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Went out from the judiciary committee today. so here's my question. is this too much for one committee? are they biting off more than they can chew? imagine you are a congressional staffer whose job is working on the investigative staff. imagine it's your job to receive all of the information that's going to be submitted in response to these document requests. it's your job to receive the information, to digest it and fact check it and make sure it's chased down and the leads it gives you. is this too much to ask about all at once? the man asking about this all at once is the chairman of the h...

Ivanka trump is notably not on the list. is she next? will she be in the next round? >> it's possible. in terms of these document requests, they may open up new leads which will result in additional requests based on what we get. special counsel mueller's investigation is narrow. he's interested only if anyone committed a crime related to russia interference. the house judiciary's oversight function is more broad. we want to know if donald trump, his family and associates committed any crime. we also want to know did they engage in any misconduct, whether or not it arised to the level of a fed...

To rachel maddow. >> we've been having very positive responses from a number of the 81 people today. for two years the american congress did no oversight of the administration. none. they in fact acted as shields for the administration, for whatever they wanted to do. we have to protect the rule of law. and that means we have to investigate and hold hearings for the american people if the administration is involved in abuses of power or obstruction of justice. >> now, chairman nadler says both mueller's office and the southern district of new york are aware that his committee has made these re...

Sater, wikileaks, concord management, the company that funds the internet research agency in russia. but 81 different entities and what is striking to me about these document requests, as you go through them and i'm sure you will, what is striking to me about them is how comprehensive they are, at least how comprehensive a portrait they paint of the trump administration and the kinds of levels of scandal we have been through thus far with this president. if you have been following the ins and outs of the scandals over the last couple years, you may be familiar with that feeling that there is t...

By having these hearings and making these document requests. are they trying to come up with an agreement behind the scenes on what exactly the bar is for bringing articles of impeachment? >> i don't think there's an effort to define in advance what is impeachable and what is not impeachable. you saw jerry nadler himself say on sunday that he believes the president has committed obstruction of justice. obstruction of justice is almost by definition an impeachable offense. the bigger question is not what is or isn't an impeachable offense, it's is it politically sustainable, politically wise to...