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Hiding the whereabouts of one of children who has become the face of this policy. you see her there. you've probably seen the photo on the cover of the new "time." journalists have been pressing this administration about where she is and they've been getting stonewalled. some policies are hotly debated even when people know all the facts. this isn't one of them. when people see what trump's order does, the pictures, and the harm and the facts, we know most people oppose it. so the good news may be that getting the facts out can help. the bad news is this administration continues to deploy seek...

From the lotion to the pens, you start to wonder if there's any perk or discount that pruit's not too ashame to try and cop. to paraphrase, scott pruitt is the type to stand in line for free stuff. which is not cool. of all the discounts here is the one that seems more like pruitt ended up playing himself because he was busted for pushing his aides to get him a deal on a used mattress from the trump hotel. now, look, do what you want. but if you're into the kind of discount that comes with a mattress that other people have already used, wouldn't you still lean towards one that has a single pre...

But can you substantiate or provide us evidence of why it might have gone your way or did it not go your way? >> in 45 years in a courtroom, i've never predicted the outcome. i've never said i'm confident or optimistic but i was very hopeful and encouraged because the judge was asking all the right questions. he clearly understood the issues. we can't do it if the president refus to come to us for approval of his payments and benefits. that's what the clause says. the president has to come to congress before he receives these kinds of payments and benefits and the judge clearly understands tha...

Emoluments. if there is no disclosure, how can it mean anything if there's no way you can judge whether or not it's been infringed upon? >> good question. the answer is, that the refusal of the president to follow the law, putting himself above the law, if the court refuse to intervene would make it. then it can be enforceable. we're asking the court to issue an order telling the president you're not above the law. you have to come to the congress and seek its consent, its approval or disapproval and that requires that you tell the congress about these payments and benefits. >> on this busy da...

Senator jeff merkley, thank you. >> you're welcome. thanks. >> here to help make sense of tonight's extraordinary presidential meltdown, natasha bertrand, who follows the russia investigation closely for "the atlantic." democratic strategist, former "apprentice" contestant tara dowdell, and msnbc contributor sam cedar, host of the majority report with sam cedar. and i'll start here today. the president -- we played about two minutes of what was i think seven, eight-minute rant. rant by the president. and i just thought, wow, i haven't quite seen this level of pinned, caged, cornered panic. you...