lubsolute immunityi no one close to the white house could be compelled to testify at all. this judges ruling throws that out as a con sent for white house aides and advisers. they could still put forth different elements of executive privilege but the idea they could be blocked across the board from showin...

Two different judges but just talk about the potential impact of a ruling like this one in mcgahns case on these seemingly reluctant impeachment witnesses. the most senior administration officials. >> reporter: sure. as for mcgahn himself hes unlikely to show up and democratic inverss astors are d on if they want him at all. what this could do is could shake loose a host of other witnesses who democrats do want to talk to. not the least of which is john bolton and his deputy mr. cupperman. these...

We have gone through several weeks of amassing the case. they presented their case. nothing that anybody says after this is really going to change that. >> you offer to perry. im going to come back at you. go ahead. >> reporter: let me jump in here and torture this metaphor further. bolton is a perfectly turkey sandwich days over. he talks. he tweets. if bolton goes on a book tour in january during the impeachment trial, his information is still usable. its useful to the public. its still out th...

Mcgahn case. >> i want to read you donald trumps tweet which we know from the mueller probe that his tweets were examined as potential witness tampering and efforts to speak or channel messaging or threats to potential witnesses. let me read you what he tweeted today. im fighting for future presidents and the office of the president. other than that, id like people to testify. don mcgahns respected lawyer has already stated i did nothing wrong. john bolton is patriot and may know i held back the...