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Question of impeachment. joining us is david cicilline, democrat of rhode island, who is a member of the committee. congressman, you just heard jerome corsi who said the request from your committee is ridiculous, he called it harassment, said he's already given all of this information to the special counsel and can't you jufs get it frst get it fro? >> well, it's a kind of ridiculous claim. he said on the one hand, he's already produced it, which is why we recommended a very short timeline of just a couple of weeks for people to come in compliance, because we specifically said, if you've alrea...

This is not meant to be an impeachment proceeding. it but if he calls up dozens of week after week for hearings, it potentially as the same politically damaging effect as an impeachment hearing even if you call it something different. >> that is important enough that jerry nadler addressed that on tv saying we're not doing that but we're making the argument as to why it should happen. >> that's right he is drawing a very, very stark line between what would take place in an impeachment proceeding and what his role is as chairman of the oversight committee. he says it is all about oversight work...

Mr. gaetz on air force one in 2017 and subsequent phone calls to keep up the oversight work. he was hoping for fair treatment from mr. mueller after the congressman appeared on fox news. that did not preclude him from encouraging his scrutiny of the investigation. he has played trump's stooge before in earlier episodes. >> right. obviously continues to do that. it's fascinating that he would sort of go out with this by himself the day before the hearing. i don't know what he is auditioning for. is he hoping for a cabinet post? >> maybe auditioning for an indictment. it makes it a federal crime...

For our viewers. the president cleheered on lawmakers in interviews and in private urging mr. gets to keep up the house republicans' oversight work. that did not preclude him from encouraging his allies' cross-suit knscrutiny of the investigation. >> i have been critical of some of my republican colleagues' oversight of this administration on russia. i think every republican member of congress ought to be concerned about the president's overly conciliatory rhetoric about vladimir putin. when the president of the united states makes critical statements of nato, talking about withdrawing from it...

Congress in town to do the oversight work. >> martha: you said an investigation needs to be taken on this. there was speculation that rod rosenstein might have decided to throw in the towel is he doesn't want to go through that process. do you think that is true? >> i don't know. rod rosenstein has been evasive in answering questions to the judiciary committee. this is the same rod rosenstein that signed the fisa warrant and the same rod rosenstein that hired robert mueller the day after donald trump told mueller he was not going to be the fbi director and the same rod rosenstein that with hel...