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and i thank you. good to be back with you on this second hour of msnbc reports with jose diaz-balart. it is 1:00 eastern, 10:00 a.m. pacific. i'm in today for chris jansing. what happens today in a d.c. courthouse could be one of the most important days yet for the former president. donald trump's lawyer facing off against jack smith's special counsel team about the durability of trump's presidential immunity argument. it is now in the hands of three judges, but could this case as trump's lawyer put it open pandora's box? >> a president has to have immunity. and the other thing is i ...

European union. What does President Trump ask sondland the day after this call . What does the president want to know . Did he ask about ukraines efforts to battle corruption . Of course not. Did he ask how the war with russia was going . Not a chance. On the phone his voice loud enough for others to hear, President Trump asked sondland, so hes going to do the investigation . And the answer was clear, sondland assured trump that the ukrainian president was going to do it. And that he would do anything you asked him to. If that wasnt telling enough, my colleagues, in a conversation that followe...

What does the president want to know . Did he ask about ukraines efforts to battle corruption . Of course not. Did he ask how the war with russia was going . Not a chance. On the phone, his voice loud enough, President Trump asked sondland, is hes going to do the investigation . The answer was clear. He ensured trump that the ukrainian president was going to do it and that he would do anything you asked him to. If that wasnt telling enough, my colleagues, in a conversation that followed, an american Diplomat Dining with sondland asked if it was true that President Trump didnt give a blank abou...

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Clause that says for any speech may come to the floor of congress for exercising your official duties. you can't be questioned in and they are the place. there is no such provision for the president. there is however, a judicially created immunity. the court recognized and elaborated on it in the case of nixon versus fitzgerald. but it said it was part of the separation of powers, that you don't hold the president responsible in the article three judiciary for his carrying out his article two duties as president. among other things is said, the impeachment powers, which is also good one in thi...