You will hear more about that. Attorney general bill barr told the Senate Judiciary committee that he has assembled a new team to dig into what happened at the fbi in the early days of the trumprussia investigation and just how high up it went. Do you share my concerns about the fisa warrant process . Yes. Do you share my concerns about the counterintelligence investigation how it was opened and why it was open . Yes. While there was a lot of high emotion in this hearing today about whether bob mueller and bill barr clashed over their take on the findings, there was this. I think the American Public has seen quite well that you are biased in this situation and you have been no been objective. I havent been the only decisionmaker here. The senator said cruz summed it up in his opinion this way. Their entire argument is general barr you suppressed the 19 pages that are entirely public that we have that we can read that they know every word of it and their complaint is it was delayed a fe
Its been the most amazing experience i could ever have possibly imagined. How any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension, but were both absolutely thrilled and so grateful to all the love and support from everybody out there. Back to that announcement in a bit and a busy hour ahead, including the markets dipping into the red today over big trade and tariff fears. Up first though, a congressional warning shot at the attorney general. Today the House Judiciary Committee set a wednesday vote to hold william barr in contempt, that after barr ignored a morning deadline to deliver the full unredacted Mueller Report to congress. Barrs latest act of defiance escalates an already big fight. The trump straights said no and promises to keep saying no to every subpoena and every demand for testimony, and that now seems to include information from the Russia Special counsel. Quote, bob mueller should not testify, that the president tweeting sunday afternoon, quote. No redos for the dems. N
Generals. Robert mueller told attorney general barr he would not reach a conclusion in an obstruction of justice case against the president. That would be left up to barr. Also the latest on democrats to make the full report public. But senator Mitch Mcconnell blocked a move. So theres that. A lot of questions remain. The first big answer being this. Taken from attorney general barrs release, the investigation did not establish that members of the Trump Campaign conspired or coordinated with the russian government in its election interference activities. That is both legally and politically enormous. Insufficient evidence to make a case against the president or people close to him for criminal conspiracy with the russian government during the 2016 election. Effectively, no collusion as the president has said all along. At least none that the special counsel believes can be prosecuted. Theres good news for the president and arguably better for the country that the president of the Unite
Director, specifically to respond to on going questions about how this administration has handled or mishandled security clearances. That is a question that started off as an acute one very early on in the Trump Administration given the criminal charges that were brought against Trump National security advisor mike flynn. Similar concerns have continued most recently through the reports that president ial soninlaw Jared Kushner was actually blocked from receiving a top level clearance by career officials based on what he reviewed but for some reason, those views, that determination he shouldnt get a clearance was over ridden by the white house and he was given a clearance anyway. So the white house personnel Security Director has been or is going to be subpoenaed by the Oversight Committee. Soon after we got word of that subpoena on the security clearance issue, tonight, we also got word that that same Oversight Committee led by congressman elijah cummings, they are also now seeking to
Its up to the attorney general, william barr to see side how much should be made public. He says he could convey principal conclusions this weekend. Now, democrats are planning their next steps. The Mueller Report, which was handed to the attorney general must be made public in its entirety. This saturday, march 23, after seven guilty pleas and 34 individuals indicted, the next stage of the russia investigation begins. Attorney general barr is not streaming netflix tonight. He is reading something that will shape who we are. Up with me, elliott williams, Deputy Assistant general, rena shaw, with the womens Public Leadership Network and from washington, ken and intelligence reporter along with chuck rosenberg, former u. S. Attorney and doj official, now an msnbc contributor. Ken, let me start with you. Walk through what happened yesterday and where things stand at this point. Late in the afternoon, friday, we got word this report, long awaited report was transmitted to the attorney gene