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From democrats that they have more texts. they have more information. lets put it out there. lets get it all out there and have everyone answer to what their communication was with mark meadows and lets move on. because, look, democrats may think this is a winning issue for them. i can tell you, republicans are ready to move forward and talk about the economy and jobs and other issues. the independents are really frustrated with the 9/11 commission -- >> except the head of the party. >> hes not ...

Proceedings? and that language is very similar to the actual federal statute on obstruction of congress. what would it take to prove that? >> quite honestly, kate, i think that you have to prove intent. obviously, intent will be critical in this kind of charge. and so getting into the mind of what was said is an indication of what someone is thinking, what someone intends, and thats why access to this kind of information is so very critical. if youre talking about possibly pursuing some kind of ...

On our side is the republicans are all going to vote against it and then show up at every ribbon cutting project thats funded from this bill and then take credit for all these great benefits that are coming to their citizens. >> and the reason he could predict it all is because weve seen this before. like during the obama years when republicans pursued a strategy of total obstruction during the fiscal crisis. yet one year after the passage of the recovery act, 70% of the house gop had taken cred...

Action or inaction, and inaction really only can apply to him. hes the commander in chief. his dereliction of duty, not sending reinforcements, not sending the national guard, that would be inaction that would lead to the obstruction of congress. still early. >> do you need to prove that either the president or others had a role in getting people inside the capitol in order for it to be a crime? >> we have shown -- no. but we have shown in the second impeachment, this committee is showing that t...

Here, you do not get to use executive privilege as both a sword and a shield. and in other words, he doesnt get to selectively pick out the text messages, give them over to the committee and then not show up and answer their questions. he can show up and say i decline to answer that on the basis of my fifth amendment, i decline to answer that question on the basis of executive privilege. he has to actually show up and hasnt and he thumbed his nose at the committee, he hasnt done any of that. tha...

Of this body, a member of the presidents family all urged the president take action because they understood that the president of the united states had a responsibility to call off the mob. hours passed without any action by the president. all of these texts are non-privileged. they are texts that mr. meadows has turned over and they are evidence of president trumps supreme dereliction of duty for 187 minutes and mr. meadows testimony will bear on another fundamental question before this committ...

Documents for even outright ignoring congreggal sean heas. and he said this, this level of conduct haired with the failure to even feign an interesting in transparency is reprehensible and whether you are republican or a democrat, this kind of obstruction is wrong, period. for nine months we have warned cons queens wednesdays are coming and nine months we heard the same excuses backedp by the same unacceptable conduct. time is up and the consequences are here. unquote. a subpoenaed witness cant ...

Obstruct or impede congress official proceedings to count electoral votes? >> thats the same language for a federal felony law. >> sure. obstruction of congress? thats right out of the book. she mentioned dereliction of duty, that comes from the military code. theres not a separate federal felony there, but absolutely this is a message that they are potentially seeing criminal action down the road against some of these organizers within government. weve seen people on the ground be held accounta...

Ive spent enough time with the federal statute book that i thought, that sounds like the way federal criminal laws are written. she seems to have tracked almost word for word the federal criminal law against obstruction of congress. it is a crime to corruptly obstruct or impede the due and proper administration of the law by congress. now, of course, only doj can bring a charge. what i think representative cheney may have been trying to send a message there not justice department. >> do you thin...

Congressional subpoenas that and said this at one point. this level of conduct paired with the failure to even have an interest in transparency is reprehensible and whether youre a republican or a democrat, this kind of obstruction is wrong period. for nine months weve warned them consequences were coming and for nine months weve heard the same excuses backed up by the same unacceptable conduct time is up, and the consequences are here. unquote. a subpoenaed witness could not thwart article one ...