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Of my professional life. i worked as a career prosecutor under republican and democratic administrations. i believe in the civil justice system. this case now goes before an article 3 judge. its not trial by twitter. its trial in a court of law, where fake news and the things that theyre talking about, that are just so unfactual -- >> but wait a second. what theyre saying is this is fundamentally a political messaging document, it is not a serious lawsuit. >> well, with ill tell you, chris, this...

>> but wait a second. what theyre saying is this is fundamentally a political messaging document, it is not a serious lawsuit. >> well, with ill tell you, chris, this is not about partisanship. its about patriotism. and ill tell you one other thing. when the lawsuit was filed by the dnc against the nixon campaign, that was the exact response of the nixon campaign and john mitchell and other folks who later became convict ed felons. and we saw what happened in watergate and we will see what will ...

Response of the nixon campaign and john mitchell and other folks who later became convict ed felons. and we saw what happened in watergate and we will see what will happen here. >> thats true. 1972, shortly after the break, the dnc files a lawsuit on the day that nixon leaves office. finally, senator claire mccaskill, whos in one of the most contested races in the entire country in missouri, of course, she called this lawsuit a silly distraction. and i wonder if you -- your response to that. >> ...