the house judiciary committee identified in its report crimes that it believed the president committed. article 1, however, does not even attempt to assert that the president committed a crime. i sought to reconcile this contradiction between the report and the articles in a question i posed the house managers, but they failed to address that point in their response. while i do not believe that the conviction of a president requires a criminal act, the high bar for removal from office is perhaps even higher when the impeachment is for a difficult-to-define noncriminal act. in any event, the house did little to support its assertion in article 1 that the president will remain a threat to national security of the constitution if allowed to remain in office. as i concluded in the impeachment trial of president clinton, i do not believe that the house has met its burden of showing that the president's conduct, however flawed, warrants the extreme step of immediate removal from office, nor does the record support the assertion by the house managers that the president must not remain in offi

on wednesday, fbi director christopher wray testifies in an oversight hearing before the house judiciary committee. watch live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3, online at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >>> the impeachment trial of president trump is coming to a close. >> face you in overwhelming evidence of the president's guilt and knowing if left in office, he will continue to seek

. >> he did agree to testify in front of the house judiciary committee at the end of the next month.

the house judiciary committee wants to hear from william barr directly. he's scheduled to testify at the end of march. >>> the democratic presidential contenders are looking ahead to south carolina and nevada. it comes after bernie sanders narrowly beat pete buttigieg in the new hampshire primary. yesterday former massachusetts governor deval patrick ended his presidential campaign. he was the last remaining african-american candidate in the democratic field. meanwhile there's new fallout in the iowa caucus vote tallying controversy. the head of iowa's democratic party troy price resigned. the former new york city mayor michael bloomberg is campaigning in tennessee where early voting is under way ahead of super tuesday. he's in damage control after a controversial comment he made in 2015 resurfaced. nicole kill onkillkillion reports. >> reporter: campaigning in tennessee michael bloomberg expressed regret about comments in 2015 about new york city's stop-and-frisk policy. >> why did you say what you said in that 2015 speech? >> i don't think those words r

joining me now, maryland democratic congress jamie raskin on the house judiciary committee and scheduled to hear from attorney general barr on march 31st. congressman, good to see you again. thank you for being with us. i want to just get to the march 31st. what do you believe you might get out of the attorney general? what do you hope to get? if it was a really good day, what does success look like in an interview by the judiciary committee of the attorney general in this circumstance? >> well, we want to know why there's an onslaught against all of the president's perceived political opponents taking place and why they want to reopen all of these cases and revisit the work of the career prosecutors. you know? attorney general barr himself blew up at the president saying that the president's tweets making it impossible for him to do his job and his job, of course, is to defined as doing the president's bidding so basically what he's saying is, mr. president, i'm a sycophant and going after your -- >> you don't have to tweet and tell me what to do. i know what to do.

it means for how jim jordan will handle himself in the next high-profile hearing in the house judiciary committee where he is now the top republican. that next high-profile hearing in the house judiciary committee will have the attorney general of the united states in the witness chair next month. william barr gave us a preview of his congressional testimony next month about why he changed the sentencing recommendation for donald trump's friend, longtime friend and campaign associate roger stone who was convicted of multiple crimes concerning his involvement with the trump presidential campaign. in an interview with abc, the attorney general explained that the prosecutor who he recently put in charge of supervising the prosecution of roger stone discussed the sentencing with the attorney general on monday. >> on monday, he came by to briefly chat with me and say that the team very much wanted to recommend the seven to nine years to the judge. but he thought that there was a way of satisfying everybody and providing more flexibility, and there was a brief discussion of that. i was under the impres

