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>> absolutely. that is john mccarthy was one of the great villains in american history. he will always be remembered not only for destroying the trustworthiness of any institutions, but destroying the lives of many of the people he attacked. and the way that donald trump goes after individuals and institutions, some 484 since he became president. you know, is a replica of what wrote roy kohn, schooled donald trump in years ago. his whole confrontational, lets take it to the court, bullying style...

A left bank -- >> glass of wine, cigarette. >> obviously, you know, but seriously, about giuliani, i cannot help feeling somewhat sorry for him. and theres a lesson in giulianis behavior for all of us. for anyone ever associated with the media. you need to know when to get off stage. giuliani is seduced by the bright lights, big city. he was a star. everybody respected him. people loved him. he wants that again, instead hes turned into a pa theltic travesty of himself, and frankly, he may be a d...

Women come back, everyone. im ayman mohyeldin along sued louis bergdorf. lets start with the mornings top stories for you. president trump is growing bolder in his attacks of special counsel robert mueller, accusing him in a tweet yesterday of being heavily conflicted but offering no evidence. trump also tweeted saturday, study the late joseph mccarthy because we are now in a period with mueller and his game that make joseph mccarthy look like a baby. ironically, mccarthys right-hand man was non...

Are, theyre firmly in the obstruction camp, thats the big difference between now and watergate, at the time of watergate, there were a few honest republicans who realized they could not let nixon get away with this stuff. so far, there are no republicans that are willing to stand up to trump. >> its interesting what max is saying, it goes to president trumps mind-set. the republicans have formed this wall of defense around the president. >> publicly. >> they are defending him. it brings him no c...

Roy kohn who is the master of witch hunts, you wonder if hes taking a page out of that book and saying, heres the way to become the johnny apple seed of planting seeds of doubt, you lash out, you make people realize that the court of public opinion links directly to impeachment. you will have the strings attached to congressmen and women who will have to vote in some way on your impeachment. on the other hand, someone who would like everything to be resolved, let the chips fall as they may. that...

Trumps mind-set. the republicans have formed this wall of defense around the president. >> publicly. >> they are defending him. it brings him no comfort, it doesnt calm him down. hes been a command and control person his entire life. he was taught by roy kohn and some of the other people that helped him come up in business, you get what you want and you do what it takes to get it. he had a very small family he business, he relight on family members, he relied on people like michael cohen to be f...

Does this come from a guilty conscience? >> its hard to say definitively. with the actions of someone whos acting out. are they someone who should be defiant? or should they be a defend. you wonder about this, because at the one hand you mentioned roy kohn who is the master of witch hunts, you wonder if hes taking a page out of that book and saying, heres the way to become the johnny apple seed of planting seeds of doubt, you lash out, you make people realize that the court of public opinion lin...

Roy kohn would say, you should squash this. you are the most powerful person on the planet. you should squash this. it doesnt matter to him that mitch mcconnell and paul ryan are protecting him so well. it bothers him such a great deal that he cant squelch it, democracy doesnt work that way. its simple when you continue to give a child what they want, and they keep lashing out, wanting more and more and more, you never say no. its like dealing with a child, but they are not good parents. >> impu...

Roy had been indicted, that this guy had really taken it, you know, that far. >> youre saying he liked it. >> he liked it. according to gene morris, who was roy kohns first cousin and he was around the two of them, and he said he thought donald really went for that. immediately, as soon as he met roy kohn right after that, the department of justice served the trump organization with a complaint about housing discrimination. fred trump had had a similar complaint in cincinnati, made it go away qu...

Did he fix and what needed fixing? what needed fixing was relations with the mob and shakedowns by the mob so that there would be no strikes and there would be labor peace at all costs. >> how does that match your reporting of donald trump? >> school of roadwy kohn, whate you can get away with. thats what he learned from roy. he already knew this, but roy took it to the next level. when i was doing my book, a really interesting conversation with a real estate lawyer and a guy named eugene morris...