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Have anything to do with this, did the white house have anything to do with this. it is just a matter of following that money and finding out what these people say. so that is the whole point of subpoenaing those bank records. >> i want to ask you about, you know, the committee focusing on those 187 minutes of trump inaction as the capitol was under attack. what do they need to show in order to make a criminal referral there? >> well, the 180 minutes of inaction by trump by itself doesnt really ...

Kilmeade and others were texting mark meadows asking if he could call off the mob from the capitol. are you requesting conversations with any of them as well? >> well, i dont want to get into what were going to do next. as you know, were following all of the threads that have emerged to find the full facts. nothing is off limits in terms of our inquiry. but we do wish to get a complete picture to present to the american people, but also to inform us as we look at potential legislation that would...

Long as he is not in office. what this transcript does is it will add to the public record of what the former president did, perhaps contribute to an obstruction case in some of the states, including new york, who are doing investigations. they also couldnt decline the opportunity to hear from mcgahn. its congress role to investigate, something they have been pounding for the previous four years during the former trump administration. when the opportunity arose, they had to take it. we will even...

Grandchildren judge us? the case is compelling. anyone who says its not just is trying to rationalize the presidents behavior. the case is compelling. the president has operated well outside his authority, has abused his power. and the obstruction case is really a strong one. its the president himself who has ordered his subordinates to ignore subpoenas. thats -- thats as clear as it can be. and so i think these senators are going to have to think not only about the long term history, the legacy...

Inauguration, "the washington post" announces the campaign to impeach the president has begun. finish the whistleblowers attorney was tweeting about impeachment years ago, and the fbi agents were texting about impeachment and the insurance policy way, way back. the fw -- fbi used intelligence briefings to spy on him. they wiretapped his staff, they leaked and had stings. trump caught wind of it and fired comey. a two-year witch hunt when mueller already knew there was no collusion, what was he d...

Inauguration, "the washington post" announces the campaign to impeach the president has begun. finish the whistleblowers attorney was tweeting about impeachment years ago, and the fbi agents were texting about impeachment and the insurance policy way, way back. the fw -- fbi used intelligence briefings to spy on him. they wiretapped his staff, they leaked and had stings. trump caught wind of it and fired comey. a two-year witch hunt when mueller already knew there was no collusion, what was he d...

Inauguration, "the washington post" announces the campaign to impeach the president has begun. finish the whistleblowers attorney was tweeting about impeachment years ago, and the fbi agents were texting about impeachment and the insurance policy way, way back. the fw -- fbi used intelligence briefings to spy on him. they wiretapped his staff, they leaked and had stings. trump caught wind of it and fired comey. a two-year witch hunt when mueller already knew there was no collusion, what was he d...

Here. sufficient progress on corruption. and then, the president intercedes, no debate about whether donald trump froze those funds. none. no debate about whether donald trump said, no, i am not going to give a meeting to the president of the ukraine. and then, and then, this obstruction case where literally the president and we may learn today whether or not the supreme court is going to hear the cases about donald trump shielding his financial records and his tax return. we may hear that today...

Piece of paper or one live witness to the congress for its investigations. what did you make of the quality of the language in these two articles? peter? >> sorry. oh, the language is very narrowly focused on the ukraine matter and rezestsisted bringin other witnesses the democrats have wanted to talk about. it tries to focus it on this one case because they think the t r narrative is clear and the facts are on their side. what the president and his supporters are going to say on the obstruction...

Constitutional law icon larry tribe, who is making the case. andma we know that he was advisg democrats on saturday, nicolle, that not only was the president trying to smear the bidens. but because he was trying to essentially unsmear putin by blaming ukraine for all of the election meddling. that, that in and of itself, could be a nod to obstruction in a broader abuse of power article. so tribe was giving them options for how to fold, essentially, obstruction into that broader article. because ...