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Whats the goal? >> hes not worried because we have done nothing. he has extended every deadline. he has the walked things. we have documents we requested a year ago. we have received documents that are so heavily redacted to make them unintelligible. so why would he think he is in contempt because we are the ones that have been held in contempt by him. i think at some point you have to protect the institution. you have to say congress has got oversight responsibility, and maybe we ought to exerc...

The committee -- >> to one not do it in the media? everyone has been saying for months and threatening contempt. last they were saying they might hold a little but yet they dont do it. i think people who are sympathetic to congress not getting from doj are getting pretty sick and tired of the same people going on television and complaining about it, but not actually doing the things they can do without leadership. >> i believe they should be voting multiple times and bringing this to the floor o...

Any payment to a large company like american media would be accompanied by a lot of paperwork including an agreement of sale which has not been produced. >> fresh on the heels of revelations from the fisa court, house conservatives considering even without paul ryans blessing forcing a contempt of congress vote, the target, deputy attorney general rod rosenstein. amy baker joins us live. lets talk about this. the deputy attorney general has addressed whether or not he thinks he is in any danger ...

Subpoena on the american citizen, then if you dont go you are going to jail. >> thats why eric holder was not punished when he was held in contempt. >> the sergeant at arms cant arrest him. >> so congress needs to have -- and judicial watch is more powerful than congress because they can go to court. and that they will actually respond because they will incarcerate them. now congress as i pointed out in my book which we will talk about a little bit later, they use to do this. these two have the ...

Contempt of this congress. >> this is not something they are signing onto. what is the goal here? >> he is not worried because we have done nothing. he has extended every deadline, slow walked things now we have documents we requested a year ago, we received documents that are so heavily redacted to make them unintelligible. why would he think he is in contempt because we have been held in contempt by him. at some point you have to protect the institution, to say congress has oversight responsib...

Its the ultimate wifi experience. xfinity xfi, simple, easy, awesome. ♪ >> bret: top justice department officials met with this afternoon a handful of republican lawmakers on capitol hill. they were expected to discuss where things stand on the outgoing ongoing process and the russia collusion investigation. that meeting comes after some in congress have threatened impeachment or contempt citation for deputy attorney general rod rosenstein over access to that material. tonight president trump ...

There is no consequence even if you do hold them in contempt. they dont actually have their back and they dont actually do anything and theres no consequence and the department of justice knows this. >> it seems like we are getting nowhere on this one. >> its an absolute stalemate. he is the acting attorney general for all of this stuff, when it comes to anything that might have the word russia entered next to it. he is essentially the attorney general and hes in charge of everything. and thats ...

>> the premiere of "the beat" with ari melber starts right now. >> the first look at previously secret documents. >> democrats, republicans are going to want to talk to mr. trump. >> he is a man who carries out orders. thats important news about that meeting. congratulations on this, and im super jealous. >> i think weve run out of coffee boys here. every time someone gets a -- they just say thats the coffee boy. >> are you prepared to be held in contempt and go to jail? >> isnt this ridiculous....

Kinds of positions because they were of benefit to the government. not because they were of benefit to themselves but because the government could use their assistance during that transition or anything like tha that. clearly they are not benefiting the government right now or the administration but the second question especially when you talk about klapper or some of these other individuals, they have been found to be lying to congress. why did they have this extended security clearance. >> i d...

Not because they were of benefit to themselves but because the government could use their assistance during that transition or anything like that. clearly they are not benefiting the government right now or the administration but the second question especially when you talk about klapper or some of these other individuals, they have been found to be lying to congress.ti w why did they have this extended security clearance. when they have already lighted to the american people and led to the inst...