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>> bret: orin hatch got fieryinged this night. steve, tax reform in the senate. where its going? >> thats a good question. some options raised by ron johnson about where it is headed. when i talked to a member of the house, he said we will pass something narrowly and will include most of the big reforms. where it goes in the senate i have no idea. >> democrats will flood republicans on the ground in republicans home states when they are home for thanksgiving. they are pulling out numbers and tal...

Pointing, julie, is the fact that tax credits have also gone up so 80% of those people who are buying on the individual market are paying no more and if you dont get subsidies you can go into a gold or bronze plan and that will be fine for you economically. >> julie: all right, dan springer, thank you. >> eric: still to come on "happening now" a busy day in the senate. well tell you about the pitfalls that could lay ahead as republicans are trying to get votes for tax reform. theyre doing that i...

The president and his aids are blaming democrats with president trump tweeting why are democrats fighting tax cuts for the middle class for business and jobs, obstruction and delay. democrats sense an opening insisting the gop tax plan is a giveaway to the rich. pointing to treasury secretary steve mnuchins tone deaf photo op as a symbol of republican greed run amuck. >> the disconnect is staggering. who thinks you put on long leather gloves and hold a sheet of money. >> reporter: then the repor...

Tweeting i wish they were investigating hillary clinton. is this a coincidence or disturbing? >> we will see how it plays off. its worth pointing out its only in authoritarian countries like russia and turkey that the victorious candidates start criminally investigating their defeated opponents. this is something completely outside the experience of the american government. you know, its not just a violation of traditions, its a violation of all the norms of american political life that an incum...

Be used to retaliate politically against opponents, and that would be wrong. >> but critics are pointing to the presidents own words and tweets, which often take aim at sessions plus this letter from assistant attorney general stephen boyd as cause for concern. monday night boyd informed the toefrm has directed senior prosecutors to investigate several issues. including of the sale of uranium one, alleged dealings involving the clinton foundation and whether any merit the appointment of a specia...

Campaign chairman john podesta. just a short time later, donald trump himself tweeted about wikileaks. trump jr. released the messages monday night. >>. >> im jessica snooider in washington. tonight, the attorney general is pushing back, insisting the justice department is independent as democratic lawmakers question whether the white house is using the doj to go after hillary clinton. >> in a functioning democracy, is it common for the leader of the country to order the criminal justice system ...

>> hes given us a time line on when hell make this announcement. he says he wants to give the press at least a day to recover and then hell make this announcement so stay tuned, stephanie. >> all right, and here in the state, his attorney general jeff sessions considering a pointing, help me through this, a special counsel to investigate the clinton foundation. matt miller who is with us earlier. last night i saw him on twitter saying something like this is as absurd and lawless as trying to fir...

Republican party. i dont think this is just a moderate versus conservative split. mike lee is a strong conservative saying he should step down. mitt romney has already said that too. you know, he ought to step down without further investigations. i think the danger the republican party is running is that this whole idea of having -- if these allegations are true, for many people its seen as a dodge, as a way not really to remove the pressure from him to give him a free pass, and that could damag...

Was making statements against russia, making it clear -- he wasnt trying to roll over the fact that what russia was doing was against international law and against u.s. interests and in fact president obama led the effort to put in place sanctions against russia including sanctions against russia for having directed the interference in our election. >> harris: the rhetoric from the former president, his words did not change any of the actions. i give you the red line with syria. there is an inve...

He is hinting oat a major announcement on wednesday when hes back in the united states. what hes pointing to is $250 billion in new business deals between u.s. and chinese companies that were agreed to in the last few days. remember those wont come into effect, wont go into fruition for a few years from now. and theres acknowledgement its a little bit small potatoes when you look at the trade imbalance between these countries. negz in addition to trying to see how much did human rights come up. ...