st. clair being very concerned that the facts had not been accurately stated to the court or to the house judiciary committee in certain important respects. one senses from reading the document that perhaps the president was also willing to correct the record and turn these documents over immediately but one senses some pressure from the president's lawyer mr. st. clair. mr. st. clair has never -- he never wrote a memoir. never gave interviews so we don't know for sure but it's my belief that he played a role in getting these tapes made public quickly. once they were public, everyone saw that the tape of june 23rd was a smoking gun that the president knew that mitchell as head of the committee from the re-election of the president was aware of this break in before it happened and that the president agreed with holderman's suggestion and interdeed reiterated it that the cia should be told to tell the fbi that this was something the fbi should stay out of. that strategy did not work. the cia ulti

st. clair, if the president, any president witnessed an automobile accident and was the sole witness of a murder as mr. justice stewart suggested, you're not indicating that his testimony as evidence would not be available to the court but merely he can't be subpoenaed but might give it as deposition as several presidents have. >> that is quite correct. that is quite correct. >> the testimony of justices in this court has been given in past times by -- >> it really is a matter of accommodation not assertion of a right of one branch over another. but the point i want to make, justice, is that the same subject matter is involved in both proceedings, now proceeding on at the same time. and, you know, the house of representatives has not stopped -- >> -- >> that's a very good question i'd like to answer. the decisions that are made in an impeachment proceeding, justice marshall, are essentially political decisions. >> this case, you say you'll give up 20 of them in this case. >> yes, we will. becau

st. claire then said that -- this is where i kind of lost some respect for st. claire. he said, hey, walk the way, muttering something about technicalities. st. claire leaned over and said, i think you're right. i said tell him so. he said maybe i will some day. that struck me as not the most stand-up position i had heard in a while. >> just so we're clear, you felt that it was right to fire cox because the president had the authority to do so? >> the authority to do so and i thought he had good reason to do so. >> because of the press conference? >> yeah. >> but not because of cox's -- >> no. >> solely because of the press conference? >> solely for making a national political showdown between himself and the president. >> so had this crises -- had he not done the press conference and you had been faced with the same problem, the same question, you might have had a problem? >> no. once the special prosecutor was a member of the department of justice the way he was in the beginning, i could not oppose him. i could oppose him in an argument in elliott's office and say you

st. claire then said that -- this is where i kind of lost some respect for st. claire. he said, hey, walk the way, muttering something about technicalities. st. claire leaned over and said, i think you're right. i said tell him so. he said maybe i will some day. that struck me as not the most stand-up position i had heard in a while. >> just so we're clear, you felt that it was right to fire cox because the president had the authority to do so? >> the authority to do so and i thought he had good reason to do so. >> because of the press conference? >> yeah. >> but not because of cox's -- >> no. >> solely because of the press conference? >> solely for making a national political showdown between himself and the president. >> so had this crises -- had he not done the press conference and you had been faced with the same problem, the same question, you might have had a problem? >> no. once the special prosecutor was a member of the department of justice the way he was in the beginning, i could not oppose him. i could oppose him in an argument in elliott's office and say you

st. claire then said that -- this is where i kind of lost some respect for st. claire. he said, hey, walk the way, muttering something about technicalities. st. claire leaned over and said, i think you're right. i said tell him so. he said maybe i will some day. that struck me as not the most stand-up position i had heard in a while. >> just so we're clear, you felt that it was right to fire cox because the president had the authority to do so? >> the authority to do so and i thought he had good reason to do so. >> because of the press conference? >> yeah. >> but not because of cox's -- >> no. >> solely because of the press conference? >> solely for making a national political showdown between himself and the president. >> so had this crises -- had he not done the press conference and you had been faced with the same problem, the same question, you might have had a problem? >> no. once the special prosecutor was a member of the department of justice the way he was in the beginning, i could not oppose him. i could oppose him in an argument in elliott's office and say you

the president's counsel james st. clair was able to sit in on this evidence and part on a limited base. he was the president's counsel not the committee 's counsel. not my counsel. there was not a staff lecture fin my opinion. last night at 7:30 we received the roe poproposed articles of the gate began. regardless of now we're preparing to vote on articles of impeachment. i think it's incumbent upon every member to listen and keep his mouth shut thl he has stand on the that the president was innocent like any man should be considered innocent until there's clear evidence. in my opinion you cannot impeach a president for half a case or on the basis of several cases put together. we're not facing impeaching any of these others but the president. the line must drawn directly to the president. this is to the president. this has not been ton. the president had several aids who served this country but bit of evidence to the contrary. what is at stake here is thesy are this is what has worried me all along. in my part of the count

