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Republicans in d.c., whether it's fundraising, grabbing drinks, getting dinner. this is where republicans do business and hang out and hold fundraisers and things of that nature. it's stunning because it's again never happened before. but it's been the major cultural shift in d.c. over the last couple years when it comes to going out, dining, and things of that nature. >> elise jordan, i completely agree. and i think this is one of those things where the joke is on us. we ask this is beto, why do you ask questions you know the answer to. has donald trump corrupted congress? of course he has. h...

>> absolutely. i think what biden has displayed is that the issues that donald trump jr. tried to surface, tried to bring into the conversation are not worth causing division among the democratic candidates. at the end of the day biden is going to support kamala harris when she is attacked from those within trump world. however, he still wants to communicate that he does believe that he is the best candidate to win the nomination based on his track record, and he's still really upset from people i've talked to about harris, what he considers misrepresenting his legacy and his policies when it ...

Now that he's been arrested? >> i don't think it changes a lot, but there's still some gaps that we haven't been able to fill in. but basically, i think the simplest answer is he cooperated under some sort of proffer terms and we're told, gave testimony to the grand jury and basically most of the time when you have a proffer, what you're talking about is you agree to tell your story to prosecutors with the understanding that you'll only be charged if you are caught lying to them. and so that is the basic premise of most proffer sessions. and so at that point we have every reason to believe tha...

Multiple discussions with special counsel's office and fbi agents described and footnoted throughout volume 1 of the mueller report, there's been a lot of reporting that he quochltquochlt cooperated with the government-w those prosecutors, with some sort of immunity deal, at least a limited immunity deal. does our understanding of that previous reporting change at all now that he's been arrested? >> i don't think it changes a lot but there's still some gaps that we haven't been able to fill in. but basically i think the simplest answer is he cooperated under some sort of proffer terms and we'r...

Why are we not taking another tab? >> how long are you willing to let this go? >> until the president comes to his senses or republicans in the senate decide they're going to claim back the constitutional authority that the framer gave them as if they are full-time employees of the trump organization. that's what's going on here. sometimes the simplest answer is right. they thought that was the right public policy choice until donald trump gave them orders to the contrary. >> i get that. he's the president of the united states. and everything is funded for a