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Negotiator. well, he set the stage by saying, we can end this in one day, if i am president. that gives away every negotiating leverage that he has because he tells putin that you are going to win, youve got the leverage, as we go into the negotiation. its a terrible mistake, a terrible position, not supporting ukraine, not trying to win for ukraine indefinitely against russia. >> one of the most striking moments was when he mocked e. jean carroll who just was victorious in court in her suit aga...

A discharge position, for those who say, is a privilege motion, bringing something to the floor, with the majority member signing on to it. it could be this plot device that is more invoked, then utilized, but are there active discussions about that? >> not yet. but, look, mitch mcconnell was intent on debt limit brinkmanship, and then could pixelated in the 11th hour. it could be, kevin mccarthy does the same. but, no one should underestimate the obstructionism of the house republican majority....

So, you -- would think you would have some negotiating leverage within the caucus itself using other caucus numbers to get that pressure to bare minimum 20. its because something that i learned a very early in my tenure at the rnc with the emergence of the tea party. its that for them and for a lot of the remnants of what is left inside the freedom caucus, jim jordan was part of that original class, uhm -- its a two-pronged approach. one is respect, right? because they dont ever feel that they h...

The debt ceiling. you suggest doing it during the lame duck session, a political issue because some republicans are threatening to use that as negotiating leverage. tell us what the dangers are here if they dont get that limit raised? >> if they dont get that limit raised, a number of very bad things happen. one is that its probably unconstitutional to default on our debt. i dont know what you do about that. beyond that, it ruins the reputation of the united states in that we are now considered ...

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Had delegated the implication to the various districts, and that simple five things about the district, the headquarters to make and they were making them anyway they could. they were not following the instructions, the guidance that had been put out from the top. the guidance that had been put out from the top-— the guidance that had been put out from the to. .,, ., ~ from the top. there was also with mr putin, the whole _ from the top. there was also with mr putin, the whole thing _ from the...

Amnesty. theyre not even out there saying the quiet part out loud now, laura , and its its really disgusting. anyy republican or so-called moderate who supports this pathe should never be seen s in politics again. okay, mitt romney, the all of the so-called moderates, they will be on the side of the democrats on this. i promise you, mr. attorney general, leave it up to the good states. thank you so much. we put taxes and tariffsch on china and tookin in hundreds and hundreds of billions billions...

Diplomatic settlement to the crisis he himself incited. but at the same time, he still has roughly 150,000 troops aimed at ukraine, conducted military exercises in the black sea. he wants to retain that leverage so that he gains a settlement to his favor and while i agree its still possible that putin would launch an attack on ukraine of some sort, i think putin is playing for a settlement on his terms and i think that we should all be focussed on what that settlement actually entails and whethe...

Investment in clean energy technologies. so on climate, on so many other issues, this bill is historic. and compared to anything weve ever done in our history, really, you have to go back to the new deal in franklin roosevelts era to find anything thats comparable. >> this passes your much repeated no climate no deal test? >> yes. when president biden is talking to other world leaders in glasgow next week, hell be able to say confidently that the combination of whats in the framework of this bil...

White house? have we seen anything like this before when it comes to executive privilege? >> its going to have a very limited road in the courts. but the purpose here is to delay. i think really the goal here is just to create some sort of legal dispute thats going to allow the courts to take a look at this, put this on hold, potentially create some delay. as to blocking the witnesses, which that let that went out, that seems to me that its just essentially a way to give cover to, for example, m...