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Compromise bill to enhance our elections, but you have near unanimous support from republicans on a juneteenth holiday? why this and not that? >> well, good afternoon, rev. its great to be with you, and of course happy fathers day to you. with respect to mitch mcconnell, what comes to mind are the words of george wallace when he uttered something to the effect of "segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." and weve seen with mitch mcconnell during the presidency of barack oba...

Something illegal, he was simply the prosecutor. the republicans will have a chance to talk to mueller and what his attorney does has to be seen. >> lets look at the things in this report to refresh peoples memory, investigated 10 potential acts of obstruction of justice, mueller said he -- william barr found insufficient evidence for obstruction charge. you know he is going to be grilled on obstruction. what do you expect to hear in terms of obstruction today? >> the key thing is there was no c...

Elements that he was talking about in his final words of the day. lets listen to that. >> i will close by reiterating the central allegation of our indictments that there were multiple systemic efforts to the interfere in our election. and that allegation deserves did the attention of every american. thank you. >> your reaction to that, chairman schiff? >> im glad you brought that up because this is where he began and this is where he ended. and i have to think although i dont know this to be th...

Thank you. >> your reaction to that, chairman schiff? >> im glad you brought that up because this is where he began and this is where he ended. and i have to think although i dont know this to be the case, that he and his team may be frustrated with all of the focus on donald trump. and his conduct. and not as much focus on what the russians did to interfere in our affairs. part of his discussion of obstruction today was the reason why the obstruction was so serious is, it was obstructing an inv...

Justice department has maintained strict and fierce independence and there is a reason for that. it is not to be used for a tool to prosecute enemies or somehow be a cheerleader for that particular person. in this case hes trying to give the indication if he wants the attorney general to launch an investigation hell tell them what to do and theyll move forward. thats what got him in trouble with the whole comey thing. he went in there to use his position as superior to ask that he go easy on mic...

Obstruction cases and big terrorism cases and i asked them, did you hear obstruction today? would you make a case? and 10 out of 10 said not a chance, no way. not going to happen. even comey himself said im not going to make the call on obstruction. i thought i heard him say a direction but he said "i hope." no case a prosecutor would make on a he said-he said case. we would be good for all of us to take a deep breath, go back to facts and provable things and stop the supposition. hasnt served t...

Obstruction cases and big terrorism cases and i asked them, did you hear obstruction today? would you make a case? and 10 out of 10 said not a chance, no way. not going to happen. even comey himself said im not going to make the call on obstruction. i thought i heard him say a direction but he said "i hope." no case a prosecutor would make on a he said-he said case. we would be good for all of us to take a deep breath, go back to facts and provable things and stop the supposition. hasnt served t...

Well see what they do first? what do you make of that? >> i mean, i dont think americans define leadership by saying things like when the senate acts, well see what they can do. i think that really -- that kind of lackadaisical attitude towards something that people see as a real threat to their communities, their neighborhoods, their own safety i think is one of the reasons why people think the house republicans are so out of touch. >> sure. >> and theyre in single digits. i think the issue is ...

Republicans are so out of touch. >> sure. >> and theyre in single digits. i think the issue is i think democrats will get votes on this in the senate. and then its going to be on speaker boehner to show that theyre going to give the votes on this in the house. >> it was kind of like the president was going to embarrass them into the votes. i mean, the majority of people in this country want this addressed, is going to embarrass them, right, into taking the votes on the floor. speaking of congres...

>> i mean, i dont think americans define leadership by saying things like when the senate acts, well see what they can do. i think that really -- that kind of lackadaisical attitude towards something that people see as a real threat to their communities, their neighborhoods, their own safety i think is one of the reasons why people think the house republicans are so out of touch. >> sure. >> and theyre in single digits. i think the issue is i think democrats will get votes on this in the senate....