the ukraine/u.s. treaty e that we ratified in 2000, the second big witness i think that s important are any witnesses that really relate to the criminal origins of the russia collusion probe. and, you know, like nelly other and only of those that have been named. at the end of the day, if they can do that, it kicks the legs out from underneath an obstruction article. these are important witnesses. and as far as the whistleblower, you know, the whistleblower made himself or herself a material witness. we node to know, the american people need to know who did he coordinate with, what were his motivations, this really just a political act. jedediah: check out this portion of a letter from representative adam schiff to representative devin nuñes. it reads: the impeachment inquiry will not serve as a vehicle to carry out the same
greg: it would still fit me which was great. i wear that at the gym. kennedy: that is it for us, we will see you back here on monday, it s going to be a great weekend have a good one. bret: the justice department probe and the origins of the russia collusion investigation is not a criminal matter and president trump s opponents portray it as a abuse of power. joe biden says he has a plan to beat fellow democrats who have much more campaign funding then he does, and should a mother be allowed to put her 7-year-old son through a gender transition over the objections of a father? this is special report. good evening, i m bret baier. the investigative shoe is on the other foot in the nation s capital, the justice department has turned its review into the beginnings of the russia collusion probe into a criminal
resolution that they do want to be made public but it falls to the attorney general. shannon: donald trump said all along, let him do this investigation and see what happens. depending when. it was supposed to be last week, then this week. shannon: and the week before. democrats in the meantime are hoping robert mueller s russia collusion probe will tie donald trump to wrongdoing. former us attorney for the district of columbia warns it could create an even bigger problem for the other 2016 candidates. it is quite obvious there were crimes committed by people associated with the clinton campaign with the democratic national committee, with fusion gps and other people.
aid of the government of russia. reporter: may 17th is a pivotal month. rosenstein was 2 weeks into the job with james comey who was fired by the president. and responsible certain of justice investigation was opened. in addition to the fbi ongoing russia collusion probe. make sure our case is on solid ground. reporter: the justice department steamed to stop short of denying rosenstein talked about removing the president, quote, the deputy attorney general never authorized any recording mister mccabe references and it is on his personal dealings with the president, there is no basis to invoke the 25th amendment. donald trump hit back characterizing mccabe as, quote, disgraced and a puppet for james comey. mccabe s role was reduced and last spring was fired for violating fbi s code of ethics. the us attorney in washington for possible criminal prosecution.
that looks like a win. trump defying his own military deciding to remove all u.s. troops from syria. pentagon officials argued against this because it seeds power to vladimir putin. trump claiming the troops aren t needed because he says isis has been dpeet efeated. these are context for news in the russia collusion probe. donald trump s fingerprints all over this moscow deal. he signed this letter of intent to try to build there and get money up front. his signature. you can see it right here. this was obtained by the news outlet, cnn. we have not verified it. it is dated october 28th, 2015. that s four months after donald trump announced he was running for president. just below, you can see the signature of the owner of the russian firm that trump was f partnering with. laying out a play n for 250 cons