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The fda said that opioids were, quote, rarely addictive. clearly times and information have changed. we should point out that is not a jury trial. a judge will decide the outcome and because there are some 2,000 other lawsuits pending around the country, this case will likely set precedent on whether other companies choose to fight or settle. before this trial got underway, purdue pharmaceutical settled its suit for $270 million and the israeli pharmaceutical company teva settled for 85 million,...

Words she would need to knock down the suspicion, instead she appeared to confirm it. >> look, im not going to get ahead of what the final conclusion is, but we already know there was a high level of corruption that was taking place. weve seen that in the i.g. investigation thats already happened. theres a lot more there we still need to know and were going to let the attorney general do his job. >> thats my point. it doesnt sound like you want him to do his job. it sounds like the president has...

Illegitimate and should be impeached. good evening, thanks for coming on "the beat." >> ari, thank you. it was entertaining to listen to your guests there. i almost felt like they needed a referee. >> a referee, well. maybe they had enough time to talk and i was only refereeing part of it. theyre still here as is your former colleague here. what drew you to reach this conclusion and what response, if any, do you have to what we heard about congressman amash and the panel? >> i would have to asso...

Letter as a former prosecutor. here is the thing. it was a punt to congress if anything and congress is a body that has the authority and can investigate whether a president has engaged in impeachable or serious wrongdoing or conduct but what has happened now is that the president and administration have frustrated any attempt of congress to engage its constitutional duty. again, piggy backing what kim said again, congress isnt exactly tripping over themselves to go impeach the president right n...

Barr found no wrongdoing that the president would accept that. i mean, that in and of itself -- you know, were all sort of expecting this, why are we numb to this? >> because its donald trump. >> i understand that but at what point -- >> since he came down that escalator, we wake up every morning expecting him to be someone else, hes not. as long as our institutions continue to restrain him were not a banana republic. >> i understand but doing what hes doing it could end up -- whats bill barr do...

Letter as a former prosecutor. here is the thing. it was a punt to congress if anything and congress is a body that has the authority and can investigate whether a president engaged in impeachment or serious wrongdoing or conduct but what has happened now is that the president and administration have frustrated any attempt of congress to engage its constitutional duty. again, piggy backing what kim said again, congress isnt exactly tripping over themselves to go impeach the president right now b...

>> carol, if youre wondering, i expected her to say, thats a ridiculous question, youre being silly. no? apparently not. >> no. well, youve seen her a number of times and a bunch of people around the president, this is -- theyre very cautious and fearful of getting on a side that they think the president might step in and rebuke them over. who knows what the president has said in private? you know, about what he -- its easy to envision that he has said something along those lines, or that at lea...

And they understand that this is not okay. >> mike: the justices will allow transgender students in pennsylvania community to use bathroom of choice corresponding with identity. the issue had come before the high court two years ago in a case involving transgender teen from virginia. >> i dont have an agenda. speed to that case was unresolved, but the issue getting new legal momentum. the supreme court will again hear the arguments in a lawsuit filed by the relatives of the mexican teenager kill...

Conclusion on obstruction was a failing of -- i signed that letter as a former prosecutor. here is the thing. it was a punt to congress if anything and congress is a body that has the authority and can investigate whether a president engaged in impeachment or serious wrongdoing or conduct but what has happened now is that the president and administration have frustrated any attempt of congress to engage its constitutional duty. again, piggy backing what kim said again, congress isnt exactly trip...

The company has denied any wrongdoing saying he has acted responsibly. several states have reached settlements with drug makers this trial could reveal documents and testimony that show exactly what companies knew about the addictiveness of their drugs when they knew it, and how they responded. so could be very revealing. >> bill: big story. dr. marc siegel is coming up later on that. in the meantime. a private group is putting up sections of the border wall and it is using donations to fund its...