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Attorney general barr came before us, i asked him was it common for the conclusion of an investigation to actually seek to exonerate somebody. he said no. he found those paths just very odd. what the department of justice was tasked to do is determine if a crime was committed. they found inserve sent evidence to prove that there was a crime that was committed. the underlying crime that had to do with the election meddling and the other, the allegation that somehow justice had been obstructed. ne...

Oth process of other than the criminal justice system to accuse the president of wrongdoing. >> the entire address was positioned within the rules he had to follow. i can tell you im thrilled that in a few moments well be joined by the man who wrote those very rules, former obama doj official. but i want to begin with this panel. maia wiley, former prosecutor, john flannery, former counsel to three congressional investigations and eugene robinson, columnist for "the washington post." it is a his...

Constitution requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing. >> and what he just said there, that is more than just for justicin amash, the increasingly vocal congressman from michigan who responded the ball is in our court, congress. and any minute now well hear from the man whose committee can begin impeachment proceedings. house judiciary chairman jerry nadler. but right now lets focus on mr. mueller. la laira jarrett is there at...

Should, too. >> i think catherine herridge gave you a really good nugget a moment ago. mueller seemed to throw the democrats an olive branch saying the man reason he could go forward with an allegation of obstruction is because of the long established rule against it. the presidents lawyer, rudy guliani, isnt buying that. >> when a prosecutor cant reach a decision, thats the decision. theres no case on obstruction, no case on collusion. i did it for eyes. i never exonerated anyone. i found is th...

>> the opinion says that the constitution requires a process other than the criminal justice system to formally accuse a sitting president of wrongdoing. >> his remarks will no doubt increase the pressure already on house speaker pelosi and her democratic caucus which is split on the impeachment. her is jerry nadler as chairman of the house judiciary committee answered that question last hour. >> congressman, will you move forward with impeachment proceedings and given what mueller has said, mea...

Sitting president of wrong doing. and beyond department policy, we regarded by principles of fairness, it would be unfair to potentially accuse somebody of a crime when there can be no court resolution of the actual charge. so that was justice department policy. >> paging congress. >> absolutely. of course, we know that there is something in the constitution that deals with the idea of a political recourse if a president is misstepping or outside of the bounds. thats called impeachment. he is si...

Do so why would they not try to win over hearts and minds how would the locals actually serve their purpose well thats exactly the question when when we talk to them 1st of all theres flood denial of any wrongdoing which shuts any conversation or any possible discussion but also because i have been marginalized for decades by successive governments and sinai people of the winds and right are usually perceived by the egyptian government and birthrate an egyptian media as a human traffickers and s...

But the russian special counsel not on the same page as the attorney general william barr who said justice department guidelines did not weigh on muellers decision not to indict. mueller also indicated how his team thought about that decision. and his words are already stirring new and very significant pressure among democrats in the house of representatives to formally launch an impeachment process against the president of the united states. >> the constitution requires a process other than the...

Wrongdoing of president trump. and as more democrats now call for impeachment, speaker nancy pelosi says nothing is off the table. president trump is dismissing muellers statement, tweeting, and im quoting him now, the case is closed, while the white house says its always prepared for an impeachment inquiry. ill speak with congressman andre carson of the intelligence committee. and our correspondents and analysts, they will have full coverage of the days top stories. lets begin with the breaking...

Limitations, period. remember, its a sitting president thats important here, not a president for the rest of their actual lives. also, whats important to think here is why would you want to preserve evidence, but for an eye towards litigation. and what he does very well and very nuanced here is the thoughts that this is a witch hunt targeting you, mr. president, is actually undermind, because we investigated the campaign and you happened to be the head of that campaign and anyone in your orbit. ...