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America. We talk about testing of the guardrails. In most cases the guardrails of democracy have held up. In this case we might find out that bill barr broke one of those guardrails and we are still dealing with it. All right. This is as good a place to end as any. My thanks today to joyce, frank, matt. That does it for this hour. Thank you so much for watching not just this hour but all day long. Were grateful to all of you. Mtp daily with my friend chuck todd starts now. Well, if its wednesday...

Volume 1, 193. He lied three times. Why didnt you charge him with a crime . I cant get into internal deliberations as to what or would not be you charged a lot of people from making false statements. Lets remember this. In 2016 the fbi did something they probably havent done before. They spied on two american citizens associated with the president ial campaign. George papadopoulos and carter page. Was carter page who then went to the g the fisa court. With mr. Papadopoulos they didnt go to the c...

[question inaudible] their party is in shambles right now. They have the squad leading their party. Take a look at so many of the people that were the most outspoken, and they say this was a devastating day for The Democrats, and you know it, john, and everybody else knows it. This is a devastating day for The Democrats. A very dumb and unfair question. If you look at his correction, he took that totally out of play. He made his decision based on the facts, not based on some rule, so you shouldn...

Truth. Those facts. This is so far off field, this is ispolitical. This is totally political. And it is a dangerous moment for our country that the doj has i mean, doesnt the meeting on the tarmac with bill clinton and the airplane look quaint now . Actually, thats a perfect it looks quaint. We have been talking about what feels like a frantic publicrelations effort. Two statements released from william barr on a report hes had for some time. An extraordinary report about ao open,t ongoing inves...

Robbery thats burglary, ill get it right. And in this situation youve got somebody really caught in the middle of it, and that doesnt excuse the person from the consequences. Professors, weve talked about abuse of power and bribery. When we started we said we would also discuss obstruction of congress. So i would like to ask you some questions about obstruction of congress. Professor gerhardt, in your view, is there enough evidence here to charge President Trump with the high crime and misdemean...

Somebody really caught in the middle of it, and that doesnt excuse the person from the consequences. Professors, weve talked about abuse of power and bribery. When we started, we said we would also discuss Obstruction Of Congress. So id like to ask you some questions about Obstruction Of Congress. Professor gerhardt, in your view, is there enough evidence here to charge President Trump with the high crime and misdemeanor of Obstruction Of Congress . I think theres more than enough. As i mention ...

Somebody caught in the middle of it, and that does not excuse the person from the consequences. Professors, we have talked about abuse of power and bribery when we started, we said we would also discuss obstruction of congress. So i would like to ask you some questions about obstruction of congress. Professor gerhardt, in your view, is there enough evidence here to charge President Trump with a high crime and misdemeanor of obstruction of congress . I think that there is more than enough. As i m...

To exclude from trial . Therefore, from the American Public evidence. I mean, were prosecutors, we are used to evidence. Thats how we measure our cases, measure our progress. And if Senator Mcconnell has decided in coordination with the white house that its going to be run in a particular way to exclude facts and evidence and witnesses an documents what does that make the senate . It is just an amazing point for you to be making. Americas history is being an advocate around the world for the i t...

The documents theft problem, and the obstruction case in florida, as well as the georgia case. so hes got a lot more litigation to face. and the only cases he could get rid of you who are elected would be the two federal cases. i think therell be a certain outrage if he did that he could make could be put on on a stay. but to just make them go away well have to see what the supreme court says about presidential immunity. and but i dont think theyre going to immunize non official conduct was righ...

The case calls into question prosecutors’ handling of an Enron-era obstruction law to punish those who stormed Congress.