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st. clair, being very concerned that the facts had not been accurately stated to the court or to the house judiciary committee in certain important respects. one senses from reading the document that perhaps the president was also willing to correct the record and turn these documents over immediately. one senses some pressure from the president's lawyer, mr. st. clair. mr. st. clair has never -- he is now dead. he never wrote a memoir, never gave an interview, so we don't know for sure, but it's my belief that he played a role in getting these tapes made public quickly. and once they were public, everyone saw that the tape of june 23rd was a smoking gun. that the president knew that mitchell, as head of the committee for the re-election of the president, was aware of this break-in before it happened, and that the president agreed with holdeman's suggestion, and indeed, reiterated it, that the cia should be told to tell the fbi that this is something the fbi should stay out of. that strategy di

then you see the surveillance tower on the niagara and st. clair river then you hear less about border prosser -- prosser. >> you mentioned at the beginning of the border lands have become a constitutional freeze alone the constitution freeze on the. it sounds like a laundromat type of situation that they donny need the papers they just do it is that your experience from talking to these people? as far as the treatment. >> that if they look like they've been not be documented. >> that is interesting because new york state it has to be the 1070 law to obligate the police however they are doing the exact same thing and the state troopers maybe not the 1070 but under operations to guard which they get funds from a department of homeland security then you have the collaboration between police and border control which is called a force multiplier. you see that a lot. >> how far does that extent? >> with border patrol? 100 miles. into the interior. look at the contours' of the country it covers two-thirds of the population they're obviously not in the yo

st. claire don't do this, anywhere else.ived a lot -- i ordered 10 or 15 books a week at donaldson. i have art supplies at saint claire. only here they strip you of everything but a naked cell. that's rehabilitation at its finest. >> gilbert isn't the only inmate in seg expressing frustration. >> are you going to give me? i've been in seg since i been here since 2004. they beat me, jumped me, sprayed me in my mouth with four cans of mace. they made me [ bleep ] myself. excuse my french. >> inmate jammy bell, convicted of receiving stolen property, claims the conditions in seg are intolerable. >> i can't breathe in here. i can't get nothing out of here. my toilet was full up with feces when i came here. they did not flush it or nothing. it was stinky and bugs and everything running around. they throw me in a cell. and i had to wait all day yesterday to get somebody to come turn the water back on. >> the following day, when seg inmates are allowed back outside for an hour of recreation, jammy bell expresses himself through his

st. claire many years ago. as the wash is moving you around, it's scary and dangerous. the rotors of the helicopter are creating static. so the basket that i had to get in to to be rescued, we were not in any danger, the basket has to hit the deck first so it can ground itself because there's so much static electricity. had i grabbed that wire right away, i could have been electrocuted. there's a lot more to this than meets the eye. now they are going to get to the other side of the home where a rescue may be simpler away from the trees. >> just more pictures as we're watching this rescue worker try to grab two individuals that we know of. >> are there two? >> i -- i saw two inside of the window at a moment a little while ago. if you're just joining us, this is the phoenix, arizona area. absolutely terrifying. their home is surrounded by fast-moving water and they need out. >> and the water is so heavy, brooke. it's rushing up against the side of the home. it could easily -- if it was up a few more feet, it could be crushing the home like it wasn't even there like a pie

st. claire festival. it's a two-day event that celebrates salsa dancing in toronto.hen mayor ford showed up, a reporter asked him if attendees could look forward to seeing him dance there. >> are we going to expect some dancing on stage when you get up there, mr. mayor? >> that's not what the people want. the people want me to talk to them. tell them about my platform. and that's what i'm doing. >> jimmy: that's not what he's doing. he's there to talk. he's not there to dance. he's the mayor. and the mayor has a lot of important things to say. when he's talking and he definitely will not be dancing. ♪ [ laughter ] >> jimmy: look at him. he's ridiculous. he dances like a toddler. [ laughter ] he's the ford of the dance is what he is. he's -- i actually think this is pretty good for -- considering. look at this. this is the first time he tried salsa without a burrito underneath it. but immediately after seeing that video, abc sent a team of producers from "dancing with the stars" with tranquilizer guns and a huge net to toronto. [ laughter ] and we're going to bring hi

st. clair concedes there is a shift in the unit's way of acting, but he said the purpose was legitimate. he failed to tell us why they had sterile phones in this little cubbyhole and why you would need special passes to enter and why in total defiance of the law and the cia they regularly violated that prohibition against security matters of the cia. he testified and said there was no area of violation of federal or criminal laws which was not covered by statutes and if there was any residual jurisdiction, it goes to the department of justice. this was political and unlawful from the beginning. the names came later. if the president says there is an epidemic of leaks, that is not substantiated by the evidence. let me quote one justification which has come out today and a minority report which demonstrates hysteria is ill going. this statement says that foreign espionage agents can read english, and they can read the new york times. >> the time of the gentleman has expired. i recognize the gentl

