which is what harwood is saying is exactly what the republicans are saying. they want the impeachment issue because they want to energize their base. every democrat i have spoken to with the exemtion exception of the maxine waters and the extreme left. but it s wrong on principle it s the equivalent of lock her up, which they had it. the media at large. the media is not one big blob. media individuals who repeat that would be wrong and irresponsible. howie: i m sure trump was a factor in ryan s decision. but it s only been three years since john boehner quit in frustration. now can any republican lead this divided party? mara: that s a good question.
he is, i never believed the collusion thing against trump. there might be something to the cohen story if there are tapes in existence. there might be a can of worms we haven t seen yet that trump is starting to get quite nervous about. gillian: the loyalty issue. if there is somebody in the trump orbit so committed to the president that he s willing to shell out $130,000 in cash, the art of what s possible expands. howie: i always thought it was the legal implications. the new york times reported that edtold aide he wanted to can miller over reports of the deutsch bank. hard to separate this sometimes.
libby already had his sentence commute. he was caught up in a process crime. i think trump did the right thing. howie: you don t think it s connected to anything like mueller. guy: it might be but it might be irresponsible for me to jump to any conclusions. howie: ahead on mediabuzz, a parade of pundits handicapping the house now that paul ryan isn t running. corey lewandowski standing by in new hampshire. more and more people are finding themselves in a chevrolet for the first time. trying something new can be exciting. empowering. downright exhilarating. see for yourself why chevrolet is the most awarded and fastest growing brand, the last four years overall. switch into a new chevy now. current competitive owners
in some cases the media is asking tougher questions than a co-equal branch of government. gillian: congress is saying he doesn t need it because they don t want to have to put the pedal to the metal. howie: less than two weeks ago the president surprising top members of his own staff by saying we need to withdraw from syria very soon and of course this happened. that apparent turn has drawn media criticism. is that fair? guy: sure, if you look at the president tweeting as a private citizen there must be congressional approval. then a couple weeks ago saying i have a new red line in syria, now he s escalating and lobbing missiles and bombs.
why would the president go to that level? corey: because jim comey is a slime ball. jim comey we know has lied under oath to congress. in the real world we call that perjury. there has been no accountability. howie: that s not an undisputed fact. corey: comey has testified many times before congress and had to issue multiple clarification to his testimony. he said he took information he received as the director of the fbi, gave it to a law professor so that information would be put out and the american people can see it. that s an undisputed fact and it s against the rules of the fbi and there has been no prosecution for jim comey.