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And prosecute potential election election-related crimes which trump's outgoing attorney general said were inconse inconsequential. it's the blueprint for a coup laid out in three pages. cnn has not been able to independently verify this draft, and it's not clear who wrote it, but it is believed to be part of a massive batch of documents, about 700 pages now in the hands of the january 6th house select committee. let's go to cnn's senior legal analyst elie honig, former federal prosecutor for the southern district of new york. this is just bonkers stuff. if the former president had actually go...

>> you say great progress. there's been a lot of talk today about what's possible without congress, about what the president can do. >> uh-huh. >>en 0 his own. obviously there's been reaction already from republicans saying they'll try to stop these actions that he's taking any way they can. do you feel these are substantive actions that are going to make a difference? >> yeah, i think the bigger point here, rachel, is the message that this sends that we are raising awareness of this issue. it's become part of the forefront of our conversation. we need to continue this conversation. we need to...

President can do. >> uh-huh. >>en 0 his own. obviously there's been reaction already from republicans saying they'll try to stop these actions that he's taking any way they can. do you feel these are substantive actions that are going to make a difference? >> yeah, i think the bigger point here, rachel, is the message that this sends that we are raising awareness of this issue. it's become part of the forefront of our conversation. we need to continue this conversation. we need to bring this conversation to the communities across our country and get folks engaged. and to the folks that say the...

Barton who was killed at newtown. mark, it's nice to see you again. thank you for being here. how did it feel to be back in washington today introducing the president again for ultimately what was a very different occasion? >> that's exactly right. and the honor is the same. the honor is incredible. but to be there to share in this moment of great progress was overwhelming. >> you say great progress. there's been a lot of talk today about what's possible without congress, about what the president can do. >> uh-huh. >>en 0 his own. obviously there's been reaction already from republicans saying...

Got the answer he wanted from the white house. >> does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an american, not engaged in combat on american soil? the answer is no. >> and in return, the white house got what it wanted too, john brennan was confirmed today as cia director in a 63-43 vote in the senate. it was brennan's nomination, of course, that paul was holding up with his close to epic filibuster. but not everyone in senator paul's own party is celebrating his win. >> all i can say is that i don't think that what happened yesterday is helpful to the american peopl...