then you see the surveillance tower on the niagara and st. clair river then you hear less about border prosser -- prosser. >> you mentioned at the beginning of the border lands have become a constitutional freeze alone the constitution freeze on the. it sounds like a laundromat type of situation that they donny need the papers they just do it is that your experience from talking to these people? as far as the treatment. >> that if they look like they've been not be documented. >> that is interesting because new york state it has to be the 1070 law to obligate the police however they are doing the exact same thing and the state troopers maybe not the 1070 but under operations to guard which they get funds from a department of homeland security then you have the collaboration between police and border control which is called a force multiplier. you see that a lot. >> how far does that extent? >> with border patrol? 100 miles. into the interior. look at the contours' of the country it covers two-thirds of the population they're obviously not in the yo

st. louis prosecutor. something claire mccaskill agrees with. >> i know the grand jury is diverse. that's important. i know that the two assistant prosecutors in charge of presenting this evidence are seasoned veteran prosecutors and one of them is a highly respected african-american prosecutor. they will be making the evidence presentation not bob and all the evidence will come in. >> and joining me now is democratic missouri state senator maria chappell and liz brown. thank you for being with us. liz, i want to start with you, given senator mccaskill's point what are your concerns about bob and the grand jury? >> well, senator mccaskill is accurate there's an african-american prosecutor, there's a diverse grand jury, but none of that matters. because the fact of the matter is, that bob mccull will is head of his office. no prosecutor in his office is going to indict someone that bob doesn't want to be indicted. with respect to the grand jury, the grand jury could be 100% african-american, but they can only act on the evidence that is brought by bob. as your prior guest said, in a

st. louis, claire mccaskill. and on set, joy reed.too. >> claire, it's always great to see you. i guess i should say senator. last week, we had this police force that was underrepresented and in this -- now we've got toen the point where the national guard is being called in. we're finding out a week later because of all the buildup to this, there are no easy answers. what can you tell us on the ground about ferguson and what hopes that maybe tonight may be more peaceful than last night and the week before that? >> well, i hope you give me a chance to make a few points this morning, from my perspective here on the ground and visiting incessantly with people in the community. >> of course. >> at ground zero in ferguson and around the ferguson area. first, the biggest problem we have right now is that the wonderful people of ferguson who want to be law abiding and -- by the way, this isn't a community that had a high crime rate. the surrounding communities in the area had higher crime rates than ferguson. the protesters have now been in

st. louis county police department actions on tuesday and wednesday night have come from missouri senator claireask cal. the democrat has repeatedly said even with remarks of reporters that the police have been part of the problem, not part of the solution. >> i have been working to try to demil tar eyes the police response over the last 24 hours, and i want to make sure that the people i work for understand that i want them to have safety as they exercise their c constitutional rights to protest. it's heartbreaking. i love this community, and i know the people of this community and the way they are being portrayed is terribly unfair to them. >> among the 2016 presidential candidates are likely candidates, some of the most interesting reaction has come from kentucky senator rand paul who just published an op-ed and said if i had been told to get off of the street as a teenager, there would have been a cities tink possibility i would have smarted off. but i wouldn't have expected to be shot. he goes on, demilitarization says the current situation, the situation the other night, is the product of

st. louis for the funeral of 18-year-old michael brown. notable attendees included reverie jesse jackson, spike lee, missouri senator clair mccaskill, and several members of the house of representatives. members of the families of trayvon martin and jordan davis also attended the service. michael brown's parents did not speak but his stepmother, cal brown, said this. >> i met him three years ago. he was a boy. but he evolved into a man. a good man. and he just wanted so much -- he wanted to go to college, he wanted to have a family, he wanted to be a good father. he said, i'm going to shake the world. and i promise you that he has. >> joining me from ferguson, mark thompson, host of "make it plain" on sirius xm raid you, and altonio french who represents the 25th ward of st. louis, both at michael brown's funeral today. antonio french, tell us how -- two things i was watching blending together. one was family and friends' reminiscence about michael, the kind of things that you would have at any funeral. then the kind of larger frame that reverend al sharpton was using in his talk at the funeral. how were those two things blended? >> yeah, i thi