be expecting that house democrats will ask him hard questions when he appears before the house judiciary committee will he answer those questions directly. with me now, democratic member of the house judiciary committee, congresswoman sheila jackson lee of texas who will have an opportunity to question him. we appreciate you joining the broadcast this morning. >> thank you for having me. good morning. >> you'll have a chance to question him. when he appeared at a senate confirmation hearing in january of 2019, he said, quote, i feel i'm in a position in life where i can do the right thing and not really care about the consequences. i can be truly independent. based on his moves since then, including what appears to be intervention in the roger stone sentencing, did he mislead the senate? >> let me start with these hollow words said right after the impeachment failed of the president of the united states in the united states senate, where a senator offered the words the president now will learn his lesson, i believe he's learned his lesson. attorney general barr has really usurped and overridden th

he will be challenged when he testifies to the house judiciary committee about this next month. william barr has a lot of work to do on the answers to the questions he will be facing, including the question if donald trump has made it impossible for you to do your job why haven't you resigned like federal prosecutor jonathan kravis who had the dignity and sense of duty to resign when you made it impossible for him to do his job. when attorney general william barr changed the sentencing recommendation in the roger stone case, all four -- one resigned because william barr made it impossible for him to do his job and will take his place in the period as a person of principle and lived his oath as a member of the bar and lived his oath to support and defend the constitution of the united states. that is not what history will write about william barr. leading off our discussion tonight senior editor for slate.com, joyce advances with us, a former attorney for the northern district of alabama and an msnbc contributor and matt miller, former spokesman for the attorney general. an msnbc

the federal appeals court ruled the house judiciary committee cannot force the former white house counseln left the white house in october of 2018 during the mueller investigation but the house judiciary committee wanted him to testify among other things the president's conduct during the russia probe including whether the president asked him to fire mueller. judge griffith wrote article 3 of the constitution for business federal courts from resolving this kind of interbranch information dispute during the impeachment probe, the same committee wanted john bolton and current acting chief of staff mick maldini to testify. the president claimed executive privilege and this ruling makes it harder for the house to bring them back in a potential round 2. it comes on the same day jerry nadler of the judiciary committee opens another line of attack against the president sending a 4-page letter to william barr debating documents and testimony relating to the sentencing recommendations a former trump confidant roger stone and national security adviser michael flynn writing you are charged with the

and i think that the house judiciary committee will grill him. but we've seen in the hearings that he had before the senate judiciary committee's confirmation. bill barr is a wily speaker. he's not going to be flummoxed by this questioning. he's going to dodge and weave. he said he was going to force the rule of law and now we see what he's really done. >> so, neal, the one compliment we can all pay bill barr is he is a good talker. he is wily. he's good at this stuff. so what comes of bill barr going to congress and being asked to explain himself? >> well, you're right. i mean, i think barr is not trump. i mean, trump, as you were just saying about ukraine, can't keep his lies straight at all. and, you know, he just gets confused. barr doesn't have that problem. but i think barr has a deeper problem when he goes and testifies on march 31st, which is really the -- the reality. which is the president and barr seem to be bent on investigating all of the president's enemies and benefitting all of the president's friends. i mean, he's now launched inv

, theudiciary committee venerable judiciary committee of the house of representatives -- compare and contrast the thoroughness of that committee in the age of nexen, it's thoroughness in the age of clinton with -- nixon, it's thoroughness in the age of clinton against this committee. a question to be asked -- did the house judiciary committee rush to judgment in fashioning the articles of impeachment? did it carefully gather the facts before the ?t concluded we need nothing more than a panel of distinguished professors and splendid presentations by the majority council into the minority counsel. we asked some questions, the republicans asked some questions . we heard their answers, we are ready to vote. we are ready to try this case in the high court of impeachment. what was being said in the sounds of silence was this -- "we do not have time to follow the rules. allow the house judiciary minority members, who have been besieging us time and again to have their day -- beseeching us time and again to have their day to call their witnesses. oh yes, that is expressly provided for in the

