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and senator feinstein knew it. and so today dianne feinstein willfully took an action that humiliated the chairman of her committee, chuck grassley, something she hated to do. and in the process, she proved that the chairman of her committee has been lying about glen simpson's testimony, publicly lying about it. the transcript shows that glen simpson was fully cooperative, as he described christopher steele and himself believing they were witnessing a crime in progress. those were his words, "crime in progress" with russian interference in the election. and while senator feinstein was at it today, she participated in a bipartisan meeting with the president and n the cabinet room about immigration policy in which she forcefully led the president to an agreement to quickly pass legislation legally resolving the status of young beneficiaries of the daca program, which provoked republicans to immediately jump in panic, and try to steer the president back to his own position of holding any such legislative progress host
and senator feinstein knew it. and so today dianne feinstein willfully took an action that humiliated the chairman of her committee, chuck grassley, something she hated to do. and in the process, she proved that the chairman of her committee has been lying about glen simpson's testimony, publicly lying about it. the transcript shows that glen simpson was fully cooperative, as he described christopher steele and himself believing they were witnessing a crime in progress. those were his words,...
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why would senator feinstein do that? >> you would have to ask her why she would do it, but i would say, listen, i think democrats are trying to very clearly assert themselves on these matters. i think, listen, they are not in the majority. so they have very little leeway to do anything of substance. but they obviously were in position of -- in possession of this transcript which they subsequently released. this is not something that is typical in washington. i will say back in the day, when republicans were in the minority in the house, darrell issa, who you just reported is resigning -- is retiring at the end of the congress used to do stuff like that to force the hand of the majority. while it's not commonplace it's something minority party does. the president meanwhile did chalk it up to dianne feinstein's primary challenge in california. i'm not sure if that's the reason why. again, you would have to ask her. clearly the president's trying to assign some motive to this move that she made. >> jon: it's also unusual es
why would senator feinstein do that? >> you would have to ask her why she would do it, but i would say, listen, i think democrats are trying to very clearly assert themselves on these matters. i think, listen, they are not in the majority. so they have very little leeway to do anything of substance. but they obviously were in position of -- in possession of this transcript which they subsequently released. this is not something that is typical in washington. i will say back in the day,...
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there was talk feinstein might have been mad. whatever you think of diane feinstein, you wouldn't like her if she was angry. she couldn't be more blunt that she wanted to release this. >> senator feinstein, do you have any response to chairman grassley saying that the release of the transcripts hurts the legitimacy of the investigation by the judiciary committee? >> i haven't seen that, no, i have no response at this time. >> why did you decide to do that? >> because i think people are entitled to know what was said and the lawyers also wanted it released. i see no problem with releasing it. >> senator feinstein, senator grassley says you jeopardized their ability to get certain witnesses like kushner. your reaction? >> i don't think so. that's been difficult in any event. >> why do you think they referred steele to the justice department for potential criminal investigation? >> my own view because to my knowledge, there has not been a single fact in that report that has been proven to be incorrect, that it's really to muddy the
there was talk feinstein might have been mad. whatever you think of diane feinstein, you wouldn't like her if she was angry. she couldn't be more blunt that she wanted to release this. >> senator feinstein, do you have any response to chairman grassley saying that the release of the transcripts hurts the legitimacy of the investigation by the judiciary committee? >> i haven't seen that, no, i have no response at this time. >> why did you decide to do that? >> because i...
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so i think it was the right decision by senator feinstein. it certainly seems like some of the gop members of the committee can now concur with that. >> congressman, i wanted to ask you about one of the things that appeared in this transcript that i think will not be new to you, because of your role in the intelligence committee. but i think is probably new to much of the public. and so i'll only ask you to comment on this. obviously not in terms of your knowledge of classified information, but in terms of what has been publicly discussed. glue is a dramatic moment late in the transcript, page 279 to be precise when a questioner -- an investigator is asking mr. simpson about how fusion assessed the credible of christopher steele's source, his sources in russia for this document, these reports that he produced. without getting into naming the sources or anything like that, what steps did you take to try to verify their credibility? simpson declines to answer, that and clearly there has been some negotiation between simpson and the committee as
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why did diane feinstein feel she had to do this, and to you, what were the major findings? >> well, brian, i think diane feinstein did this in part as a culmination of democratic frustration with republican -- with what democrats feel are republican mischaracterizations and even smears of the work that fusion gps and christopher steele did during the campaign. among other things late last week, and i think it was a really precipitating event. two republican senators recommended that the fbi probe christopher steele, the british intelligence agent who wrote this dossier for potentially lying to federal officials. and i think feinstein and many democrats were infuriated by the way the republicans handled that, so we're seeing a bipartisan breach. i think the findings, brian, there really is not a bombshell that advances our understanding of what the russian saga is about. it doesn't reveal any new information about donald trump's contacts with the kremlin or moscow in particular. if people are wondering, there are some salacious allegations in the dossier. it really is the po
why did diane feinstein feel she had to do this, and to you, what were the major findings? >> well, brian, i think diane feinstein did this in part as a culmination of democratic frustration with republican -- with what democrats feel are republican mischaracterizations and even smears of the work that fusion gps and christopher steele did during the campaign. among other things late last week, and i think it was a really precipitating event. two republican senators recommended that the...
