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So republicans have a strong affinity for the constitution as it was written. the constitution is very clear. congress is an equal branch of government with oversight responsibilities, and the need to gather facts in the course of exercising oversight before they come to any kind of decision about impeachment and the like. republicans are acting like impeachment right now. >> dana: let me get greg in please. we talked about how democrats, maybe it would be helpful for president trump to have someone to fight against. now he asked someone to push back against. the democrats are kind of providin...

It's top democrat is eager to investigate everything from white house security clearances to private aircraft travel by cabinet officials. he also plans to look into who is benefiting from foreign leaders staying at trump's hotels. >> we want to look and see exactly what's happening, how much money is actually going into his pocket. and whether -- try to make a determination whether he's making decisions in the interest of the american people or his own bottom line. >> reporter: cummings says it's time to cut through the b.s. and get to the facts. president donald trump now officially on notic...

Cabinet officials. he also plans to look into who is benefiting from foreign leaders staying at trump's hotels. >> we want to look and see exactly what's happening, how much money is actually going into his pocket. and whether -- try to make a determination whether he's making decisions in the interest of the american people or his own bottom line. >> reporter: cummings says it's time to cut through the b.s. and get to the facts. president donald trump now officially on notice. randi kaye, cnn new york. >> a whole new world for him politically, i spoke about it just before air time with jerry ...

Doggett, sits on the ways and means committee. thanks for coming in. >> thank you, kate. >> i wanted to just get your reaction to this massive investigation from the "new york times" tonight. >> well, it's really an impressive piece of investigative journalism. it's unfortunate that instead of exercising oversight, this republican congress is only engaged in overlook. these are the type of issues that our committee should be exploring to assure that we have public confidence in our tax system, which is so important, and that it not be viewed the way another new york magnate a few years bag, le...

Saying the former trump adviser trump papadopoulos didn't know who his own boss, donald trump, was or he had never even met with trump, despite the fact that donald trump himself tweeted evidence of at least one meeting they had together. that would be this vote that's been regularly used by news outlets including our own showing a national security meeting with then candidate george trump -- donald trump and george papadopoulos on march 31st 2016. msnbc contributor jennifer ruben is a "washington post" columnist who rights the right turn column. i thought that was an interesting contention fo...