citizen has a much lesser power to oppose subpoenas in a situation like this. however, procedurally, he can still gum up at the system while he imposes any criminal prosecution. and time is on the side of the witness with any congressional subpoena. if they hang out long enough, guess what? there may be a new congress and one that doesn t care as much about subpoenaing this individual. in the meantime, trump has been ordered to give a videotape deposition tomorrow in the lawsuit that dates back to 2015, i believe. when six protesters allege they were assaulted by his security guard. nasa isn t far from where we are right now in trump tower. the big question is whether trump will actually show up. the attorney representing the protesters thinks he will. take a listen. we have every reason to believe that mr. trump will be there on monday morning and submit to a trial examination by video deposition, as per the courts order. his counsel has been quarter
impeachment. that is nonsense. is he willing to require president trump to submit to a videotape deposition? that is what happened during the clinton impeachment? if he s willing to play if he wants to play by the same rules, maybe we could have a conversation about that. but what he s trying to do right now is everything he can to shelter donald trump from scrutiny. and i don t think the public is going to ultimately accept that. do you think the public even as speaker pelosi said she doesn t want this to look political, do you think you re in danger of the public thinking it s political? yeah, i think i do think that the president and people around him and others have done a good job of framing it that way. and i think the environment that we re in right now causes a lot of folks to just conclude that everything is political. but that is not always the case. and just because people think that doesn t mean we should shy away from taking care of our responsibilities.
ed: that battle is just beginning. let s turn to some legal experts, former us attorney and deputy assistant attorney general and former justice department counsel and chief counsel to senate foreign relations committee. i want to start with you, harry. the assumption that the president would have had to sit for a multi-our videotape deposition when this started. is this a victory he is submitting written answers to questions that one would assume his lawyers looks at very carefully? if it stops here it is a big victory for him. they are written. they are wordsmiths. there is no immediate risk of perjury.
in charge of this senate race and this governor s race? it s a great question. she shouldn t be in charge is the short answer. i called on governor rick scott to fire her at the time, to replace her. he has the constitutional power under florida law to have done. so i was call for a criminal investigation. i called on the florida attorney general department of law enforcement and the u.s. attorney. these are felonies she committed. and, again, she admitted to to in videotape deposition in a florida circuit in granting me summary judgment found that she violated all of these statutes. so, it s really outrageous that somebody like that would still be in her position making $177,000 a year. and i warned governor scott and everyone that if she stayed in that position, she was only going to be rigging again. the excuse for her is always incompetence always she is just making mistakes. ed: she is incompetent so she should stay in her jobs and oversee electiones.
it s the ladies brunch burger. reporter: with a flair for good old fashioned southern cooking. don t underestimate our sweet tooth. reporter: but paula deen is making headlines, not for her work in the kitchen but for allegations of racist comments. the food network star recently gave a videotape deposition for an ongoing civil lawsuit filed by a former employee. according to a transcript, deen replied yes, of course, when asked if she ever used the n word. she used the racial slur in a conversation with her husband after a black man burst into the bank where she was working at the time and put a gun to her head. this created a stir after the deposition went public. within hours deen s attorney released a statement saying his client does not condone or find the use of racial epithets acceptable. people are going to look at was it taken out of context? they re just going to look at the sensational headlines. david johnson has spent more than ten years helping celebrities d