Of those polled would prefer an independent commission or a special prosecutor. I want to bring in athena jones. What are you hearing . Reporter this is pretty remarkable, the fact that the president was surprised. He thought he would be applauded for making this move. And if you listen to what he sad judge janine peer ro on fox, he sounded surprised. I was surprised because all of the democrats hated jim comey. They didnt like him. They wanted him fired or whatever. And then all of the sudden they come out with these reports. Look, i thought that this would be a very popular thing that i did when i terminated comey because all of the democrats couldnt stand him. But because i terminated him, they say ah, we get political points, well go against trump. Reporter so there you hear the president saying hes surprised at the reaction but also sliming democrats for this reaction. One more exam. Is on wednesday within amidst the yup roar other his decision, he tweeted out a link that was a ma
did cause some consternation in the bowureau. and again, the only consternation there was in the bower roe, according to my friends at the time, is they felt that comey was not being listened to. he wasn t able to persuade the administration at that point. to persuade them to do what? to either prosecute or get a grand jury going on the hillary clinton matter. the fbi agents i think, by and large, believe that that was something that that they could do, that they should do. but since the election there hasn t been so much turmoil. okay. so here s what deputy white house press secretary sanders said she heard from fbi employees about james comey s firing you said today and i think you said again yesterday that you personally have talked to
the story but they wouldn t talk to fox news. the bower roe of land smth sent a statement saying, quote, they will not engage in conversations that could affect the outcome. they will respond to questions once litigation concludes. the u.s. department of justice also declined our interview requests. they re meeting today to hear testimony on threats, intimidation and bullying by land management agencies. in late october 2013, wage hage and a group of fellow ranchers testified before congress. i m going to get retribution for being here and talking to you about stories that will make the hair stand on the back of your neck. in our case they were supposed to be held accountable. perhaps the hearing will lead to congressional action on regulatory relief. but until then, wayne hage, jr. continues the decades long fight
of the state. from new york here is jon scott. enemies of the state, the phrase con jers up the soviet union where an all powerful government crushes an individual who stand up against pit. but if the government goes after you it can be a nightmare. tonight we re going to show you several alarming stories in which government officials decide to take on private citizens. these people who didn t and still don t believe they were breaking any rules were suddenly in the fight of they lives. the full force of the government baring down on them. that s what makes it so scary. if it could happen to you, it could happen to anyone. we start in nevada where john roberts has the story of a family of ranchers who found their very way of life under attack. the western range lands, vast, scenic and a battleground for what became known as the sage brush rebellion, a fight that began decades ago between locals and the federal government over land use. the sanl brush rebellion got its na
the story but they wouldn t talk to fox news. the bower roe of land smth sent a statement saying, quote, they will not engage in conversations that could affect the outcome. they will respond to questions once litigation concludes. the u.s. department of justice also declined our interview requests. they re meeting today to hear testimony on threats, intimidation and bullying by land management agencies. in late october 2013, wage hage and a group of fellow ranchers testified before congress. i m going to get retribution for being here and talking to you about stories that will make the hair stand on the back of your neck. in our case they were supposed to be held accountable. perhaps the hearing will lead to congressional action on regulatory relief. but until then, wayne hage, jr. continues the decades long fight