Page 709 - Contempt News Today

>> the new york times should not be tweeting anything that they should not be putting in their paper. same standards. >> i insisted on reading edited version of story i ever wrote because mistakes and nuances would change, thats what you do. when we come back for washington post whistleblower complaint of president trump making unspecified promise to leader of ukraine, do we know enough to justify all the media outrage, later corey lewandowski on house democrats threatening to hold him in contem...

See. the american people arent going to have trust in these intelligence agencies until someone is put in jail. i just came back -- i did an event out in missouri for congresswoman billy long, the question that i get, im going through airports at events, speaking publicly, everybody wants to know the same thing, when is somebody going to pay the price, are you really going to have a fisa court that operates like this, i dont think so. look, the fisa court has a responsibility too, so i hope that...

Andy mccabe who we know by inspector general horowitz lied at least 3 times under oath, has criminal referral pending against him and waiting for the grand jury in washington, d.c. to indict him and they dont disclose the information before he come on television, so as a guest on a television show they are trying to hold me to a different standard to own employees and i think theres a shame of it and thats why they didnt want to talk about it. >> i work with allison when she was here at fox, i d...

Judiciary committee is going to do to me. i answered every question that i was allowed to, the only time i didnt answer a question if it related to a private conversation between the president and myself or a senior member of his team and myself and thats because i have -- i dont hold the executive privilege, the president is the only one who can waive that privilege and the advice of the white house council they asked me to preserve the privilege, if they want to hold me in contempt for 6 hours...

And support donald trump and because they didnt want to hear there was no collusion, mo obstruction, they decide today talk over me. >> finally, during the break in the hearing, you put a website, lets urge corey to run for senate in new hampshire, looks to me like youre running, you think the hearing helped you in your potential run but i dont know whether a contempt of congress citation might hurt you. >> you know, howie,i cant control if congress will hold me in contempt, i hope they dont. lo...

>> its called fake news. >> another coincidence youre pitching what your client wants you to pitch. coincidence? >> how is this relevant to the hearing? >> ill ask the questions. >> okay. >> in the last hour, your colleague steve cohen told me he believed it was house counsel preventing any pursuit of contempt for corey lewandowski. nancy pelosi said he should be pursued. what are your thoughts? >> his behavior was connecticte. he was never employed by white house and flanked by white house atto...

With you and the democrats in the difficulties that you have faced in trying to keep the president in check? >> it is a frustration that we have felt for a long time, and we have had a major meeting of the judiciary committee on, i guess it was friday morning, and all of the members are frustrated. and what the best course to take. several of us, including congressman richard liu, and we should use contempt, but some believe it is not the right process and go forward and use the strongest possib...

Us condemned rudy giuliani for saying he would do this thing a month ago. it was thought he received enough negative pressure that he backed off. apparently he didnt. apparently did he not back off, the president get in the act. its another sordid chapter in a sordid presidency. >> what steps do you have? i know you said there should be a change in inherent contempt. >> the only remedy is going to be impeachment. >> congressman, appreciate your time. thank you. >> i want to give two more sp pers...

Backed off. apparently he didnt. not only did he not back off, the president himself got in on the act. and its another sordid chapter in a sordid presidency. >> but realistically, what steps do you really have? i know you said there should be a change in inherent contempt, but without that right now, does this just die on the vine? >> well, the only remedy, anderson, in front of us frankly is going to be impeachment. >> congress connolly, i appreciate your time. thank you. i want to get two mor...

Executive branch so seriously, so quickly if they wanted to, but theyre not serious. >> you know, i agree. >> i agree with rick. right now the congress is not acting like a coequal branch of government. i love the eleanor roosevelt quote, nobody can make you feel inferior without your consent. theyve given their consent to be an interior branch. -- be an inferior branch. the republicans have given their consent because theyre scared to death. >> mitch mcconnell just looks the tv camera in the fa...