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Committee. and i think we thought that it might be an interesting investigation, and we might uncover some wrongdoing. but nobody anticipated what happened. >> there was a surprise witness at the watergate hearings today, and he made a dramatic disclosure. >> we didnt know who he was or why he was coming. we never heard of him. >> and so the mystery guest turns out to be alexander p. butterfield. he has been described as one of the half dozen people at the white house closest to the oval office....

Far. it seemed like an open letter to the justice department. cassidy hutchison delivered perhaps the most damning evidence of wrongdoing by donald trump and some of his closest allies. during the two hours of questioning, mismatches son aimed to the white house chief of staff mark meadows with a narrative that had yet to occur. trumps own actions on january six. i wont, point how justin described the white house attorney warning her about letting trump march to the mob with the capitol. quote, ...

In the week after january 6th, the actual insurrection, i heard from trumps base every day and ali, their support for trump wavered. i mean it was teetering for a week or two, and then over the days, weeks, and months, its strengthened and it hardens. >> mccarthy said he needs to be held, accountable also to people, senior republicans were saying that donald trump has to be held accountable. this is a bridge too far, lindsey graham was in on, that and then everybody backed off. what happened bet...

Carried out by the conservative party but via an independent lawyer cleared chris pincher at the time, so the allegations of wrongdoing were not upheld at that point. nonetheless, rumours have persisted at westminster about his conduct and clearly the allegations that were being made on wednesday are serious. we are yet to see whether this line that we can now effectively move on from this, the line that 10 downing street are suggesting, will last the day. street are suggesting, will last the da...

That make a difference? would it make a difference if the person paying the bills of the witnesses is the person being investigated? >> i think it is probably problematic in both contexts. because what you want to avoid is some sort of obstruction of justice. that the lawyer is persuading the witness not to be as forthcoming as they might otherwise be because they want to please the boss. and so i think in either context it is very problematic. and at its worst, it could be a crime of obstructio...

The whips office are responsible for discipline and standards amongst conservative mps but borisjohnson chose this mp to be deputy chief whip because he was a friend and ally, despite the fact he had to resign five years ago from the office due to similar sounding allegations. of course there has to be a full investigation now, and of course he should have the whip suspended. possibly not the end of the story but we should point out that yvette cooper said he had resigned from the whips office f...

Justice. that the lawyer is persuading the witness not to be as forthcoming as they might otherwise be because they want to please the boss. and so i think in either context it is very problematic. and at its worst, it could be a crime of obstruction of justice. at its best, it is somebody generously paying the legal fees of a person who cant otherwise afford it. but i think it behooves the fact finder, whether it is a judge or, in this case, the members of congress, to make sure that this sees ...

Witness intimidation, any effort, it doesnt have to be successful, it can be an attempt to hinder, or to delay, to prevent a witness from testifying truthfully, that falls within the statute that reaches very broadly, and gives prosecutors the ability to indict folks who engage in witness tampering. and the reason that this law is so important, i think, is pretty self evident. its because our entire criminal justice system, is based on prosecutors ability to get to the truth, to find out the tru...

Practice through every single effort to hold donald trump accountable to tamper with these probes. >> you and i have talked over the years now about the comparison between organized criminal enterprises how they operate and how the trump administration operated and now clearly appears to continue to operate. theyve not stopped that pattern and practice. and so the mob analogy is there and as i look at this witness tampering allegation, and i think back on my fbi career, there are two places wher...

Shameful secrets of racism and wrongdoing stretched out as a physical reminder how charles and willa bruce were harassed of their property nearly 100 years ago when the city seized bruces beach, a wrong the county of los angeles began working to fix last year culminating with the board of supervisors unanimously voting this week. >> motion carries 5-0. >> reporter: to return the land to the bruces great great grandchildren marking the first time in the countys history the zepdants have had their...