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Forget you thats it for us. The news continues. The source will Kaitlan Collins starts now statement the source tonight, you almost need a four letter word to describe what happened inside trumps trial this afternoon. I was there when the entire press corps was clear from the courtroom. After the defenses witness may judge mark sean urea plus all the president s friends who were also indicted. That courtroom today, the trump entourage included a former Biker Gang Leader who spent years in prison...

Thousand pages. the referral would be pulling out of that some amount of evidence that says, we think that based on these facts there are the following crimes. so that could be one way they present the referrals. in effect, the watergate prosecution team made a referral to the impeachment committee. not to the department of justice. because of course we had prosecution power. and the only reason for referrals that they do not have any power to do anything in terms of crimes. they can only make a...

Moment is that the grand jury, ari, has refused to render an indictment of andrew mccabe. and thats really significant. the grand jury is part of our fifth amendment. it was written in for the most profound of historical reasons. it was a trial of john peter zhenger in 1734 who is this guy who basically wrote all of this anti-crown, anti-colonial governor newspaper screed. and the king and the governor tried to have him arrested. and two different grand juries said huh-uh, youre not indicting th...

Were talking about the president that controls the prosecution power. the only way the public can have confidence in the investigation because the president controls the investigation and he fired one investigator, jim comey so the only way they can have confidence an vez was thoroughly done is by release of the report. there is no substitute. >> thank you very much. >> coming up how the republican power grab was stopped in its tracks. well have the lawyer who won todays big victory.

You do go further. think about the ferguson report in which there was no indictment and a lot of facts resented. it seems to me the case for disclosure is out a type because were talking about the president that controls the prosecution power. the only way the public can have confidence in the investigation because the president controls the investigation and he fired one investigator, jim comey so the only way they can have confidence an vez was thoroughly done is by release of the report. ther...

Forbids disclosure when youre dealing with an investigation like this. and indeed, the commentary to the regulations, i think, does require it. because it talks about public administration and the -- public confidence in the administration of justice. and here -- and thats why this -- you know, in the comey argument, i think, is largely right. comeys basic argument is that when youre dealing with something that has massive public concern, the justice department has traditionally erred on the sid...

Because it talks about public administration and the -- public confidence in the administration of justice. and here -- and thats why this -- you know, in the comey argument, i think, is largely right. comeys basic argument is that when youre dealing with something that has massive public concern, the justice department has traditionally erred on the side of more disclosure rather than less, looking at ferguson and things like that. i think he goes far too far when he talks about trying to defen...

Department and say this goes to sdny, youre allowed to pursue this or does the attorney general stop that, catch it and effectively kill it because it pertains to the president? >> so the attorney general could kill it. our constitutional system is one that reposes for better or worse the prosecution power, the federal prosecution power in the attorney general. now you could have remedies against the attorney general including impeachment but that is, there is one other big thing, dont forget th...

Kim, the former acting u.s. attorney for the southern district, thats what people get prosecuted for all the time. >> so a criminal referral from the committee would go to the justice department and they would say jurisdictionalley, this goes to -- because it pertains to the president president. >> so the attorney general could kill it. our constitutional system is one that reposes, you know, for better or worst the prosecution power, the federal prosecution power in the attorney general. now, y...

Finished. when they are finished with the witnesses, it will be six or seven months to complete the report and get it declassified. >> intelligence and national security reporter. ari melber and host of the beat and we could have just brought you in earlier and we could have talked. >> im a big fan of ken. >> there was intention between you. let me ask you what you make of this. >> who is going to look for your car keys harder than you if you are missing. you care about finding the car keys. the...