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. >> senator dianne feinstein has been at the center of trumps policies. is this the or she faces a serious challenger? >> we have a lot of work to do and it will be in marquis matchup.>> i will run for mayor . i am excited. >> we gauge the intensity of the fight ahead for mayor. the full review. >>> welcome to this special, the state of california. i'm heather holmes. >> i am ken wayne. with the presence of the union address, politics are the for from. >> for the next hour we will breakdown the statewide and local races that matter to you starting with the race to see who will fill governor jerry brown's she is. >> brown has turned out of office of the race is wide open and this is a crowded field all vying to become the two top contenders to be named in the june primary. >> cristina rendon sat down with the kids to learn their stances on the issues. >> reporter: we are starting to see a little mudslinging. each candidate claims they are about getting things done while the others are about rhetoric. those candidates are busy courting voters. in last wee
. >> senator dianne feinstein has been at the center of trumps policies. is this the or she faces a serious challenger? >> we have a lot of work to do and it will be in marquis matchup.>> i will run for mayor . i am excited. >> we gauge the intensity of the fight ahead for mayor. the full review. >>> welcome to this special, the state of california. i'm heather holmes. >> i am ken wayne. with the presence of the union address, politics are the for from....
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i think diane feinstein tried to make it a negotiation. >> she set up a trap and he walked into it. it was complicated for republicans because he took a position that is anathema to where republicans have stood on daca and immigration, and the impact of that was immediate. it was not something that was a delayed response by conservatives. it was immediate realtime. you saw the majority leader come up out of his seat to clarify the record for the president that this is not something that we're going to be negotiating for, this is not what diane meant, and you heard others like, oh, no, that's what she meant. >> we'll get to this later, the president tweeting against diane feinstein on the whole steele dossier. i wanted to play a little bit of the president's expansive remarks that probably set ann coulter's hair on fire. >> this should be a bipartisan bill. this should be a bill of love. truly, it should be a bill of love and we can do that. if we do this properly, daca, you're not so far away from comprehensive immigration reform. if you want to take it that further step, i'll take
i think diane feinstein tried to make it a negotiation. >> she set up a trap and he walked into it. it was complicated for republicans because he took a position that is anathema to where republicans have stood on daca and immigration, and the impact of that was immediate. it was not something that was a delayed response by conservatives. it was immediate realtime. you saw the majority leader come up out of his seat to clarify the record for the president that this is not something that...
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they want feinstein. heather: tell me this. in terms of diane feinstein and what she has done, has she compromised the investigation completely by releasing this testimony? >> it is a dishonest transparency if that is possible. you had it with the release of this transcript because the transcript is rejected as you pointed out, the document behind the transcript about she was questioned are redacted and the context is missing in the sense that we didn't have certain information when they were questioning because refused to tell them for instance, people should raise the testimony, that for instance who was he working for? he refused to tell them he was working for the clinton campaign and that within a different deposition. if they had known he was working for the clinton campaign. heather: something else, a quote taken from it talked about the human source. the fbi believes the information might be credible because they had other intelligence indicating the same thing and one is a source in the trump organization but we now kn
they want feinstein. heather: tell me this. in terms of diane feinstein and what she has done, has she compromised the investigation completely by releasing this testimony? >> it is a dishonest transparency if that is possible. you had it with the release of this transcript because the transcript is rejected as you pointed out, the document behind the transcript about she was questioned are redacted and the context is missing in the sense that we didn't have certain information when they...
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watch this exchange between the president and dianne feinstein, democrat dianne feinstein yesterday. let's try to figure out what's going on on the other side. >> what about a clean daca bill now? with a commitment that we go into a comprehensive immigration reform procedure like we did back i remember when kennedy was here, it was really a major, major effort and it was a great disappointment that it went nowhere. >> i have no problem. i think that's basically what dick is saying. we are going to come out with daca. we will do daca. then we can start immediately on the phase two which would be comprehensive. >> would you be agreeable to that? >> yeah. >> so the president right there is saying yes, let's do it clean, do daca first, then do phase two, talk about immigration reform, and border security, in a second push. mccarthy, congressman mccarthy, the republican, came out immediately after that, almost hold on, hold on, i don't think you know what you're saying. then later, the president tweeted and reiterated that a border wall must be part of any daca agreement. after that, then
watch this exchange between the president and dianne feinstein, democrat dianne feinstein yesterday. let's try to figure out what's going on on the other side. >> what about a clean daca bill now? with a commitment that we go into a comprehensive immigration reform procedure like we did back i remember when kennedy was here, it was really a major, major effort and it was a great disappointment that it went nowhere. >> i have no problem. i think that's basically what dick is saying....
