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That election, which is not as far away as you think, is this idea of not just questioning the result afterward, weve seen a lot of that we are probably going to see that in states like arizona, but what im worried about is people using their position or people who do not even have a position, that throwing sand in the gears and delay or slow down or impact the process as we are gearing up for the election. let me give you a quick example, in minnesota and several other states we have had outsid...

Was an illegal search and rescue. it was properly authorized by a warrant. you cant use them. so its basically an attempt by the trump lawyers to keep throwing sand into the gears. but sand isnt working and the gears are turning. and i think theyre going to roll right over the former president. >> professor laurence tribe, i appreciate your time tonight. thank you. one other development, a top lieutenant so-called proud boy jeremy bertino pleading guilty, the first to do so. cnn has learned th...

So, the supreme court is very unlikely to weigh. and especially, since there is an expedited appeal underway and the 11th circuit that will i think probably get this loose cannon off the case. she just injected herself at the request of the trump lawyers who had to go 70 miles away from mar-a-lago to find a judge who might be willing to take this unprecedented step of saying, wait a minute, stop investigating. we cant use the documents that you lawfully seized because there is no suggestion that...

Everything, just sort of throwing sand in the gears of whatever is happening. thats when it really began, the idea is to scream and yell and oppose. thats when the era of shutdowns began the end of the budgeting. actually in the book, i talk to, way back then in 1998, a young congressman by the name of joe scarborough. hed gotten involved with the coup against newt. at one point he said, we have to make a choice. are we going to govern effectively or go into the minority? i choose to govern. i t...

Then you choose who you will vote for, you send it back. then you have to put an i.d. number again, this is again is new. were having to reject 40% of mail ballots themselves. because folks are just not used to submitting an i.d. number. they dont see it. it is hidden under the flap. its terrible. its throwing sand into the gears of democracy. >> so i can understand that frustration, getting people used to something new, even on its own, separate from whether you think it is appropriate or not. ...

Administration is left with is, you know, basically informational warfare. and unmasking russian plans before the russians can implement them and taking away the element of surprise. and i think it is working pretty well. and it is for -- it is buying a lot of time for this diplomatic process to continue, which is ostensibly what moscow wants. what it says it wants. and i think they kind of do want the diplomatic process. they think, you know, it is interesting when you hear, you know, the estab...

Time focusing as you just mentioned on all the fire policy details that the average voter does not know a thing about. >> i was going to say i was in december earlier this week, spoke to some prominent congress members and they told me democrats simply too things. they dont want to get in the mud with republicans and sling it out so to speak. at the same time theyre not just good at delivering a narrative about what they represent. fair assessment, you think? >> well, i think they -- part of the...

Dont commit any fouls while the other side is slashing at you with a knife and other weapons. so i think they could be a lot tougher and spend a little less time focusing as you just mentioned on all the fire policy -- finer policy details that the average voter doesnt know a thing about. >> i was going to say i was in d.c. earlier this week, spoke to some prominent congress members and they told me democrats simply too things. they dont want to get in the mud with republicans and sling it out s...

Time. even those trampolines, now they have the safety net surrounds them. how many times did you fall off a trampoline? >> i got my head stuck between the springs and i was there for like a day. >> does seem like this whole culture is safety -- i understand while you want to take care of your kids but at a certain point they literally had padlocked the playgrounds during the pandemic. >> throwing sand into the skateboard parks in l.a. you reminded me -- i remember when you were a kid the fear o...

The prosecution here could include fines, it could include up to 12 months of jail time. this is an important one, because its going to set the tone going forward for all these hostile witnesses who are either refusing to comply, who are kind of throwing sand in the gears, who want to wait and see how aggressive this committee is going to get in terms of its demands, how aggressive its going to be in terms of forcing people to comply. lastly, steve bannon is a figure with a national profile of h...