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MNSBC's Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber fact checks President Trump's legal defense team arguing welcoming foreign help for an election is legal. Melber shows how this claim is legally false. As you will see in this video, when Trump insisted he still welcomed foreign help before the Ukraine scandal broke, he was condemned by leaders in law, national security and his most loyal republican allies in the Senate.Aired on 1/30/2020.

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[DavidJ]

Republicans are the type of people that would figure out a way to defend Jeffrey Epstein's actions.

[Pushpushbear]

Woah... This is literally a polite way of saying "Ya, he is corrupt and he will cheat, so what"

[unitedwestand]

Only one reason to refuse witnesses, trumps guilty

[shillcreativeworkshop]

This is just getting to painful to watch.

[herbnichols]

Miss Lindsay said that it's bad if a foreign government "comes to you" with dirt on your opponent, so apparently he thinks it's okay if "you go to them"...🤔

[desther]

I never would have thought that Republicans could stoop this low. I always believed that they were at the very least serving this country in public office. To see them actively attacking the Constitution now to prop up a lawless dictator just because they're personally afraid of being voted out of their seats in several months' time is just tragic and has fundamentally altered my perception of them, of their party, of the concept of the "swamp."

[elkhair]

Two fifths of this country still believes this president has not crossed a line. Shame.

[nativelatinosfooktrump]

🍔 Trump wishes he was some medieval King

[derrydingo]

The Barr DOJ should have the word “justice” taken out of its title and replaced with the word “crime”. William Barr’s Department of Crime. Much more accurate, see?

[dagotom]

these guys are distorting the law.AG Barr, just trying to figure out what you mean by suggest ?

[earnwithhearn]

Foreign countries are gonna be lining up to give assistance in USA elections. What is happening to this country ????

[thankyouforyourcompliance]

So what happens to the guy with the yellow tie who is lying to the senate? Can these minions do what ever they want, unharmed by the truth or the DOJ or the FBI?

[DavidJ]

Trump: " I don't think in my whole life I've ever called the FBI." 😂
Well no 💩!!! Criminals don't normally call the Federal Bureau of Investigations. 😄

[douglas]

It starts at the top...if the president can constantly get away with 'alternative facts' why should those under him feel the need to stick to the truth??

[gratefuljr]

Is there anyone in the Dump Administration, including family members, who isn’t a criminal, liar, or under investigation?

[jesusavila]

Question for senators very simple yes or no answer: Does it matter if 75-80% of American voters want to hear first hand witnesses and related doc. does it matter what they want?

[jb]

Candidates who receive any foreign materials are supposed to take all of it straight to the FBI...

[puttentanesame]

Bring in the Constitutional Swat Team and "TAKE HIM OUT…TAKE 'EM ALL OUT", America……..VOTE BLUE

[RogerFedora]

I prefer attorneys that didn't get fact-checked.

[peacefulwind]

I may move to Kentucky just to vote no for Moscow Mitch...and of course no on t-Rump