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Supporters are also pleased that at times muellers testimony was shaky. >> early on. part of it -- and the question was could he not hear the questions, at the beginning, the pacing of the questions. is he -- hes 74 and hasnt been in this chair for a long time. there is a lot of conversations or was he just reluctant or a combination of all of those things. >> or just nervous. like the super bowl -- >> because of the -- >> you work with him, what do you think? >> my sense is it is nervous. it is...

Effectively. i think in politics as we all know, timing is everything. if this mueller hearing had happened sooner -- >> three months ago. >> three months ago, say, i think it might have been more effective for democrats. >> one of the things i come away from this, if this wasnt the president, right, would he be in more trouble? and you heard the president a couple of days ago talk about how he could do anything under article two. he can do whatever he wants. we know he ran out of the clock on a...

To those people who are in that committee there. that something has to be done or else. >> i want to point out that they got into the weeds on a lot of issues, the republicans and democrats, did you hear from a political standpoint a bombshell emerging during these seven hours? >> i think the answer to the question is, how do you look at this? were hearing from kaitlan collins at the white house, the president is happy today. i think hes happy today, because you do not have that viral movie trai...

It was we found insufficient evidence of the presidents culpability. the president could have said clearly theres nothing there. he didnt. thats as far -- consistent with the report. by it shows you -- but it shows you he didnt dismiss that in the way he dismissed the claim of his obstruction. listen, i think it could be unfair to look at muellers performance there and say that somehow hes not on top of things. i mean, you had -- you have a 400 page report here, members citing page citations and...

Powers has no duty to report that to the fbi or other authorities? >> i hope. >> i hope this is not the new normal. but i fear it is. >> would in fact have the ability without fear of legal repercussion to meet with foreign entities, before an american election? >> im sorry, what is the question. >> is that an apprehension you share with me? >> yes. and that there would be no repercussions whatsoever to russia if they did this again as you stated earlier, theyre doing it now, is that correct? >>...

>> yes. >> the president did not answer whether he had directed or suggested that discussions about the trump moscow project should cease. but he has since made public comments about this topic. >> the question was. >> the president fully answer that question in his written statement to you about the trump moscow project cease something. >> again in appendix c. >> can you direct me to the particular paragraph here? >> it would be appendix c-1, but let me move forward. nine days after he submitte...

There was no obstruction, no collusion and complete and utter exoneration of the president, as president trump said, is that true, special counsel, robert mueller? >> let me play robert mueller and answer that question on page 18 of the report. youll see a reference to obstruction on page 72 youll see a reference to russian interference. i draw your attention to those pages. the facts that we presented there and the judgments we presented there are the same judgments i would like to present to y...

Mueller. what are they going to focus on and what are they hoping to accomplish this time around? >> one of the things theyre hoping to focus on is the idea that the second party of the mueller report, the obstruction part, that theres still so much for them to get to the bottom of. for mueller to explain himself why they decided essentially that they werent going to make a decision on the obstruction question. thats going to be a lot of the focus of their questions and to see whether or not the...

To accomplish this time around? >> i think one of the things theyre looking to focus on is the idea that, you know, the part -- the second part of the mueller report, the obstruction part, that theres still so much for them to get to the bottom of. for mueller to explain himself as to why they decided essentialessential ly they werent going to make a decision on the obstruction question. thats going to be a lot of the focus of their questions and to see whether or not it can move the needle. you...

This comes as a total 61 house lawmakers are now calling for an impeachment vote or inquiry. we almost have a quorum. joining me now is danny savalis and julia there reporting on the hill any given day and the democrats seem to be using the hearing to make a case, what is that case for? >> yeah. i think democrats really want to follow up on what special counsel robert mueller punted to them last month when he essentially said that he did not -- you know, the justice department did not have reall...