>> attorney general ferguson? >> yeah, as we discussed on friday night, professor, our claim is brought on behalf of washingtonians here. so i understand the overall impact and reach of judge robart's decision, but if one looks at our complaints and our motions carefully, what we're talking about, why we're bringing this claim, is on on behalf of washingtonians who are adversely impacted. judge robart's decision had a broad impact on people around the world. but our claim is grounded on the adverse impacts on washingtonians. >> paige, you're shaking your head. >> i think there's more to it. the family the yemen has an argument. there are two things he's raised that limits government action more than it protects people. so while the family in yemen may have a hard time making a due process argument, we can still make an establishment clause automatic, an equal protection argument, because those parts of the constitution apply to everyone. and they limit -- >> no, they don't. they do not apply to foreign nationals w

that's a scary view of the law and luckily the judge rejected that idea. >> attorney general ferguson, why -- well, in the view of your solicitor general is that a frightening argument? >> well i was proud of noah for saying it because that was part of the federal government's argument is a court cannot look behind an executive order. in other words, trust us, national security, judge, you cannot take a look at it and what is motivating that executive order. you can't look at whether it favors one religion over another, you can't do that. and this cannot be the rule of law in our country. we've been through too many experiences in our country to know better. that you have to have everybody be under the rule of law and that includes presidents and to have that check and balance system in our system of government is critical and so, frankly, noah purcell, my solicitor general, he got it right. that is straight ng and should be frightening to the people of our country to think that somehow a court cannot review an action taken by a president, is there deference given to a president when

. >> let me bring in attorney general ferguson, what do you think about that? >> well, the attorney general raises a very important point, he's exactly right when he says the issue of standing, whether the state can bring this claim is fundamental and discussed at length before judge robart, he's aware of it as well. when i sued the obama administration, in my first term as attorney general, standing was an issue there. it went to whether or not i could bring a claim at a nuclear waste site in washington state. we had a big conversation about standing in that case, we prevailed there as well. i'm confident judge robart has it right here, just like the judge in the eastern district of washington had it right, when i sued the obama administration, it's a critical issue and one the ninth circuit will no doubt be grappling with as weapon. >> i was reading through the department from the department of justice, i wanted to ask you about the last section. at most there could be an exception for previously admitted aliens who are temporarily abroad now or wish to travel

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attorney general ferguson, thanks for joining us.the court lifts this ban, lifts the temporary restraining order, will you appeal to the supreme court? >> well, to be crystal clear, i'll use every tool i have to make sure that this unconstitutional executive order does not stand. that said, we're confident the 9th circuit will affirm what george robart will affirm his decision to grant that t.r.o. >> yang: i assume you're anticipating if he does keep it in place that the justice will take it to the supreme court. what's your sense of how your chances would fare on the current court. >> well, i feel very confident. as i mentioned, judge r obart is a serious, well-respected judge appointed by president george w. bush and he took the significant step of granting a temporary restraining order. it's a high hurdle for a lawyer to meet in a courtroom to get a judge to grant a temporary tempy restraining order. despite the 9th circuit declined give a ruling a few weeks ago, we'll go to the supreme court if that's what it comes down to. >> ya

joining me, washington attorney general bob ferguson. mr. ney general, let's go little through what happens here. this hearing is on the temporary restraining order, if these three judges uphold the restraining order that allows people to come in from those seven countries, what happens next? >> that will be up to the federal government. i won't be surprised if they try to seek review from the united states supreme court at that point but we are confident the ninth circuit court of appeals will see it our way and uphold the stay on the ban. >> if they uphold the stay on the ban and the federal government does seek review which seems almost guaranteed, i can't imagine them walking away at this point. >> i agree. >> we're coming out of the ninth circuit where if you have a favorable finding in your favor on the arguments and we're going into a divided court that doesn't have a majority 4-4, were it to be 4-4 the lower court opinion of the ninth circuit would hold? that's exactly right. in fact we saw that same circumstance chris when president

