but barb mcquade, i would like to talk about the january six committee. we mentioned that they will be presenting their case at court. it is the court likely to take this case and how quickly might they decide whether the documents should be released? >> i think that they are not likely to take the case. we saw a very well reasoned opinion that came out for the court of appeal. it up from the decision by the trial court. and the real question is, who gets to control executive privilege? is it the current president. or is it the former president. for that reason it does present a slightly novel issue. it gets a little glimmer of if the court might take this up. but it seems like they'd rather stay out of this. and if so, the status quo figures the committee. if it does take it, up then it will have to hear oral argument and it could be many months before we get a decision. >> what do you make of the committee saying that the commits will be deferred but they might still want them. >> this is actually how it supposed to work. it's very much part of the norm

with that, let's bring in our starting line, one sam stein, peter baker, and barb mcquade veteran federal prosecutor former u.s. attorney for the eastern district of michigan, she worked with a doj during the biden transition, is a professor at her alma mater university of michigan law school who badly wants you to know -- she cohosts the podcast sisters in law, oh with kimberly, joyce, and jill wine-banks. good evening and welcome to you all. indeed, counselor, i would like to begin with you. what signals did your trainers pick up listening to oral arguments this morning? >> well, brian, i appreciate the chance for -- because it's the last laugh i will be doing for a while in light of the arguments we heard today. i think all years were on some of the justices who might be swing justices, maybe chief justice roberts, justice kavanaugh, barrett, all of them signaled very strongly an indication that they would be willing to uphold this mississippi abortion ban after 15 weeks, which of course is much more stringent than we had under roe v. wade which is the pre viability standard of 22 to 2

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