and i think that the house judiciary committee will grill him. but we've seen in the hearings that he had before the senate judiciary committee's confirmation. bill barr is a wily speaker. he won't be flummoxed by this questioning. he will dodge it. he said he would enforce the rule of law and now we see what he's really done. >> the one thing we can say about bill barr, he is a good talker, he is wily. what comes of bill barr going to congress and being asked to explain himself? >> well, you're right. i think barr is not trump. trump can't keep his lies straight at all. he just gets confused. barr doesn't have that problem. but i think barr has a deeper problem when he goes and testifies on march 31st. which is really the reality, which is the president and barr seem to be bent on investigating all of the president's enemies, and benefiting all the president's friends. he has now launched investigations into the investigators over michael flynn, the president's national security adviser, roger stone, the president's campaign official and close co

also congressman matt gaetz on the house judiciary and armed services committees as a.g.r gets ready to testify in front of that committee. plus, arkansas senator tom cotton is here on china's coronavirus epidemic. new information on that this morning. all that and a a lot more as we look ahead on "sunday morning futures." ♪ ♪ maria: and if we begin with this, michael bloomberg reportedly considering hillary clinton as his running may not bloomberg's campaign responding to the news saying this: we are focused on the primary and the debate, not vice president speculation. joining me right now, normer white house -- former white house chief strategist steve bannon, the man who called this back in august on this program. it's great to have you here. >> thanks for having me. maria: so you knew hillary clinton was going to come into this race. you said it, and everybody was thinking, what? are you kidding me? but you were right if this is true. assess the combination of bloomberg and clinton. >> look, matt drudge put his name on this, this was original reporting from matt drud

their new target, attorney general william barr, the house judiciary committee led by failed impeachmentanagerriery nadler says barr will answer ask questions on the 1st. the dimms want to know about three things. with the drawl of u.s. attorney jessie through's nomination. the process by which rudy giuliani can provide the doj info. and the reduced sentence for roger stone after the 9-year sentence that had been worked out by the former mueller attorneys. the attorney general for his part may well have some fun with next month's hearing. he didn't have a role in withdrawing jessie liu's nomination. it was ultimately brought down by her ties to a group that supported abortion rights and opposed the nomination of samuel alito to the supreme court. on ukraine, the attorney general says there is an open door policy for anyone to provide information. the white house and the department strongly denying there was intervention. the president commenting on the case and unloading on the corrupt prosecutors from robert mueller's special counsel team who were looking to put stone behind bars for ne

and i think that the house judiciary committee will grill him but we have seen in the hearings that heefore the senate judiciary committee's confirmation, bill barr's a wiley speaker. he is not going to be flumoxed by this questioning. he said he'll enforce the rule of law. >> thanks to both of you. natasha bertrand, michael con way. >>> coming up next, we are just over a week away from nevada's democratic caucuses but only a few of the candidates are actually in that state today. we are looking at what's at stake in nevada after the break. mornings were made for better things than rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis. when considering another treatment, ask about xeljanz xr, a once-daily pill for adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis or active psoriatic arthritis for whom methotrexate did not work well enough. it can reduce pain, swelling, and significantly improve physical function. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections like tb; don't start xeljanz if you have an infection. taking a higher than recommended dose of xeljanz for ra can increase risk of

attorney general william barr has agreed to testify before the house judiciary committee to answer questionsgarding the former white house adviser roger stone democrats have criticized for in the department of justice for overruling federal prosecutors roger stone was sentenced to prison for lying to congress but the justice department said it would really reduce the. u.s. president has brushed off a decision by the philippines to withdraw from a decades old military pact by the end of the year trump said it will save the u.s. a lot of money. up to date are the headlines on al-jazeera the bottom line is coming up next thanks for watching let me draw your attention to increasing conflict libya 9 years since the revolution the long time dictator one look at the coaches iraq explains the complexities of libya's civil. potential political solution special come on al jazeera hi i'm steve clements and i have a question has the coronavirus gotten out of hand in china and spread so far and so fast that it just can't be contained how vulnerable are we to global pandemics let's get to the bottom line.