you can see the attorney general for washington, bob ferguson and the solicitor general will be speaking. laura coats, alan dershowitz, ariane devoe, paul kallen and jeffrey toobin. as we await that press conference, the president of the united states has come out and said he thinks they will win. see you in court. moreover he thinks this decision was political. >> four judges have looked at this case so far and all four have come out the same way. two republican appointees, the district judge and one appellate court judge and two democratically appointed judges. in a world where democrats and republicans often see things differently we have two republican judges, two democratic judges seeing this case the same way. doesn't mean they're right or the ultimate result of this case will turn out the same way, but it's a pretty tough argument to make at this point that they are all just simply opponents of the trump administration rather than judges doing their jobs. >> as we await the presser, we are days away from arguments in the underlying constitutionality of the ban itself, right. this

state attorney general bob ferguson begun press conference. >> -- different offices strapre across the state. these filings which have been done under intense constraint. this has been team effort from the law firm. i could not be more proud of the teamwork that's been involved. i'm going to turn to noah who will say a few words. he summize what the ninth court did. >> thank you. what we argued to the court was that it's role of the court it say what the law is. and serve what the executive branch. that's what the court has done in this opinion that seriously considered all the government's government and rejected them. it's important to recognize this has been having on people's lives we have been hearing from people all over the country what difference this has made. i want to thank attorney general ferguson for having bravery for bringing the case and authorize us to do all this, and support, people across the office, people in the office ann, carry, kelly wood, chris, wendy, we have an outstanding office. people do public service every day. we're not in the limelight like this. but

joining us by phone, the individual at the center of all this, washington attorney general bob ferguson. mr. attorney general, i appreciate you joining us. >> thank you, anderson. >> can you explain, first of all, exactly what the judge's ruling has been? >> it's pretty straightforward. judge robe yaarts grant ad our request for a temporary restraining order, which as you heard, has the effect of shutting down the president's executive action nationwide, effective as of right now. that's immediate. so, we asked for that relief and the judge granted it. >> were you asking for a ruling on the constitutionality of the executive order, or was this exactly what you were looking for? >> well, this is exactly what we were looking for was immediate relief, to be clear, to grant a temporary restraining order, the judge has to balance some different factors. those include the likelihood that the state would ultimately prevail when he weighs in on the merits, okay, as well as looking at the public interest. so, it's tough to get a tro because you have to show you are likely to prevail when the jud

but there's no question attorney general ferguson and the attorney general from minnesota who joined him had standing and that was adopted by all of us who put in amicus briefs. >> you seem confident it was not going to stand up to the test in courts. how much of that from your reading of the ninth circuit's opinion is about the way in which they've gone about that as opposed to some ostensible version of the policy that was more cleverly and rigorously lawyered? >> well, i think it's a combination. the government in this case and the court point this is out artfully was driven to take the federal government very extreme positions. they took the position that a presidential proclamation relating to immigration is unreviewable by the courts. that's an extraordinarily extreme position but they had to because of the way the executive order was drafted. we took an incredibly extreme position of the other people in the united states other than citizens have no due process rights when seeking to reenter to the united states. everyone in the united states, whether it's lawful, unlawful, tou

joining me is washington state attorney general bob ferguson and solicitor general and i want to continue the conversation with jeffrey toobin. jeff, professor had raised questions about saying look, this is not a banning against muslims because 85% of the world's muslims are not affected because they are in countries other than the seven noted. do you agree with that? >> i don't, actually. i'm not saying allen is wrong that the courts won't agree but i do think there is an argument that this is a muslim ban and a court would see it that way. the fact that you decembiscrimi against a group of muslims but not all muslims doesn't mean you're discriminating against muslims and the fact that rudy giuliani was told by donald trump to help me find a muslim ban and someway to dress it up in a way that doesn't look like a muslim ban, i don't think that helps administration's position. i don't know how the courts would ultimately see it come out on this issue of whether this order is religious discrimination but i do think there is a real argument here this it is religious discrimination, even tho

