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He was not the sole investigator to close the hillary clinton case, he was not the sole investigator to open the investigation. i think as the public learns about more of the evidence we saw and more evidence that bob mueller is reviewing, theyll have more confidence in what the fbi did to start this investigation. >> brian: you were prepared and you did bring up those things in your introduction. you did say something else. when things got totally out of control and we didnt have enough cameras...

Family member i have a good knowledge hurting goes to more to a discussion about your character is what you stand for and what is going on inside you. >> it is a new low in the united states congressman, what a shame. >> threatened with contempt, lisa page agreed to close to the deposition on friday. the benefit of knowing the testimony in advance. >> reporter: all day on this, thank you very much, during the hearing, peter kim jong un delivered a monologue while responding accusation the agency...

There, bringing up his extramarital affair that he had with another agent, saying flatly to his face they just didnt believe him even though he was under oath. you had democrats not necessarily defending strzoks conduct but giving him procedural cover as he was threatened to be held in contempt. what was called a show trial, an effort by the republicans to undermine the mueller investigation. i think the heart of what we saw in the back and forth over the text messages strzok was exchanging wi e...

Where the american people are counting on us to fight for them and we were just seeing republicans again seeking to protect the president above anything else. >> did you hear any line of questioning from republicans that you thought was actually somehow helpful and informative to our understanding of whats been happening here? >> no. but, lawrence, i did hear trey gowdy express a real interest in having peter strzok answer questions about an ongoing investigation. this is a pattern we have seen ...

Something about gun violence, farmer who is want this committee to do something about the tariff it is president is imposing. but we learned nothing new. we lost precious hours where the american people are counting on us to fight for them and we were just seeing republicans again seeking to protect the president above anything else. >> did you hear any line of questioning from republicans that you thought was actually somehow helpful and informative to our understanding of whats been happening ...

Doing it right before he goes and meets with putin. its just -- its this -- its our lives. >> it is what it is. we will get londons reaction later in this hour, rachel. thank you, rachel. well, if you did not have contempt for this congress before todays chaotic, dramatic, comical and important hearing in the house of representatives, then you might be feeling just a little bit of contempt tonight. >> let me start by saying this is a stupid and ridiculous hearing. >> republicans in the house of ...

Hours of testimony, grilled again and again and again about the text messages that got him removed from special counsel robert muellers investigation, and written up in an inspector generals report. from the very outset, committee republicans threatened him with contempt for not providing more details about the investigation of trumps campaign suspected ties to russia. >> between july 31st and august 8, how many interviews did you conduct related to the alleged collusion between russia and the t...

I believe there was a hold yesterday showing the majority of respondents saying let the mueller investigation take its time and come to its conclusion rather than the other choice which was wrap it up. i think that view probably changed and i think the base wants to see the investigation finish. >> if it was surreal to watch this hearing, imagine sitting at the center of it. congressman eric swalwell was there. >> mr. strzok, in a moment we will continue with the hearing, but based on your refus...

Committee to abide by their own rules and to let strzok get his answers out. at one point he tried to get the whole thing adjourned after republicans threatened to hold peter strzok in contempt over his very first answer today. congressman nadler joins us now. thank you very much for being with us. its a pleasure to have you here. you must be tired. >> pleasure to be here. >> what is your bottom line take away from todays hearing? i was struck by your opening statement in which one of your closi...

Sense of humanity about another person. >> to barbaras point on theater, there were so many moments you felt he was being wronged, starting from the get go when he was asked, told to answer a question that they knew darn well he could not answer because he had his lawyers standing right behind him, threatening him with contempt. walter, what did you make of this? >> you have to look at the picture, tie it into trumps trip now because as strzok said this plays into the hands of vladimir putin. th...