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sneaky dianne feinstein. using a term like that, sneaky, on someone who had put out to the public what's been going on in terms of this probe, this russian probe, it just seemed to me -- what do you think? it's the kind of language we've been getting from trump and i think it's bringing us all down. your thoughts? >> i think the worst thing this president does is basically tweet out his emotions and what he's thinking and using the kind of terms that he used against senator feinstein. it really demeans the office of the presidency and, frankly, it demeans him. i just don't see how you can conduct a presidency when one day you're sitting down with members of congress trying to see if you can work out a resolution of some serious issues on capitol hill and then the next day start tweeting names against senators who are participating in that meeting and also beginning to denounce the very things that you tried to work out. i mean, it's that kind of roller coaster ride that i think makes most americans very uncom
sneaky dianne feinstein. using a term like that, sneaky, on someone who had put out to the public what's been going on in terms of this probe, this russian probe, it just seemed to me -- what do you think? it's the kind of language we've been getting from trump and i think it's bringing us all down. your thoughts? >> i think the worst thing this president does is basically tweet out his emotions and what he's thinking and using the kind of terms that he used against senator feinstein. it...
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>> feinstein hasn't said that. but you know she is an institutionalist, she doesn't take steps like this lightly. unilaterally releasing this transcript is a big deal. and it it's blown things up. >> the house intelligence investigation is shot because they are not working together. now the senate jish rather investigation looks like it's shot now. so the only one left where there seems to be buy in still is senator. >> so far he has stood firm. he is working with mark warner. he is not getting everything he wants but they have this relationship and trust so far. stay tuned. >> all right, ken delaney, it is in a day of improbable news, this one was one where we were like oh, how about that. anyway, ken, lots of developments to keep track of. thank you sir, appreciate it. >>> coming up, the high price of defying the president. it just cost steve bannon a job. >>> welcome back. tonight i'm obsessed with what's behind the democrats' giddiness over oprah winfrey and the possibly that she might perhaps consider under ce
>> feinstein hasn't said that. but you know she is an institutionalist, she doesn't take steps like this lightly. unilaterally releasing this transcript is a big deal. and it it's blown things up. >> the house intelligence investigation is shot because they are not working together. now the senate jish rather investigation looks like it's shot now. so the only one left where there seems to be buy in still is senator. >> so far he has stood firm. he is working with mark warner....
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. >> lou: dp did you see senator feinstein. we'll just have a clean daca bill, and then we'll guarantee that we move on to border security. in 1986 with amnesty president reagan was rolled and there was never a security measure applied to the border despite full on amnesty in 1986. >> yeah, the first thing you learn is who you can trust and can't. i am telling you right now. you better build the wall first. and then don't give in on this. that is my position. and we are moving to the democratic talking points when you talk daca and amnesty. >> lou: with all that is accomplished by this president and his administration in the first year, unprecedented results for any president. and suddenly we are talking about daca for crying out loud. the judary committee. to an important part of the proposal today. to end. i love the contest of a visa lottery chain migration and moving ahead with that proposal. what are the auds that crack down on sanctuary cities and the daca three year renewal status. what are want auds that it will win pas
. >> lou: dp did you see senator feinstein. we'll just have a clean daca bill, and then we'll guarantee that we move on to border security. in 1986 with amnesty president reagan was rolled and there was never a security measure applied to the border despite full on amnesty in 1986. >> yeah, the first thing you learn is who you can trust and can't. i am telling you right now. you better build the wall first. and then don't give in on this. that is my position. and we are moving to...
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he gave the senator sneaky dianne feinstein. nancy pelosi tweeted congratulations to california's own senator feinstein on officially earning her ownnickname. clear by doing something right. that's how they view progress. for his daughter. ng get in, fred! even if it means being the back half of a unicorn. fear not fred, the front half washed his shirt with gain flings! and that smell puts the giddy in giddy up. that's because one gain flings pac has more freshness than a whole bottle of the other guy. gain. seriously good scent. >>> welcome back. a federal court in north carolina may have increased the odds of democrats taking back the house in the 2018 midterms. three judges ruled the state's republican legislature illegally drew a map that overly benefits republican candidates. here's the map. ten republicans and three democrats. if you remember, north carolina's pretty much split down the middle in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 presidential elections. the ruling is a big deal. the first time a court rejected a congressional map as
he gave the senator sneaky dianne feinstein. nancy pelosi tweeted congratulations to california's own senator feinstein on officially earning her ownnickname. clear by doing something right. that's how they view progress. for his daughter. ng get in, fred! even if it means being the back half of a unicorn. fear not fred, the front half washed his shirt with gain flings! and that smell puts the giddy in giddy up. that's because one gain flings pac has more freshness than a whole bottle of the...
