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murder charge. we're going to take you there live inside the courtroom as soon as it begins. there on the left-hand side of your screen, live pictures from inside that courtroom. we are also following devastating scenes outside the ukrainian capital this morning. at least 17 people are dead and dozens more hurt after a helicopter carrying the ukrainian interior minister and his team crashed near a kindergarten. officials say eight victims were locales. children and their parents on the way to school. and let's begin there this morning. cnn chief international correspondent claris...

Controlling the process but republicans have made a wish list of their own and want several witnesses to take the stand including the whistleblower who sparked the inquiry? jillian: live from washington with what's on the dock this week, good morning, garrett. >> republicans have at least 14 people they want to hear from in the public hearings but top democrats are already dismissing that request, on sunday the chairman of the democratic caucus at king joffreys tweeted house republican cover-up caucus want sham witnesses to testify, my two sense, get lost. the witnesses democrats are likely to...

Oath. just because he says he will do it doesn't mean he will. joining me david ripkin a former prosecutor and white house legal adviser under presidents reagan and bush 41 and paul served as deputy assistance secretary for policy in the department of homeland security. david, i want to start with you. you are a donald trump supporter. do you think it's wise for him to testify under oath? >> it is probably not wise. any kind of testimony under oath always presents a possibility of a perjury charge. from a legal perspective it's not wise. from a political perspective it may be necessary. it's a...

Michael dreedsen is perhaps the best criminal appellate lawyer in america, at least on the government's side. he's been doing it for more than 20 years. he's argued more than 100 cases in front of the supreme court. he has what i would characterize as an ensigh clo pedic knowledge of criminal law and precedent. he is one of the most persuasive oral advocates i've ever seen in the supreme court. so it's definitely a good step for mueller to bring somebody like that on board. >> well then, we know this thing isn't going away any time soon. paul, david, thank you for joining me this morning. i ap...

Powers under our constitution. order any investigation to be started and order any investigation to be ended. authority of the attorney general or fbi exercises derives from that of a president. i agree with professor dershowitz it can never be an obstruction of justice. the facts are almost irrelevant. >> do you agree? over the weekend don jr. says when my dad says hope he's not asking you a question, he's telling you what to do. >> i'm not sure i know how to characterize what the president did and whether it's obstruction of justice or not. that's a factual question about his intent that has...