we are about to go live to seattle, where the washington state attorney general bob ferguson is about to speak. you can see the cameras being set up there. the spring and jonathan turley, who was on the phone with us. constitutional attorney. your take on this decision tonight? >> it is obviously a considerable setback for the administration. very few presidents have faced this type of ruling by a court, limiting their inherent or plenary authority. the court specifically focused on the due process allegation made by the challenger, that said there was no real guarantee of due process that was shown by the administration. in some ways, the opinion takes a couple of shots of the justice department, being unsuccessful creating the type of foundation that the court needed to stay the lower court decision. it said repeatedly, you just haven't given a true proof on critical elements, including, quite notably, the authority of the white house counsel to act as he did to guarantee that visa holders would be exempted from this law. >> jonathan turley, we will go back to you. this is bob fergu

but it is interesting attorney general ferguson in the oral arguments that creating flower and a visuals protected under the first amendment. the first amendment allows for broad protection for this custom protection. we have rich tolerance and artist shouldn't be forced to create work that is inconsistent of their convictions under the threat of government punishment like the kind she is facing right now. >> shannon: did you think you would be part of the case before the supreme court? they are considering another case similar that involves someone baking cakes for same- sex ceremony and declining to. what is it like for you, you built your business and happy doing your work and now you are a national headline? >> it is quite surprising. rob and kirk have every freedom to believe they choose on marriage. i am just asking for the same freedom. i miss rob and i would wait for him. there is no animositty here what so ever. >> shannon: good to speak to you both. we'll track it to the u.s. supreme court >> shepard: all right. may were a main stay of american culture for decades. malls runni

the university of washington, for instance, family members which you have heard of attorney general fergusonarve them out, treat them separately and you will get 99.99% of what the president wants with no review. >> this piece wrote for cnn.com. when you say look at those 78 terror attacks that the white house allege that we the media didn't cover, wrong, saying it was like 9% when you look at what trump wants to ban from coming, they point out brussels, france, of course that's not going to be on the list, but how is that fair? >> well, it doesn't really matter whether it's fair or not. under the constitution the president doesn't have to be fair. that sounds odd to americans but remember we're not talking about americans, we're talking about whether or not we're going to let non-americans into this country so -- it's a national security issue, so let me share with you what i think is the strongest pillar president trump is standing on and that's his reliance on president obama's determination and congress's determination that these are usual problem spots of sources of terrorism and the th

i want to thank attorney general ferguson for having the braver is -- for having the bravery to brings the case in the first place in offering for us to do all this. i think the governor and the peak of the state for all their support in bringing this case. most especially want to thank the people across the office. people in my office like japan, kelly would -- like ann, kelly, i' going to forget people -- was the attorney general. for winning this case in the ninth circuit court of appeals. are you still there? >> iamb. >> -- i am. >> so clearly a victory for washington state in this case. i know you are no travel expert but what happens now? now going tolly happen travel-wise in this country? remains totion that be seen is exactly how the executive order will be enforced , if at all. it likely should not be. , peopleith green cards with visas to enter the united states, students, people on h1- b's, refugees, people who thought they could not enter the united states should be able to pursue some amount of entry. how this will be enforced at the border is a question. there are attorn

amy: that is washington attorney general bob ferguson responded. mr.arren: the trip administration took that position for -- trumpet administration took that position for two reasons.. he is up the first president to take thahat position. the second reason they took it is because there was no there there. they knew with the courts reviewed the evidence they were putting forth, which was nothing, the courts would be n waslled to rule this ba not based on useful evidence. we have a regime on vetting that has been heightened by congress. the courts were asked what has changed or what is different ,hat makes this type of ban which is more to come in, and unconstitutional, what has changed to make it different, and they do not have an answer. it is the significant view that a state has now asserted in federal court that what the president says, just because he says it does not mean everyone has to abide by it. people can interrogate the question. it is significant. cannote ruling notes we rely on the government's contention the executive order relies to law

