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That they would have prosecuted or moved on recommends. so i think that there are at least three to four articles that they should put together because i think that they might get republican report on some of them. >> and so not just stemming from say the ukranian investigation or, you know, allegations of wrongdoing involving ukraine, but you are talking about the mueller report. so obstruction of justice, obstruction of congress, emoluments -- >> absolutely. and i think that fits in no are with what is going on here. i think that central question again, i want to frame this for folks at home...

Setting if it means that the body -- the american people, congress, says that it is okay for the president do that, but the flip side of that argument, the white house is afraid that it is precedent setting in their view to allow members of the white house counsel to be a part of this process when the president has already said that this is an i will jl illegitima process and a scam. >> and judge jackson last week said it best. we do not have kings in america. president trumps are not kings. there is not unlimited powers. and at the end of the day, the issue about we're going to set a preceden...

That the $400 million is being held up unless he investigates. >> i would disagree with that interpretation. was the money being upheld? and it's not just the funding. i know you know this, alisyn. it was also access to the oval office. it was access to the president. so were both of those things being withheld? yes, they were. why were they being withheld? until according to a lot of the testimony six or seven different peaces of corroboration, until such time as an investigation was launched into burisma and a look at crowd strike. so i think that the elements are there regardless of whether...

They have been withholding information from this congress from the beginning and what lewandowski's testimony today by not answering many questions is just a continuation of that. so, yes, it is definitely precedent setting. of course past administrations and past congresses have been at odds before, but this is at a new level. >> and glenn, what do you think happens after this when there is a democrat president and the republicans want to investigate? >> you know, it seems to me what happens after this is wrong doers have to be held accountable. if we just sort of are determined that no matte...

>> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. you're watching cnn on this friday merchandise ap great to be with you. i'm brooke baldwin. a short time from now actress felicity huffman learns if she'll go to prison for her role in that massive college admissions scam. just arrived at the boston courthouse alongside her husband actor william h. macy where she will be sentenced after pleading guilty to paying $15,000 to a fake charity to rig her daughter's s.a.t. scores. the "desperate housewives" star is hoping a judge will allow her to avoid serving any time behind bars asking for probation, comm...