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Mr. collins and see if you agree with mr. raskins or if theres anything you would disagree with their home whats been impact of this process from a domestic politics since it has been partisan in nature? >> i will cut some slack that he was trying to answer for the chairmans own words and i get that, but i think there are several things, lets just talk for a minute, lets unpack what has happened here because the only thing i appreciate out of the last few minutes as the chairman trying to bring ...

>> that wasnt exactly the question i asked. but let me turn to mr. collins and see if you agree with mr. raskin or if there is anything you would disagree with there and whats been the impact of this process on domestic politics of the country since it has been essentially partisan in nature. >> look, im not trying to -- and again, ill cut some slack that he was trying to answer for the chairmans own words and i get that. but i think several things, lets just talk here for just a minute, lets un...

But now we have new indications that president trump was aware in realtime that members of his own administration and his own diplomats were raising red flags about this. he mentioned in that call that he just heard from bill taylor that he was concerned that this was "crazy." and the president proceeded with all of this none the less and sondland after this phone call essentially tried to shut down bill taylor telling him look, president trump says there is crystal clear, no kwid pquid pr and l...

Prosecutor hat on -- >> all right. >> -- in the text messages and the transcript and what president trump has said publicly in the whistle-blower complaint, would you think as a prosecutor that you have enough to make the case that there was a quid pro quo, an exchange of x for y? >> yes. ive been saying all week and i posted this on twitter i think last night saying it is very rare and almost never the case that you have a written record in support of quid pro quo. i prosecuted and oversaw pros...

Specifically, i was intrigued by some other "washington post" reporting from late last night that when it comes to that super secret server thats disconnected from all networks thats a stand-alone unit thats supposed to be set aside for the most sort of secret information in the government intelligence programs that are covert action stuff, stuff that really has to be protected, when it comes to putting stuff onto that server a senior white house official making a decision to do that, a, would h...

There could be other transcripts or memorandums that have been spirited away. >> one of the reasons i wanted to ask you about this specifically, i was intrigued by some other "washington post" reporting from late last night that when it comes to that super secret server thats disconnected from all networks thats a stand-alone unit, thats supposed to be set aside for the most sort of secret information in the government intelligence programs that are covert action stuff, stuff that really has to ...

Most sort of secret information in the government intelligence programs that are covert action stuff, stuff that really has to be protected, when it comes to putting stuff onto that server a senior white house official making a decision to do that, a, would have needed access to be able to do it, would have had to be the kind of person allowed to access that server, but according to the post they would need to make a formal written request in order to make a transfer of a document from a more no...

Nielt anything, which a really bad strategy when youre being asked something under oath under penalty of perjury and theres a written record that will show that youre lying. but at the same time theres a certain point at which youre staring down the barrel of the prosecutor is pointing at you where you just go whoa. im out of the spin machine, im going through the washer now. im going to get clean and he didnt come clean and you have to wonder why. >> thats a great way of putting it. well find o...

Trickster and so hes used to manipulation. hes used to lying. he himself has said nevered a nielt anything, which a really bad strategy when youre being asked something under oath under penalty of perjury and theres a written record that will show that youre lying. but at the same time theres a certain point at which youre staring down the barrel of the prosecutor is pointing at you where you just go whoa. im out of the spin machine, im going through the washer now. im going to get clean and he ...

Stone threatened him into doing it stone made the sort of "godfather" reference. stone is like proctor from "power." hes been coordinating all of these different illegal activities telling this person to lie finding this bit of information. bringing this contact here and there. and always talking to the people at the top but just like proctor, at some point youre going to get busted there is no way you can have this many deals going on and not end up having some sort of written record of it that...