attorney general william barr has agreed to testify before the house judiciary committee and to answer questions regarding the former white house adviser roger stone democrats have criticized barr and the department of justice for overruling federal prosecutors roger stone was sentenced to prison for lying to congress but the justice department said it would reduce the odds the u.s. president has brushed off a decision by the philippines to withdraw from a decade's old military pact by the end of the year donald trump said it will save the u.s. a lot of money. the former america's basketball player kobe bryant and his daughter have been birth death certificates reveal the true were laid to rest on friday they were among 9 people who died when their chopper went down near los angeles 2 weeks ago those are the headlines on al-jazeera the stream is coming up next thanks for watching. we understand the differences in similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take a. 0 for you the news and current affairs. down to 0. and everyone i am femi oke a more people are embracin

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house judiciary committee and others the house managers rightly point out the courts have held that congress' power to investigate is as broad as the power to legislate and that lies at the heart of congress' constitutional law. while the impeachment lawyers claim they should take them to court over these issues the justice department is simultaneously arguing that cannot be the rule for such matters. with new expansive and aggressive positions with immunity and the limits of congress of senate authority republican leaders went along with it. i heard a variety of explanations why my colleagues vote against this but this is also the simplest explanation my republican colleagues did not want to hear new evidence because they had a hunch it would be really really bad for the president it would further expose the depth of his wrongdoingo making it harder for them to vote to acquit. my colleagues on the other side said that president trumps misconduct force that upon them. in the rush to spare president trump to testify against him under oath the bar has been lowered. . . . . information bee afte

investigations that are appealing to the president, he has also agreed to testify before the house judiciary committee that you sit -- that committee on which you sit on, next month. what will his motivation be in how he answers questions? do you believe that his willingness is genuine? >> i have no idea. we'll be able to judge his credibility when he is before us on march 31st. i'm certainly glad he's coming before us. he failed to come last year when he was scheduled to be in front of the house judiciary committee, of which i am a member. but it won't be about what we think is in his heart. it will be about us making sure that we test the independence of this office, of this attorney general. sadly, this attorney general powder away his credibility as the administration of justice as the top law enforcement officer of this country many, many months ago. so, we'll be able to question him, continue our oversight. and i just applaud the people who worked for attorneys general in the past, who said that we must not be silent when we have a corrupt administration that is using all the levers of power tha

attorney general william barr has agreed to testify before the house judiciary committee to answer questionsgarding the former white house adviser roger stone stone was sentenced to prison for lying to congress at the justice department plans to reduce stuff he was democrats vying to challenge donald trump in the next presidential election have turned their attention to nevada and south carolina following the new hampshire primary sanders narrowly beat who booed a judge in tuesday's vote well amy club ashara surged into 3rd place and elizabeth warren came in 4th while the former vice president joe biden trail than 5th those are the headlines all hail the algorithm is coming up next on al-jazeera. in india identity politics on the rise what we're seeing is the construction of partitions in the hearts and minds of the unions are put across the country and there's a dark side in detroit is we do see the grit from his office in that district of the his face into something more like the team i didn't see of the british today i meet with victims of violence and discover what life is like for minor

in clinton, an independent coup for the better part of a year before the house judiciary committee started hearings. everything from start to finish in this case, from september 24th to the articles of impeachment were considered, in the judiciary committee, was done in 78 days. in 78 days, and for 71 of them the president was entirely locked out. so, the new normal would be slap dash get it done quickly unfair procedures in the house, to impeach a president, then bring it to the senate and then all the real work of investigation and stoffer discovery is going to have to take place with the impeachment hanging over the president's head and that's a particular thing the framers were also concerned about. i mentioned this the other day. in federalist number 65, hamilton warned specifically about what he called -- i'm quoting -- the injury to the innocent from the proapparatus nateed determination of the charges which might be brought against them. because he understood if an impeachment charge from he house wasn't resolved quickly, hanging over he president residents head, that would be a pr