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let me, you know, in his conversation with dianne feinstein. so i think the outcome is still, you know, people are really puzzled as to where this ended, but as far as the conversation itself, it shows the side of the president that's very affable, that's a people-pleaser, that gets along with everybody. when he won this election, many democrats were saying amongst themselves, well, he's actually not a true republican. many republicans were saying the same thing and were worried about that. so many puzzled people today, but i think we also saw a fascinating display of this president really on a charm offensive. >> yeah, and if the president, dana, wanted to counter what's in this new book, this bombshell new book, he was effective in this meeting showing he was in charge. >> there is no question that's one of the major goals the president had going into this meeting and having the cameras there. i was told by two republicans who were in the room that before the cameras came in, the president said we'll just have the cameras come in, i'll make a
let me, you know, in his conversation with dianne feinstein. so i think the outcome is still, you know, people are really puzzled as to where this ended, but as far as the conversation itself, it shows the side of the president that's very affable, that's a people-pleaser, that gets along with everybody. when he won this election, many democrats were saying amongst themselves, well, he's actually not a true republican. many republicans were saying the same thing and were worried about that. so...
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as someone who lives in california, senator feinstein is up for reelection. like other states california is not a state where it is republican versus democrat, the other vote getter in this case will certainly be state senator kevin deleon who is loved by the progressives, it is spanish-speaking, senator feinstein who is the oldest living member, the oldest member of the senate, very comfortable in dc and is annoyed at the progressives in california and the progressives in california are not just a piece of the electorate but they are the electorate. she has to mend a lot of fences, this is a free be to try -- heather: all political for her to do this even though she says she did this for the american people and the american people deserve the opportunity to see what she said and judge for themselves, the innuendo and misinformation circulating in that transcript. a deeply troubling effort to get under the investigation but her releasing this testimony, could that not in itself undermine the investigation? >> of course it could. this is straight from woody wo
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let's turn to diane feinstein. after looking at this transcript, i am glad she did it to be honest, i think too much of this investigation into the nonsense has been behind closed-doors, american people need to demand that every chairman, turnover whatever the heck they have got. >> i could not agree more, i think that premise of having hearing thats open to public is let voters know what is going on. so much of these have been behind closed-doors, witnesses behind closed-doors, once in a great while some confidential information you don't want disclosed but not general premise of these hears. diane feinstein will see her cold, and inability to pass on. that is about the weakesti weake i have seen, she has been chairman. lou: honest, she was not a very good chairman. spied on senate intelligence committee chaired by feinstein. >> i did note say she was a good chairman, but i stated shy was a chairman, she doesn't the rules and regulation. lou: i took it farther. let's go to the bull, six senators, three rhinos thre
let's turn to diane feinstein. after looking at this transcript, i am glad she did it to be honest, i think too much of this investigation into the nonsense has been behind closed-doors, american people need to demand that every chairman, turnover whatever the heck they have got. >> i could not agree more, i think that premise of having hearing thats open to public is let voters know what is going on. so much of these have been behind closed-doors, witnesses behind closed-doors, once in a...
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now i called senator feinstein. feinstein: i agree with you about your strong feelings on oversight and i would like to take this opportunity to welcome you, madam secretary, to the committee. the department of homeland security actually more than any other agency impacts the lives of tens of thousands of the residents of the largest state, california, on a daily basis. through its policies affecting tourism, immigration, as well as efforts fighting wildfires, and other natural disasters and protecting our nation's security, your agency, madam secretary, impacts my state in profound ways. since the trump administration assumed power in january of last year, californians have watched with great concern as the department has implemented a policyof concerning changes. this administration has systemically announced a series of changes targeted at immigrants and their families. they include the reckless and poorly drafted muslim ban in the first days of the administration. the decision to slash and cripple programs. prog
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that was a slap at dianne feinstein and democrats. and what he recommended christopher steele for prosecution for was saying something different to the fbi. he was is lying to one of us. either you or us. you should prosecute him. this is my interpretation this is her saying okay, you acted this way. so now i'm going to act this way. >> sandra: that's not very professional. >> this is what happens when you take a highly sensitive political matter such as this and put it in the hands of politicians. even good patriotic seasoned ones like chuck grassley and dianne feinstein have a hard time keeping their sabers sheathed. >> white house is defending dianne feinstein, watch. >> what they have tried to do is to create this sense that there is some collusion between the russians and christopher steele. when you look at glenn simpson' testimony, it's clear that that could not be farther from the truth. and rather than just argue the point, i think senator feinstein did the smart thing which is just throw the whole transcript out there and le
that was a slap at dianne feinstein and democrats. and what he recommended christopher steele for prosecution for was saying something different to the fbi. he was is lying to one of us. either you or us. you should prosecute him. this is my interpretation this is her saying okay, you acted this way. so now i'm going to act this way. >> sandra: that's not very professional. >> this is what happens when you take a highly sensitive political matter such as this and put it in the hands...
