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Requests. this will be my last question. one way to make foya work better is by reducing the number of requests that have to be made in the first place. thats why im a strong advocate for improved proactive disclosure. if confirmed, will you commit to help advocate for more proactive disclosure of directors? thats not just by the justice department but because your departments top dog in this particular area, in the federal government overall? >> yes, senator. >> thank you. >> senator feinstein....

>> shepard: continuing coverage of the barr hearings which are happening live on capitol hill. the question now really isnt will bill barr be confirmed as the attorney general, the bigger question is who are we getting? lets turn to gene cummings from the "wall street journal." where do we lack clarity still based on the questioning today in your mind, gene? >> he knew his audience so well and so well-prepared. hes a creature of washington. very calm and interactive with the senators in a good w...

This. all i can say at this stage because i have no clue to whats being planned, im going to try to get the information out there consistent with these regulations and to the extend i have discretion, i will exercise that discretion to do that. >> i can only speak for this side and maybe not all of this side, but we really appreciate that. the degree to which you can get us a prompt report in the fullest possible form would be really appreciated. i think there has to be a realization, too, among...

Karen, let me start with you. this takes time. how much time do they really need to get it together? >> bigger question is why didnt they do it before? theyre always about cleanup and not about cause. i think its always a real you interesting to listen to how facebook talks. its a little kremlinesque. they want to fix it but dont want to talk about how it happened. were looking into it. and thats the issue i have with them. even if they didnt know, they shouldnt be saying that, they should be ta...

Corroborating evidence for dr. fords claim, he will vote for him. the bigger question is where lisa murkowski and susan collins stand. they may have other concerns with him. jeff flake said in that cbs interview very interestingly if kavanaugh is found to have not told the truth, that could be a deal breaker for his nomination. thats where it could have a impact. >> i hear frank is back with us, presumably can hear us. you got me? >> yeah. im back. sorry about whatever happened. i want to respon...

Profile losses. the there a lesson for democrats? >> i think democrats have to keep the attention on trump nationally. that energizes the base. thats the negative -- thats the anecdote to the trump fear. but they also in these -- in the congressional races have to talk about the issues. and i think the real measure of this is not what we talk about every day and what you see on the national news. its whats in their adds. and in their ads you see much more about health care. you see much more abo...

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Great reasons. and the children are the victims. i have nothing but empathy for these children. they are the victims. though, primarily of their parents who made a terrible decision of breaking and entering into our country. >> they were not breaking and entering. >> well, theyre not legal. that means breaking and entering. >> they are desperately looking for asylum because they were under the threat of death. >> im glad you mentioned that, because if you look at a map, maria, its a very long wa...

You get sidetracked. lets get back to the subject about what happened today on the hill. this is hhs commander jonathan white testifying today he expressed concerns to the administration that separating children from their parents was a bad thing. watch this. >> during the deliberative process over the previos year we raised a number of of concerns in the program about any policy which would result in family separation due to concerns we had about the best interest of the child as well as about ...

Testimony that makes him look bad. he had no control over that. im sure that frustrates him and the white house. this trial will be controlled by the judge. what come out during the testimony, hes a participant as far as a websiitness, but he ca control whats said. the other thing is maybe something happens during the trial. manafort says look, we need to strike a deal. lets talk. i know i didnt want to plea guilty early but now ive seen the evidence. trump is not coming to my rescue. im not get...