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Actors in the united states, not just because of what the effect might be in the united states, but because that is, as i was saying, is part of his overall strategy, which is to prove to russians that democracy doesn't work, that american democracy is chaotic, that it leads to violence, that it's not something russians should want or desire or aim for. remember, this is a leader for whom his worst nightmare was something he's already seen unfold in ukraine in 2014 when there are mass street demonstrations calling for democracy and opposing corruption. and those street demonstrations successfu...

There was this weird attitude that putin had toward montenegro so trump just adopted it. he just imaginally picked that person of all people to shove. i wonder, even in russia they have where it looked like for a hot second during the obama administration, when you were ambassador, that maybe they would be able to emerge as a democracy. that didn't last. one election later, putin is back and he ain't never leaving, apparently. he does have this argument that actually, democracy doesn't work. and as does china. the autocracy is actually better. and it is hard for the united states to argue that...

Until the push to oust her from the number one position. because her speaking out with donald trump and criticizing the lie that he won the election. and now she is unsparing in her criticism of mccarthy and that trip down to mara largo. >> there was no question who was responsible then. but then, of course, kevin mccarthy decided to go to mara l largo at the end of january. . that is a real moment it became clear we were not going to be able to move forward and focus on substance and policy. mar-a-lago. when he leaders embracing the president who had just been impeached. >> she also told our ...

He was prosecuted for covering up for the president. trump commuted the sentence anyway. jackson sentenced former campaign manager paul manafort to more than seven years for financial crimes, saying he knew exactly what he was doing. trump pardoned him too. manafort associate rick gates got 45 days plus probation as jackson recognized his cooperation with prosecutors, saying if people don't have the facts, democracy doesn't work. shan wu represented gates. >> her rulings whether it's a sparsely attended courtroom or packed with media, it's always the same. >> reporter: she became a defense law...

Manafort would not be in this situation. jackson blasted that approach saying i'm sorry i got caught is not an inspiring plea for leniency. he said he lied to conditioning and the american people. if the people don't have the facts democracy doesn't work. she later rebuked manafort for lying afterh his arrest. judge jackson also took issue with the assertion that the charges he faced weren't linked to russian collusion. she called them just one more thing that's inconsistent with any genuine acceptance of responsibility. with a presidential pardon ton table he was quick to step outside the cou...