Congressional Democrats are battling the Trump White House over whether witnesses have to legally testify, including regarding potential crimes by Pres. Trump. Former federal prosecutor John Flannery explains a novel way Congress could its ‘inherent powers’ to actually jail defiant Trump aides until they talk.
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Prosecutor Says Congress Can Jail Trump Aids To Make Them Talk | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC
Jail them all till they sing like canaries.
@Duane Hall just because you are too stupid to hang and you are embarrassed so easily does not make anyone else a troll. It just makes you DUMB.
@cdjhyoung
I hear it’s a SWINGIN’ PLACE!!😉
@Brad brad another plant is closing in MI. (steel)
Brad brat
We’re tired of trump taking credit for a trend, tinkering it up with tax cuts and increased spending, and since that’s unsustainable, squawking that if the economy goes south it’s because of the media. In short, we’re tired of the thief in chief.
No more games! Look k em all up.
For what? Melting your soy ice cream cone?
Charlie Orellana Yup too many games. Time to move them all out.
😄😄😄 now they are under the gun they are all in CYA mode
It’s all B.S. This is to quiet americans to sit on our hands for another month. Just like waiting for Mueller, but even less will happen IF Lewandowski even shows up.
BS BS BS BS
😂 spot on.
The GOP and their #pussygrabber evangelist messiah #DONTHECON are treasonous racist unamerican POS
donald ‘trimp’ is a criminal.
@Vincent Graham 👽
Sho nuff! I hope they all pay, thief of state should be held accountable!
Get ready for plenty of “I plead the 5th”
@angela bluebird60 Tell that to hillary clinton.
Honk Honkler ??? What are you talking about?
They don’t have to. She never took the 5th. Cooperated fully in every way. Your a Russian bot or a Trump cultist, ignoreable either way, your deflection did not work. Now back to todays Trump insanity and lies.
@Richard Weinberg The trump people like lewendowski won’t
bother to take the 5th. They lie. Just like Billy Barr.
@Richard Weinberg Hi Richard, just to ask only ok? Do you think someone will take the chance to come clean – like completley. Sought of been following some other commentators and the one common denominator they all agree on is that somebody spils the beans, always.
Lock him up Lock him up. Shoulda been along time ago!!
Donald Jones He is more educated than your President who can’t speak in complete sentences.
Honk Honkler ???? What are you talking about? Do you even know?
@Donald Jones is obama your boyfriend? Why do you care about him so? You do know Obama is not president right? Next you’ll complain about Nixon? Ok
@Honk Honkler why lock them up? Trump is PRESIDENT and doing NOTHING to lock them up so are you AGAINST Trump because dont want Clinton locked up or she would BE IN JAIL NOW…right? Are you saying trump is weak? He afraid of his FRIENDS the Clintons?
I like “Thief of State.” Trump is a thief. More importantly he’s also an active white domestic terrorist, but i like the branding.
Blink Once on Sunday! The only two presidents to commit treason are the last two Democrat Administrations
@Tom Ogden simple concepts likes Hillary using off the books gov resources with ohr, ohr wife, ex steele british agent who crafted a fake dossier from russian intel, media leak campaign, hysteria, more hysrteria, leading to illegal fisa warrants, lying by Comey, biased fbi lovers with insurance policies, leading to special council and fake hoax investigation. Illegal spying by obama administration.
While every american indicator is better than prev administeation.
So sad and sorry your gal lost.
@Tom Ogden Gotcha. Next time put in some effort.
The Democrats ain’t gone do that, though. They too scary! They should have jailed Hope Hicks months ago!
For what? Dressing better than you? Lol
Chadillac
Yawn………..moron
Pleeeeeese start with lewandowski then Miller, Conway, sanders. John Flannery is the bomb!!!!
Bill Barr; Pelosi can put the handcuffs on him.
Debate Me! 👏👏👏👏
START WITH THE HEAD OF THE SNAKE, MOSCOW MITCH, LINDSEY GRAHAM, KEVIN MCCARTHY, DAVIN NUNES, CHUCK GRASSLEY, ORION HATCH, PAUL RYAN, RAND PAUL, AND OTHERS WHO’VE SOLD THEIR SOUL TO THE DEVIL 😈, COMMITTED TREASON AGAINST THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY VIOLATING THEIR SWORN OATH OF OFFICE TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND PROTECT THE PEOPLE, THOSE WHO’VE CONSPIRED AND TOOK BRIBES FROM FOREIGN ENEMIES AND GOVERNMENTS. LOCK THEM UP FOR THEIR BETRAYAL! NO DEALS NO AMNESTY NO GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD AND PROSECUTE TO THE FULL EXTENT OF THE LAW AND JAILED FOR LIFE!
