from the new york times tonight on how the investigation of the trump campaign s ties to russia began with a pair of fbi agents on a mission to london. a mission so secret hardly anyone else in the bureau new about it. a mission with the absolutely perfect code name cross fire hurricane, which is of course a reference to the rolling stones. but first i want to get right to rudy giuliani making some shocking claims tonight. joining me now is the former white house counsel to president clinton, and cnn law enforcement analyst josh campbell. good evening to all of you gentlemen. josh, first. rudy giuliani was on fox tonight. he made a surprising allegation. watch this. challenging the legitimacy of their investigatory authority
testified under oath that his agency delivered the background investigation on white house aide rob porter in january. that directly contradicts claims by the president s aids that the background check was still happening when he stepped down over domestic abuse allegations. but a top white house official tells fox tonight that john kelly s position is still, quote, rock solid as chief of staff despite speculation to the contrary, sean. sean: all right. a lot of speculation out there. thanks, ed henry. he is detected i connected in d. fox news contributor newt gingrich. mr. speaker, i can t get over two very important things here. that is comey and strzok s exoneration before investigation and then a fisa memo that they know hillary bought and paid for that s unverified by anybody that is presented to a fisa court and then they don t tell the fisa court that hillary bought and paid for the russia lies.
testified under oath that his agency delivered the background investigation on white house aide rob porter in january. that directly contradicts claims that the background check was still happening when he stepped down over domestic abuse allegations. but a top white house official tells fox tonight that john kelly s position is still rock solid as chief of staff despite speculation to the contrary, sean a lot of speculation out there. hannity: thank you, ed henry in dc. joining us now author period of time new york times bestseller vengeance. mr. speaker, i can t get over two very important things here. and that is comey and strop s exxonration before investigation. and a fisa memo they know hilary bought and paid for, that is presented to a fisa court, and they don t tell the fisa court that hilary bought and paid for the russian lies.
are we seriously still talking about the russians here? sandra: pablo, you heard the reporter got a fox tonight. there is no proof of any illegal activity. if there is no crime, as charles krauthammer said. democrats at this hour calling for his security clearance to be revoked? charles krauthammer is incorrect. i know that doesn t happen very much. i have a lot of respect for him. but when you go for a security clearance, they ask you to list different members of different governments you have been in contact with. it s important that we know who you have been talking to so that we know who might want to leverage that against you when you are working in the highest reaches of power in the white house. jared kushner did not disclose that he had this meeting when he had to. honestly, if i m jared kushner, i am thinking, why the american people deserve to know why he didn t disclose it. it s like, come on, guys. this is why this president is having so much trouble getting anything
about the russians here? sandra: pablo, you heard the reporter got a fox tonight. there is no proof of any illegal activity. if there is no crime, as charles krauthammer said. democrats at this hour calling for his security clearance to be revoked? charles krauthammer is incorrect. i know that doesn t happen very much. i have a lot of respect for him. but when you go for a security clearance, they ask you to list different members of different governments you have been in contact with. it s important that we know who you have been talking to so that we know who might want to leverage that against you when you are working in the highest reaches of power in the white house. jared kushner did not disclose that he had this meeting when he had to. honestly, if i m jared kushner, i am thinking, why the american people deserve to know why he didn t disclose it. it s like, come on, guys. this is why this president is having so much trouble getting anything done, it s because he gets bogg