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By jack danforth, one of the kind of most esteemed members of the republican party serving in the senate, you know, it's welcome and long overdue. and i am very optimistic that this is the turning point. i mean we had prosecutors on friday, career prosecutors at trump's justice department, say trump committed -- directed the commission of various felonies that are really serious, and i think the time is now. we have to look at it and say things are changing. people are waking up and realizing what's happening. and this letter, this bipartisan letter, it's in the spirit of so much else. i had t...

Was held. >> right. that would be one of the things. that would be one of the things presumably the fbi could do here. the president has said she's not in favor and chuck grassley said he's not in favor of. that's where they're at. >> it is not a criminal case. >> it is not. >> and background checks are not criminal cases. background checks are just that. >> thand it seems to me she shod have realized that when a month ago this came forward. >> senator, while we have you, i want to ask you again because you were part of history in 1991 and you voted to confirm clarence thomas. we learned a lot...

Senator jack danforth. he had been on his staff at that time. there were differences there and differences in how it was handled. it was ready to go to the floor. it had been sent without recommendation because it was a tie vote. in this case, i think it's up to the judiciary committee to say the fbi can summon and they should summon the witnesses they know that were there. the one that said he doesn't want to testify and he doesn't remember, well, he should be summoned. and to testify, any other witnesses that she can name. the fbi, i suppose he'd have to go through names that were -- i don't...

>> in georgia there. what do you make of that, cornell? >> i almost don't know -- i'm speechless. right? it it is an acknowledgment by a police officer of what's happening in this country. and for all the people who want to say this is black people whining and making this stuff up, no, it's not black people whining and making this stuff up. this stuff is real. and the police out there on the force know it as well. that's basically an admission that there is two standards in america. there is a standard for when you pull over white people where they probably will -- likely that you can reach fo...

Happen. i think it's the right thing, i think most americans probably think it's the right thing when you look at the polling out there now with americans concerned about russian meddling. but in the end i think politics is going to win out. i think it would be tremendous for republican leaders in congress in congress to in fact allow that to happen. >> betsy? >> what stood out to me is what he said about the possibility of president trump talking to congress. i don't think that's likely in congress, but i'll honestly be surprised if mueller doesn't try to question president trump. i spoke a w...