i want to get your reaction to what attorney general ferguson said, that he's in it for the long haul and going to take it to the supreme court if necessary. do you have any doubt this will go to the supreme court? >> i think it will go to the supreme court, and i think what will happen is he will win the first round. because i don't think the ninth circuit will undo the injunction. that would cause chaos, especially if they think they would then have to renew the ban later. so i think he's going to win the first round. on the second round he'll have a partial victory and a partial loss. they'll rule that some of the executive agreement is constitutional. some of it's unconstitutional. and then they'll have to make a decision, whether to accept half a loaf or whether to try to appeal to the supreme court, where you get an uncertain result, because you have the 4-4 split. >> professor, do you agree with professor dershowitz, and what would that split look like of getting half a loaf? >> well, i mean, frankly, if the ninth circuit is going to abide by existing precedent, they probably s

general. bob ferguson brought the suit. it very, very wide reaching and this is important to decision because this judge's decision has made it a blanket statement and ruling that affects the nation. not just one or two states. and so that is why you're see ing a large reaction from the airports, from the department of justice. they have two reverse everything that donald trump ordered when it came to the travel restrictions and travel ban on syrian refugees. here is what the attorney general said to anderson cooper last night. >> it's not intuitive, how can one judge in any federal district court take an action like that, but this is thot unprecedented. wu saw that when president obama was president, where republican ags sue d the obama administration and we saw federal judges issue rulings that essentially shut down action by president obama. so there's nothing unusual about it from that respect. arguments in a nutshell were in two different buckets. we have a group of constitutional claim, in other words, that the execut

we're joined by washington state attorney general bob ferguson. you had a big wind braut gnts the trum station's independent executive order. a federal judge in seattle ruling in husband favor. congratulate, they're. a big -- >> it's frustrating to judges that want to see judges up hold the will you. >> who tho. >> okay. so before we'll jump to a conclusion where -- help us understand what exactly the judge ruled. to chuck todd's point poin, no, the flood gating to to be opened? who is going to be piling into the airport today? >> it my responsibility to make sure even the president follows the constitution and the rule of will you. so what happens happened now is sta state. >> so people get an understanding in terms of who would be coming in the country, refugees, with or without the ban, the united states, how many refugees have been p we been letting in over time? it's far different from, let's say, our counterpart in europe. >> that's right. i don't have those specific numbers but we have, for example, 21,000 people in my state who were born i

washington attorney general bob ferguson is calling this a victory. >> a powerful thing. it has the ability to hold everybody accountable to it and that includes the president of the united states. >> reporter: this could end up in the u.s. supreme court, but with eight justices at the moment that could be tricky. for now we're live at philadelphia international airport. matt delucia, nbc 10 news. >>> vice president mike pence is set to arrive in philadelphia. he'll be giving a speech to the federalist society. mr. pence plans to talk to the group at congress hall in old city around noon. this meeting is not open to the public. the vp will be discussing the role of the courts and the president's pick for the supreme court. >>> this morning iran is balking at some new sanctions imposed by the trump administration. they target two dozen people that are tied to that country's missile program. they are calling it inhumane and yesterday iran banned american wrestlers from the freestyle world cup competition in tehran. >>> here at home yesterday president trump signed two execu

washington state attorney general bob ferguson called a federal courts decision to uphold the temporary suspension on president trump's immigration ban a victory. >> we are a nation of law. and i've said as we have said from day one, those laws apply to everybody in our country. and that includes the president of the united states. >> we have a situation where the security of our country is at stake. and it's a very, very serious situation. >> reporter: and an appeal to the supreme court is possible. hear what mayor jim kenny thinks about the ban. >> pamela, thank you. >>> president trump says he absolutely supports adviser kellyanne conway after comments she made on tv yesterday regarding his eregard ing eldest daughter. >> go buy ivanka's stuff. i'm going to get some myself today. >> con way sway made her commen after the president blasted nordstroms for dropping his daughter's line of clothing and accessory, white house was counseled on the matter. some lawmakers are asking for an ethics review. >>> philadelphia with the pizza gate story. authorities looking at online threats directe

