but much of the information contained in this civil complaint also has criminal implications, and the attorney general has referred the case to the irs, federal tax, and also to the federal election commission for criminal refer l referrals. there s a lot of activity, none of it very good for the president today. it s a lot. it s a reason we ask for quality guests like our two guests in this segment, joyce vance and michael schmidt. our thanks to the two of you for helping us understand it all. coming up for us, two administration officials turn to scripture when talking about the trump administration s policy at our southern border. more on that when we continue.
microscope here, and they also have a benefit where they are not really running the mueller investigation. there are fbi agents working, but they re working for mueller. so that s sort of off to the side. so they can get back to the things that they need to do to re-establish their credibility. you know, even comey today pointing out that he thought that this was a good thing for the fbi, enabling them to try and move past this. but at the end of the day, until, you know, the country feels better about the 2016 election, the fbi will continue to be a target of criticism. and i don t think that the country has come to terms with the election yet. jill, how big were the ripples in the trump pond today about this new york state attorney general lawsuit who, depending on who you talk to today, people thought this could be a kind of sneaky big deal? yeah, i mean it was very much overshadowed by all the anticipation over the i.g. report that folks kind of didn t have a chance i think to
now, of course, that s not what this report said. this report said that despite the bias that was clearly expressed by these two fbi agents, there was no evidence that that bias led them to use the levers of government, to use the power of the fbi to change the outcome of the election. but that s not what donald trump is going to say, i imagine, when he eventually weighs in on this. yeah, there s enough confirmation bias for any side in this. michael, this was not a good day for the fbi. you have covered the fbi for some time. what s your view on the likelihood that they will be able to pivot from this and recover from this? well, they have faced issues like this before. they have faced nasty inspector general s reports that raised questions about this. the question is, is, look, they have a new director. comey is long gone. the top leadership of the fbi has been cleaned out. they know they re under the microscope here, and they also have a benefit where they are
suspended, and honest people should be brought in, impartial people to investigate these people like strzok. strzok should be in jail by the end of next week. so that happened on live television tonight. the president s eldest son also weighed in tonight on fox news. real america sees what s going on here. these lawyers at the top were trying to influence an election and then undermine a presidency. i look at james comey. it s like the liberal version of the sor orty sister. when i see what s going on, i think i see what everyone else in america is seeing, and they should be disgusted. separate track. while all that was unfolding, the president was hit with more legal trouble today, this time involving his personal charity. a lawsuit filed today here in new york by the new york state attorney general against the president and his three oldest children is alleging the trump foundation engaged in, quote, a pattern of persistent illegal
if you re looking for proof that comey may have cost hillary clinton the election, there s proof of that in there. there s even a line about comey not knowing who former congressman wiener was married to. yeah. look, the good thing for trump is that in 500 pages, especially if you have someone like rudy giuliani out there, you will be able to find things to continue to throw at the wall. rudy has thrown an enormous amount of things at this investigation. one of them, direct attacks on comey. rudy believes that if it s trump versus comey, that is a good thing for them and that they could win that argument. if they were in the house of representatives in impeachment proceedings, that that is a good argument for them. this gives him 500 pages of fodder. interesting last point there from mr. schmidt. jill, about that 18-acre complex you cover, also known as the white house, we have been amazed not to tempt the gods here, but