house and it was rushed through with unfair procedures , 78 days total. think about that there is the investigating committees and special prosecutor long before tethe house judiciary committee started its investigation paere was an independent counsel for the better part of a year before the house judiciary committee even started hearings. everything from start to finish was done in 78 days. for 71 the president was entirely locked out. and the new normal would be get it done quickly unfair procedures of the house to impeach the president then bring it to the senate and thatry has to take place hanging over the president had and that is a particular thing the framers were concerned about. and federalist 65 that hamilton warned specifically about the injury to the innocent from the procrastinating determination of the charges that might be brought against them. because he understood that impeachment charge wasn't resolved quickly it would hang over the presidents head and that itself would be a problem and that is why they structured it and the impeachment process so the senate could swiftly determine impeachments and to have the investigation in the house and hami

general william barr, nor does jonathan turley, trumps constitutional law expert at the house judiciary committee hearing. nor does the authority cited by the president's own lawyers here in the senate and reference nine times in the legal briefs. the authority entitled impeachment, a handbook states, and i quote, the limitation of impeachable offenses to those made criminal by statute is unwarranted, even absurd. this suggested standard has been dismissed because it leads to ridiculous conclusions. for example, that a president could withhold taxpayer-funded disaster assistance so the governor endorsed president for the election. even alan dershowitz recognized his own argument so they switched the same impeachment that requires criminal like conduct. including what the founders would consider bribery and extortion. moreover, as it is made clear by the nonpartisan legal opinion, i requested from the gao the president and his team as a part of the scheme. in fact, the toxic mix of misconduct that we find here, a president correctly using his office in a manner thatmi compromises national security

on c-span3, fbi director christopher wray testifies at an oversight hearing before the house judiciary committee. that gets underway at 10:00 a.m. >> the clerk will call the role. >> my vote is no. and 17 no's.yes >> article one is adopted. >> pontius pilate afforded more rights to jesus than the democrats have afforded this president. >> you do not like the guy. he did not like him since november 2016. >> this president will be held accountable, that no one is above the law. >> the question is whether senator mcconnell will allow a fair trial in the senate. hour is over. the senate's time is at hand. make a choicewill about whether to begin the trial in search of the truth, or in the service of the president's desire to cover up. >> do solemnly swear that in all things pertaining to the trial of the impeachment of donald john trump, president of the united states you will seek impartial justice according to the constitution and laws, so help you god? >> since the president was sworn into office, there was a desire to see him removed. >> the impeachment of president trump. watch unfiltered cover

william barr has agreed to testify before the house judiciary committee at the end of next month. >>e will have much more on this coming up with the former federal prosecutor, thank you so much. let's look at the campaign trail. pete buttigieg putting the pedal to the metal as he hits the campaign trail in las vegas. is campaign doubling staff in nevada and the state caucuses on february 20 second. they are also increasing investments in tv and digital ads but as he gains momentum around the country he is facing harsh criticism on his home turf. blaming the former indiana mayor for the city's crime flight. >> mayor pete is doing a great job putting down sidewalks and streets but what about the neighborhoods? where crime is soaring, violence is out of control. >> reporter: buttigieg blamed racism for the crime spike. michael bloomberg trying to dodge the fallout over old comments justify the controversial stop at risk program. stop and frisk program. during a campaign stop in tennessee the former new york city mayor dismissing the 2015 comments. >> it was five years ago and it is not

on c-span 3 fbi director christopher wray testifies at an oversight hearing before the house judiciary committeethat gets underway at 10:00 a.m.. >> c-span, your unfiltered view of government. created by cable in 1979 and brought to you today your television provider. [applause] >> now to the chamber of the u.s. house, first lady melania trump enters the gallery for president trump's third state of the union speech. in a night that he is facing a 4:00 p.m. vote tomorrow the u.s. senate on the two articles of impeachment but also a night where he's reached his highest rating as president according to gallup at 49 percent. live coverage of the state of the union here on c-span2. [applause] [applause] [applause] [gavel] madame speaker, the presidents cabinet. [applause] [applause] [applause] [inaudible background conversations] [inaudible chatter] [inaudible chatter] [inaudible chatter] .......