. >> reporter: thousands of miles away in seattle, washington attorney general bob ferguson spoke about what he calls a victory over president trump's controversial executive order on immigration. >> the law is a powerful thing. it has the ability to hold everybody accountable to it and that includes the president of the united states. >> reporter: today a federal judge halted the order which banned travelers from seven predominantly muslim countries and suspended the u.s. refugee program. it led to nationwide protests at several airports across the country nearly a week ago. in philadelphia two syrian families which plan to visit the u.s. months ago were immediately told to fly back to syria. the trump administration's next move may be to file an appeal judge michael donio, a retired superior court judge believe this is could lead to a battle in the supreme court. >> this is a major issue. this is a constitutional issue. it has constitutional implications. >> reporter: the big question is if it reaches the supreme court before a new justice is confirmed. the judge says decisions like t

joining us now is, once again, bob ferguson, washington state attorney general. mr. attorney general, thank you for being with us tonight and congratulations on your early wins in this case. >> thank you so much. it's great to be back with you, rachel. >> so we know that the judges are going to be holding this hearing tomorrow. 30 minutes on each side. what do you expect and where would you describe yourself and fellow plaintiffs in terms of where you think you are at in the trajectory of this case? >> i think things are going precisely as we had planned when we set a course to litigate this fundamental constitutional matter. so we prevailed before a federal judge appointed by george w. bush. that's now under review and. >> one thing that is providing news coverage is not just what is happening in terms of the ban being stopped and people now getting back into the country in those airport reunions that we saw happening over the weekend and into today in addition to that on the ground reporting, we're also seeing a lot of interest in the friends of the court briefs th

. >> reporter: washington state attorney general bob ferguson said no one is above the law, not even the president. >> judge robart's decision effective immediately, effective now, puts a halt to president trump's unconstitutional and unlawful executive order. >> reporter: as for the team of volunteer lawyers and interpreters taking shifts helping families at sfo, they say their work is not done. >> we have many families especially family members stranded outside the united states who are literally waiting down to the wire to hear whether they can keep their plane tickets. >> reporter: just a short time ago white house press secretary sean spicer released this statement. at the earliest possible time the department of justice intends to file a stay of this outrageous order. just a short time ago kpix5 learned that a 12-year-old yemeni girl stranded will be boarding a flight in a few hours back to the united states set to land here at san francisco international at 4:30 on sunday. live at sfo andria borba, kpix5. coming up in eight minutes how the bay area's love for coffee is fueling

so that was the washington state attorney general of ferguson explaining the importance of that rulingssed this with a professor from the university of chicago. this is a political or a legal decision that what is your ruling on this? it is both. i think that as a general matter, president have more power involving security policy that this is also the case that when a trump issued this security order he did so with little foresight, did not much at all to prepare his administration much less the people around the country charged with implementing it. it led toa charged with implementing it. it led to a lot of chaos in airports, disrupted travel plans and a lot of protests around the country. there has been significant push back and thatis has been significant push back and that is being reflected in the courts. what you make of the decision not to reinstate it? donald trump's lawyers not making their case. right, what thejudges trump's lawyers not making their case. right, what the judges had argued is not... they will not affirming the constitutionality or an constitutionality of the

the ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by washington state attorney general bob ferguson. >> the law's a powerful thing. it has the ability to hold everybody accountable to it, and that includes the president of the united states yoouts. >> reporter: the judge said it was some argument from the state's solicitor general that convinced him the executive order may be unconstitutional. >> our claim about refugees is primarily that it is religiously motivated discrimination, and that the order is, in large part, motivated by religious animous. >> reporter: president trump criticized the judge and the ruling on twitter: the white house argues the order is "intended to protect homeland." the department of justice is expected to file an emergency petition to allow the federal government to resume enforcement of travel restrictions. >> this t.r.o. is grand granted on a nationwide basis. >> reporter: just hours before the judge's ruling, president trump defended the travel restrictions in a weekly address. >> the executive order establishes a process to develop new vetting and mechani

the state of washington attorney general, bob ferguson speaking in the last few minutes.court of appeals in a unanimous decision effectively granted everything we sort. we are a nation of laws and as i have said and we have said from day one, those laws apply to everybody in our country and that includes the president of the united states. you be watching newsday on the bbc. lots more as always on our website but we are going to change the tempo a little bit and leave you with these heartwarming pictures of the baby antelope who is doing well after being careful by keepers at chester zoo. being careful by keepers at chester zoo. his mother died giving birth to him that he is now bottle feeding well by his keepers and they say he is so small he does not even register a weight on the special scales at the zoo. hello, they are. a bit of wintry weather in our forecasts over the next few days but it will look quite an impressive compared to what they have that across the other side of the atlantic. this is in new york on thursday. they saw well over 25 centimetres of snow from

washington state attorney general bob ferguson headses his state's fight against the president's executive order. ferguson managed to get a judge to halt the president's travel ban. >> this t.r.o. is granted. >> reporter: and then convince an appeals court to keep the hold in place. >> the president does have a choice. i he can continue to fight or or he can tearir the executive order and start over. >> reporter: the president argues his temporary ban was necessary while federal officials review current procedures for vetting refugees and immigrants. if mr. trump continues to defend his temporary ban, he faces a lengthy court battle. >> whatever they do, i've made it clear, we're in this for the long haul. whichever direction they choose to go. >> reporter: late friday, the federal appeals court overseeing the washington case said it may take another look at thursday's ruling by three judges to keep the travel ban on hold. then it will be several weeks, maybe even months, until the courts make a final determination on whether the travel ban is legal. >> ninan: agents from immigration and c

joining us now is, once again, bob ferguson, washington state attorney general. mr. attorney general, thank you for being with us tonight and congratulations on your early wins in this case. >> thank you so much. it's great to be back with you, rachel. >> so we know that the judges are going to be holding this hearing tomorrow. 30 minutes on each side. what do you expect and where would you describe yourself and fellow plaintiffs in terms of where you think you are at in the trajectory of this case? >> i think things are going precisely as we had planned when we set a course to litigate this fundamental constitutional matter. so we prevailed before a federal judge appointed by george w. bush. that's now under review and. >> one thing that is providing news coverage is not just what is happening in terms of the ban being stopped and people now getting back into the country in those airport reunions that we saw happening over the weekend and into today in addition to that on the ground reporting, we're also seeing a lot of interest in the friends of the court briefs th

now, it was a win for washington state attorney general bob ferguson who argued that the executive order would cause harm and mandate discrimination. that decision had an immediate effect. now, allowing anyone who had been detained or denied entry, those people will now be allowed into the u.s. opponents of the ban including members of the muslim community association which met last night in santa clara are applauding the decision. >> there are many people, they are supposed to go for business trips. they canceled it. so, no, this cannot happen. >> reporter: now, for its part, the white house is coming out strong issuing a statement reading in part the department of justice intending to file an emergency stay of this outrageous order and defend the executive order of the president which we believe is lawful and appropriate. later in the evening, they stepped back a little bit deleting the word outrageous. the state department alleged that 60,000 visas were revoked last week because of the president's executive order. the white house says it has the authority to make the decisions on nati