@dominic pelle Lock McGhan up also. He is the biggest traitor…he told the truth to Mueller people that trump obstructed justice but he doesn’t have the courage or integrity to save this country and the American people he is so afraid of trump…shame on him for having no courage…bottom line he is a wimp!
@Barbara Roberts cowards and traitors.. The Trump administration.. ethos
When John Flannery smiles like that…Look out, Cadet Bone Spurs.
Crazy Horse Your response is truly sad and pathetic.
@Stanley0844 sad and pathetic…you mean like this sad and pathetic dream of impeaching president Trump?
Go stroke your therapy dog stan.
@Stanley0844 Just a crazy troll.
YES that is clear talk, Mr. Flannery!!!
We should also arrest All Lawyers working for the Trump administration for the sole purpose of undermining American law for the sole benefit of the Republican party by breaking our existing laws. They are all criminals.
You’re right about trump wouldn’t have been able to do 1% of the horrible things he’s done without soulless traitors that were willing to commit crimes against their country for their own gain.
Start with Barr he’s AG for Trump not AG for American people then the rest..
Josie Schulz I second the motion.
Jail is the only way to stop the BS…So please ,treat them like you treat us
@1247.cc Brennan, Clapper….two patriots.
@Duane Hall
Good job calling out the russian troll!
Johnny Blade —When 45 told us: “I could stand on 5th Avenue and shoot someone and I wouldn’t lose any support,” he wasn’t kidding!Congratulations for proving him right. My question to you is: what will it take for his supporters like you to stop making excuses for this lying criminal and admit that he does not have clean hands. At minimum he’s dishonest most of the time! So please stop pretending this man is a Saint with the best of intentions when that is clearly not the case. Until and unless you die-hard, 45 loyalists can be 100% honest with yourselves, this charade will only continue-indefinitely, and to what end, is anyone’s guess?
Mighty Whitey335 —Unfortunately you are correct. Elections do indeed have consequences.
I agree. WHY the delay on enforcing the law, Upon the actions of this corrupt administration?? We’ve seen and lived through enough!
They should start jailing them
Lock them up. Make them talk to uncover obstruction of justice and other corruption. Always appreciate John’s perspectve/insights.
Man if you had to lock people up for obstruction of justice EVERY democrat would be in prison for life
Barr is a liar. There is a way around him and his onstruction of Congress.
@Honk Honkler NO THEY WOULDN’T but I’ll go easy on you as that stupid statement indicates you may have just woke from a coma!
@Iain Herridge That response is just the tit for tat answer that trumpee gives everything. Trumpee supporters should try some logical thinking.
@Iain Herridge I think your “trumpee just woke from a coma” comment was brilliant and so funny.
Flannery is the most balanced talking head on MSM that I’ve seen since Trump was shoved into office.
Get on with the probe’s put them in jail if needed Action is needed not talk . Action now
If Trump’s says illegals break the law by crossing the border.
We say his aids break the law by not responding to a federal supeonas. Jail these Criminals too.
And his wife must be deported, she is under the Einstein Visa when she is not a scientist, she is a prostitute!!
But that ok if your white and rich. Anyway trump own the supreme Court and with Barr he has us bent over.
@Nicoletta Ciccone She a ho as they say in the hood.
@Edward Martinez If we all register to vote,. America can bend him over good.
Register! Vote!!! We got this People 💪
We need to help ourselves, to get rid of this Corrupt administration.
Vote!
I wish they would jail the people I’m so tired of the obstruction
LOL, hillary, email, haiti, syria, busted phone, trail of bodies……………..but youre cool with all that. you vote based on emotions, not whats best for this country, you choice is based on abortion and LGBTQRSFTGHJRIMOIZ, sorry but youre part of a religion and dont even know it.
daniel holden Source?? Sounds like a bunch of lies. You do know that Hillary is not the President??