they have. an explosive memo shakes the white house. now with allegations that president urged them to essentially drop the investigation of michael flynn, enough is enough. well, if that s true and confirmed, i think you re getting very close to the legal definition of obstruction of justice. if the evidence bares out that there was obstruction of justice, i think you likely will see the congress go down the road of impeachment. it s reaching a point where it s a wear the gate size and scale and the shoe continues to drop. i think it will be helpful to have less drama emanating from the white house. i think it s getting better as time goes on. do you? it doesn t feel like that in the past few days. that s scary as hell right there. deadly weather pounding mexico to the canadian border. i was watching the radar. and this thing developed and came after us. police protection worked through the night in new orleans to remove another confederate monument.
house crises are eroding public trust. and it may be that we need to look to an independent commission or special prosecutor to regain that credibility. this as her party debates just how damaging these comey memos are and what they mean for the president s future. if the allegations are true, yes. reporter: michigan s justin amosh became the first to say the president s actions might merit yes, ma am peachment. i think it s pretty clear i have more confidence in director comey. reporter: the latest allegations have rattled many republicans. it would be very serious, and i would think that the justice department would take a look at that. i think it s reaching the point where it s of watergate size, and scale. reporter: thr republican-led committees have sent letters to the fbi, seeking any notes or memorandum prepared by the former director memorializing interactions he had with presidents trump and obama. obviously, republicans ought to be concerned. repor
they have. an explosive memo shakes the white house. now, with allegations that the president urged him to essentially drop the investigation of michael flynn, enough is enough. well, if that s true and confirmed, i think you re getting very close to the legal definition of obstruction of justice. if it bears out, i think you will see congress likely go down the road of impeachment. s it reaching the point where it s of watergate size and scale and the shoe continues to drop. i think it would be helpful to have less drama emanating from the white e.hous i think it s getting better as time goes on. you do? it doesn t feel like that in the past two days. that s scary as hell right there. deadly weather pounding statesm fromexico up to the canadian border. this thing developed. crews with police protection worked through the night in new orleans to remove another the protest turned vie lentd outside t idoutsee th residence of the turkish president. wa
reports about alleged ties with russia. the house oversight committee asked the fbi to produce all of the notes of former director comey s conversations with the president. jason chaffetz chairs that committee and joins us from utah. mr. chairman, how does the appointment of a special prosecutor change your plans to investigate this? look, the house has its own equities and we will continue to pursue our own investigation and still plan to have a hearing with director comey as early as next week. i do applaud, and i do think that the department of justice, if they saw fit to appoint this special counsel, director mueller, impeccable credentials. we ll enjoy a great deal of comfort on both sides of the aisle. people will have real trust in him. he served in the obama administration, the bush administration, but amazing credentials. he ll do a great job. do you expect to have the fired fbi director james comey sitting in the witness chair on wednesday? we ve had a little