as one constitutional scholar in the house judiciary committee -- judiciary hearings testified, if this is not impeachable, nothing is. i agree. i judge that president trump is guilty of the first article of impeachment. the second article of impeachment is equally straightforward. once the president realized he got caught, he tried to cover it up. the president asserted blanket immunity. he categorically defied congressional subpoenas, ordered his aides not to testify and withheld the production of relevant documents. even president nixon, author of the most infamous presidential cover-up in history, permitted his aides to testify in congress in the watergate investigation. the idea that the trump administration was properly invoking the various rights and privileges of the presidency is nonsense. at each stage of the house inquiry, the administration conjured up a different bad faith justification for evading accountability. there is no circumstance under which the administration would have complied. when i asked the president's counsel twice to name one document or one witness the pr

the federal appeals court ruled that the house judiciary committee can't force the former white houseleft the white house in 2018 during the mueller investigation but the house judiciary committee wanted him to testify about the president's conduct during the russian probe. a judge wrote article 3 of the constitution forbids federal courts from resolving this inter-branch dispute. the same committee wanted john bolton and current acting chief of staff mulvaney to testify. the president claimed executive privilege. this ruling makes it harder for the house to bring them back in round 2. it comes on the same day jerry nadler opened another line of against the president demanding documents and testimony relating to the recommendations of roger stone and michael flynn. writing to barr you are charged with the impartial administration of our laws and we hold to you that responsibility. the accusation is that barr over ruled prosecutors who wanted tougher sentence. doug collins wrote of democrats: they care about one thing only. attempting to take down president trump. it's too early to tel

general, william barr, nor does jonathan turley, trump's constitutional law expert at the house judiciary committee hearing. nor does the authority cited by the president's own lawyers here in the senate and referenced nine times in their legal briefs. that authority, entitled "impeachment: a handbook" states, and i quote, the limitation of impeachable offenses to those offenses made generally criminal by statute is unwarranted, even absurd, unquote. this suggested standard has been roundly dismissed because it leads to ridiculous conclusions. for example, that a president could withhold taxpayer-funded disaster assistance to the people of a state until their governor endorsed the president for reelection. even alan dershowitz recognized the folly of his own argument, so he switched to saying impeachment requires criminal-like conduct. well, the president's actions here have all the markings of criminal-like conduct, including what the founders would consider bribery and extortion. moreover, as made clear by the nonpartisan legal opinion i requested from the g.a.o., the president and his team broke

house judiciary committee chairman, former house impeachment manager jerry nadler today not giving uppite his failures, his embarrassment in the specious if efforts to try to overthrow president trump. listen to what nadler wants to do next. >> mr. chairman, just to put a finer point on it, you said it's likely that your committee or some combination of committees will subpoena john bolton. that's what you're saying? >> [inaudible] >> has the speaker signed off on it? >> excuse me? >> has the speaker signed off on it? when did this happen? >> i don't know. [laughter] lou: joining us tonight, president trump's personal attorney, rudy giuliani. [laughter] great to have you here. >> nadler looked like he got the heck kicked out of him. lou: well, he did. he and the whole bunch -- >> hospital waiting line. lou: you know, adam schiff kind of retired from -- we couldn't find him anywhere. >> probably trying to find the whistleblower. lou: that's a all worked out so well for him. all right. let's start with, first of all, i want to start with the president's speech last night because it was

