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It was also, of course, a political shock because his death was a surprise and it opened up a surprise vacancy on the Supreme Court. And with almost exactly a year left in his presidency we learned that barack obama would get to name a Court Nominee to fill t seat vie kated the court by the death of Antonin Scalia. Or not. Even before former president obama named his nominee, even before he named judge Merrick Garland, republicans announced that they would hold open the scalia seat. They would n...

Ago he died in his sleep. He was at a swanky Hunting Lodge in texas only about 30 miles from the u. S. mexico border and it was a shock when he died. It was a very, very sad loss for his family and in friends. It was also, of course, a political shock because his death was a surprise and it opened up a surprise vacancy on the Supreme Court. And with almost exactly a year left in his presidency we learned that barack obama would get to name a Court Nominee to fill the seat vie kated on the court ...

Letter hours after she said not to defend the travel ban. She cited the department of justice is to always seek justice and stand what is right. We had a monday night massacre, and sally yates, a person of great integrity who follows the law was fired. The white house attacking the career prosecutor, claiming yates betrayed the department of justice and is weak on boarders after she instructed the Justice Department to not defend the president s order on the refuge refugees. Yatess replacement d...

Ones. Among them, the president elect evoking nazi germany to characterize u. S. Intelligence agencies, offering kind words to the russians who the Intelligence Community believe hacked the dnc and clinton campaign. Trumps secretary of state pick exxonmobil Ceo Rex Tillerson possibly lying under oath at his confirmation hearing about exxonmobil lobbying against russian sanctions and an impassioned and unprecedented plea from a sitting senator, cory booker, to reject trumps attorney general nomin...

Protest and demonstrate against him starting the first day after his inauguration but it turns out that wasnt a one off and turns out giant protests against the new president dont need weeks of planning and Big Coalition efforts by existing organizers and existing organizations bringing people together from all around the country. Turns out you can get a really big protest against our new president almost any day justice because the transition didnt get it together to have Top Justice Department...

So it had just become a little bit too much to let him hang on. Susan, the president never said he should step aside. The president sort of stood behind him, and yet it seems and to pick up on what carol was saying, a lot of people, republicans and democrats, are scratching their heads at the way he handled this because it raised questions whether there may have been any type of communication or coordination between devin nunes and the white house, and that ultimately it undermined this investig...

Correspondent ryan nobles and cnn crime and justice reporter. Lawmakers are at odds right now over the extent of russias meddling in the election, but they do seem to be on the same page on the wiretap allegations, dont they . Thats true, ana, and if were looking for a moment of clarity, it could be on that exact topic. Fbi director james comey may be given the opportunity to say that theres no evidence to back up that wiretapping claim. Listen to both republican and democratic lawmakers on the ...

Investigated for firing the fbi director by the man who told me to fire the fbi director. Witch hunt. Over the last five weeks that man has risen from obscurity and thrust into a key role in the investigation. It was rosenstein who the president asked to draft that memo that served as the pretense to fire james comey last month. It wasnt long before trump confessed rosensteins investigation had nothing to do with the firing. Regardless of recommendation i was going to fire comey knowing there wa...

To testify under oath. He said on friday he would be happy to do that. Kellyanne conway answered that question just this morning. We heard donald trump is not under investigation, never was. All the media who said he was and misunderstood jim comey are yet to apologize. One little retraction. There is no evidence of obstruction of justice or collusion. Shannon we have more. Good morning, john. The question is do we really think the president is going to testify . If i could offer you a little bi...

With russian officials and a couple of days after the trump security adviser retroactively registered himself as a foreign agent. What happened . What happened . Tomorrow Jeff Sessions under oath, the first time we will have any chance of learning the answer to that question, if they ask it of him. Watch this space that does it for us tonight. Ill see you again tomorrow. Now its time for the last word with Lawrence Odonnell to whom i owe 1 07. Im sorry. But you were just being so help to feel th...