this is not settled yet. there are four factors on capitol hill, the 3ps, policy, politics, procedure, the first two can be out of alignment but you have to follow procedure. i asked nancy pelosi if she would try to broker something, she said she will defer to committee. it is up to the committee. the most important thing, they have some time with robert mueller. shannon: we don t you don t fullest, you have it memorized. i had to look up rule 11. shannon: thank you so much. from the continued negotiations over mueller, the citizenship data and more blowback, the ice raids are coming back this weekend, let s turn to mike lee who serves on the senate judiciary committee, great to have you with us. and he lost this one and timewise, don t know there s
far-left democrats in our country are determined to conceal the number of illegal aliens in our midst. they probably know the number is it far greater, much higher than anyone would have ever believed before, maybe that s why they fight so hard. this is part of a broader left-wing effort to erode the rights of the american citizen and is very unfair to our country. keep in mind that the government already collects citizenship data through what s known as american community survey. samples approximately 2% of households every year. as nbc s pete williams explains, that information is combined with data from other government agencies. the census counts everybody, the entire population, not just citizens. it certainly would be a legitimate thing to find out how many noncitizens there are, but the senses bureau already does this through two means. according to the most recent data in that survey, the number
far-left democrats in our country are determined to conceal the number of illegal aliens in our midst. they probably know the number is it far greater, much higher than anyone would have ever believed before, maybe that s why they fight so hard. this is part of a broader left-wing effort to erode the rights of the american citizen and is very unfair to our country. all right. keep in mind that the government already collects citizenship data through what s known the american community survey. samples approximately 2% of households every year. as nbc s pete williams explains, that information is combined with data that the census gathers from other government agencies. the census counts everybody, the entire population, not just citizens. it certainly would be a legitimate thing to find out how many noncitizens there are, but the census bureau already does this through two means.
census. after a week of insisting his administration would continue to fight in court to get it on the questionnaire. i m here by ordering the requested number of records regarding the number of citizens and non-citizens in our country. reporter: but the president in backing down here, he s hinting at another possible political fight. he said politicians may also soon use this citizenship data to try to draw voting districts in states, by counting all voters as opposed to you. this might not be the end. thank you. turning to immigration and the roundup of undocumented migrants set to start on sunday.
fight in court to get it on the questionnaire, president trump has now simply signed an executive order. i am here by ordering every department and agency in the federal government to provide the department of commerce with all requested records regarding the number of citizens and non-citizens in our country. but the president in backing down here, he s also hinting though at another possible political fight. he said that politicians may also soon use the citizenship data to try to draw voting districts, by counting voters as opposed to all residents. that is a whole other issue that would draw a whole other set of court battles so this might not actually be the end. guys? you have not heard the last of this. jessica, thanks for that. let s bring in washington post congressional reporter, a cnn political analyst. good morning. good morning. between the census, the president not going to defy the supreme court but he s going to go back and find a way to get