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Only one stating back to the 1940s has there ever been a penalty of $250,000 that high reached. that is the jurisdictional limit that we were able to levy for a discriminatory act. in fact in most situations, whether or not theres even a decision to levy a penalty is made by looking at the circumstances of each individual case, including, of course, the size of the entity, the circumstances underlying, sophistication. in many instances fines are not even levied. >> housing and public accommodati...

He didnt have a legitimate privilege. attorney/client privilege would not apply here because he said repeatedly he was not working on behalf of a client. so the privilege wouldnt apply. attorney/client privilege doesnt apply to communications with third parties such as ukrainians. and even if he -- if it did apply, the fact is, he probably waived it by giving away his text messages on fox news. besides all that, its a really bad look for giuliani to hold these secrets inside instead of disclosin...

So he would, in a way, lose money rather than profit. even if he could argue that, even if he could argue it is not a violation of the clause because lawyers threed to make that case that his businesses wouldnt apply. still, the amount of publicity that amount bring would be enormous. were here in southern france. that town, its a popular town for french vacationers, for surfers, its completely shut down. you can barely move around. its almost entirely sold out. the airport is shut down. this is...

On michael cohens list of worries right now. hes facing substantial time behind bars and hes got every incentive to cooperate with the authorities. >> hasnt he already lost it, though? his ability to practice law? >> yes, pretty much. i wouldnt expect him to be out there doing that. so the presidents respect for attorney-client privilege not withstanding, michael cohens got a lot of stuff he can offer. there is a well known exception to hat for crimes and frauds committed with the aid of counsel...

Can assert kind of privilege while he is in the transition phase is a separate question. i dont know whether privilege applies to the transition period. but it certainly doesnt apply to the transition period if those conversations were criminal in nature because if he was president it wouldnt apply. >> right. the other thing is, every day that whitakers in this role is remarkable. i mean, there is essentially the olc itself, the only precedent they could come up with is 186 of and exigent circum...

Crime. and the executive privilege does not allow him to have a criminal conversation. even if he was president. so the question of whether he can assert kind of privilege while he is in the transition phase is a separate question. i dont know whether privilege applies to the transition period. but it certainly doesnt apply to the transition period if those conversations were criminal in nature because if he was president it wouldnt apply. >> right. the other thing is, every day that whitakers i...

All these case, including himself and still face state prosecution because of this kind of stuff that is being picked up now? >> you know, even if this wasnt a politically dangerous strategy, something that clearly crosses everybodys red line, it just as a practical matter wont work because these people could be recharged in the state system. the pardon wouldnt apply. the president cant pardon people for crimes that they commit that are state crimes. and at the end of the day, these folks still ...

Could work and it wouldnt violate the nepotism statute because it wouldnt apply. >> who rules on this, pete, and when would you get a ruling? can you get prior review from a court? how does trump know if hes breaking the law? >> you have to ask lawyers in advance. courts dont offer advisory opinions. and theres a question of who would sue? who would have standing to sue. what would have to happen, the president would make an executive decision, somebody whos harmed by that would go to doubter an...

Loyalty to them? you saw this throughout the primary. they would try to wrangle him and talk to him as he was going further and further in the process and he would not be wrangleled. i dont know that he thinks like that. when you put that against paul ryan who, this time of year, has one job, to keep the republican majority in the house. and when he sees -- when members are coming to him saying people arent going to vote for me now because of what donald trump has said because we are allied with...

Democratic. the majority of them in 2013 may recall mayoral race voted for the democrats. theres reason why de blasio is favoring this. >> you change the rules you change the outcome of the elections. i think its wrong to do that with something so important as citizenship. >> where is this measure at? >> well, the city council almost passed it two years ago but the then mayor opposed it. right now its legislation thats moving through the city council. same in washington, d.c. and the sponsor of ...