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Another like crowd today. Good afternoon. Before we get started i would like to bring up Homeland Security advisor tom bossert to tell you about executive order on Cyber Security at the president just signed. He will take a few of your questions and respectfully i ask that you keep your questions for him on the topic of the executive orders. Dont worry, i will come back and answer the rest of your pressing questions when he wraps up. With that i will turn it over to tom. Tom bossert thank you. Thank you very much for your time. A couple things positive to report. The first is that President Trump about an hour ago signed an executive order on Cyber Security. That executive order is going to keep his promise that he has made to the American People to keep americans safe. Including in cyberspace. I would like to do a few things. I promise we will district distribute the executive order. I will preview it for you, walk you through it and then take your questions. Among other things, at le
Lesniewski for cq roll call. Senator, let me ask you about the news from this past week. You have concerns about the meeting between director comey general,eputy attorney where he was asking for Additional Resources to investigate russia was the same person that wrote the memo that led to his firing. My. Grassley it is understanding that within a few hours of this interview, somebody in the Justice Department cleared up that they were not asking for additional money. You accept that explanation from the Justice Department depart despite the reporting to the contrary that comey was seeking additional money . Sen. Grassley i usually accept what i am told unless there is lingering suspicion. Ms. Werner you have questions about the way the president handled the situation and the firing of director comey . Sen. Grassley i would look at my relationship with the fbi generally and i would look at a particularly with my relationship with comey. In my constitutional job of oversight, of having a
Steve scully joining us on newsmakers is senator chuck grassley. Thank you for joining us. And joining us with the questioning is erica werner who covers congress for the Associated Press and Niels Lesniewski for cq roll call. Senator, let me ask you about the news from this past week. You have concerns about the meeting between director comey and the Deputy Attorney general, where he was asking for Additional Resources to investigate russia was the same person that wrote the memo that led to his firing. Sen. Grassley it is my understanding that within a few hours of this interview, somebody in the Justice Department cleared up that they were not asking for additional money. Ms. Werner you accept that explanation from the Justice Department despite the reporting to the contrary that comey was seeking additional money . Sen. Grassley i usually accept what i am told unless there is lingering suspicion. Ms. Werner you have questions about the way the president handled the situation and th
Steve scully joining us on newsmakers is senator chuck grassley. Thank you for joining us. And joining us with the questioning is erica werner who covers congress for the Associated Press and Niels Lesniewski for cq roll call. Senator, let me ask you about the news from this past week. You have concerns about the meeting between director comey and the Deputy Attorney general, where he was asking for Additional Resources to investigate russia was the same person that wrote the memo that led to his firing. Sen. Grassley it is my understanding that within a few hours of this interview, somebody in the Justice Department cleared up that they were not asking for additional money. Ms. Werner you accept that explanation from the Justice Department despite the reporting to the contrary that comey was seeking additional money . Sen. Grassley i usually accept what i am told unless there is lingering suspicion. Ms. Werner you have questions about the way the president handled the situation and th