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Donald trump, jr., roger stone, and donald trump himself. so i think we're seeing maybe the beginning of the mueller deal and he's closing in on the oval office. >> you're no stranger to the treacherous terrain that is washington, and when we look at what we saw on friday, it says an awful lot about how crooked some of those relationships can be when it comes to lobbying, when it comes to information and disinformation. what happens as a result of this to the lobbying industry in washington, d.c.? >> well, i would hope there would be some correction, of course, david. it is sad to see how you ...

Oversight over these fixed amusement parks. in states where they exist, there's very little state oversight as well. >> so i guess to put it more bluntly, who is the lobbying force behind this? we know there's been proposed legislation on capitol hill. now senator ed markey being behind it when he was a member of congress. there has been a push. usually if there's a push for some kind of oversight, federal oversight, there's a counter to that. >> there is. and that counter would be the amusement park industry. they are a very strong lobby. they are actually based inside the beltway in d.c. >> ...

Friends. so many people i know have been involved in gun violence. i'm not alone. people all around this country have. so the thing that has changed is very tragically, there's been a growing lobbying force, republicans, democrats, independents, people like john who voted for a republican senator who is, you know, going about his daily life and a horrendous thing happens and suddenly politics isn't about politics, it's personal. that's what guns have become. i'm not in this because it's politically had advantageous. it's a tough thing to do politically. the president had a lot of other things ...

Mentally ill and you can't be against criminals and dangerously mentally ill getting guns and against background checks. >> congressman king, in particular, rank the nra, if you would, on a cultural level in terms of what it's like on capitol hill as a lobbying force. is this the most powerful lobby in washington or in the top three? >> i wouldn't even overemphasize it. i think members of congress. joe has been there. in their districts, whether or not an nra they would still have strong opposition to this because the base of the party is against them. if not the nra, it would be somebody else...