[apple pound devil pound [gavel pound] were glad to be back in session. Senator flake, if you will continue. Senator flake thank you mr. Chairman. We talked before the break about an aumf. E need i mentioned how few people were actually here. Than 100use, fewer members of the house were there was passed. 1 aumf 23ody on this panel but only members of the senate were here to vote. Simply helps. We have to have a situation where the congress is more involved here. Newderstand, say that a aumf would be welcomed but not required. Just for the benefit of everybody here, no administration would ever aumfde that you need an because the absence of it would suggest that what we have been doing for 16 years would be illegal. Certain activities we have undertaken. I think we all understand the administration will say that no aumf or no new authorities are needed by whether or not they are needed to provide a legal basis, they are certainly needed politically and we cannot continue to go on in a s
Sen. Corker the committee is now coming back out of recess. As with the senate we had one member who lollygagged around and took longer than we thought. Its the story of the United States senate. Were glad to be back in session. Senator flake, continue your work. Mr. Flake thank you, mr. Chairman. We talked a little before the break about reasons we need an aumf. I mentioned how few people were actually here. Nobody on this panel voted in the senate on the aumf. In the house, fewer than 100 members of the house were there. When the 2001 aumf was passed. I think a total in the senate, nobody on this panel, but only 23 members of the senate were here to vote on the aumf. And so it simply helps, we have to have a situation where the congress is more involved here. I understand you say that a new aumf would be welcomed but not required. Just for the benefit of everybody here, no administration would ever concede that you need an aumf, because the absence of it would suggest that what weve
Steve scully joining us on newsmakers is senator chuck grassley. Thank you for joining us. And joining us with the questioning is erica werner who covers congress for the Associated Press and Niels Lesniewski for cq roll call. Senator, let me ask you about the news from this past week. You have concerns about the meeting between director comey and the Deputy Attorney general, where he was asking for Additional Resources to investigate russia was the same person that wrote the memo that led to his firing. Sen. Grassley it is my understanding that within a few hours of this interview, somebody in the Justice Department cleared up that they were not asking for additional money. Ms. Werner you accept that explanation from the Justice Department despite the reporting to the contrary that comey was seeking additional money . Sen. Grassley i usually accept what i am told unless there is lingering suspicion. Ms. Werner you have questions about the way the president handled the situation and th
Steve scully joining us on newsmakers is senator chuck grassley. Thank you for joining us. And joining us with the questioning is erica werner who covers congress for the Associated Press and Niels Lesniewski for cq roll call. Senator, let me ask you about the news from this past week. You have concerns about the meeting between director comey and the Deputy Attorney general, where he was asking for Additional Resources to investigate russia was the same person that wrote the memo that led to his firing. Sen. Grassley it is my understanding that within a few hours of this interview, somebody in the Justice Department cleared up that they were not asking for additional money. Ms. Werner you accept that explanation from the Justice Department despite the reporting to the contrary that comey was seeking additional money . Sen. Grassley i usually accept what i am told unless there is lingering suspicion. Ms. Werner you have questions about the way the president handled the situation and th
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