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Better than that, putting it legislatively to protect bob mueller. it should send a warning shot. >> republicans do seem to be slow walking any possible legislation on that. congressman, swalwell, thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. one person absence from the tax bill celebration at the white house today, senator susan collins, even though she voted for it. now we're learning about the promises that got her to "yes," promises made and broken. the details, next. i don't want to sound paranoid, but d'ya think our recent online sales success seems a little... strange? na. ever since we s...

This. it's similar to what you have said. now bring me into washington. how does something get passed right now? >> first, let me say that sara flores was excellent in presenting the justice department's view on this. here's the reality of politics. the republicans have the house, senate and white house. if the democrats are serious about daca, which they say is very important to them, they have to understand that if all you have is a stale biscuit to bring to the potluck, you don't get to eat the entire meatloaf. you will have to give up something. if daca is important -- and by the way, i su...

To be worried that you have to vote on this immigration freestanding part of it. >> listen as someone who said i wish the president would have done it legislatively, i think they should have taken up the immigration bipartisan bill that the senate passed that 14 republicans voted for, and we have already seen the court put a hold on that act, i would not vote for that standalone bill that rolls back the executive order. whether it was for dream others or parents or previous dreamers who had not been covered by the earlier action i think that would have been part of the immigration reform i sup...

They are already being called class warfare. how does the white house plan to sell this one? >> reporter: they're not going to sell it legislatively. you mentioned a second ago this was dead in the water to republicans but it may not be dead in the water to american voters and that's a lot of the point of this plan. last week having failed to make a grand bargain, the president and john boehner have both retreated to their political corners. john boehner came out last week and said no tax increases in the deficit reduction plan and now the president is coming out and saying no medicare cuts un...

Bob, let's talk about this lame-duck session. don't ask, don't tell passes over the weekend. in totality is this turning to be a big political victory for the republicans? how do you see it? >> oh, i think it's a very big political victory. the lame-duck session is turning out to be a soaring eagle. if you look at the amount of achieve. it's the most that congress has ever achieved in two years. don't ask, don't tell, was a victory, not just for democrats but for the cause of equality in this country and also a vindication of the president. because an awful lot of people questioned his approac...