With the findings in the horowitz report. Horrow its seems to be giving the fbi that part of the investigation saying its a clean bill. They had enough reason to do this investigation. Everybody who was interviewed cements to indicate they did not open an investigation. Evan perez, thank you so much. Joining our panel now, we have with us jim bakker. You are not singled out the report makes clear the fbi failed when it came to the administering the fisa warrants, too much was left out or not presented to the court. Do you accept what the Inspector General is saying . I am there are two big groups of conclusions, one is, it was not a politically motivated
investigation and it was properly predicated with us goingforward with that investigation. It was malpractice for us not to open this investigation. All of the statements that it was a hoax are wrong. The investigation was not a coup or a coup attempt. Having said that, he does point out many mistakes that were made with respect to err
Two days since the midterms. The president , though, does seem to feelment powered and protected by an Incoming Senate he thinks is indebted to him. But he also seems to be worried about the power democrats have gained by winning back the house. And folk who is are about to find out what happens when a paranoid. President battles the peoples chamber. The first battle grew brucing could be over the russia investigation. Some are worried about Robert Muellers fate after the president fired Jeff Sessions handing oversight of the investigation to the new acting attorney general matt whitaker. In addition to making public pronouncements about how mueller has gone too hard and for too long, whitaker also mused about what an incoming acting attorney general might do in h situation. Us could see where jeff session ises is replaceed and that attorney general doesnt fire Robert Mueller but reduces the budget so low that his investigation grinds to a halt. Its almost comical to hear that. Accordi
Months of tension over policy at the border. And friday trump asked his i. C. E. Nominee to step aside saying he wanted to move in a tougher direction. New reporting in the New York Times be reports how the sidelines were connected. All were viewed as allies of john kelly, the president s former chief of staff who left late last year after tension with mr. Trump. The departure appear to be a House Cleaning of officials involved in the administrations immigration agenda as the president demands a harder line on border security. Right now, the agency is being run by a growing number of acting officials not confirmed by the senate. At this hour theres no confirmed secret of Homeland Security, no confirmed deputy secretary, no confirmed head of fema, i. C. E. , inspector general, and as of wednesday customs and Border Patrol will no longer have a confirmed commissioner. And one cannot separate the president s apparent state of chaos and his fixation on the southern border from the looming
Democrats are moving toward public hearings while calling for more closeddoor proceedings today. Republicans say the resolution doesnt provide due process, they are calling a total sham. We will put out the facts and ebay. Former president obama gets unlikely advice to activist having to do with the, quote, politically woke. You might be surprised. We begin with Jillian Turner and stunning footage from the raid justreleased. Reporter we are getting a new key detail about the raid in syria the killed isis leader abu bakr albaghdadi. The pentagon to classifying intelligence in an effort to make the operation more transparent. First that we are losing they werent sure baghdadi would end up dead or alive. The assault was designed to capture or kill. The team returned to a staging base. Reporter the first he classified images of the special Operations Forces raid in which he died by detonating a suicide vest. The pentagon confirming for the first time the raid was staged from inside syria.
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