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I mean, thats what everybody across the country is struggling with. and i mean, to this point michael was just making about 2006, i hear a number of people referencing that. and with this indictment of chris collins, it again looks more like 2006, because if you remember then, there was this wave of scandal seats that opened up, that people were able to move into. and there is a sense theres going to be more of these scandals bubbling. now this party is not just associated with trump, but people...

Case, the fact that you have a red district like this that is that close, that the president won by 11 points in 2016, is a real problem. it will impact the money. it will impact the message. and it certainly will impact the messengers around the country who have to make that delivery. >> and forgive me, michael, shannon, pick up right on what michael just said. youve got this barn burner of a race in ohio that should be done and dusted, safe republican district, right into that we have the arre...

Lapse and why the russians would do that after spy swap. her terminology saying the use of force by russia on british soil is awfully tough and i think it is right for her to follow through. even this is material that got out of the governments control. >> let me pick up on the point michael raised. the prime minister will be under a tremendous amount of pressure. id like to read a statement vladimir putin said in an interview. those who serve us with poison will eventually swallow it and poison...

Hes going to. >> thats an important point michael, even if the president close to pardoned mike flynn, if in fact he was charged with something, that will only ply to federal charges not state charges? >> thats correct. and the president has to make a decision about whether or not if he pardons people, does he do so at the risk of being viewed by the special counsel as abusing his office leading to or referral to the house of representatives for an article of impeachment for abuse of his authori...

To do with germany, as the point michael was making, they want to create, they want to foment this idea of a big war between islam and the west. and germany goes against that narrative by saying, we welcome muslims, we welcome refugees. and that really doesnt work with the isis narrative. they need the narrative to be us against them. and so if they can take down a liberal champion like angela merkel, if they can in so doing, if they can empower the right-wing forces in germany that are anti-m...

Candidates that they think are going to rise in place of donald trump. and donald trump is finding ways every day -- if you notice, hes getting more presidential, if you will. hes using notes. hes really beginning to drill down on the mechanics of closing the deal with these voters. and thats what is scaring the establishment types so much. >> michael steele, msnbc political analyst, former chairman of the republican party. i like talking to you about these things. i dont do it enough. im really...

Well he would do frankly in the republican primary. nothing against sam. >> id help my podcast. >> your podcast. thats minority report majority. >> majority report. >> youll probably get it right when he advertises his podcast. heres another problem with the polling is that the polling this early is basically nonsense and will be for a long time. heres polling on republican primary voters favorable and unfavorable opinions of emily faris included in a public policy polling did this. emily faris ...

So that sort of lends itself to 1, 2 people wanted to bring the plane down and sort of did so. this is not traditional terrorism. if this is terrorism, there hasnt been a lot of chatter since then. so its sort of puzzling. and there is unfortunately, only so much we know. >> michael, thank you. well keep you standing by. want to bring in our panel now. joining me on set former ty board member. and an airline pilot and a former fbi special agent federal air marshal and served as a navy s.e.a.l. l...

These corporations continue to profit and if the president can break that, then we have some progress. >> two judges in pennsylvania indicted for selling kids. selling kids to youth detention facilities. thats gangster. thats really gangster. we want to not look at the systemic short falls. >> youre talking about a case and a documentary where the for profit prison industry was in cahoots with the judge. >> trumaine, what about the point michael raises this isnt race but its age. >> not only is ...

Its clear a few of the shots the officer shot missed him. its possible one of the shots to his arm could have possibly come from the back. i dont think we need to confuse the two things. yes, witnesses say he shot at him. he may have missed him. at some point michael turned around and the officer testified as if his body jerked, as if he hit. other people glance over the fact of what made michael turn around. he didnt turn around by happenstance. he turned around because he was hit. and witnesse...