sandra: president trump calling on congress to step in and take action. president trump: what i m asking congress to do is to give us a third option. the legal authority to detain and promptly remove families together as a unit. we have to be able to do this. sandra: as outrage over his zero tolerance immigration policy escalates the two bills making their way through congress that are getting support from the white house. will congress find its way out of this controversial issue?
or by the next president or even by the next congress. so this is immigration as a general matter is very important to this country because of the pollz. it helps our economy and helps our national security. congress needs to work together to get the support of the president and pass legislation that deals with this once and for all. bill: here is the president on this the idea of separation an the law itself. president trump: under current law we have only two policy options to respond to this massive crisis. we can either release all illegal immigrant families and minors who show up at the border from central america, or we can arrest the adults for the federal crime of illegal entry. those are the only two options totally open borders or
no discussion on what the intent was of hillary clinton having a private server. i m troubled by that. bill: stand by, marie and maria and jonah. sandra: answers to the questions, we have more questions. our big story of the day new reaction pouring in from the white house and the halls of congress over the battle over immigration. john roberts is now reporting the white house is weighing executive action on this issue and rudy giuliani in just a moment.
issue at least for now. would you agree? absolutely. i just said that. one of the down sides of the president taking executive action which he does have the discretion to do is that it would relieve pressure on congress to do something. you re right, republicans fearful of the reaction by voters might decide it is better to leave the status quo. but again, you know, this is an issue you re right that has confounded previous administrations and congresss dealing with the issue of immigration it imply indicates our national security and families and the nature of who we are as a nation. it is so politicized we re stuck on this. we elect our leaders in congress and the white house to solve these very difficult issues. the states cannot do it. the states suffer from it. so i remain optimistic and hopeful that congress and the president will do their job and deal with immigration. sandra: if we do see this move by the president to sign
watch here. we see jim comey and jim comey alone deciding which d.o.j. policies to follow and which to ignore. we see jim comey and jim comey alone deciding whether there is sufficient evidence to support each and every element of an offense. we see jim comey and jim comey alone deciding whether to send a letter to congress in the throes of a looming election. bill: i don t know what you saw. you said 10 minutes. i m certain you ve read a lot more than that. what did we learn? is james comey facing prosecution? is the mueller investigation tainted because of what peter strzok did or did not do for a period of 12 months when he ran the russia matter? what do you think, sir? well, i understand that there is some speculation as to whether or not jim comey is facing prosecution for the leak of memos to outsiders that might have contained classified information and jim has responded he considered those to be his diary. it doesn t matter. if you have information, if you