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Are gone. >> that's the risk you run. that's a great point. >> were these odd populist xenophoic republicans who decided that these people were going to put money and rights back in their hands when they had been taken by unnamed folks a while ago. >> and voted for guy who said i will not cut social security, medicare or medicaid. >> they don't care about the deficits. the mitt romney of the world are going to get the vapors over the fact that thing raises the deficit and they may see this as a means to cut entitlements down the line be. the people who are going to restand for election in 2018...

Joining me now representative representative jamie raskin, representative where impeachment proceedings would begin. what do you think of the argument the president's lawyers appear to want to make now the president cannot by definition obstruct justice as the chief law enforcement official of the united states? >> well, i think it's completely outlandish and absurd. you know, we've got no kings here. we've got no royals. and no person is above the law, including the president of the united states. that's certainly something that the republicans understood when they voted to impeach bill clint...

This summer over possible anti-trump texts the agent sent. a spokesman for the special counsel's office told "the new york times," quote, immediately upon learning of the allegations, the special counsel's office removed peter strzok from the investigation. but the agent's purported investigation into the russia investigation and the clinton e-mail probe provided president trump with a useful target. the president tweeting, quote, anti-trump fbi agent led clinton probe. now it all starts to make sense. the agent was widely respect in the agency according to the times. the president's attack on...

With obstruction of justice for exercising his constitutional power to fire comey and his constitutional authority to tell the justice department who to investigate, who not to investigate. for obstruction of justice by the president, you need clearly illegal acts. with nixon, hush money paid, telling people to lie, destroying evidence. >> do you agree, matt? >> no. it's such a dangerous argument to make because it essentially says that the president as the chief law enforcement agency, because he is the chief law enforcement officer in the country is above the law, and that nothing he can do ...

Awaiting to see what else comes of the mueller investigation. we're calling on all members of congress to stand by the special prosecutor and to defend his independence so that there is not an attempt to sack him and fire other people involved in investigation. that really would be a constitutional crisis. and i think that would lead certainly a majority of members of my caucus to push for impeachment. i mean, that really would be a crisis in the republic. >> are you worried that's where this is headed? >> a lot of people are worried that that's where we're going. and, you know, on top of all ...