reports attorney general bill barr is disputing a key finding in the report that the fbi had enough information july 2016 to open an inquiry into members of the trump campaign. with all that in mind, here with us for our lead-off discussion on a monday night, kimberly atkins, wbur, boston s npr news station, robert costa, moderator on washington week, and frank figliuzzi, former fbi assistant director for counterintelligence. welcome to you all. i would like to start with you, bob, specifically, the state of the play in the building you cover, the us capitol as members of said congress filter in after their thanksgiving break. so far most democrats that i m speaking with at the washington post feel pretty comfortable with the process. some of them more progressive members in their age are wishing that this impeachment probe could be a little bit wider in scope. and they re making that clear to the leadership that maybe they should go after things beyond ukraine. but the leadership
the trump campaign. with all that in mind, here with us for our leadoff discussion on a monday night, kimberly atkins, senior washington correspondent for wbur, boston s npr news station. robert costa, national political reporter for the washington post and moderator of washington week on pbs. and frank figliuzzi, former fbi assistant director for counterintelligence. good evening and welcome to you all. bob costa, for a scene setter, i would like to start with you. specifically the state of play in the building you cover, the u.s. capitol, as members of said congress filter in after their thanksgiving break. so far most democrats that i m speaking with at the washington post feel pretty comfortable with the process. some of the more progressive members and their aides are wishing this impeachment probe could be a little bit wider in scope. and they re making that clear to the leadership that maybe they should go after things beyond ukraine. but the leadership is telling them e
impeachment gathers momentum. a new controversy may be developing over the upcoming justice department s internal inspector general report on the fbi s russia investigation. tonight the washington post reports attorney general bill barr is disputing a key finding in the report that the fbi had enough information july 2016 to open an inquiry into members of the trump campaign. with all that in mind, here with us for our lead-off discussion on a monday night, kimberly atkins, wbur, boston s npr news station, robert costa, moderator on washington week, and frank figliuzzi, former fbi assistant director for counterintelligence. wum welcome to you all. i would like to start with you, bob, specifically, the state of the play in the building you cover, the us capitol as members of said congress filter in after
they spent $45 million, and the real cost is many times that number. and now the same maniacs are pushing the deranged impeachment. think of this. impeachment [ crowd booing ] impeachment. a witch hunt. was tonight in florida. here now for our leadoff discussion on a tuesday evening, one of the threesc reporters on tonight s breaking story from the new york times, the aforementioned michael schmidt, pulitzer prize-winning washington correspondent for the paper. kimberly atkins back with us, senior washington correspondent for wbur, boston s npr news station. and jeremy bash is back with us as well, former chief of staff at cia and the pentagon, notely former chief counsel to the house intel committee. mike, since you were quoted, i d like to begin with you. what does your reporting say about the impeachment process? what might your reporting say
deal. you remember that mess? they had nothing. two years. they spent $45 million, and the real cost is many times that number. and now the same maniacs are pushing the deranged impeachment. think of this. impeachment [ crowd booing ] impeachment. a witch hunt. that was tonight in florida. here now for our leadoff discussion on a tuesday evening, one of the three reporters on tonight s breaking story from the new york times, the aforementioned michael schmidt, pulitzer prize-winning washington correspondent for the paper. kimberly atkins back with us, senior washington correspondent for wbur, boston s npr news station. and jeremy bash is back with us as well, former chief of staff at cia and the pentagon, notably