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She didn't have to answer every question because of an exertion of the executive privilege. now, i hope that makes sense. >> it does, i guess my question is has this idea of excessiecut privilege has that grown with executive authority. the last several presidents have used executive privilege. >> another great question. i think there is probably lines that run together there in parallel, not perfectly but presidents of different administrations over many years have asserted executive privilege. now, what normally happens is they reach some sort of accommodation with congress, rather than havi...

Congressman joe nagouse. margaret carlson and tom nickles a national security expert and former republican senate staff member. thank you for joining me on a friday night. congressman it, where do you stand on how democrats should proceed with respect to the president? >> thank you, ali, for having me on. i support opening an impeachment inquiry. i like many colleagues believe that the findings, detailed in the special counsel's report made clear that the president engaged in impeachable conduct and i think the findings coupled with the pattern of wholesale obstruction of congress that this ad...

Important oversight work. it made clear to me an inquiry and opening an inquiry is warranted. i've joined many of my colleagues earlier this week in stating the same. >> margaret, the president seems to have moved forward. he's been carrying on about hoaxes and no collusion and we've learned that william barr seems to be conspiring with the president to make sure these messages get out first. this new call for the declassification and investigation into the investigators is going to having an effect that many intelligence officials tell me could be quite chilling and dangerous for democracy. >...

Own private attorney rather than the attorney for the people of this country. >> if you can't get mueller in the chair in public any time soon is it worth thinking about how to calm this down? because there's not a great avenue going forward in terms of consensus and you know this president will keep ratcheting up the reactionary moves and this will never end if you can't get mueller in the chair in public soon. >> yeah, i hope we'll get him before the committee in public. i think it's very important that the judiciary hear from him directly and it's important that the american people hear fro...

Will i ing. these wins in court help, i think, help us get back on our feet doing the oversight work that we need to do, but the fact that we're having to litigate about all of this is a total loss to the american people, a waste of taxpayer dollars and it's flat out wrong. >> you've made congressional hearings on c-span must see tv by asking actual questions about legislation and regulation. the latest moment happened with hud secretary ben carson. let me replay part of that so our audience in case they missed it can see it. watch this. >> i'd also like you to get back to me, if you don't min...