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Between russia and ukraine. navy spokesperson saying its routine to conduct operations, russia fired and seized through ukrainian ships near crimea two weeks ago and ukraine imposed marshall law in response. we ll watching it more as we get it inside of america s newsroom today. we want to follow the truth where it leads and we want to make these transcripts available to the public so that they can draw their own conclusions about what occurred in 2016. i m concerned and it is my hope that by doing this we ll prevent it from happening again in 2020. hopefully ever again. sandra: that was house judiciary committee chairman bob goodlatte what he hopes to learn from james comey. the former f.b.i. director is expected to testify before the panel tomorrow in a closed-door session. congressman andy biggs is on the committee and will be in that room. what do you want to know from ....
Attorney general loretta lynch compelling them to testify in a closed session about the 2016 presidential campaign. comey has already publicly stated he will not testify to, quote, any closed door session. to understand this better i m joined by danny savalaos and georgetown school of law professor paul butler both msnbc legal analysts. danny these are closing days for this house. they re lame duck. why and what were the legal implications of them subpoenaing both comey and former attorney general lynch. it may be a lame duck congress. but those subpoenas have equal force as if it were not a lame duck congress. politically speaking, however, once the new house takes control the investigation to whatever ....
As opposed to legislative agend agenda. democrats have long wanted this to be in full view, and he has offered to you testify, only as long as it was open. bob goodlatte has insisted on a closed-door hearing. we will make all of the transcribed interviews available to the public so that they can see exactly what we have been investigating, but we are not going to have him testify in public so that other people can see him testify and then suddenly, their testimony seems to match up with his. the last-minute demand appears as he is retiring and democrats will soon control the house judiciary committee. this would be his final act as chairman to make them appear in a closed-door session. the current top democrat, jerry nadler, said last week it was unfortunate that the outgoing majority was resorting to these tactics. goodlatte says he wants to ....
Forward the outlook is rosier for the up coming midterms in 2020. they do admit the challenge is far from over. we continue to see russians and increasingly iranian and other actors continue to use social media to influence the american public, to sow discord and increase divisiveness. that s something that is probably just a tool of the trade for them right now. we continue to see that activity. meanwhile robert mueller s beat goes on. his team s investigation into the 2016 election faces a critical week ahead. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein slated to testify in a closed-door session. and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle want in on that hearing. i d like it to be more open. i would like it to be more transparptd because a lot of people have questions transparent because a lot of people have questions. the idea it will happen with just two members from the republican party and democratic party in a classified setting which means one thing the american people will ....
So i have to manage my time wisely. plan your financial life with prudential. bring your challenges. shepard: now to the special counsel investigation of the 2016 election and russian interference. republicans on the house judiciary committee may slap the former fbi director james comey with a subpoena to force him to talk to him behind closed doors about what happened in that agency leading up to the presidential election. that s what a source now tells fox news. james comey rejected lawmaker s request for a private interview but said he would be willing to testify in a public hearing. the deputy attorney general, rod rosenstein, is expected to talk to committee members in a closed-door session next week. the new york times reported last month that rosenstein talked about secretly recording president trump and using the ....