democratic voters, coming into a midterm election, they say, we have this really qualified woman and look what republicans are doing, they re attacking her. they just are committed to x, y and z, you have to get out and vote, this is so important. we will never have another supreme court pick if you don t keep the senate in democratic hands. there is of course not unanimity among democrats about who biden should pick and nor should there be, everyone is entitled to their opinion. it s been interesting that one of the candidates michelle childs being pushed by majority whip clyburn has been the recipient of some of this i mean, i will call it opposition research. look at some of these headlines from the last several weeks about accusing her of being anti-labor, talking about a sentence of 12 years for someone selling weed. there is some discontent in the democratic ranks and whip
and calling it opposition research. so those are some of the things that the president did not refer to, but he s trying to just zero in there on that little bit of information where he said, yes, i would call the fbi and i would also take the information. back to you. as you say there, he contradicted himself because yesterday he said he wouldn t call the fbi, now he says he would call the fbi. i suppose folks at home have to figure out what they believe. joe surgeons, thanks very much. jim, it s a new day, it s a new day and a new explanation, i suppose on that. yeah. wow. all right. so joining us to discuss, former presidential adviser to four presidents, david gergen, and former federal prosecutor and cnn legal analyst jennifer rodgers. good morning to you both. good morning. david gergen, you know, i don t the president is saying i don t care what don mcgahn said, you know, i hired him, but i don t care what he said, and, by the way, he was only saying it to make h
beginning with the hearing that took place on obstruction of justice on monday. we successfully won multiple cases including in washington, d.c. and new york that reaffirms congress s ability to get information and get documents and secure a witness testimony. the justice department just yesterday blinked in advance of a criminal contempt potential vote that was going to take place on the floor of the house of representatives and now they are beginning to provide the information that we requested such as the underlying documentation connected with the mueller report as well as giving us access to un redacted material. we should stay the course and then eventually when we are able to tell the full story to the american people, we will see where that leads us. so stay the course. this evening the president admitting it s no big deal. he calls it opposition research to get information or help from a foreign government.
of representatives and now they are beginning to provide the information that we requested such as the underlying documentation connected with the mueller report as well as giving us access to un redacted material. we should stay the course and then eventually when we are able to tell the full story to the american people, we will see where that leads us. so stay the course. this evening the president admitting it s no big deal. he calls it opposition research to get information or help from a foreign government. that doesn t make you want to change course? the president s admission is part of the body of information that we will continue to present to the american people. it speaks for itself. it certainly will be an important part of the conversation as we move forward. we have to continue to try to get things done on behalf of the american people and committed to that as well on issues like driving down the high cost of life-saving prescription drugs and the infrastructure plan
paragraphs. you can dispute whether or not the substance is right or wrong, but to say they didn t address it is factually incorrect. they call it opposition research. they tell the judge this is the product of opposition research. they don t maybe say hillary clinton funded it, but it came from a source that would be adverse to the president. what do republicans think about the democratic rebuttal? anna navarro and doug high are with us. we ll get their reactions after this short break. stay with us. helped put a roof over the heads