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what a change it made so fast. i feel like anything is possible after accomplishing what ive done with golo. thank you so much for letting us into your homes. we are so grateful. "the beat" with katie phang in for ari melber starts now. >> always good to see and thanks to you for everything. for the rest of you, welcome to "the beat." im in for ari melber. we start tonight with breaking news -- trump reportedly caught on tape. damaging new evidence in the trump classified documents c...

Transcripts, the recordings? i mean, what makes this indictment so damning as many have said? >> i think in my mind i dont really understand the conclusion that bill barr comes to that its incredibly damning. i think there are aspects that are more damning than others but a lot of this hinges on what the judge determines is the state of the law with regard to the status of these documents. i think i have not yet heard how this case is legally distinct from the clinton case or the biden case. whe...

Mueller report? >> it is in the mueller report. but remember, there were still parts that were redacted on the obstruction component that related to michael flynn. this is giving us more information, and it is showing us. the truth is always in the details. and its fascinating to see, for example, multiple members of the trump administration and congressional officials reaching out to michael flynn after he was cooperating, for example. thats a significant piece of information that we only had a...

There is totally unfair and one possibility that hes talking about some of the financial issues that ken just rattled off and thats certainly a possibility. another possibility is and i think given the fact that it is a reach out from somebody close to the president or the president himself in the period of his presidency sort of last summer, you have to wonder if there is an obstruction component or you know a reach out to him and the period in which hes, you know, having these extraordinary le...

Back on him and backfire in 2 0 2020. >> bob, let me ask you. you have great sourcing at the white house and on capitol hill. whats the reaction from lawmakers on this? you have some already from conservatives who are dismissing a lot of this out of hand. >> there is trepidation among republicans about what the obstruction component of robert muellers report could include. and they know that the russian interference argument talking about the pr fight, republicans have been fighting that whole n...

Obstruction component, asking michael cohen to lie, the trump tower moscow component and the other collusion components. >> as willie mentioned, president trumps attorney rudy giuliani said the ap, quote, if you believe cohen, i can get you a good all cash deal on the brooklyn bridge. so many different ways to break down that line given that its from giuliani. democratic members of congress are seeking answers. adam schiff whotrote "the allegation that the president may have subborned perjury be...

That is, whats the investigation, the justice that was being obstructed? and the answer to that, at least in part, is the investigation of mike flynn. >> right. >> and so, you know, thats another big piece of the puzzle, mar particularly if you believe as i do that one of the other components of the mueller investigation that we really havent heard anything from, but has been very active, is this obstruction component. >> say more on that. >> well, i mean, you know, it has been clear for a long ...

Nothing about what hes found in the obstruction component. in contrast to the russia stuff where weve had a series of indictments, both on the russian side of the ocean and on the u.s. side with respect to these false statements, we know something about what theyve found on the russian side. we know very little or near nothing object what theyve found on the obstruction side. >> ben wittes, thank you for making some time tonight. dont go anywhere, we are on hot stand by from the michael flynn ...

If you think about the entire obstruction of justice investigation, what is the predicate offense for the obstruction of justice investigation? that is, whats the investigation, the justice that was being obstructed? and the answer to that, at least in part, is the investigation of mike flynn. >> right. >> and so, you know, thats another big piece of the puzzle, particularly if you believe as i do that one of the other components of the mueller investigation that we really havent heard anything ...

Of crimes, that the same exact conduct can be obstruction or not be obstruction, depending on what you intended to do when you did the act in question. and so any interactions that reflect on the presidents state of mind in his interactions with law enforcement are inherently of interest to an obstruction investigation of this type. >> were talking a lot about obstruction lately, and mueller focusing on that in regards to the president of the united states. does that mean that that is all his in...