pictures, appreciate it. talk to you soon. more coverage of life of george h.w. bush throughout the day including two specials by brit hume, the first called destiny in power, the diaries of george herbert walker bush, 10 p.m. eastern, bush family album takes a closer look at the president and his family and we ll see more of those pictures and you won t want to miss either one of them, an incredible insight into the legacy of the former president. president trump also offering praise for president bush 41 as he attendance the last day of the g20 summit in argentina. still ahead for president bush, a very important meeting tonight with chinese president, but the death of bush 41 also forcing a change in the president s plans. john roberts is with the president in buenos aires. john? eboni, good afternoon. president trump in a bilateral meeting with the chancellor of
eboni: james comey responding to a subpoena from house republicans for a closed-door interview. live in washington with the latest, lauren? james comey tweeting this morning confirming he s received the subpoena, adding i will resist a closed-door thing and i ve seen enough of their selective leaking and distortion. he questioned the political nature of the last minute subpoena. a diversions from house rolls and its presumption of transparency, democrats have long wanted any questioning about the 2016 presidential election and the fbi and doj decisions during that time to be in full view. comey has offered to testify before as long as it was open,
if, that body is retrieved. police and the rest of the world are going off the account of the fishermen who facilitated the ill-fated trip of this american missionary to the most isolated, and frankly quite dangerous, place in the world. leland: the family says look, that s why our son went there, he went there to spend the gospel, we don t want to see anyone charged. it will be unbelievable to see how this turns out. eboni: james comey announcing republicans in congress are demanding he testify behind closed doors. says he s happy to talk as long as it s public. leland: allegations that matt whitaker may have broken rules involving federal workers in political activity. those next.
public? i think for the reasons he said, he wants it to be exposed to the public so everybody can see. and frankly i think it would be to the advantage of the committee to hold public hearings, so that all americans can see what the testimony is and what the answers are. eboni: what about the other side of what that can cause, i appreciate your point about transparency but some would say the cameras of it all in the message matters, the fact that it is james comey asking for this public display when many would say he was the most media visible, well-known fbi director since hoover. is this james comey wanting more cameras in his face and another opportunity to show about? he s been engaging in leaks from day one and doing things he still has to answer for, all the more reason for the public to be able to see what these answers are. and i think he will be on the hot seat, it seems to be most people would like to see what he
has to say. eboni: let s say the senate committee does not agree to the public nature of what james comey is wanting, would you recommend the former fbi director agree to a closed-door setting? is the risk of leaks worth avoiding getting his voice on the record, so to speak, on this issue? let s make it clear, he doesn t have a choice. he s under subpoena and will be required to show up to the hearing and if they want to keep it private, they keep it private. it seems to me that all of us would like to get some answers and so far he has not provide them and the only way were going to see is if it s done in publi public. eboni: john, have a happy thanksgiving. including what happened at that meeting between loretta lynch and president clinton. eboni: thank you so much. leland? leland: forecasters say heavy rains and parts of