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joining us now is bob ferguson, the attorney general of washington state who it should be noted won tonight. it was his office that brought this challenge to the executive order. mr. attorney general, appreciate your time in the midst of all this. congratulations on your win tonight. >> thank you so much, rachel. great to see you again. >> you expressed confidence from the very beginning that you thought you would prevail in this case. did you prevail? the way you thought you did? one of the things i thought was interesting about the ruling is that the judges made decisions to weigh in on certain parts of the argument and others they put aside and said we have no need to weigh in on those pieces of it. did this happen the way you thought it would? >> let's put it this way, rachel, it's a unanimous ruling and we could not have written a better ruling. the court essentially granted everything we wanted at this stage of the proceedings. >> what happens next? >> that's up to the federal government. they can appeal or seek review from the u.s. supreme court. again, i do not think that they will

we are also waiting for bob ferguson, the attorney general, who filed the lawsuit last monday. waiting for the news conference. we expect to hear a lot of the same stuff. we do have a statement from the governor. he says "i am proud that washington is a national leader in the fight. we were there first state to stand against this executive order but all americans need to be willing and stand for our democracy everywhere, every time, in every way it is threatened." the ninth circuit court of appeals, the most overturned court in the land, i did a little bit of research. in 2012, the supreme court of the united states, 86% of the cases it looked at reviewed from the ninth circuit, it overturned. by far and away, more cases overturned than any other appellate court. a long way to go for washington state to claim full victory but they have their second win in a row in a court that is often >> chris: this is playing out right now in real time, on both coasts of united states. let's go back in washington, john roberts at the white house. new developments, john? >> a little bit of inf

. >> today on this week, white house senior policy advisor, stephen miller and attorney general bob fergusonace the questions this week. >> joel embiid is sidelined by a minor tear of his meniscus. it was confirmed after he was seen dancing. >> reporter: joel embiid can dance, he made an appearance on stage, you can see he has some moves. we found out before the game against the heat, he has a partially torn meniscus in his left knee. he has not played in nine straight games, the question is should he be dancing at a rap concert. >> he wants to have fun. >> reporter: i don't think he should have did it. i guess he can do whatever he wants to do. >> he on stage acting like that. >> reporter: some can see both sides. >> he probably should not be dancing, it's his percent in -- personality, he is a party kind of guy. >> some say they are more interested in the sixers future. >> that team will be great in two years, if they sandbag and end up getting the second or third pick i can't care what he does at any corns certificate that's the team -- concert, that's going to be the team to beat in two

i'm joined right now by washington state attorney general bob ferguson as well as new york state attorneyeral eric schneiderman. gentlemen, first of all, explain why it's unconstitutional. you, sir, bob first. mr. attorney general. you first from washington state. why is it unconstitutional to do what trump just did? >> you bet. thanks for having us on, chris. appreciate it. we have a claim that has multiple aspects to it so it ranges from constitutional claims, the 1st amendment, the establishment clause, equal protection under our constitution, due process. we have a group of constitutional claims on one hand, we also have a number of claims, chris, based on statutes. the administrative procedures act, for exale. a combination of statutes and provisions that are core to who we are as a people. >> let me go, this question to you then i'll go over to mr. schneiderman. >> you bet. >> the executive order doesn't really mention islam, and one of its features regarding how they prioritize after this 120-day ban on refugees, they do reference minority religions in these muslim countries which

i'm joined by washington attorney general, washington state attorney general bob ferguson as well as ew york state attorney general eric sneiderman. gentlemen, first of all, explain where it's unconstitutional, bob first, mr. attorney general, you first. why is it unconstitutional to do what trump just did? >> thanks for having us. we have a claim that has multiple aspects to it. constitutional claims, first amendment, the establishment clause, equal protection under our constitution. due process. we have a group of claims on one hand, after a number of claims that are based on statutes, the administrative procedures act for example. it's basic constitutional provisions, they're core to who we are as a people. >> let me go -- we you and then over to mr. sneiderman -- >> you bet. >> executive order doesn't really mention islam. and one of it's features regarding how they prioritize after this 120 began on refugees, they do reference minority religions which would mean religious other than islam. you see these are christians, of course are jewish people for example. is that what makes i