Hey there, everyone. Im alex witt in for Stephanie Ruhle who will be joining us from washington because it is a huge day in thecapitol. In the hot seat, james comey finally testifying on the russian investigation. As one key congressman suggests, this about the campaigns ties to russia. There is circumstantial evidence. The president firing back this morning. Was trump tower wiretapped . Comey finally set to answer publicly as the white house refuses to back down from that claim. Those that work and see the president every day believe him and trust him. Neil gorsuch goes up against the senate. How hard will they fight him . Use every tool we have. We begin with that packed schedule in Congress Starting just about an hour from now. Fbi director, james comey and nsa director rogers go before the House Intelligence Committee. The first of three focused on russia, trump, the election and allegations of wiretapping. Then coming your way at 11 00 eastern, the Senate Judiciary Committee Kicks
ties taking place. look at individuals like carter paige, the senior foreign policy adviser to donald trump. one month after it s revealed russia is attacking us with, with permission of the campaign, courter paige travels to moss cow. roger stone, another associate of the campaign, advising donald trump, he is intimating before the wikileaks report comes out. he was communicating with an online group releasing the hatched john podesta e-mail. you have individuals working with russia as the interference campaign is being run. all the things you are references are evidence or things we have heard in the past. do you believe adam schiff saying there was some level of evidence out there? there s something else we don t know? this is the first part of the investigation. as ranking member schiff says, there is a lot of circumstantial