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Them into subpoenaing witnesses. but this certainly reinforces the mess thats going on. republicans have a point this is now being done behind closed doors. why dont we do it in public? doesnt the public deserve to hear exactly what all of these folks that are involved have to say? why are we doing it behind closed doors? democrats are using it to say the trump administration is hiding something. >> bill: what do you believe? >> i think thats exactly right. a political show. the republicans feel...

So when you have all of this happening, donny, yes, its dangerous, its inflammatory rhetoric. its also harmful to the presidents own political standing at some point. republicans say, hey, weve got save ourselves. were not listening to a jeff flake op-ed. you know what were doing? were looking out for our own political backside. and this guy is taking us down. >> i agree with the political inevitability. but i want to go back to the civil war. dictators tell you what theyre going to do. if this ...

Trying to essentially investigate the mueller investigators of sorts and rudy giuliani seems to be sort of hovering around that as well the point is what kind of interactions have bill barr and rudy giuliani had, especially during this period regarding ukraine? the point is this. while i think the barr part of this episode is going to be a sidebar, no pun tended, as far as congress is concerned, its still going to be of interest to find out what exactly was the president trying to use with his a...

Time i had seen in a while where in realtime, trumps peers call his bluff. and you saw it in that press conference. you know, people were saying, you know, the chinese are saying that you didnt actually, you know -- they didnt actually reach out to you on the tariffs. the germans are saying, you didnt have a side bar with them. and this is what senate republicans should be doing. theyre co-equal partners with donald trump. but i thought it was the first time i had seen in a while, in which, you ...

Politics. >> lets talk about the one presidential candidate who is making this an issue. >> kirsten gillibrand who played a prominent role in the senate with al franken, she has made that a cornerstone of her campaign. >> shes leading with womens issues. >> shes polling at 1%. during a recent rally she had about reproductive rights a lot of the media attention was focused on elizabeth warren. kirsten gillibrand hasnt gotten a lot of traction on this issue. >> do you think shes leading that 1% be...

Somewhere between 6 and 12 points. thats not something that is going to warm donald trumps heart. you know that because before he came back to washington, he was in new jersey. lets go to the next slide that shows the quotes. fox is different. no questions about it. i think fox is making a big mistake. you know, im the one that calls the shots in the really big debates. just quick sidebar before we jump to the next one. he actually doesnt. he is talking about the general election presidential co...

Circle of community as a sitting congressman, his information that he disseminates goes to a very large audience. the third issue has to do with the side bar on the list which was, to me, involved claims of racism and other things that i dont think were appropriate. i have seen the list. and the list is composed of fine members of our community, people that have helped build this community, people responsible, moms, dads, retirees, and to associate these people with those types of claims is just...

The candidates are here on the stage behind us tomorrow night and wednesday night, how much do you focus on this, on the division that the president is sowing, how much do you focus on other things? >> i think the president has set the stage here. i cant imagine this wont be part of the discussion. if biden has a smart strategy, i think he will try and reclaim that mantel and not get dragged down into side fights and minutiae. there is a huge thing at stake. john, you point out thats how he star...

He could have begun his opening statement by talking about the horrific crimes that occurred here and by talking about the experiences of these girls, now women. but he chose not to do that. he instead was defending himself and the work of his prosecutors without much concern for the victims. >> yeah, mimi, a brief sidebar. would it have killed him to express an apology? was there any standing legal reason you can think of he couldnt use those words? >> no, absolutely not. and thats what seems t...

He showed virtually no empathy for these victims. he could have begun his opening statement by talking about the horrific crimes that occurred here and by talking about the experiences of these girls, now women. but he chose not to do that. he instead was defending himself and the work of his prosecutors without much concern for the victims. >> yeah, mimi, a brief sidebar. would it have killed him to express an apology? was there any standing legal reason you can think of he couldnt use those wo...