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dianne feinstein released the transcript, and what is in that transcript will make a big difference. good morning, joe. >> reporter: good morning, chris. that federal judge's injunction really throwing a wrench into all of the negotiations here and on capitol hill over what to do about the d.r.e.a.m.ers and it came on the same day of an extraordinary television performance by the president of the united states with members of congress here at the white house. the question, of course, about immigration, and as you know, this president, quite frankly, ran on the issue of immigration and really pushed hard, almost angrily at immigrants now. a federal judge blocking the trump administration's decision to end the d.r.e.a.m.ers program on march 5th, ruling protections must remain in place while pending legal challenges proceed and ordering the government to take renewal applications. it does not change the position that the obama era program is lawful. the late-night court surprise coming hours after the remarkable televised meeting between president trump and bipartisan lawmakers over a p
dianne feinstein released the transcript, and what is in that transcript will make a big difference. good morning, joe. >> reporter: good morning, chris. that federal judge's injunction really throwing a wrench into all of the negotiations here and on capitol hill over what to do about the d.r.e.a.m.ers and it came on the same day of an extraordinary television performance by the president of the united states with members of congress here at the white house. the question, of course,...
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senator feinstein said there's been misinformation about the testimony. the american people deserve a chance to read it for themselves. the transcript shows glenn simpson the former "wall street journal" reporter, told the committee thes toier is not a if a bring -- the dossier is not a hoax. >> the chairman of the senate judiciary committee said dianne feinstein's decision to release the glenn simpson transcript is a breach of trust that could derail efforts to secure testimony from jared curveball nesh, the president's son-in-law. -- jared kushner. >> they would have been released anyway, but i think it does create some problems. for instance when you're getting people to voluntarily come to you, it may make a lot of people a little more reserved about whether or not they want to cooperate. >> senator grassley walls asked but did not comment on the president's feet calling feinstein names. on the senate floor, democrats praised feinstein for -- >> advancing the american people's right and need to know the full truth. i want to applaud senator feinstein'
senator feinstein said there's been misinformation about the testimony. the american people deserve a chance to read it for themselves. the transcript shows glenn simpson the former "wall street journal" reporter, told the committee thes toier is not a if a bring -- the dossier is not a hoax. >> the chairman of the senate judiciary committee said dianne feinstein's decision to release the glenn simpson transcript is a breach of trust that could derail efforts to secure testimony...
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i think that senator feinstein is asking what senator feinstein is asking, what we're talking about daca, he said you've got include security. >> he kind of bellows from across the room, wait a minute, mr. president before you do that. that seems fishy to me as i'm sure it does you. we know the transcribers who work in the white house who are terrific. this is something the president wouldn't want out there to be consumed to be scrutinized and maybe they felt like well, he didn't really mean that. they corrected it. you shouldn't be messing around with the transcripts. the point is that the president seemed committed to do something until you know, republican leaders said no, no, you're not thinking this through all the way which again suggests some level of lack of preparation. >> these are official transcripts, historians study them. they feinstein said would you be agreeable to that meaning a clean initial, but they fixed it and corrected it. >> the other question is they talk about doing this in phases, first one is dreamers, how do you get to the wall and what the president wants. >
i think that senator feinstein is asking what senator feinstein is asking, what we're talking about daca, he said you've got include security. >> he kind of bellows from across the room, wait a minute, mr. president before you do that. that seems fishy to me as i'm sure it does you. we know the transcribers who work in the white house who are terrific. this is something the president wouldn't want out there to be consumed to be scrutinized and maybe they felt like well, he didn't really...
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what do you make of senator feinstein releasing unilaterally that document? >> well it's highly unprecedented. i don't know whether it's illegal or not. but you now, the irony there is that she it because the investigation was undermined. but the fact of the matter is she undermined it a lot more and put out a lot more dots, the more of which you connect the worse this thing looks. lou: it is curious right now in washington where you have a number of people that mean exactly the opposite of what they say. a very very complex game is being played here. the president said it, in my opinion, absolutely correctly. right now we're watching the greatest witch five congressional committees we have in addition to that, of course, the fbi and the special counsel. we tallied up the amount of investigative time here, it's six and a half years of total investigative time have been spent in looking for some sign of collusion and there is no evidence, yet the speaker of the house, the republican speaker, the republican majority leader of the senate, congressman, they will
what do you make of senator feinstein releasing unilaterally that document? >> well it's highly unprecedented. i don't know whether it's illegal or not. but you now, the irony there is that she it because the investigation was undermined. but the fact of the matter is she undermined it a lot more and put out a lot more dots, the more of which you connect the worse this thing looks. lou: it is curious right now in washington where you have a number of people that mean exactly the opposite...
