Thats where i think hes glowing concerned, as well as a number of American People, who are concerned that there is this perpetuated false narrative out there. Thats, i think, the nut of this. I talked to a former fbi official today who said the president s tweet the implicit threat to former fbi director james comey indicates that the president , in his words, is simply out of control. Id like to get you to respond to that. Is he . Thats, frankly, offensive. John. John. Thank you, sean. Two with questions about the fbi director selection process. You said the names are coming from the Justice Department right now. Is the president consulting with Democratic Congressional leaders as well or republican congressional leaders on this . Or is he just getting names out of doj . Thats a good question. I know that he was, obviously, hes going to take input from them. I dont know what specific conversations hes had, so id be glad to check on who hes spoken to or may be spoke speaking too. Anita
Testifying today before the Senate Intelligence Committee Attorney general Jeff Sessions denied any collusion between him and russian officials during the president ial campaign. He also answered questions about a private meeting in february with the president and then fbi director james comey. Senator richard burr of North Carolina chair is this two and a half hour hearing. And [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i called the hearing to orderore please attorney general sessions, appreciate your willingness to appear before the committee today and thank you for your years of dedicated service as a member of this body and recent leadership at the department of justice. As i mentioned when the director appeared before us last week that his committees role is to be the eyes and ears for the other 85 members of the United States senate and the American People, ensuring that the Intelligence Community ishe operating lawfully and has the necessary tools to keep america safe.
Id like to call the hearing to order, please. Attorney general sessions, i appreciate your willingness to appear before the committee today. I thank you for your years of dedicated service as a member of this body and your recent leadership at the department of justice. As ie mentioned when director comey appeared before us last week, this committees role is to be the eyes and ears for the other 85 members of the United States senate and for the American People, ensuring that the Intelligence Community is operating lawfully and has the necessary tools to keep america safe. The community is a large and diverseth place. We recognize the gravity of our investigation into russias interference in the 2016 elections. Butt i remind constituents that while we investigate russia we are scrutinizing cias budget while were investigating russia, we are still scrutinizing cias budget, nsas 702 program, the nations Satellite Program and the entire i. C. Effort to recruit and retain the best talent w
Id like to call the hearing to order, please. Attorney general sessions, i appreciate your willingness to appear before the committee today. I thank you for your years of dedicated service as a member of this body and your recent leadership at the department of justice. As ie mentioned when director comey appeared before us last week, this committees role is to be the eyes and ears for the other 85 members of the United States senate and for the American People, ensuring that the Intelligence Community is operating lawfully and has the necessary tools to keep america safe. The community is a large and diverseth place. We recognize the gravity of our investigation into russias interference in the 2016 elections. Butt i remind constituents that while we investigate russia we are scrutinizing cias budget while were investigating russia, we are still scrutinizing cias budget, nsas 702 program, the nations Satellite Program and the entire i. C. Effort to recruit and retain the best talent w
Xx senator burr i appreciate your willingness to appear before the committee today and thank you for your years as a member of this body and your recent leadership at the department of justice. As i mentioned when director comey appeared before last week, this committees role is to be the eyes and ears for the other 85 members of the United States senate and for the American People ensuring that the Intelligence Committee is operating lawfulfully and has the necessary tools to keep america safe. The community is a large and diverse place. We recognize the graft of our investigation into russias interference in the 2016 u. S. Elections. While we investigate russia, we are scrutinizing c. I. A. s budget while we are investigating russia, we are still scrutinizing c. I. A. s budget, our nations Satellite Program and the i. C. Effort to recruit and retain the best talent we can find. More oven than not. The committee conducts its work behind closed doors and our methods are protected. The