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argued that is pretext to get their hands on the former president's financial documents but lower courts have said that the committee could obtain these documents until the supreme court intervened here and put a temporary pause on this. now, erica, if the supreme court affirms this lower court ruling, if this is allowed to stand, it is significant because if the house ways and means committee is allowed to obtain these tax returns from the former president, that really would represent a significant chipping away at some of the protections that are afforded to sitting presidents and ...

Steps, then he said he's going to work with congress to look at what options he can pursue. but the president has been focused on that core issue for the last nine months. which is what we could do to try to make sure that american consumers are getting relief. the good news is they are in a significant way. but we need to make more progress on that front. >> so the president is saying he with work with congress if need be. the reality is, as you know very well, we're staring down midterm elections. democrats expected to lose their hold on the house there. what is the president actually think ...

>> and it is not weigh -- in terms of not weighing in, what is the sense there, not only would a lot of people like to hear from the president on this, there is also the very -- the reality we're staring down midterm elections. if nothing else, that is incentive for lawmakers here to get something done and yet here we are. >> it is a double-edged sword, right? it is incentives for some lawmakers to get something done. when you look at republicans if they're not going what they want on the issue of immigration, which has become a third rail, in some districts, the closer the midterms are, the m...