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As the president admitted today, he may have asked for it. >> i might have said in the heat of the moment during one of these debates, i want to raise the minimum wage, so sue me when i do, but i didn't think that they were going to take it literally. >> earlier today in an interview the president called boehner's announcement of the planned lawsuit a stunt, prompting the speaker's office to blast out a statement. the american people, their ee leked representatives and the supreme court have all expressed serious concerns about the president's failure to follow the constitution. dismissing the...

>> since foreverairy, right. >> we can't trust the president he has this overreach. we're trying to break that so we can force him to -- it gives them cover for that and gives democrats a lot of political hey to make. raising money to make. they can say this is a horrible thing, they are trying to attack the president. >> i feel like ifs a see saw, it definitely favors democrats, also because history shows us, josh, when you try and impeach a president in a second term in a midterm election it doesn't work out so well for house republicans. >> that's exactly the thing. boehner is under a lot o...

The mechanisms are set up to ensure they are properly vetted. it's complex and not easy. it's a very difficult environment but does need to happen otherwise the u.s. will be seen as kplis it. >> speaking of which, there's a new report out that is authored by folks from the cia and pentagon and former head of central command that cautions america's use of drones risks a war with killing without end. you indicated the tools necessary to combat terrorism and the president had much success in using drones. in the grand scheme of things, do you feel this administration and we as public are asking o...

Fresh in everyone's mind -- >> you think it's tied -- >> i wonder, talking to advocates, folks who call this man the deporter in chief, there is real frustration -- you know this, been to the board and met with the deported that the white house has waited too long. it's not about getting an amend policy handed down. people want the president to act. i wonder whether there is truly pressure and true frustration with this white house when they say it's time to act. >> i thinked advocates are dissatisfied. the president did extremely well with latino voters and asian voters in 2012. hufr frustrat...

Election, he's out of here in two years in impeachment. with democrats who started to impeach bush, when we got to '06 and two years left, let's let this lie, beat them up and use them as foil for next election. he's hoping he can get to that place. >> john brought up the point that a lot of this is smoke screen for republicans in action on immigration. i guess i wonder if you think the timing of this lawsuit is really specifically linked to waiting for the president to hand down whatever executive action he's going to hand down on deportations so they have their ducks lined up to say, see, he...