which does not require specific intent. what do you make of this? i mean, it s really, it s really confound anything many ways. first comey clears hillary clinton in a bizarre press conference. he doesn t even talk to the attorney general. one of the things the inspector general complained about was that he undermined her authority. that s the attorney general s decision, whether somebody s charged or prosecuted, not the director e of the fbi. then a few days before the election, or or oh, we have more e-mails, and then quickly over the weekend, but don t worry, everything s fine.e. and then we have this general counsel now saying or he said i g thought she should have been charged all along, but i was convinced at the end. what do you make of what took place at the fbi? the fbi should have been in full consultation with the justice department. you used the term, mark, undermining the authority of the attorney general by the way jim comey conducted himself. i would say he usurped a
live audience at new york city s 92nd street y. let s just bring that up. i hope donald trump is not removed from office by impeachment because it would let the country off the hook. and it would drive into the fabric of our nation a third of the people believing there was a coups. that said, if the facts are there and the legislative two houses of congress think it s appropriate, that s fine. so, first comey says he hopes donald trump is not removed from office by impeachment, then he says it s fine if that s what congress decides to do. what did you make of that and how likely do think impeachment is at this point? well, you can see why comey frustrates people. the fact is what he said is absolutely true. at least from his point of view, he would like mr. trump to be defeated in a real election rather than impeached. i think the chances of
the 2016 election. at first comey filed suit in federal court challenging the subpoena to appear in private session. he said he wanted to testify publicly. congressional republicans rejected that. jim comey, last time i was at a public hearing with them over hundred times he said i cannot answer in this setting. why, mister transparency wants to go back to a setting where he knows he cannot answer questions is befuddling to me and i don t think my fellow citizens by that. reporter: last month comey tweeted happy thanksgiving, got a subpoena from house republicans, happy to hidden the light and answer all questions but i will resist a closed door thing because i ve seen enough of their selective leaking and distortion. let s have a hearing and invite everyone to see. comey agreed to stop the suit and assured him they would release the transcript and he could speak publicly about the interview after it concludes. republicans question comey on the beginning of the russia investigation
carley: james comey will testify behind closed doors. todd: we expect new details about the russia probe and document against paul manafort and michael cohen. carley: we have a preview. reporter: james comey is returning to capitol hill testifying in a closed session this morning for the house judiciary committee. house republicans want to ask about his handling of the investigation into former secretary of state hillary clinton s private email server and russian interference in the 2016 election. at first comey file the suit in federal court challenging the subpoena, he wanted to testify openly. congressional republicans rejected that. why jim comey? last time i was in a public hearing with him over hundred
conflict or a reason that the white house might have the president might have a reason to fire him as special counsel. do you have any response to that? it s convoluted reasoning. when mr. rosenstein appointed mr. mueller, he explicitly said he had not informed the white house. he just went ahead and did it, to his credit. but the fact that mueller is considered for these positions speaks to his integrity and sessions himself even said mueller is of the highest integrity. this is just shooting the mess. er. we ve had two people who have devoted themselves to law enforcement to the country for most their lives. most of their professional lives. first comey, now mueller. when they when comey does things the president doesn t like, when mueller, who seems that he will pursue this investigation no matter where it leads gets under the skin of some people, they say, maybe