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Really was something that was off the edge or on the edge of what is legally even legitimate for a lawyer. so this will be appealed. maybe it will give cover, but i think it's really more of a political than a legal question. legally these subpoenas should be complied with. >> let's here from the ruling. she says with respect to senior-level presidential aides, absolute immunity from compelled congressional process simply does not exist. indeed, absolute testimonial immunity for senior-level white house aides appears to be a fiction, in other words, kind of a spin on the fake news, fake law at...

50% of those polled support impeaching and removing the president from office. 43% oppose. that's exactly where it was last month. so no drop at all. no gain either. we'll dig into those numbers in just a moment. first, though, this major court decision that has implications on impeachment. joining us, jeffrey tioobin and kaitlan collins and joe lockhart. let me read you a piece of this ruling from judge jackson. with respect to senior level presidential aides, absolute immunity from compelled congressional process simply does not exist. indeed absolute testimonial immunity for senior level wh...

Involving rudy giuliani, but i'll tell you what. the president made an obvious play tonight. he's got to be going to rudy giuliani. the guy knows too much. he's got too much power, and he's a fighter, and we know he will fight if he gets thrown under the bus. >> well, in his words, he's got insurance, right, chris? well, have a good one. >> you too. this is "cnn tonight." i'm laura coates sitting in for don lemon. a big legal defeat for the president tonight. a federal judge ordering former white house counsel don mcgahn to testify to congress, sinking the administration's claim about that t...

You and i have actually met. [laughter] >> in a letter to the president, jerrold nadler said the hearing will discuss whether your alleged actions warrant the house is exercising his authority to adopt articles of impeachment. he also invites the president and his counsel duped of participate, he wants if you continue to refuse to make witnesses and documents available the chair should have the discretion to impose appropriate remedies. as the white house prepares for the judiciary committee hearing, the department of justice is going to court to prevent former white house counsel don mcgann f...

Executive branch operations by demarnding that his senior-leve aides breach their duty to respond to compelled congressional process." i have never seen the word, "kneecap," used as a verb in a federal court ruling before. what "what's missing from the -- i have never seen "kneecap" used like a verb as that in the federal court ruling. i may have been reading the wrong kinds of cases, but let me just read you -- i'm going to read you couple lines here and i'm going to close with what i think is the most powerful part of the ruling. judge jackson says toward the end of this ruling tonight, "the...