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Stand on ceremony about that. look, we've got a number of committees that are looking at a number of different categories of misconduct. and what we're confronted with now is that the president is basically converted the presidency into a money making operation and instrument of self enrichment. when you ask me how i would prioritize them, i want to start with that. i want to start with the fact that the president is making money on a daily basis by ordering executive branch officials to stay at the trump hotels, to do business with the trump resorts and the golf courses and so on. and he has ...

Violations or limitations? >> as i sit here today, as it relates to the trump hotel is the subject of ongoing litigation. >> and the president is having you represent him around these, is he not? is that appropriate when he is under litigation with regard to the hotels and not reporting to congress as he's supposed to according to the constitution? shouldn't he have lawyers representing him for this nefarious conduct? >> congressman, i can understand this is an important issue to you, but as it relates to the emolluments clause and the justice system of the united states, it is well within our...

Gsa's decision not to address specific issues concerning the government's post office and its lease to the trump family concerning the emollient clause. he told them they knew about the post office lease and it was up to them to do something. are you aware of anything the justice department did to look into evaluation of an emolluments clause? >> that clause to the subject fortunate hotel is related to a number of litigation matters. >> right. >> so while i can say i'm aware of the subject you describe but generally the litigations around the emolluments clause, i'm unable to specifically talk...

Foreign minister, complaining, asking questions about what happened in our last election that made the russians attempt to affect the result? that is a serious, serious business. and america should not rest until we have answers. >> jeremy, meantime, imagine being the deputy attorney general, the reason why americans know your name, is that your three-page letter was used as the underpinning to fire the fbi director until we learned the president always wanted to fire the fbi director. number two, what about scope? our friend, richard painter, the lawyer in the twin cities, will say no, it's t...

Governments. >> and if he does, that will be donated to charity. >> maria? >> this is something we have seen throughout the campaign, he doesn't care about this. and yes, he lied saying he was going to release his tax returns, but we know that he is the candidate that has said and talked about things that are just the biggest lies in modern history. >> maria, you may have believe what he said he would release them, he was absolutely liying. >> my opinion, i don't think he ever had the intention to release his tax returns. that's fine. let's all accept he's not going to release his tax returns....