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Testified in congress that comey did, in fact, tell him at the time about those conversations. okay. so, this is going to be a problem for the white house. if their position on whether or not the president criminally obstructed justice hinges on their contention that president trump never told james comey to ease up on the flynn investigation, well, one mans word versus another mans word is not a great basis for an indictment or prosecution, but when one mans word in that kind of a he said, he s...

Demanded loyalty. comey says the president told him directly he hopes james comey and the fbi would let the flynn matter go. but this is, as i say, an open question. this is a he said, he said. the white house denies that the president ever pressured the fbi director about the flynn investigation. james comey says the president did. so its he said, he said, but james comey also has on his side some corroborating evidence. and remember, when we learned all this stuff in the spring, these revelati...

And there are some parts of this scenario that are settled. we know for a fact that, you know, mike flynn robbed the proverbial bank. he has pled guilty to lying to the fbi. so, we know that he lied to the fbi. we know that the fbi was pursuing him, at least in part, because they knew he was making false statements about his connections with the russian government. in our hypothetical, that means we know why the guy was jogging down the street in the first place and we know why the other two guy...

Different, apparent victory, because its incredibly unpopular. its really hard to pass a tax cut that is as unpopular as this bill. you got to work to pass one that only a third of the american people like and one that is going to let these guys have a victory lap for sure, but whether the politics of this favor republicans, whether they can make them work for them in the short term, which is all really they care about right now, can may take that work for them in 2018? because just the sign of ...

Is it a game change, brian? i dont -- >> to coin a phrase. >> to coin a phrase. i think its obviously important from the presidents point of view, but it may be rather quite different, apparent victory, because its incredibly unpopular. its really hard to pass a tax cut that is as unpopular as this bill. you got to work to pass one that only a third of the american people like and one that is going to let these guys have a victory lap for sure, but whether the politics of this favor republicans,...

Contributor. i dont know if theres space for her given she said disparaging things about don lemon. >> usually we would want a capital punishme contributor with a knowledge base. >> i think shes struggling to figure out what she did. the bottom line is the republicans have been pushing for this tax reform bill. omarosa was at a football game on sunday. this is the time where the rubber should have been meeting the road in communities all over the country to talk about whatever this tax reform bi...

I would suggest to you -- [ applause ] >> i would suggest a wig that doesnt sit off my head three inches. >> reporter: after she took the white house job, spike lee had a strong reaction, slamming her on instagram, posting this picture of her wearing a clown nose. and despite all hercommunity -- >> i will forget the people who turned their backs on me and all i was trying to do was help the black community. its been so incredibly hard. >> omarosa manigault-newman was also known for hostile excha...

American democracy and the electoral process, an attack u.s. intelligence agencies agree happen. as the president continue his attempt to undermine investigations, a warning came from house intelligence committee member adam schiff. he said hes worried republicans will shut down the intel investigation, refusing to contact outstanding witnesses and sitting on document requests. he tweeted this -- beyond our investigation, heres what has me really concerned. the attacks on mueller, doj and fbi th...

Political appointee to the federal election commission. hes a fred of the white house counsel. and it is certainly true that historically being a friend of a senator is a very good way to become a federal judge. but it is also true that federal judges, and this is just my own opinion, republicans and democrats alike, are one of the glories of our federal government. these people, by and large, are terrific. and to see someone so unqualified nominated is painful and it really has the potential to...

You know, he was a republican political appointee to the federal election commission. hes a fred of the white house counsel. and it is certainly true that historically being a friend of a senator is a very good way to become a federal judge. but it is also true that federal judges, and this is just my own opinion, republicans and democrats alike, are one of the glories of our federal government. these people, by and large, are terrific. and to see someone so unqualified nominated is painful and ...