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>> the republicans spent two years shielding the president from any proper accountability. it is our job to protect the rule of law. that's our core function and to do that we are going to initiate investigations into abuses of power, into corruption, and into obstruction of justice. >> bill: it was an interesting interview on abc sunday. jerry nadler says he'll ask for documents as we looks into obstruction of justice charges. senator john kennedy is on the judiciary committee senate side. good morning to you. the michael cohen thing exposed a lot of their strategy. where do you think this go...

The house judiciary is leading that charge for requests of 81 people and entities connected to trump's administration or his business. among those, trump's eldest son, don mcgahn and trump's organization cfo, alan weisselberg. jerry nadler says they'll lay out a case against the president focusing on obstruction and corruption and abuse of power. >> the republicans have spent two years shielding the president from any proper accountability. it is our job to protect the rule of law. that's our core function. to do that, we'll initiate an investigation into abusive of power into corruption of ju...

Top executives within the trump organization, somebody who is believed to have intimate knowledge of the president's tax returns and his tax situation. also on that list, former chief of staff john kelly and former white house council don mcgahn. i reached out to the white house to ask them about this. they declined to comment. nadler was asked specifically what he was trying to accomplish, if impeachment was the ultimate goal. listen to this. >> impeachment is a long way down the road. we don't have the facts yet, but we're going to initiate a proper investigation. it's our job to protect the...

Out of this. >> jeff, republicans were at the white house. mitch mcconnell left there saying build the wall. what more did we learn from what the president told him. was he giving them an ultimatum. does he understand the numbers? >> reporter: it looks like we are headed toward a shutdown. even as the president negotiates and talks to republicans there's no public signs he's negotiating with senate democrats. what i find so interesting about this entire week, the entire way this week has played out is the conventional wisdom of a shutdown usually holds that a president will at some point back ...

Meant. a plethora of jeff's today. >> reporter: i think adam made the point he's going to take a closer look to see if there's any unknown financial ties between president trump and the saudis. that would explain the approach to this death and dismemberment. president trump said he has no financial ties in saudi arabia. that's true. he had financial dealings with saudis. when he was a private businessman they bailed him out to the tune of millions of dollars. there's a question there about that. frankly, over sight investigation is a core function of congress. that is what congress is meant to...