then senator claire mccaskill from massachusetts, saying -- from missouri, saying the police response has been part of the problem, and she said, it's my understanding the county police, st county police, will be taken off the investigation. but she did not elaborate. so, will tonight be much different from previous nights? will tonight we not see authorities in riot gear atop military vehicles, shooting tear gas into the area? now, make no mistake, there's been a lot of violence here. buildings have burned to the ground. police officers have been injured. but what -- the opinion is, according to the governor there -- irshould say the senator -- the police response has been part of the problem. that they've overdone it. mike tobin is live in ferguson, outside the police department. apparently walking along with demonstrators. what you got, mike? >> this is a demonstration that spilled out on to the road, and the demonstrations have evolved. there's much now about the police tactics and dealing with the crowd as they are the original death of michael brunch you can see this ad hoc crowd home, from the church, members of the new blank panther party. you have members of the

st. louis, missouri, and bernie sanders. patriots.le are they can reach across the aisle. they can reach across racial divides. they are patriots. joe biden is another one that is a bad deal. clairemccaskill, bernie -- joe biden,ive any of those would make wonderful vice president. elizabeth warren, i like her. to get she is not going along with republicans. i do not think she has the experience yet. she is a reasonable vice president candidate. guest: there will be a challenge to hillary clinton. how formidable the challenges remains to be seen. bernie sanders has said unless someone steps up from the left, i am going to run. he knows he will not win the nomination, but some on the left do not want hillary clinton moving to the middle. they want her moving to the left. this can be argued there is a perfect storm against hillary clinton. iraqi is back in the headlines and that reminds everyone of her vote. another issue is financial services. people are upset that hillary clinton has been giving paid speeches. that is where she needs to put some distance between her and obama and her and wall street. that is the concern from some democrats and they want her to our the nomination.

st. louis county police and the governor who i think best advise hillary clinton not to put him in the cabinet, because he's been an disaster. with very few exceptions clairethere and did a pretty good job but you've seen a complete breakdown in what appears to be authority other than ron johnson who has come in now and been sort of a star it's just been a complete breakdown and i think the police made a colossal mistake by responding to very broad media requests for those police reports, those incident reports about the shooting by giving us different incident reports that were about a robbery that they now admit is not even related to the shooting. >> and saying it's because -- >> because the media asked for it when the media clearly didn't. we were asking for media reports, we were, i'm sure you guys were, our producers were calling and asking. the ones we wanted were the ones about the shooting and i think the attempt to protect the officer at every turn whether it's the city police or county police, it does appear everything that they've done has been about protecting the officer and not about providing the public with information it's entitled to und

st. louis, missouri, and bernie sanders. patriots.le are they can reach across the aisle. they can reach across racial divides. they are patriots. joe biden is another one that is a bad deal. claireaskill, bernie -- joe biden,ive any of those would make wonderful vice president. elizabeth warren, i like her. to get she is not going along with republicans. i do not think she has the experience yet. she is a reasonable vice president candidate. guest: there will be a challenge to hillary clinton. how formidable the challenges remains to be seen. bernie sanders has said unless someone steps up from the left, i am going to run. he knows he will not win the nomination, but some on the left do not want hillary clinton moving to the middle. they want her moving to the left. this can be argued there is a perfect storm against hillary clinton. iraqi is back in the headlines and that reminds everyone of her vote. another issue is financial services. people are upset that hillary clinton has been giving paid speeches. that is where she needs to put some distance between her and obama and her and wall street. that is the concern from some democrats and they want her to our the nomination. co

st. clair being very concerned that the facts had not been accurately stated to the court or to the house judiciary committee in certain important respects. one senses from reading the document that perhaps the president was also willing to correct the record and turn these documents over immediately but one senses some pressure from the president's lawyer mr. st. clair. mr. st. clair has never -- he never wrote a memoir. never gave interviews so we don't know for sure but it's my belief that he played a role in getting these tapes made public quickly. once they were public, everyone saw that the tape of june 23rd was a smoking gun that the president knew that mitchell as head of the committee from the re-election of the president was aware of this break in before it happened and that the president agreed with holderman's suggestion and interdeed reiterated it that the cia should be told to tell the fbi that this was something the fbi should stay out of. that strategy did not work. the cia ulti

st. clair was arguing that this was basically an internal dispute in the executive branch between the president and the department of justice. it was not a question that was fit for judicial resolution. the special prosecutor was arguing because he had explicit independent authority to seek this document, these documents an tapes that this was a proper question for the court to decide. the third issue was whether under the applicable rule governing the subpoena called rule 17, the standards for the issuance of a subpoena had been met. the president's lawyer was arguing those standards had not been met. the special prosecutor was arguing that they had. after all of that, you reach the $64 question or maybe $64 million question. what is the scope of executive privilege? the president was arguing through his lawyer that he had absolute privilege that the court did not have any right to demand information about presidential conversations. they were governed by executive privilege, period. the speci