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and then he calls for a primary against dianne feinstein. note that donald trump's reflexive calls for primaries against republicans makes some sense, where he has some leverage. this one doesn't make any sense. donald trump lost california by 30 points. he doesn't exactly have a base of influence to the left of senator feinstein. now, then, at the other end here, there is trump's tweet that has something very important if you look at those last two words. it's about taking control and republicans seizing these probes. now, that is not something to be taken lightly. and that is not a political observation, indeed, to consider just how disturbing the claim that republicans or any political operation should take over these probes, well, you can turn today to the top republican on the judiciary committee, rebuffing that call, saying he doesn't know what the president means and he doesn't even want to discuss it. >> the president said that you should take -- that the republicans should take control of the investigation, in light of the release o
and then he calls for a primary against dianne feinstein. note that donald trump's reflexive calls for primaries against republicans makes some sense, where he has some leverage. this one doesn't make any sense. donald trump lost california by 30 points. he doesn't exactly have a base of influence to the left of senator feinstein. now, then, at the other end here, there is trump's tweet that has something very important if you look at those last two words. it's about taking control and...
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i mean, for senator dianne feinstein to do this under the guise of transparency. we want the facts to get out. so much of the report is redacted. it's just absolutely nonsense. but, look, the media continues to be distracted by tabloid trash books and this type of unsubstantiated dossier that even senator feinstein said that there was no collusion with russia and this president. but, moving forward in this, we realize that the media will be distracted. but this president won't be distracted. in fact, in the face of all of these things, he has record setting accomplishments in record setting time. now, as you just pointed out we are moving forward trying to protect the american people, do something about immigration but also focus on infrastructure, which was the subject of the cabinet meeting just now behind my shoulders here. this president is not going to be deterred by simple petty politics by senator dianne feinstein. >> harris: from what i'm reading and we will talk with representative jim jordan more. we want to find out how this actually impairs or affects
i mean, for senator dianne feinstein to do this under the guise of transparency. we want the facts to get out. so much of the report is redacted. it's just absolutely nonsense. but, look, the media continues to be distracted by tabloid trash books and this type of unsubstantiated dossier that even senator feinstein said that there was no collusion with russia and this president. but, moving forward in this, we realize that the media will be distracted. but this president won't be distracted. in...
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like when he told dianne feinstein that yeah, he would do a clean daca bill. do you think the president fully understands what he actually wants, policy-wise? >> well, yeah, because i think what has happened here, and it is really indicative of the way the negotiations have gone to then point. senator langford and i filed the succeed act purely on the provisions, but we said on the onset it had to be paired with border security. so i think the president was saying, we have to get the daca, he's worried about the long-term solution for the daca population. he genuinely cares and has a compass gn compassionate point of view, but he mentioned border security. mechanically, we have to bring that together. but he made the point, there were a lot of people positioning, i thought it was great to have the press there. i think 25 members of the press were looking around to say, do they know we're still here? but i thought it was a great meeting because it gave the american people insights into the parameter that we've got to negotiate. >> so, first of all, clarify for
like when he told dianne feinstein that yeah, he would do a clean daca bill. do you think the president fully understands what he actually wants, policy-wise? >> well, yeah, because i think what has happened here, and it is really indicative of the way the negotiations have gone to then point. senator langford and i filed the succeed act purely on the provisions, but we said on the onset it had to be paired with border security. so i think the president was saying, we have to get the...
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so diane, senator feinstein has done it before. she released a 6,000 page, graphically detailed report about cia torture that took place during the george w. bush administration. she released it during the obama administration. no one could harm a hair on her head. cheryl: the committee is questioning how they're following through on this, on question of christopher steele, the british spy. one of the thing they're getting criticized for, after transcripts are released, his lawyer jumped in, do you believe in the research, do you support christopher steele, his lawyer jumped in we'll not talk anymore about particular issue because somebody was killed. the committee let it go. >> almost inconceivable that there was not natural curiosity -- cheryl: who died! >> right. so we really don't know who he is talking about. is the reference to seth rich, the democratic national committee staffer killed assassination-style in d.c., who it is believed was somehow facilitated hacking with dnc emails? is it reference to russian source of christo
so diane, senator feinstein has done it before. she released a 6,000 page, graphically detailed report about cia torture that took place during the george w. bush administration. she released it during the obama administration. no one could harm a hair on her head. cheryl: the committee is questioning how they're following through on this, on question of christopher steele, the british spy. one of the thing they're getting criticized for, after transcripts are released, his lawyer jumped in, do...
