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You dont need. youre better off without him. and i wonder how much republican strategist get that message. a lot more than what may think, and certainly a lot more than you may hear in a public square coming on a program like this to talk about it. it is, you know. as we see whats a lot inside my party over the last few years. there are a lot of hush tones, and sidebar conversations, and nodding heads, and rolling eyes, and oh my god. >> right. >> and then they get out in public, and there, like...

Tomorrow to understand these charges. they said this is normal when you have so much information, and they would have been shocked if they had come back more quickly. >> sometimes there is an indicator on what areas the jury is hung up on, anything like that? >> absolutely. they almost immediately returned with a request for some of the testimony of these witnesses and that might explain why its taking so long. when you request information from a certain witness, you cant just hand it over. ther...

Organizations including cnn requesting that he unseal those secret bench conversations, conferences, other information. i remember it was just a week ago that court was delayed for five hours while lawyers and the judge discussed issues in private. judge ellis has said that he plans to release it all with one exception. all of this is happening as jurors are asking their own questions about the case. manafort, remember, hes facing 18 criminal charges in virginia related to tax and bank fraud and...

Justice department says it would be extraordinarily reckless. this isnt just declassifying something. i have to tell you when we talk about the way this president talks about the justice department and firing this person or that person or another person and ranting against them, this weekend a lot of people were in washington, ceos and former cabinet members for the alfalfa dinner, as you know, which is off the record but in sidebar conversations i have to tell you that if all their pleasure at ...

Line. figure of speech. okay. were a team. im equal to him. is he going to be able to keep the family from running in and out of the oval office? i think thats probably a hard thing to do in any president -- >> is that what the president wants? the president is known to like, not only like people dropping by saying hello but to like tension. call it creative chaos or just chaos depending on your perspective. >> i dont think theres any chance, that general kelly is aiming to keep the family out o...

Even know this guy? >> trump obviously had a relationship with the former president. hes the one that has been arrested in south florida. now, hes claiming he is, for political reasons, to use the term witch hunt back at home. on the agenda whenever trump meets with foreign leader, theres a variety of things the actual diplomats, people prepare these briefing notes want him to talk about. immigration, migration, what the economies are doing, drug smuggling. then always an opportunity, especially...

The history of polling. and, so, it wasnt just the comey letter. the fact she was in a position to lose because of the comey letter is something that deserves some introspection. and maybe it will come in her book. but if i were her, if shes got a book coming out, let the book speak for itself and dont get involved in these sidebar conversations. >> you know, what do you think about trump taking the bait and the way that he took the bait, trashing comey again, saying that the russia questions ar...

Authorities responsible for delaying progress in amirs case. its unfair to us as a family to see that the outcomes of amirs case is going to be tied to something he has nothing to do with. >> here with us is michigan congressman dan kildee whos amir hekmati is from the congressmans district back in flynt, michigan. thanks very much for joining us. i know for the last several years youve been working to get this former u.s. marine out of there. has there. any movement at all lately to free him? >...