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Fifty years from now, when Americans look back on the riotous break-in at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, will it have as much impact as memories of the Watergate scandal continue to have today?
Whether you're applying a different standard between presidents? >> it began with actual perjury and we believe intimidation of witnesses in a judicial proceeding. that's another question. what president clinton had to face was a civil action, civil rights action and he had to be honest. he had to settle the case which he should have done or conduct himself lawfully which he didn't. i don't think anyone disputes he committed perjury and here was the crescendo, what we reached, and this was with the complete agreement of the ledgendary at the time, sam dash, now departed who was in the watergat...
Their efforts. because they can't win on the issues so they're going to try and argue process. >> we were all impressed by the performance of barry burke, the state counsel the other day. and i know we're not politicians because we're not there, but all these members of these committees especially senior members who earned their seniority want their five minutes. but the problem is it's like basketball, it's always going to the other side for five minutes and the republicans have no interest in coherence. >> that's right. >> is there any way to streamline these hearings so you have some cohere...
Route you will. but there are members who spent hours, days, months in this hearing from witnesses, listening to information and reading. and sometimes they do have a right to participate in these hearings, but how do they do it? who's going to ask what question? what points are you trying to make to the american people? >> let me ask you congresswoman, you've earned your position on that committee, those are hard assignments to get. how would the members react to the idea of a coherent investigation or examination of these witnesses by a prosecutor, a staff prosecutor? >> the process that we ...
From the get-go. just very briefly, sean, when questions were raised back during my investigation that ohb you are a republican, i reached out specifically to the other side of the aisle because the appearance of fairness and evenhandedness in the administration, it's very, very important. so we brought in sam dash of watergate fame on the democratic side, brought in a deputy, registered democrat, voted for president clinton. it's important to give the public assurances that what you are doing is fair. and it's evenhanded. that is, i think, a very important question for bob mueller to answer. ...