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>> i leave that up to senator feinstein and the judiciary committee in the senate. what i do know and what i found most interesting about what i have been able to read thus far is the fact glenn simpson said christopher steele told him the fbi had another source. how did christopher steele know that? did the fbi tell him? if they did, why is the fbi telling christopher steele, the guy who was paid by fusion who was paid by the clinton campaign, why is the fbi telling christopher steele they got another source on this whole russia investigation? i think that is interesting and something we need to get to the bottom of it. >> martha: yeah it goes to the larger question of whether or not there was a coordinated effort between these intelligence agencies and, perhaps, including the fbi and the clinton campaign to dig up dirt on donald trump, right? >> exactly. and i think when you couple what senator feinstein released today with the story john solomon wrote this morning on additional text messages we have now reviewed, where they talk about planting stories. peter strz
>> i leave that up to senator feinstein and the judiciary committee in the senate. what i do know and what i found most interesting about what i have been able to read thus far is the fact glenn simpson said christopher steele told him the fbi had another source. how did christopher steele know that? did the fbi tell him? if they did, why is the fbi telling christopher steele, the guy who was paid by fusion who was paid by the clinton campaign, why is the fbi telling christopher steele...
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i expect dianne feinstein will do very well in california. expect that senator dianne feinstein will do very well in california. but in other states, we have really, very few primaries whereas on the republican side, you have lots of very bitter primaries in a whole range of states. partly caused by the fact that the republicans were unable to so uit their top contenders you have very tough fights among the republican primary contestants. california a bit on there, in recent years, we've seen some cases where the republican campaign committee has had to spend money in primaries to help protect their incumbents. do you anticipate where they need to go into california, expensive state to help out senator feinstein? sen. chris van hollen: we strongly support senator feinstein but we also believe she's really strong position both in terms of her record and fighting for the people of california. and the campaign that she will run. so, i don't anticipate having to invest any funds in the state of california. >> zooming out a bit talking about the m
i expect dianne feinstein will do very well in california. expect that senator dianne feinstein will do very well in california. but in other states, we have really, very few primaries whereas on the republican side, you have lots of very bitter primaries in a whole range of states. partly caused by the fact that the republicans were unable to so uit their top contenders you have very tough fights among the republican primary contestants. california a bit on there, in recent years, we've seen...
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given the new information we're reporting on tonight about the dossier, it is clear senator feinstein and the democrats, they are now tonight trying to create a massive distraction. they want to hide the truth. you also heard feinstein admit a few seconds ago she has personally seen no evidence of trump/russia collusion. remember, that's what this whole investigation was supposed to be about. but since we haven't seen any evidence, democrats are now desperately trying to change the subject. they don't want you to know that their former candidate, hillary clinton, and the administration of their former president, their beloved, barack obama, was actually targeting the trump campaign this way. once all these details come out and once the dust settles and all the people who have been screaming about trump/russia collusion, they will have a lot of explaining to do. and that includes the media. it also may want to lawyer up, a number of them. joining us with reaction, jim jordan, sara carter, let's start with your report. let's stay on the facts here. i spoke to three people, two congressi
given the new information we're reporting on tonight about the dossier, it is clear senator feinstein and the democrats, they are now tonight trying to create a massive distraction. they want to hide the truth. you also heard feinstein admit a few seconds ago she has personally seen no evidence of trump/russia collusion. remember, that's what this whole investigation was supposed to be about. but since we haven't seen any evidence, democrats are now desperately trying to change the subject....
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feinstein: i do appreciate that. the administration's decision to terminate temporary protected status for haiti, nicaragua, sudan, and el salvador looks like it's going to have a significant economic and humanitarian consequence. tps holders working key industries as you know, performing a lot of indispensable jobs, and they are important. additionally it looks like this is going to have an adverse effect on children. it is my understanding that around 273,000 u.s. citizen children have a parent who is a tps holder. it is my understanding that el salvador requested that this designation for its nationals continue, expressing concern about whether they can manage the return of some 200,000 individuals. can you just tell us some of the arguments that el salvador made in support of tps designation and why those were not persuasive? sec. nielsen: yes, ma'am. i did have the opportunity to speak to a variety of government officials from el salvador. our discussions, they were concerned about the time. in which it might ta
feinstein: i do appreciate that. the administration's decision to terminate temporary protected status for haiti, nicaragua, sudan, and el salvador looks like it's going to have a significant economic and humanitarian consequence. tps holders working key industries as you know, performing a lot of indispensable jobs, and they are important. additionally it looks like this is going to have an adverse effect on children. it is my understanding that around 273,000 u.s. citizen children have a...
