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at the barrel of a gun. russians have orchestrated sham referendum votes in four occupied regions in ukraine. plus, calling trumps bluff. the former president and his lawyers publicly suggested the fbi planted evidence at mar-a-lago. now the trump appointed or approved special master is daring them to make that claim in court. we begin at the white house. notably this is a political venue for president bidens speech moments from now. what are we expecting to hear from the president? >>...

policies of limited government. those of us who believe in republican principles and ideals have a responsibility to try to lead the party back to what it can be. our nation is preserved by those who abide by the oath to the constitution. >> laura: she is leading an attack on the presidency itself. white house counsel pat cipollone in for questioning via subpoena after he had already talked to the committee voluntarily, its a sign of growing desperation by a woman who understands that ...

former trump aide peter navarro indicted today by the justice department on two counts, contempt of congress for the way hes defied repeatedly in public the insurrection probe. big news whether you follow it here on msnbc where mr. navarro has been a guest or anyone, really, in the trump world or around the nation. a trump white house adviser indicted for issues related to the insurrection. how it played out today. >> breaking news moments ago involving former top trump white house off...

Anderson Cooper takes viewers beyond the headlines with indepth reporting and investigations. Attorney general Jeff Sessions should stop this rigged witchhunt right now before it can stain our country any longer. Bob mueller and the democrats that are doing his dirty work are a disgrace to the usa. The key sentence, Attorney General Jeff Sessions should stop this rigged witchhunt. Thats what the president said. He said stop it right now. It sounds like the president , who Chief Executive wants t...

Doh spicer. All right, so, the white house used to claim that the president s tweets are not just idle opinionating, theyre official statements with the power of the white house behind him. How many times have people working for the president said the president s tweet speaks for itself or words to that effect . Except for todays tweet. That apparently doesnt speak for itself. That needs a spokesperson and a tv lawyer speaking for it, sweeping up after it, quietly trying to wipe it off the botto...

Entire fire wall that donald trump has tried to erect around his presidency and specifically what people were telling him on january 6th leading up to that day. what advice he was getting and what decisions he was making. what he was saying to them. for the justice department if they are able to get past this privilege argument, then that could be pivotal for their investigation, what they can learn. of course history in the past legal precedent has not on former presidents sides with this. >> t...

Light of the book he just put out about trump which had plenty of pretty horrible and unflattering things to say about trump and his covid illness. what more are you learning about the lawsuit tonight? >> well, in this lawsuit, erin, his lawyers argue that these subpoenas are overly broad and that the committee lacks the true authority to obtain this kind of information. but those arguments have already been rejected by the courts in other matters related to the 16 committee. now, the lawyer als...

Department of justice. joyce, number one, does the suit, as you read it, have any merit, and number two, can one make a privilege argument if the crime in chief, if what theyre investigating, oh, by the way, happened to be the attempted overturning of a presidential election? >> well, you know, first things first. this lawsuit is about as frivolous as they come. meadows as a former member of the of congress is aware that the speech and debate clause bars this sort of an action. he is really, as ...

They select committee will meet next week to advanced a report recommending that the house site mr. meadows for contempt of congress, and refer him to the department of justice for prosecution. so, joyce, dual questions will start you off. number one, does the suit as you read it have any merit? and number two, can -- make a privilege argument if the crime-in-chief, if what they are investigating oh by the way happens to be the attempted overturning of a presidential election? >> well, you know,...

The records requested include all kinds of potentially revealing materials, including white house visitor logs, phone records, handwritten memos from top trump aides and the presidents then detailed daily schedule. mr. trumps lawyers are trying to keep those papers secret, hidden, on the basis they say of executive privilege. house investigators say a former president has no such right. both parties before a federal judge right now as is the biden justice department. our panel is back with us. a...