Resources that would go to prosecutors, and federal agents to be able to investigate and prosecute crimes, are being diverted to the bureau of prisons. The bureau of prisons now takes up almost twothirds of the departments budget. Thats really untenable and unsustainable. So i believe that mandatory minimum sentences are an important tool. But we but that we need to use that tool effectively. Senator blumenthal . Thanks, mr. Chairman. At the outset id like to ask permission to include in the record a statement from senator patrick leahy, our colleague from vermont, in support of ms. Yates nomination. Without objection. And id also like to include a number of letters, i referred to them earlier, from colleagues, Law Enforcement officials, officials in georgia, in support of that nomination. Without objection those are included. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Let me just ask you about olc opinions, ms. Yates. Its been a tradition common to, i think, most recent administrations that olc opinion
Appreciate it. I am ari melber in for lawrence tonight. Tonight donald trump just releasing the short list of candidates to lead the fbi. It is the opposite of nonpartisan. Trump has created a nightmare for himself. Did trump record his conversations with former fbi director comey . I assume youre referring to the tweet. James comey better hope that there are no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to press. The president has nothing further to add on that. I wont talk about that. He left it as a very, very serious and very real possibility. The president of the United States willfully courting the most radioactive elements to richard nixon. The story gets more bizarre every day, we have to find out if tapes exist. If they do exist, we have to see them. President trump is dangerous. I would like to know if the president ordered mr. Comey to end the investigation. He is a showboat. He is a grandstander. He is a showboat . If your evenigo is any bigger, would start putting
There are no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to press. The president has nothing further to add on that. I wont talk about that. He left it as a very, very serious and very real possibility. The president of the United States willfully courting the most radioactive elements to richard nixon. The story gets more bizarre every day, we have to find out if tapes exist. If they do exist, we have to see them. President trump is dangerous. I would like to know if the president ordered mr. Comey to end the investigation. He is a showboat. He is a grandstander. He is a showboat . If your ego is any bigger, you would start putting your name on your name. We begin with the breaking news on President Trumps search for a new fbi director. And for those concerned that trump is politicizing the fbi, the news tonight adds to those concerns. Nbc news reporting interviews will begin tomorrow. And trumps short list includes the current acting fbi director andrew mccabe, which is typic
Have a great weekend, rachel. Appreciate it. Tonight donald trump just releasing the short list of candidates to lead the fbi. It is the opposite of nonpartisan. Trump has created a nightmare for himself. Did trump record his conversations with former fbi director comey . I assume youre referring to the tweet. James comey better hope that there are no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to press. The president has nothing further to add on that. I wont talk about that. He left it as a very, very serious and very real possibility. The president of the United States willfully courting the most radioactive elements to richard nixon. The story gets more bizarre every day, we have to find out if tapes exist. If they do exist, we have to see them. President trump is dangerous. I would like to know if the president ordered mr. Comey to end the investigation. He is a showboat. He is a grandstander. He is a showboat . If your ego is any bigger, you would start putting your name
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