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hey, everyone. it's 4:00 in new york. i'm in for nicole wallace. special counsel jack smith is a prosecutor that stays out of the spotlight. he prefers to speak through his fiings. that's why his laltest brief in the federal election case merits our attention. over the weekend, the justice department responded to trump's claims that he is immune from prosecution. what he did was within the scope of his duties as president of the united states. it's an argument that trump was taking to the courts in order to get the whole election case dismissed. the special counsel is speaking to the...

He lost. in response the defendant claims to protect the institution of the presidecy, he must be cloaked with immunity from criminal prosecution unless the house impeached and the senate convicted him for the same conduct. he's wrong. the special counsel also suggests that more than justhe indictment of donald trump and the election is at stake here. the presidency plays a vital role in our constitutional system. so does the principle of accountabili f criminal acts. particularly, those that strike at heart of the democratic process. rather than vindicating our constitutional framework, the d...

Wire tapped. president trump offering no evidence, but demanding congress investigate his predecessor for what he calls, quote, executive abuses. >> did president trump really call president obama bad or sick without any basis? democrats say yes, he did. it's a distraction from jobs and taxes and even the travel ban that was said to be an urgent need. we haven't heard about it for weeks. might that change today? day 46 of donald trump's presidency begins with senior washington correspondent joe johns live at the white house. joe. >> reporter: good morning, chris. the white house this morning i...