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here is senator feinstein, defending her actions. >> why did you decide to do that? >> well, because i think people are entitled to know what was said, and the lawyers also wanted it released. i see no problem with releasing it. >> senator feinstein, senator grassley said you jeopardized their ability to get certain witnesses like kushner. your reaction? >> oh, i don't think so. that's been difficult in any event. >> why do you think they referred steele to the justice department for potential criminal investigation? >> my own view, because, to my knowledge, there have not been a single fact in that report that has been proven to be incorrect, that it's really to muddy the waters and create a problem. you know, steele brought this information in to the fbi and it's quite amazing that you get punished for providing information. >> wow! >> yeah. you know, she did the right thing. chairman grassley has no room to criticize anybody after his actions over the past several weeks. he has shown absolutely no independence and, in fact, has proven that his only interest is mud
here is senator feinstein, defending her actions. >> why did you decide to do that? >> well, because i think people are entitled to know what was said, and the lawyers also wanted it released. i see no problem with releasing it. >> senator feinstein, senator grassley said you jeopardized their ability to get certain witnesses like kushner. your reaction? >> oh, i don't think so. that's been difficult in any event. >> why do you think they referred steele to the...
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first he agreed with senator dianne feinstein. to the democratic party idea that they should just legislate a fix for daca kids as fast as possible as a clean bill with nothing else on it. then when republicans started interrupting and seized back the president's attention, he agreed with them that, of course, we can't do that. and so, it went. back and forth. the dysfunctional president who understands none of the legislative components or the legislative strategy being discussed. a discussion that he has been forced to participate on tv to prove that he does know what he's doing. it was alarming to anyone who thinks that the president should actually have his own policy position on this or any other issue. no one was more alarmed, more disappointed in the president yesterday than the hardliners on immigration like the banished steve bannon and ann coulter. >> i think we can call this the lowest day in the trump presidency. i mean, he was clearly trying to overcome the bad press of this michael wolff book by showing, oh, he's in
first he agreed with senator dianne feinstein. to the democratic party idea that they should just legislate a fix for daca kids as fast as possible as a clean bill with nothing else on it. then when republicans started interrupting and seized back the president's attention, he agreed with them that, of course, we can't do that. and so, it went. back and forth. the dysfunctional president who understands none of the legislative components or the legislative strategy being discussed. a discussion...
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there's a point in there where he says -- he seems to agree with dianne feinstein. let's just fund daca without the security and wall. and i think it's kevin mccarthy steps in and said, well, mr. president. so what's really difficult here is i think the most revealing thing he said was at the end where he said my views are going to be the views of the people in this room. for all the focus on the wall, that was a political thing that he happened into that, yes, oh, people like the wall, okay, we will say more about it. he lacks any cohesive set of views on this and frankly most things. he is very flexible. i would not take that to the ba bank. >> hold on. i want to talk about style over substance if you will indulge me. forget if the wall comes out or if it's 700 miles or whatever. that moment is why people voted for president trump. they wanted him to shake up the establishment and do something refreshing. he did it. we're all used to nothing happening in the meetings. that's what we were predicting. it looks like the spur of the moment. because the lawmakers didn'
there's a point in there where he says -- he seems to agree with dianne feinstein. let's just fund daca without the security and wall. and i think it's kevin mccarthy steps in and said, well, mr. president. so what's really difficult here is i think the most revealing thing he said was at the end where he said my views are going to be the views of the people in this room. for all the focus on the wall, that was a political thing that he happened into that, yes, oh, people like the wall, okay,...
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i have an issue with the way senator feinstein did do this. the reason the senate has rules of congress in general has rules about this is because when you unilaterally release testimony, it's unfair to other witnesses. you basically have one person getting to make their case in public and all the other people who might have differing view, they don't get their say. >> tucker: that's a fair point. >> and that's a problem. also, it discourages other witnesses to come forward like jared kushner. if the democrats are truly interested in getting to the bottom of this question, he's an important witness. now, why would he ever come forward in light of this voluntarily? why would senator grassley ever agree to a subpoena for him knowing that senator feinstein could turn around and unilaterally release his testimony as well, too? >> tucker: that's a fair point. i don't think kushner would ever come voluntarily. but in reading this, i was really struck by simpson's claim that the obama fbi, the fbi under the previous administration, told steele the in
i have an issue with the way senator feinstein did do this. the reason the senate has rules of congress in general has rules about this is because when you unilaterally release testimony, it's unfair to other witnesses. you basically have one person getting to make their case in public and all the other people who might have differing view, they don't get their say. >> tucker: that's a fair point. >> and that's a problem. also, it discourages other witnesses to come forward like...