dean told lawmakers he came to provide historical context. in many ways the mueller report is to president trump what the so-called watergate road map officially titled the grand jury report was to president richard nixon. stated a little differently, special counsel mueller has provided this committee with a road map. dean said the trump administration was in quote fast competition with the nixon white house and dean acknowledged that he was not a fact witness. which angered some republicans on the panel. here we sit today in this hearing with the ghost of christmas past because the chairman of the committee has gone to the speaker of the house and sought to open an impeachment inquiry and what she said was no. it is striking, mr. gates
lying, he fits right in there. naturally of course, jerry nadler was happy to give the known liar, convicted felon another platform. let s take a look at the circus. the last time i appeared before the committee was july 11, 1974. during the impeachment inquiry of richard nixon. in many ways, the mueller report is to president trump what the so-called watergate road map officially tied over the grand jury report and recommendation concerning transmission of evidence to the house of representatives. was to president richard nixon. stating it a little bit differently, special counsel mueller has provided this committee with a road map. sean: convicted felon known liar, comparing a republican president to richard nixon. this is how he now makes a living. it is nothing new for the disgrace cnn fake news mouthpiece. in fact, a few years ago dean wrote a book calling for the impeachment of oh, george w. bush.
1974, during the impeachment inquiry of richard nixon. clearly i m not here today as a fact witness. in many ways, the mueller report is to president trump what the so-called watergate road map was to president richard nixon. stated a little differently, special counsel mueller has provided this committee with a road map. harris: the top republican by the way, he hasn t seen the entire thing, either, but we will move on. because he doesn t have entree to that scif. republican on the committee doug collins, top republican, criticizing democrats for calling john dean to testify in the first place. congressman collins saying dean himself contributed to the public s lack of faith in government. watch it. this committee is now hearing from the 70s, and they want their star witness back. many of us can actually trace the distrust and government back to the witness today. the 70s star of obstruction. the committee on our side talked
back. they have the godfather here. so you instructed michael cohen s lawyer to keep information from republicans to obstruct a committee work. i didn t quite phrase it that way, no. you know what this they took your advice. dean, in his testimony, doubled down on his signature trump-nixon comparisons that have really become a staple in the press. in many ways the mueller report is to president trump what the so-called watergate road map was to president richard nixon. despite the promising new sign of of that justice department agreement with nadler, the prospect of an epic showdown over presidential privilege still hanging looming large here in washington. today s house resolution just more evidence that the democrats investigations are only beginning. brian, ainsley, and steve? steve: all right. thank you very much for the live report. meanwhile, you know, a lot of people were watching yesterday oh, yeah, the john dean the guy from watergate.
there is no underlying crime. even mueller admits that. there were several very serious crimes. it wasn t just a question of burglary. there were a number of unlawful intelligence activities being carried out. including all kinds of incredible plans to drug people at the democratic convention. they broke into his psychiatrist office. there was a whole plumbers unit. they were trying to hide that. it is not that comparable at a all. bill: here he is talking about the mueller report. he compares it to some sort of legal road map here. the last time i appeared before your committee was july 11th 1974. during the impeachment inquiry of 1974. in many ways, the mueller report is to president trump what the so-called watergate road map