reasons. first of all, witnesses can t themselves invoke executive privilege. second of all, he s refusing t answer questions based on executive privilege. executive privilege does not apply before anyone is an executive. so it s just kind of flagrantly defying the committee here. i think the real question going forward is does committee have the stomach to see this through, to hold them the in contempt and ask the court to issue an order compelling him to testify? i suspect what bannon is doing is counting on republicans in the house eventually to back down and let him off the hook without ever going to court and trying to enforce their order. msnbc has not independently confirmed the reports that he may be nearing a plea deal. there are now four former trump aides indeeded or pleading guilty in mueller investigation, gates being the latest. what do you make of that development? i think this is the most
all wonder i wonder why she won t answer. i understand what you re saying, the last days. you re getting out the door and trying to finish your last moments of work and send yourself an email. we were talking on the couch. i don t do that. a lot of people do. i do think its bears asking the question. it is a simple question. why did you write it and what was it about? in context the same obama administration if he very end who declassified classified information by putting it in a widely circulating document alleging collusion with russia and trump. they sent it to a wide list designed to get the word out about further evidence of trump collusion, russia. i do question the motives of this administration on the way out the door. also changing the rules in the way that classified information could be shared across agencies as they were
do. why the folks won t admit the economy was doing well under president obama. that he had hthe worst recessio and was coming out of that. when this president said he was handed a mes, if he had been handed the economy that barack obama this is facts. i wonder if he would be crying can you imagine? i want to get back to chuck schumer. this is a valid point. schumer did site the election and republican scott brown won. because republicans agreed back then to post pone their vote until brown could be seated. do you think republicans will do the same here, maria? absolutely not. is that why ed wouldn t answer? yes, i do think that s why ed wouldn t answer. they ve already said they re not going to do it because they re scared to have the american
current fbi director is also partisan. he is a republican. given money to republican causes around. so within the fbi, there are men and women who are democrat and republican. i would probably say that the majority of the fbi team agents tend to be conservative and on the republican side. tucker: that tends to be true, yet robert mueller himself was so concerned by strzok s partisanship, he pulled him off the investigation. as soon as he found out. tucker: apparently. we are not exactly sure because he won t answer basic questions. he hid for months from congress these texts. he won t answer questions like what else did strzok do? does it bother you that the fbi is stonewalling your body s efforts to get answers? not at all.ng there is a criminal investigation under way, an investigation of
billionaires and corporations a tax cut? i don t understand maybe i do. why the folks won t admit the economy was doing well under president obama. that he had the worst recession since the great depression, and was coming out of that. when this president said he was handed a mess, if he had been handed the economy that barack obama this is facts. i wonder if he would be crying let s not even think about that. can you imagine? i want to get back to chuck schumer. this is a valid point. schumer did cite the the 2010 election, and republican scott brown won. because republicans agreed back then to post pone their vote until brown could be seated. do you think republicans will do the same here, maria? no. absolutely not. because they know is that why ed wouldn t answer? yes, i do think that s why ed wouldn t answer. but i don t think i mean, i know they won t do it. they ve already said they re not going to do it because they re scared to have the american people hav