Giving you a front row seat to democracy. Who would hear from the cybersecurity and intercommunity agency which launched task force a year ago to address threats. The department will testify about the progress that has been made. Well also hear from the cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency which plays an instrument and dispensable role in securing our election. Well hear from Public Officials who have heard received Death Threats because of their efforts to protect voting. I want to play a video to put this in perspective. Donald trump launching an assault on the integrity of the election, policing a barrage of false claims of fraud and corruption without evidence. We were winning and then our numbers started miraculously getting whittled away. In secret, we have so much evidence and proof. Donald trump, jr. And other allies threatened to turn against allies who do not rust to the president s rate the president s defense. Is also having a detrimental effect on poll workers
The coffin for President Trump to fire him. Bret tonight, new questions. Did the president hint at comeys firing a month ago . We will see what happens. Its going to be interesting. Bret What Happens Next in the russia investigation . Catastrophically compromise the investigation. The investigation going on in the intelligence committee. Bret we have all of the angles covered. A Special Edition of Special Report starts right now. Good evening. Welcome to washington. I am bret baier. The Reality Tv Star Billionaire Businessman who made you are fired a catchphrase used it this afternoon and what is turning out to be one of his most controversial moves yet. President trumps dismissal of james comey has rocked washington. Democrats tried to link the action to the investigation of a possible connection between the Trump Campaign and the russians before the elections. Demands for a special prosecutor are louder tonight and democrats are jumping to watergate comparisons. John roberts starts u
Thats all the time we have left this evening. Please stay with the Fox News Channel for all night, continuing coverage of this breaking news. The president firing the fbi director james comey, bret baier is next. We will see you back here. An important show tomorrow. Bret a massive political shock wave hits washington. I was flabbergasted, to say the least. The president did not fire the entire fbi. He fired the director. Speak with the goal was to act on recommendation of the Deputy Attorney general and the Attorney General. The administration has to answer the question why now . Bret President Trump writing the letter that he believes comey cannot lead the fbi. Essentially puts the nail in
the coffin for President Trump to fire him. Bret tonight, new questions. Did the president hint at comeys firing a month ago . We will see what happens. Its going to be interesting. Bret What Happens Next in the russia investigation . Catastrophically compromise the investigation. The investigation
Democratic majorities in both the senate and the house. So large in fact he could have designed and passed a bill exclusively through the democrats. Instead he focused on what would become his signature legislation, obamacare. By the time president obama began his second term he no longer had control of the house. He vowed again to make immigration a focus of his agenda, but then the administration turned its sights on gun control. In june 2013 the Senate Finally passed an immigration bill. But the house by that point said no. Now after a major Midterm Election loss that put both the senate and the house in gop control, the president says he now plans to bypass congress altogether allowing with the stroke of a pen millions to stay in this country. Despite the fact he himself has argued he does not have the power to do this. The notion that can i just suspend deportations through executive order, thats just not the case because there are laws on the books that congress has passed there
Would not conform with my appropriate role as president. Joining me now, ed henry. Ed . Good to see you the president on offense. Were now in they failed to do so. I indicated to Speaker Boehner several months ago, if congress failed to act, boy use all of the lawful authorities that i possess to try to make the system work better. That is going to happen. Every administration, as soon as you walk in the zone, there are things hes not going to get. John boehner warning there, but the big one, circle september 11th. That is when the money runs out for the federal government the president wants to get a resolution to keep that open. Boehner and others warning he may not get that. That would be a big political problem for both sides im told there is a split among the president s advisors. Some saying wait until after budge writ negotiations. Others saying go forward next week, as soon as he gets back here, and get this done. Ed, thank you. Constitutional lawyer jonathan turley, a liberal