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Certainly the committee will be look ing into questions about potential financial conflicts of interest and donald trump jr. has also dabbled in some russian-related policy issues. during the campaign he gave a speech for a russian think tank in europe on a syria policy an issue which i dont think don junior is an expert on, for which he was paid up to $50,000 reportedly. there is a huge range of questions and issues that this committee is going to want to get into. not surprising that they woul...

Went all in for ed gillespie to be republican governor of virginia. ed gillespie lost. then the president endorsed and campaigned for and tried to elect luther strange in the senate primary in alabama and luther strange lost. and then the president went all in and endorsed and campaigned for roy moore in the senate election last night in alabama. and roy moore, too, lost, in alabama, to a democrat. and for a president who doesnt come from his party in any real sense, who is not of and for the re...

Trump tower meeting. sent the e-mail. trump is still not divested from the trump organization. certainly theyll be looking into questions about potential financial conflicts of interest and donald jr. has also dabbled in russia-related policy issues. during the campaign he gave a speech for a russian think tank in europe on a syria policy which i dont think don jr. is an expert on for which he was paid up to $50,000, reportedly. there is a huge range of questions and issues that this committee i...

Stick by what they said previously? or are they going to say, well, voters voted, we respect the voters in alabama and the choice that they made and we need his vote on important policy issues. thats an open question. well have to see how republicans react, if he actually wins. >> and david swerdlick, the former president, barack obama, he did a robo call for the democratic candidate, doug jones. how much of an impact could that have? that obama robo call? >> and just real quick, wolf, on that t...

Are the charges, what are the allegations causing him to resign? >> the allegations are that congressman franks approach to staffers individually about the subject of surrogacy in his office. he talked about surrogacy. he and his wife and have fertility problems. he had uncountablele conversations.er according to him, he asked if they would ever consider being a surrogate. according to him, he never put it to them that they would be surrogates for him. an awkward conversation, it could make some...

Was one of the first hires and was with donald trump, correct me if im wrong, from the very first campaign. as we surmised she may also have some legal exposure now. >> thats right. shes one of the most important and powerful figures in the trump orbit and in the white house despite her age and inexperience in washington and politics, she has the presidents ear. he asks her advice on any number of issues from policy issues to political issues to dealing with family matters such as the statement ...

And i have been discussing today. the russia investigation, the hillary clinton email investigation, the apparent double standards between the two. the seriousness of lying to the f.b.i. there are also some serious policy matters that i expect will come up in the course of the hearing today. the potential reauthorization of the 702 program which many intelligence officials regard as the most important tool in listening in on our terrorist enemies. there are other policy issues that i think will ...

Presidents ear. he asks her advice on any number of issues from policy issues to political issues to dealing with family matters such as the statement that donald trump, jr. would put out. shes been in the room for a lot of conversations that i think robert mueller would like to hear her version of events on. and thats one of the reasons hes asked reportedly for her to come talk to him as part of this investigation. shes hired her own lawyer. shes one of many trump advisers and staffers whos had...

And powerful figures in the trump orbit and in the white house despite her age and inexperience in washington and politics, she has the presidents ear. he asks her advice on any number of issues from policy issues to political issues to dealing with family matters such as the statement that donald trump, jr. would put out. shes been in the room for a lot of conversations that i think robert mueller would like to hear her version of events on. and thats one of the reasons hes asked reportedly for...

Feinstein to say. im not saying shes wrong or right, but thats a striking thing for her to say. >> they usually get along well, youre right, except when it comes to issues of impeachment. there is no doubt in the last to years since bill clinton, weve become increasingly polarized and increasingly tribal in politics in our politics and as a country. think youre seeing that play out in the judiciary committee. there is no doubt in my mind where if democrats were in charge, wed be in a completely ...