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Thank you all. We will bring the hearing to order. Senator whitehouse is on his way and i have been told he is ok with starting. The purpose of this hearing is to explore the distinct roles of congress in the executive branch with respect to discussing best practices. We have an incredible panel who manybeen down this road times. Criminal investigations are designed to find out if a crime was committed and hold somebody responsible. Congress has a broad mandate. We are not prosecutors but our go...

Totallyadds up to a unprecedented situation, a grave and profound crisis and the president has set himself against his own attorney general and the department of justice. Amy we will speak to former u. S. Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman who served on the Watergate Committee and former assistant watergate prosecutor jill wine banks. She was the first woman to serve as u. S. Army general counsel. Then sarsour versus trump. This is an important time for many communitys desk communities. This is an...

When the attorney general Elliot Richardson resigned after president Richard Nixon ordered him to fire the special prosecutor investigating the watergate scandal. Totallyadds up to a unprecedented situation, a grave and profound crisis andnd the president has set himself against his own attorney general and the department of justice. Amy we will speak to former u. S. Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman who served on the Watergate Committee and former assistant watergate prosecutor jill wine banks. ...

When the attorney general Elliot Richardson resigned after president Richard Nixon ordered him to fire the special prosecutor investigating the watergate scandal. Totallyadds up to a unprecedented situation, a grave and profound crisis andnd the president has set himself against his own attorney general and the department of justice. Amy we will speak to former u. S. Congresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman who served on the Watergate Committee and former assistant watergate prosecutor jill wine banks. ...

Mexicans would pay for it, to use the money to take land away from farmers and ranchers on the border of the United States. How can any conservative support this guy . Senator, the definition of conservative has changed so fast in our lifetime its unbelievable. We need a dictionary to keep up with it. Senator michael bennet, democrat from colorado. Thank you, sir. Stay safe on the trail. Thats all we have for tonight. Well be back tomorrow with more meet the press daily. Ari melber is picking it...

His two adult sons don, jr. , and eric trump are also in this room. This is an announcement that has been heavily filled with suspense. Remember when the announcement of the Vice President ial pick back in the day came out . We found out on thursday who it would be but it got delayed. Theyve been much more disciplined this time around. And well now listen to the president of the United States introduce his First Supreme Court pick to fill the seat of Antonin Scalia. This is the second individual...

Senate republicans vowed to block anyone president barack obama chose to succeed him and thats what they did, refusing to hold a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee judge Merrick Garland. It worked and now theres a republican in the white house. Joining me from the east room where President Trump will announce his choice, msnbc National Correspondent peter alexander. Give me a sense of what its like. We got the twominutetelepro. This room is filled with republicans right now, the lead...

Democrats calling it nixonian wanting a special prosecutor to look into the possible ties to russia of the Trump Campaign. The white house firing back saying it was the only option. Director comey had lost the confidence of the rank and file in the f. B. I. And lost the confidence from members of both sides, republicans and democrats in the house and senate. Frankly, most importantly he lost the confidence of the American People. The president made a swift and Decisive Action and let director co...

Sta staffer. We would not have networked access to these kinds of reports in congress. Today, criticism from democrats. It seem morse than suspicious hes going to the white house. And turning attention to paul ryan who could remove nunes from the investigation. Saying the speaker has full confidence chairman nunes is conducting a full, credible and fair investigation. From the white house, no definitive answers. Can you say factually, flatly it is not possible chairman nunes came to brief the pr...

Guam. A plan they say will be ready in the next few days. So with the standoff escalating, what happens next . Lets get right to cnns chief National Security correspondent jim sciutto and robin wright, joint fellow at the institute of peace and the Woodrow Wilson center. Good evening to both of you. So good to have you on. Jim, im going to start with you tonight. North korea has issued a new response to the president. Heres what it says. U. S. President at a golf range again let out a load of no...