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>> i didnt take it seriously at first. you hear crazy stories. thats when it was just a moment of wow. for me. how is this happening. >> did you fear they really were connected to the trump administration? and had the power to carry out what they were doing. >> after the events transpired with yovanovitch. yes, i thought it was a possibility. >> they have been indicted for violating federal campaign laws. funneling hundreds of thousands of dollars into the campaigns of republican party candidate...

President trump and he has no confidence or very little confidence that vice president biden can. i think if biden were doing better or warren was doing worse, then i dont think bloomberg would be in this race. i mean, if he just wanted to stop warren, you know, he could just run -- he could just pay for a super pact to stop her. but i think he sees an opening here. >> you think about this a lot. do you share his view that any of the other candidates in there are not as likely to beat donald tru...

Oconnor of buzz feed news. we expected an interesting and intrigues hearing involving our old friend igor. igor and his friend were arrested at an airport trying to leave. they were charged with trying to illegally funnel foreign money into campaigns including the major superpact. lev has switched his representation, but igor, his buddy, he has stuck with paul manaforts lawyers for his legal

Boundaries of the rules, but hes, i guess, swore off super pact money and now he needs the super pact money. its a quick reversal. >> it is. from a legal point of view, its important to point out that biden has no control over whether a super pact is formed on his behalf. legally he cant have a say in that. he does need the cash to go on. we also know that cash doesnt make ensure that you win. hillary had so much money. she had more money than president trump did in their campaign and didnt help...

Thing. the trumps were business people. you know, ivanka had brands. they did business in china. i guess maybe the criticism might be getting to them. reports that they might sell their hotel in d.c. you see where theres the same thing, that theres sort of a moral equivalency here? >> i think theres absolutely fair criticisms to be made of jared and ivankas role in the white house for sure. but should joe biden be the one to make them? hes already under fire for using his power as the former vic...

Our campaign is funds, if you can believe this, to the tune of $16 a contribution. from over a million people in this country. >> charles: all right. jason, your thoughts? >> i agree with bernie sanders, this is a desperate move on the part of a crash-strapped biden campaign. biden doesnt have to play by the same rules as bernie sanders. hes a moderate democrat. hes like hillary clinton who had a super pact that gave her tens of millions of dollars. hes playing by moderate rules, moderate rules ...

People think joe walsh is the guitar player for the eagles or something. a lot of people dont know who this guy is. its going to take a lot of cash to get his message on the air waves and to get voter things going on, to get door to door, to get everything you need in the campaign. this takes cash. you got to have a lot of it. especially if youre going to be running against a war chest. the rnc has a super pact. trump has a super pact. oh, my gosh. this is a lot of money youre going be running a...

He hasnt been in the race all winter to be raising money. im not certain. he likes to delay things, as we know. but it looks like hes getting in for sure. >> dana: i noticed, iowa, youre getting ads already in this cycle. the club for growth decided its going to take a shot at beto orourke, all not officially in the race, but a democrat from texas. made a big name for himself nationally. take a look at this. >> beto orourkes image crafters say hes barack obama but white. he sure does act like it...

Run he would not accept money from a super pack. is that a move to appeal to bernie sanders or elizabeth warren? they made pledges to keep big money out of their campaigns. >> he cannot do it like he used to, but the question is he will still have to will people send in $10 every month to support joe biden? im not sure about that. but a superpact at this point is pretty much what virtually everyone is doing. thats easy. the question is can he raise the money? >> lets check in with chris. >> i ...

President and the best one to govern. but anderson, there is a sense talking to voters, i was in iowa this weekend and a lot of people like joe biden, they say look, we like everything he stands for but is it time for a new fresh face? so he would have to contend with those concerns long before the idea of taking on president trump. >> biden also said if he were to run he would not accept money from a super pack. is that a move to appeal to bernie sanders or elizabeth warren? they made pledges t...