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Analysis and discussion of the days top stories and compelling issues from Lawrence ODonnell. Manafort. That is a fact. That is news. That is legally concerning for donald trump and politically concerning as confessions are not a great message heading into the midterms. But donald trump has his own plan. While he didnt know this trial of this Campaign Trial would be on track for a verdict heading into labor day, which is of course a key time for the midterms, he has long known he has his own pla...

Midterms because trump believes its return to the headlines will help republicans win votes. There it is. Today donald trump reupping his attacks on nfl players over the kneeling. This is on a friday heading into the anniversary of course of that Charlottesville White power rally. Were not going to read the tweet tonight from the president attacking the players in last nights game because it is not particularly newsworthy and were not going to show you all the headlines it sparked. You can imagi...

Point out that the president points out that the process isnt fair. he cant call the witnesses he wants to call. its been the white house strategy in a letter written by the white house counsel in october to say we will not participate in this process. rudy giulianis not going to participate in the process. youre not going to get the documents. youre not going to get the witnesses. were having none of it and well take our chances. and so far its worked for them. >> thaand that was actually the b...

Focused on pressing their points that impeachment is necessary since president trump put himself before the country and abused his power but as we saw, republicans repeatedly interjected their complaints asbest about the swift pace and tried to muddy democrats message by arguing this process isnt fair. as we know it could be a quick turn around. democrats expected to bring forward the articles this week which could mean debate and possibly a vote by weeks end. >> thank you very much. tonight, a ...

Are already planning procedural hurdles that theyre going to lob at jerry nadler who is a narm of t chairman of the judiciary committee. but basically tomorrow theyre going to take these facts and theyre going to try to argue that what trump did constitutes high crimes ask misdemeannd misd is therefore impeachable. its going to be a brawl. >> we just heard the president. the administration is refusing to turn over documents, refuse to let key witnesses go up. and republicans say the democrats ha...

Documents that congress has every right to see. but then arguing the process isnt fair. you know, you cant have it both ways but you sure can try and they are. >> one other thing about hearsay, people watch too much "matlock." because hearsay is part of many, most trials and is inadmissible in many fashions. >> and youre talking about those who are your eyes and ears overseas. were supposed to be trusting a lot of these officials to conduct u.s. foreign policy overseas. so its not just a matter ...

Something they did not do. im sure he and his family have, in fact, suffered. this is a sitting judge on the d.c. circuit court of appeals. he is a sitting judge on the d.c. circuit court of appeals. for him to go after senators like that, trying to do their job, was shocking. and what was so interesting was the effort to kind of turn this around into being about the democrats in process when, in fact, since the summer this whole process has really been about the republicans and their refusal to...

He said/she said pageant today. and yet everything he said -- >> on purpose. >> on purpose. was about how this process isnt fair. when he was pinned down by senator durbin, why dont you just tell don mcgahn that you want the fbi to investigate? i have to say to me that was the most shocking part of the testimony. hes had days to think of an answer, and the answer was ill do whatever the committee wants. but he wouldnt say it. >> its number ten on this sheet weve got a whole bunch of bites cut. t...

Request for impeachment because they believe the process isnt fair, well, mueller similarly benefits from the sunshine effect of the public watching the president trying to dodge an interview that no one else in the public life would be able to dodge. >> harry, the other piece is giuliani claiming this is all some kind of trap. take a listen. >> i think what we have to get clear is the fact that a lot of people interpret it this way, well, if hes telling the truth, why wouldnt he just go in and ...

Back and forth, then mueller in many ways benefits by the public nature of this narrative. if giuliani is building a public narrative so people wont come forth and delusion their representatives on the hill with request for impeachment because they believe the process isnt fair, well, mueller similarly benefits from the sunshine effect of the public watching the president trying to dodge an interview that no one else in the public life would be able to dodge. >> harry, the other piece is giulian...