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Reform. >> they went against the president amongst his base. >> support for the iraq war plunged but nert effort wads going well. >> he still had the surge. my point is when the base reacts, politicians follow the base. in this case, with trump bringing it to present day, what we have known seen, including in these polls is any movement from the republican base against the president. if anything, it's hardened. you see some polls where he's ticked up and the real hick up with is republicans are coming home the the president. it really gets to the challenges that the democrats will face going f...

To talk to. folk who is worked at the omb, political appointees who can help explain how money moved and why it didn't. a number of officials who fell under the white house argument of asbestos lubsolute immunityi no one close to the white house could be compelled to testify at all. this judge's ruling throws that out as a con sent for white house aides and advisers. they could still put forth different elements of executive privilege but the idea they could be blocked across the board from showing up goes out with the bath water in this judge's ruling. if democrats can shake loose some of tho...

Two different judges but just talk about the potential impact of a ruling like this one in mcgahn's case on these seemingly reluctant impeachment witnesses. the most senior administration officials. >> reporter: sure. as for mcgahn himself he's unlikely to show up and democratic inverss astors are d on if they want him at all. what this could do is could shake loose a host of other witnesses who democrats do want to talk to. not the least of which is john bolton and his deputy mr. cupperman. these worked closely with the president on national security issues. they might argue for other excepti...

We have gone through several weeks of amassing the case. they presented their case. nothing that anybody says after this is really going to change that. >> you offer to perry. i'm going to come back at you. go ahead. >> reporter: let me jump in here and torture this metaphor further. bolton is a perfectly turkey sandwich days over. he talks. he tweets. if bolton goes on a book tour in january during the impeachment trial, his information is still usable. it's useful to the public. it's still out there. it's still the kind of thing that could move public opinion. there's a bunch of other ways

Mcgahn case. >> i want to read you donald trump's tweet which we know from the mueller probe that his tweets were examined as potential witness tampering and efforts to speak or channel messaging or threats to potential witnesses. let me read you what he tweeted today. i'm fighting for future presidents and the office of the president. other than that, i'd like people to testify. don mcgahn's respected lawyer has already stated i did nothing wrong. john bolton is patriot and may know i held back the money from ukraine because it's considered a corrupt country and i wanted to know why nearby eu...