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Him say, yes, yes, ive found this, i found this, as to the key episodes nadler was talking about at the top of this segment. >> cynthia, im curious, if you were on one of these committees, what questions would you ask robert mueller? >> if were talking about the obstruction section, i think whats important to do is ask those leading questions like harry was mentioning. you know, and focus on the acts of obstruction where he found there was substantial evidence. substantial evidence in the muelle...

Jill wine-bank. great to have you both with us. mueller was scheduled to testify last wednesday. that was to accommodate at decision n additional times for members to ask questions. what do you think they want to know that mueller can answer for them realistically in an open setting? >> i think theyll focus on at least in the first section on the obstruction, specifically those questions that had to do with substantial evidence. there are ten allegations of obstruction in the obstruction section...

Obama appointed holder. i appointed you and you recused yourself? you left me on an island. i cant do anything. in a nut shell, this is what the entire obstruction section of muellers report boils down to. we get the plot about russia attacking russia and the trump campaign welcomed their help in that election and opening an investigation into the attack including whether there was coordination between russia and the trump campaign. in volume two, the other plot of trump as president, once trump...

In a nut shell, this is what the entire obstruction section of muelleray report boils down to. we get the plot about russia attacking russia and the trump campaign welcomed their help in that election and opening an investigation into the attack including whether there was coordination between russia and the trump campaign. in volume two, the other plot of trump as president, once trump became president, him doing everything he could to stymie the investigation into what russia did and the invol...

Explain that crime wasnt committed in the obstruction section. >> and the idea mueller doesnt believe he has a responsibility to communicate further about this report. he know whats barr did. this is not a dumb man. he knows barr totally screwed him in terms of the way he put the report out there before mueller had a chance to have his summary or to have his conclusions presented in a fair way. >> right. >> so heres the deal, youve got to come. heres my thing to the house judiciary committee, do...

Story. darren, thanks for joining me. youre writing about these democrats who are looking to get information from republicans, people in trumps orbit, who are not staffers technically at the white house. what do these democrats think that they can get? >> thats right. so the white house has been very effective at blocking don mcgahn, the former white house counsel, from testifying. he is clearly the star of the mueller report section on obstruction of justice. but the democrats recognize there a...

That is why the obstruction section of the mueller report is so famously damning more so than volume one. the president making clear hes accusing his white house counsel of criminal perjury. >> what would don mcgahn lie under oath? why would eli. >> because he wanted to make himself look like a good lawyer or or he believed it because i would constantly tell anybody that would listen including you, including the media that robert mueller was conflicted. robert mueller had a total -- i didnt say ...

Evidence showing that trump wanted to fire mueller. that is why the obstruction section of the mueller report is so famously damning more so than volume one. the president making clear hes accusing his white house counsel of criminal perjury. >> what would don mcgahn lie under oath? why would eli. >> because he wanted to make himself look like a good lawyer or or he believed it because i would constantly tell anybody that would listen including you, including the media that robert mueller was co...

This is bad for republicans. its bad for democrats but more importantly its bad for our nation. >> were going to keep our eye on the pledge. see who makes it. see who doesnt. i appreciate you being here for that. fairness matters to us. segway question. whats fair to the president of the united states? do you believe starting an impeachment inquiry or proceedings would be justified on what you understand the facts to be? would that be fair to the president of the united states? >> i think it wou...

The united states? do you believe starting an impeachment inquiry or proceedings would be justified on what you understand the facts to be? would that be fair to the president of the united states? >> i think it would be fair on the basis of the mueller report. that was clearly a referral from bob mueller to congress for congress to use its constitutional powers and i think actually do its constitutional duty to examine that report and make a determination about whether or not the president shou...