host: brett tolman. guest: the judge in this case, i fabricated or produced a basis for the judicial branch to take on a role that it hasn't previously done in this country. you can hear in the arguments in the case, the uncomfortable tension when it comes to describing what the judge is doing and what the judge has to do if they return the case to him. here iscannot avoid really seeing clearly a judge who has been outspoken about his animosity toward this administration, and against this defendant in particular, who brought on another former judge who is outspoken against this administration, who is now pursuing a course of action that would change the dynamic between the executive and the judicial branch, going forward. that should be something we are concerned about. a political frustration or a political opposition to our administration should not cause us to whittle away the rule of law and the integrity between the branches of this government. host: last call out of new york city, independent. good

host: brett tolman.: the judge in this case, i fabricated or produced a basis for the judicial branch to take on a role that it hasn't previously done in this country. you can hear in the arguments in the case, the uncomfortable tension when it comes to describing what the judge is doing and what the judge has to do if they return the case to him. here iscannot avoid really seeing clearly a judge who has been outspoken about his animosity toward this administration, and against this defendant in particular, who brought on another former judge who is outspoken against this administration, who is now pursuing a course of action that would change the dynamic between the executive and the judicial branch, going forward. that should be something we are concerned about. a political frustration or a political opposition to our administration should not cause us to whittle away the rule of law and the integrity between the branches of this government. host: last call out of new york city, independent. good morni

committee republican counsel, brett tolman.e have been talking about this case for the past half-hour. i wonder after watching it yesterday, do you think michael flynn's attorney did what sheeting to to do to make her case before that panel of judges yesterday? guest: it is a difficult case, if your focus is simply on the politics of the matter, but if you are looking at the law and the facts in the case, i think ms. powell has the stronger side of the facts and the law, given that the executive branch is the one that should be determining whether a case goes forward or not. host: the headline from the washington post this

attorney brett tolman. "washington's journal" live at 7:00 eastern this morning and be sure to join the discussion. live sunday at 8:00 a.m. eastern, washington journal and american history tv on c-span3 mark the 100th anniversary of women suffrage and the ratification of the 19th amendment. we will take your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages, and tweets. hoganyland governor larry joins the hoover institution today for a discussion on federalism and the coronavirus pandemic. live coverage begins at 4:00 eastern on c-span. day -- q&aight on q1 elaine weiss on "the woman's our ," on the ratification of the 19th amendment. >> it passes the house by a small margin. it passes the senate with only a two-vote margin. sitting aftertors the house passes it in 1918 and it takes them until june 1919 before it passes both houses. then the senate knew that they were sending it out for ratification in the states in an off year, when most state legislatures were not going to be in session. and that was sort of

we spoke to an expert on this brett tolman a powerful move by the prosecutor to make this move earlier> there are times when you have a cooperator that is going to plead guilty and you keep that indictment under seal. so, why now? i think that durham wants folks to know that he has the ability to bring indictments and he is not going to be afraid to bring those indictments. i think it's a strong message to folks out there that are being, you know, investigated that if they want to come in now and they want to help themselves out, now is the time to do it. it's just the beginning of his investigation. and i think it's a powerful move by this prosecutor. will: it is high time, pete, for some accountability. this drove hysteria. it drove media news cycles for years. and while we want to get politics out of the justice department. no matter which administration is in charge, it is also time as you point out for accountability. pete: yeah, it was russia for years and years and years. it turns out the ones usings russian misinformation were the democrats going after trump the entire time. bu