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Nancy pelosi heads to asia today. beijing is warning if she visits taiwan, that would be a red line the u.s. cannot cross. comes as russia expresses solidarity with china saying it respects chinas territorial integrity. joining us now senate minority whip john thune. good to see you. language from china capped off with this tweet from a fellow who is a commentator from global times, dont imagine its a personal sentiment of his, he says if u.s. fighter jets escort pelosis plane into taiwan, it is...

Since the day he announced he was running for president. they relied on the fraudulent work product of corrupt sleazebags like christopher steele. filed phony papers with the fisa court to spy on his campaign. of course they hounded him with a nearly two year long mueller investigation that was illegitimate from the outset, stacks of partisans, and found no obstruction of justice in the end. in the words of bill barr, it was a grave injustice. and of course the rabid anti-trump forces on hill, t...

What did donald trump say to mike pence? and those are questions asked in a very serious and formal environment of a grand jury. a grand jury that is preparing as part of a criminal investigation for the possibility of charging people with crimes. >> so, carroll, in your pc described two tracks of investigation in your report. attract leading to potentials seditious his verse each arduous and in obstruction of an official proceeding on the one hand and another related to fraud regarding the fake...

All of that is relevant testimony from these witnesses, and all of it is relevant to the fact that trump is now under investigation for conspiracy to defraud the united states and potentially obstruction of congress. these are the charges. >> john dean, i want to bring you in. i want to hear what you think about this, when you heard the news and read the report, what were your thoughts? >> my first -- i was encouraged tree that there were also investigating seditious conspiracy. now, that, you n...

Thats in april, before any january six hearings had taken place. in the meantime, what we have learned is that they are asking most of their questions, at least so far about donald trump. the questions overwhelmingly are, what donald trump tell his lawyers? but donald trump say to you? what did donald trump say to mike pence? and those are questions asked in a very serious and formal environment of a grand jury. a grand jury that is preparing as part of a criminal investigation for the possibili...

Merrick said to obstruct an official proceeding and conspire to defraud the united states. what stage of the grand jury process were in, docrescendo o somewhere in the middle, i dont know. but this is a criminal conspiracy investigation. >> obstructing a official proceeding. what charges could potentially be brought? >> i would think obstructing an official proceeding. what merrick said is that anyone who would interfere with the orderly transfer of power. for me if you were prosecuting the case...

And those are questions asked in the very serious and formal environment of a grand jury. a granden jury thats preparings part of a criminal investigation for the possibility of charging people with crimes. >> so, carol, in you piece you describe two tracks of investigation in y your report. a track leading to potential seditious conspiracy charges and obstruction of an official proceeding on the one hand. and then anotheroc relating to fraud relating the fake elector scheme. do we know which tr...

You are never going to prosecute, you may investigate, but you are never going to prosecute, never going to indict a former president of the united states. it is a dangerous precedent. and i thought leicester was very specific in his language by asking that, i thought he was process. and i thought merrick garland answer the question, he said none of that mattered. thats what hes saying. but whether he does it or not is a different story. but i thought that was significant. >> well, you and i hav...

Troops to be on the ready for january 6th, correct? >> no. thats correct, there was no order from the president. >> is this a legal problem or just a political problem for the former president? >> both, victor. because liz cheney said, hey, the then secretary of defense said there was no national guard amassed to protect the capitol. because this goes against what donald trump is saying. thats his big defense. blame nancy pelosi, blame the capitol police. well, this blows that argument out of th...

Insurrection, trump refused to say he was sickened by the violence. and also crossed out the line, you dont represent me or our movement. it is a stunning piece of evidence. does this amount to a crime? >> that line did not represent what donald trump believed. he was with the violent mob attacking police officers. it goes to his intent that he wanted the mob to storm the capital and stop the count. and obstruction of congress, which is a crime. conspiracy is a crime. january 6th committee has l...