house judiciary committee.tenure as attorney general, you have engaged in a pattern of conduct in legal matters relating to the president that raises significant concerns for this committee. he overheard elizabeth warren on the campaign trail, also now calling for his resignation, how do you react to that? >> is it a surprise at elizabeth warren's campaign that's going down the toilet is trying to make one last ditch effort to try to get some headlines. this is all about politics from jerry nadler to elizabeth warren and in between but more importantly than that when we start to look at what they are really calling for, let's look at what actually happened in. we had a fisa abuse, not willing to hold a hearing on that. we have a reauthorization of the fisa process. there is nothing happening here on capitol hill. they are sending letters and sending out tweets that suggest bill barr who is an honorable man who is doing a great job who ultimately will restore the credibility of doj, they are attacking him and i'

. >>> we'll speak to a member of the house judiciary committee who will be asking barr questions, just ahead. >>> mike bloomberg picking up several endorsements from prominent african-american lawmakers, including one from new york, even as he faces all of these questions over his controversial stop and frisk policy in new york city. so what do those endorsements mean? >>> also, rush limbaugh recently awarded the medal of freedom by the president, now targeting a presidential candidate's sexuality saying on his radio show that he wonders what would happen in a debate between, quote, mr. man, president trump and in limbaugh's words, quote, gay guy pete buttigieg. it's difficult to even repeat his words here and the way that he clearly meant them. much more on that ahead. help ma, like.. pnc easy lock, so you can easily lock your credit card when its maximum limit differs from its vertical limit. and clover flex, for when you need to take credit cards when no one carries cash. or requesting a call to help get a new credit card- one that hasn't followed the family goldfish. pnc - make tod

nixon, house judiciary committee myers and others, the house managers point out that the courts upheld congress' power to investigate is as broad as its power to legislate and lies at the heart of congress' constitutional role. while president trump's impeachment lawyers claim the house should take the president to court over these previously-settled issues, president trump's lawyers at the justice department are simultaneously arguing in the courts that the judicial branch cannot even rule on such matters. as president trump staked out new expansive and aggressive positions about executive privilege, immunity and the limits of congress' oversight authority, republican leaders went along with it. i've heard a variety of explanations for why my republican colleagues voted against witnesses. but no one has offered the simplest explanation. my republican colleagues did not want to hear new evidence because they have a hunch it would be really, really bad for this president. it would further expose the depth of his wrongdoing and it would make it harder for them to vote to acquit. my colle

federal appeal courts in a 2-1 ruling saying don mcghan does not have to testify before the house judiciary committeethe mueller investigation is history and don mcghan hasn't been white house counsel since 208. the court is sending the case back to a lower court with instructions to dismiss it. judge griffith wrote article 3 of the constitution forbids federal courts from resolving this interbranch dispute. we agree and dismiss this case. this means a federal appeals court ruled that the constitution bars the court from getting involved in the certain issues of impeachment. this allows the white house to claim victory. house democrats have until march to request a hearing. it's possible this could end up at the supreme court. gregg: president trump is nominating john ratcliffe to be the director of national intelligence. the president tweeting he would have completed the process earlier but ratcliffe wanted to wait until after the inspector general report was finished and published. his whole a opposite would be congressman jerry nadler hop has moved on to his next witch hunt, attacking the departme

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as attorney general william barr has agreed to testify before the house judiciary committee to answer questions regarding former white house adviser roger stone democrats have criticized barr and the department of justice for overruling federal prosecutors after stern was sentenced to 7 to 9 years in prison for lying to congress obstruction and witness tampering after the justice department said it would reduce that all for prosecutors and investigating stones stone rather quit the case as president donald trump has declined to say whether he's considering pardoning a long time in there i mean are you considering a pardon i don't want to say that i did but i tell you what people were hurt viciously and badly by these corrupt people and i want to think if you look at what happened i want to thank the justice department for seeing this this horrible thing and i did speak to him by the way just so you know just basically the horrible this of a 9 year sentence for doing nothing you have murdered as a drug addict you don't get 9 years 9 years for doing something that nobody even can defy w