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House counsel about their testimony. we know that. but when it comes to this issue of executive privilege, it's still up in the air. obviously there's a lot of sensitivity but it wasn't -- they're saying they weren't going to answer questions wasn't based on that legal basis as you noticed, anderson. >> brianna keilar. back with the panel. jeff, that moment he admits there is no legal basis and no executive privilege. >> it was amazing. when you're testifying before congress, it's not like what you feel like answering. there are legal rules that you either can limit your answer, if it's covere...

This. let me let you know what he said. he said comey's statement released today needs to be carefully scrutinized as his testimony claims the president was concerned about the dossier. he's talking there about a dossier put together by a former british intelligence officer that includes allegations about the president's ties to russia. but cohen said it must be noted the dossier has been debunked even by the author himself, christopher steele. this is a bit odd, anderson, because the second sentence from michael cohen is false. the dossier has not been debunked by its author, christopher stee...

This conversation was president trump saying to director comey stop the investigation of michael flynn. it's the use of presidential power to stop an fbi investigation for an improper purpose. >> jeff, can i ask you a question about this. there was a crime -- everybody knew there was a crime, a break-in at the watergate. do we know that flynn has commit add crime? >> by no means. >> and if he hasn't -- that's my question because i'm not a lawyer. if he hasn't committed a crime, does that make it a weaker case? >> no, not under the statute. and another question that i think a lot of people have...

The congressional investigations proceeded even though there was a prosecutor. here it sounded like all of these witnesses were saying, well, i can't answer these questions because there's a special prosecutor. congress has a right to these answers. the public has a right to these answers. and for them simply to blow off congress because there's another investigation or because they don't feel like it, i just think it's outrageous. >> senator mckay said that, conversations with -- he didn't want to do anything that revealed his conversations that might be part of mueller's investigation. >> th...

To read this, get their heads around it. this source saying there's an understanding this is a complex narrative. he wanted everybody prepared in advance of the hearing. what are they doing to prepare? well, mash warner had a two-hour prep session according to one aide. several other democrats saying the same thing. what they want out of tomorrow is more than just this testimony. they want to lay out as many facts and details as they possibly can. one interesting note, though, the chairman of the committee, senator richard burr, saying he didn't believe he saw any wrongdoing at all. you're goi...