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Political differences, this is worse than i've ever seen it. >> this is not the worst i've seen. i live through mccarthyism. >> sean: this is mccarthyism. >> some innocent, some guilty. congress has a legitimate oversight function to perform but it has to make sure it doesn't go too far. it can't use that oversight function, which is really designed to help get legislatio legislation, in order to really prevent a president from finishing out his term and they are interfering with the executive branch. the balance has to be struck between the legitimate function of congress to investigate. the ...

This is not within your legitimate function. and so if i were one of the people who got a letter or a subpoena, i would at least think about the possibility of bringing a lawsuit and congress isthat abusing its oversight function. as far as the environment is concerned, i'm a strong supporter of the environment but we need a balanced environment. >> sean: we can't get rid of oil and airplanes and cows. we need cows. i will buy you a steak, professor. last word. >> what they're looking to do with this green new deal is they want to control what you eat and we are getting bits and pieces out of ...

But michael cohen, whether you believe him or not, gave a field for the democrats to harvest last week. and in much of that field he backed it up with documents. >> harris: well, he's bringing them to the hill. that's what we've learned. >> it doesn't take much to start a congressional investigation. >> harris: but i've heard you say you don't even believe this man. >> well, he has a lot of credit ability problems. a lot of layers come after they are caught, they tell the truth because i know the consequences. >> harris: it's double jeopardy that point. that's probably not the word. >> you're ...

>> this is not the worst i've seen. mccarthyism.gh >> sean: this is mccarthyism. >> some innocent, some guilty. congress has a legitimate oversight function to perform but it has to make sure it doesn't go too far. it can't use that oversight function, which is really designed to help getet legislation, in order to really prevent a president from finishing out his term and they are interfering with the executive branch. the balance has to be struck between the legitimate function of congress to investigate. the framers didn't intend for congress to become yet another prosecutorial branch, yet ...

>> in your oversight function on judiciary, do you believe the committee should revisit this issue with barr and the justice department as to what kind of pressure they had from the white house, given what jane mayer is reporting about what gary cohn and former chief of staff kelly were told? >> i do. and that's why, andrea, i sent letters to the white house and to the justice department. i never got a straight answer. i have my own issues with this deal. but you have issues with the deal, they should be related to the merits, not because you don't like cnn. that's what the president was focus...