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Worst-case, doomsday scenario. this incursion. so im heartened to have heard the pushback by the republicans on this particular decision on the part of the president. im also, frankly, heartened that they pushed back on doral as well. i would like to see more people standing up and putting their name -- objecting to the decisions that our president is making, because i think its imperative for people with reason and sanity to ask questions about this presidents behavior. >> thank you so much. it...

Going to do? >> republicans were confused, i think. murkowski and others were confused. i didnt hear anyone say a-ha, we have it here. maggie, ive got a bunch of questions for you. as we sit here friday morning, how does the white house think this week went? thats number one. and im just -- where is rudy giuliani inside trump world? hows his standing right now and is there any sense that at some point, he may be pushed aside or kept at arms length. >> to answer that question backwards, this has ...

But obviously these four come to mind. and then theres this group. paul kaine at "the washington post" wrote about this. you might think of these are sort of more elder statesmen types within the senate who dont have the worry about facing the voters again because lamar alexander not running for re-election next year, johnny izicson retiring at the end of this year. richard burr hes up in the year 2022 but he said thats it, im out in 2022. theyre more institutionallist generally and theres this ...

Hows murkowski going to vote, how these people like gardener out there in colorado, these people are fringe republicans right now fighting for their lives. do they want to be voting to exonerate this president on a impeachment vote? >> they dont want to have to take that vote because theyre going to be torn. i think mitch mcdonnell, he doesnt have to bring this up for a vote so maybe he lets it stay. but there are a few steps between now and then. i agree with you, chris, theres enough there to ...

Were delaying the hearing until the fbi investigation is completed. >> mmm-hmm. >> which would be the normal process for a committee, but once they time limited it, what im discovering in your book, though shocking is not -- isnt really surprising to me. the fbi didnt investigate all sorts of obvious people and question all sorts of obvious people they should have questioned. >> right. i mean, part of the consensus that was struck -- or, rather, the compromise that was struck between senator fla...

To use tom delays words and he successfully managed to stymie protection of these workers who were living in the most disgusting fetid conditions >> this came up, bob, during actually his confirmation hearing, because he was a deputy and al franken in the senate at this point pressed him on it take a listen. >> did you and the so-called team abramov lobbyists lobby against the murkowski legislation? >> we might have i dont actually remember if we lobbied against that legislation, but i would ass...

>> thats exactly right. when you look at these defections too, its interesting, you see someone like susan collins of maine, who has carved out an independent lane for herself, shes stood up to the president on issues before. you see someone like lamar alexander, but whats interesting is that these votes, these defections came from all corners of the caucus. you saw the conservatives, the institutionalists, the murkowski and collins. the opposition was wide spread here, and it was interesting to...

Those who are something short of a profile in courage and may need it for next time. >> thats exactly right. i think when you look at these defections too, its interesting, you see someone like susan collins of maine, who has really carved out an independent lean for herself. shes stood up to the president on issues before. you see someone like lamar alexander who is retiring and no longer has to fear the backlash going against the president, but whats interesting is that these votes, these defe...

Breaking news after a dozen republicans joined senate democrats blocking presidents declaration of a national emergency in order to build a border wall, the president responded with a one-word tweet "v "veto" in all caps. lets talk about that. is this vote against the emergency declaration so far the biggest congressional rebuke, gloria, of the president? >> you know, its big. and its the second one that happened this week after pulling back american aid to saudi forces in yemen. so thats twice....

Put this vote in context. >> a couple things. i think its one of the first if any times that you have seen a block of republicans join with democrats in the senate to go against the president on something since he took office. secondly, several of the senators were on the appropriations committee. that sends a message, look, we -- this is the article one branch of congresss job. the appropriators of money to the federal government. not the president. i think that is part and parcel of whats goin...