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For obstruction of congress. if he doesn't think he has the evidence then it's done right there. but look, we have all seen this sort of obstruction crime committed in public. it seems very likely that the evidence is sufficient. so then he will have to consider a couple of other questions. is it in the national interest to prosecute? it would seem that preserving the independence of one of the three branches of government to ensure that we have checks and balances sounds like national interest to me. and then, the final step is considering whether there are alternatives to criminal that prose...

Litigation options perhaps those are preferable to criminal prosecution. at the end of the day you have to begin somewhere if you are going to defend democracy, unless congress and its oversight function are going to become paper tigers, then merrick garland will simply have to break the mold and engage in prosecution. here >> well we shall see. ashley, your colleagues write this today about the president. those working closely with biden or familiar with his meeting say that the president is now more clearly setting guidelines where wet should stay in his social safety net bill and what will ...

So you can stay ahead. get started with a great offer and ask how you can add comcast business securityedge. plus for a limited time, ask how to get a $500 prepaid card when you upgrade. the fbi's been investigating call today. this issue for the past, since it happened. exactly where it's supposed to, 600 people have been charged. investigations are supposed to happen in the executive branch, congress has an oversight function, but democrats don't want to do that. the actions of the january six committee are a complete

Contempt vote. john cod, i know you're a senate guy, but let me bring you in on this because i do think these stories are intertwined here. how do you see the discussion going back and forth from the house side working on essentially an oversight function here trying to do their investigatory work while on the senate side the focus has been heavily based on bringing these two moderates along here? the president has to oversee all of it. is this just the challenge of one party run in washington when you've got to run all these things at once here? or how does the administration try to thread th...

Aid worker or an isis-k operative? >> the administration is reviewing that strike. >> you don't know? >> i can't speak to that and i can't speak to that. >> you don't know or won't tell us? >> i don't know. >> maybe the defense secretary would know the democrats running that committee invited austin to testify and he did not show. democrats are considering drawing up a subpoena to compel austin to show. >> we have an oversight function. i take that seriously. i will do what is necessary to exercise that function. >> other democrats are steamed for them not having a better plan to get afghans a...