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Jute -- saying this beforehand, because rudy giuliani is on tape, talking to georgia electors, saying that there was fraud there. this is something where it intentionally is quite significant in terms of legal exposure, that rudy giuliani faces and goes forward. >> michael, one of the aspects here that i think is verified and not even disputed, the pardon process itself being run entirely parallel to the normal pardon process, which goes to the department of justice, in the allegation, the civil...

Investigate. you have a rather finite group of people you can look into. you can look at the people who got pardons, and ask them if they paid anyone, and when i think there were 73 pardons given in the closing days of the trump presidency, it seems like to me the follow up on this is not complicated for the fbi, and i dont think its too late. i think they need to be looking at who paid for what, especially in light of this allegation that mirrors what "the times" reported two years ago. >> clai...

Somewhat intended pardon process, unlike other states if not a unilateral power of the governor hes going to depend on recommendation of a pardon board. the summit there is politica space for people in texas, particularly, to make thei voices heard about whether the think this is inappropriate us of the power >> i think that space exists and its incredibly importan to defend that space for us no as it exists i think those protesters are now contending with th governor was tried to chok whatever ...

Degrees, they are engaged in community work. in the case of the woman who was convicted of second degree murder of her abusive husband, the trial judge in that case didnt permit her to offer all of that evidence and in her own defense. so this is recognition that the pardon process is meant to be used for justice, and for mercy. and it is such a sharp contrast to the former guy, who dangled pardons that people who he thought were at risk of offering evidence the federal authorities that could po...

Sentences, and theyve gone on to do really important things. theyve gotten college degrees. theyre engaged in community work. in the case of the woman who was convicted of second degree murder of her abusive husband, the trial judge in that case didnt permit her to offer that evidence in in her own defense. so, this is a recognition that the pardon process is meant to be used for justice and for mercy. and its such a sharp contrast to the former guy, who dangled pardons of people who he thought ...

Anybody with the impression the military or cia was on the verge of tilting over in one political direction. thats not the case, i dont believe. >> well, i think what the book details -- and i want to bring you back in, eli, the book details the transfer of power, which is a little bit more than the ministerial functions, the transfer of power was in question, and you look at the scene and it was clear trump wanted pence to stop the peaceful transfer of power. you cant describe it as peaceful. i...

Investigations. >> well, you are an expert in a league of your own in this category. i mean one of the only inspectors general that donald trump liked, i believe he put out a statement praising him this week, mr. horowitz, is the man who will do all of the investigations. so far the current attorney general and deputy attorney general have not tapped anyone other than mr. horowitz. is that the right way to understand the depth and the lengths and who was involved in what was clearly the politici...

Everybody knows he would do this to reward him stone walling. if nixon would have parted the others, that would have sped up the process of his impeachment. its obviously -- its not like pardoning jack johnson, the african-american boxer from the early part of the 20th century who may have been screwed by the law. this is part of a coverup in itself a pardon for manafort. >> the pardon process -- >> this sentence itself is so lenient, laughably lenient, that it would, in fact, trigger that exact...

I think its incredibly reassuring to hear senator blumenthal say he believes if trump uses the pardon process, in essence to protect himself and to reward paul manafort for refusing to testify against trump, that congress will react badly. because if they dont uphold the rule of law, then its shattered and were nothing more than a banana republic. >> lets go back to the politics i agree with that completely. lets go back to the politics and who paul manafort is. hes not only a lobbyist and a fix...

And pardons him, it seems the president is protecting himself >> and the pardon process isnt meant to be a tool to put himself above the rule of law. the president is supposed to be like everybody else unour constitutional system. accountable. maybe not while hes in the presidency but certainly for violating the law on capitol hill or after he leaves office. i think its incredibly reassuring to hear senator blumenthal say he believes if trump uses the pardon process, uneszance to protect himself...