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a judge will decide whether to reveal more information about the mar-a-lago search and former vice president pence says hed consider talking to the january 6th committee. what more will americans learn about the former president. january 6th committee member congressman adam schiff will be here. one-way ticket. washington and new york struggle to cope as border states bus thousands of undocumented migrants up east. >> its just a mean and cruel thing. >> what is the long-term solution...

Information from him. >> and he cooperated. >> but he didnt turn over boxes. >> i think hes on the record saying, whatever you need from us, just ask. its great to see you guys. it was a very friendly environment. >> his lawyer said they didnt have any more classified information and the justice department said, yes, you do and they went and got it. the only reason we know about the raid is because donald trump announced it. >> i think we would have figured it out even if he hadnt. yes, lawyers ...

Though. >> what ill say, youre right, theres a lot we dont know so i cant defend anything, but i will say, you know, it did go to a magistrate judge, the fbi director signed off on it. he was appointed by trump. there was concern, according to the documents that had been released about whether or not information would be destroyed. so, look, a healthy skepticism about law enforcement and fbi raids is always fine and welcome as far as im concerned, but arent law enforcement -- isnt law enforcemen...

Justice. >> there was an interesting comment made by vice president pence a few days ago suggesting he might be available to testify before the january 6th house committee if an invitation was extended. has an invitation been extended? what was your response to that, your reaction? >> i was encouraged to hear it and i hope it meant what it sounded like it meant. we have been in discussion with the vice presidents counsel for some time. so, he knows of our interest in having him come before us. a...

This is very serious business, when documents have those markings, it generally indicates that the source of information is very sensitive and that the documents itself were revealed, it could jeopardize that source. you would not only expose the information in the document, you would lose any future intelligence you might gain from the same source. very serious business and we want to get to the bottom of it. in terms of the precedent, im confident merrick garland took every precaution, took ev...

For the justice department. i think probably their concern is very legitimate, that is, that if the affidavit is revealed it will put those sources of information at risk. weve seen the president retaliate against anyone he considers a whistleblower, accuse them of treason. of course, weve seen the presidents incendiary rhetoric lead someone to go to an fbi building with an assault weapon, who was shot to death by the fbi defending itself. so, the risks the justice department identify are real. ...

Concerns expressed by your republican counterpart on the committee, congressman turner of ohio, that a search this unprecedented, and i get that the presidents behavior, donald trumps behavior is potentially also unprecedented, but a search this unprecedented requires oversight by congress to make sure that everything is being done correctly and for the right reasons. >> oh, absolutely. the question is during a pending criminal investigation, at what point does congress get access to justice dep...