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February 15, 2017
One case in the 180s but theres no proof that he manipulated sanctions policy. he got stuck by being misleading or like about whether sanctions were discussed. discussing them would not reach an illegal threshold let alone a political one. you would think trump would have covered for this. okay my guy will talk about whatever he wants and it will be over. why is flynn taking all the heat on it. >> confusion and chaos inside and sean spicer and conway leaking against spicer and that behavior out ...
February 13, 2017
Had descents. he participated in 2700 cases and only less than 2% have had disents in those cases. you see him being independent and consensus builder. >> shannon: do you think he will get the pushback that some other candidates have gotten? they plan to push it to a 60-vote threshold. do you think there will be a lengthy delay? you predict mid-march for his hearings. do you think it plays out the way weve seen the cabinet nominees play out? >> not at all, no. this is a person that has such a re...
February 13, 2017
And they do represent the congressional hispanic caucus so their states are involved and the question here has been what is the threshold for criminal. is it just that they are criminal because they came in illegally, some of them 20 years ago, or is it criminal because they are violent criminals, and that is the distinction were simply trying to ascertain. they have not been briefed on it. in terms of reince priebus -- >> i think everything the president has done is pretty sensible. i dont thin...
February 13, 2017
>> i think for supreme court nominations a lifetime appointment, it is important that particular nominee receive a bipartisan 60 vote threshold. i think thats fair. thats been the precedent for many. and i think it should remain the precedent for every president going forward. i just think senator reid was right when he pulled the nuclear option for all other nominees in order to repair our democracy and accomplish tremendous gains for president obama and our country. >> you sound defensive. nob...
February 13, 2017
Representing the rapid response network working to represent these deportees, upwards of 600 people across the country, many in los angeles and on the west coast. good portion of them not -- without a criminal record. this notion all of these people are felons who committed violent crimes just isnt bearing out in the facts according to these attorneys so theres a great deal of concern. theres a feeling like this, theyre targeting these communities with the purpose of creating troer error in thes...
February 12, 2017
That the u.s. has that umbrella in place over that part of asia. how likely is it to see a robust military response given this test that we saw this evening? >> reporter: we dont know because we dont know how different the trump administration is going to be to the obama administration. we should note that missile launches, tests like this, regular is the wrong word but they do happen fairly frequently. i can think of three or four in the past five, six months and in general theres a statement f...
February 12, 2017
Garland, a widely respected judge what do you think they should do here? >> were not doing what republicans did, in essence to reject merrick garland before he was nominated or anyone was nominated. were giving this judge a hearing. and im sure hell likely get a vote. i think that vote should definitively be a 60 vote threshold. if you serve on what i would argue is most important court in the world, ought to be able to line up 60 votes in the senate. >> you think democrats have to be prepared t...
February 11, 2017
All of the villas are spanking new and people are building 400-room hotels, is there a threshold where things start to not be the things that you loved about the place in the first place and how do you guard against that? >> michael: you know, tony, port antonio is a long way from getting there. it has not progressed out of the 50s. >> jon: its had very little tourism in recent years. >> anthony: why isnt there lots of -- ? everybody loves reggae, everybody loves bob marley, everybody loves spic...
February 9, 2017
Settings. none of that worked to bridge any kind of partisan divide. this is a very combative president. trying to play the normal game of washington in a washington thats fundamentally changed. sure, a lot of democratic targets. i think ten senators up in 2018 who won -- democrats who won states that donald trump won. you know, those ten are the obvious targets to get to a 60-vote threshold in the senate. but how many are going to be put off like blumenthal is going to be put off? how many are ...
February 9, 2017
Ruins the politics of america. he repeals basically the voting rights act by eliminating section v, a sacred right and i am worried judge gorsuch is similar. hes going to claim hes independent but he has not exhibited any real independence whatsoever. and with this president, independence is more called for than ever. >> you have been outspoken including talking to me on the show that there will be a filibuster. hes going to have to meet a 60-vote threshold, that republicans wont be aapprove him...