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Know, try to sanction or hold in contempt the deputy attorney general, which is hard to do and kind of a little practical effect. theyre doing what they can do. bringing cameras and attention to the fact that they want more documents. its hard as an outsider to know where the line is. but theyre doing what they feel they can do by applying public pressure to the department of justice. but once we get this second half of the report, it should have most of the motive questions that republicans are...

A separate and equal branch of government. you have not complied with subpoenas. you have 7 days to get your act together. thats not jim jordan. i think thats the majority of the house of representatives. in just a few minutes i think that will happen. i dont know why you wont give us what you ask for. >> i hope your colleagues are not under that impression. thats not acerality. >> it is accurate. >> mr. chairman, allow the witness to answer. >> sean: the house did , in fact pass a resolution de...

From a separate and equal branch of government, that you havent complied with the subpoenas, and you got seven days to get your act together. is think that is what is goingo happen by that is notto jim jordan. i think that the majority of the house of representatives. in just a few minutes, i think thats going to happen. i want to know why you wont give us what you ask for. >> sir, i certainly hope that your colleagues arent under that impression.r its not accurate, sir. >> it is accurate! we ha...

Happened yesterday? >> frustration is a good word, they have been trying to get documents for over a year, request after request after request, the last couple weeks we have heard about contempt and impeachment, this is the first step, the house passed a resolution, an additional deadline. it is nonbinding, does not have peace. the next step will have the peace and that is contempt, filing the contempt and bringing it before the district court judge. rob: you read the post and it talks about ray...

Doing to the country? rob rosenstein, when does this witch hunt end? rod rosenstein its your constitutional duty to provide congress with the information they need to do their job and check your department. in 7 days from today, if the doj continues this obstruction, i urge every member of the house to take action to move to contempt and yes impeachment. enough is enough. gowdy was right. many democrats are fine with the doj obstruction. their friends in the deep state have a lot to hide. robert...

Are doing to the country? rod rosenstein, really, when is this and? rod, it is your constitutional duty, checks and balances, coequal branches, to provide members of congress with the subpoenaed documents and information they need so they can doey your job -- their job d check your department. in seven days from today, if the doj continues as obstruction, i urge every single member of the house to now take action to, yes, move to contempt, and he has, impeachment. enough is enough. trey gowdy wa...

Hold rosenstein in contempt of congress or even impeach him if he does not comply. >> we are not in contempt of this congress and we are not going to be in contempt of this congress. >> i didnt think i was going to be spending the first ten months of my job staring down the barrel of a contempt citation for conduct that occurred long before i even thought about being fbi director. >> and cecilia vega is with us here on the desk here in new york tonight. and cecilia, as they debated the merits of...

How sad and how embarrassing. >> david jolly, i mentioned lbj earlier for a reason. you can go get his recorded phone calls in austin, texas, and hear him, as presidents do, giving marching orders to his lieutenants on the hill. have you any doubt that the gop committee script in that hearing today came from pennsylvania avenue? >> i dont doubt it, and i love that question, brian, for this reason. there is a story yet to be uncovered whether this is occurring or not, and i do believe it is. and ...

Very quickly. if you draw this out, its unlikely the president is going to do a presentencing pardon. so thats one aspect of it. the second is there is a hint here flynn is not fully cooperated or done yet and they want to keep this hanging over his head so thats that -- my theory on that. with regard to the demands, unprecedented demands during a pending investigation for details on informants, sources, under cover agents, weve got to see this for what it is. it is nothing more than a blatant...

Earlier for a reason. you can go get his recorded phone calls in austin, texas, and hear him, as presidents do, giving marching orders to his lieutenants on the hill. have you any doubt that the gop committee script in that hearing today came from pennsylvania avenue? >> i dont doubt it, and i love that question, brian, for this reason. there is a story yet to be uncovered whether this is occurring or not, and i do believe it is. and it is lbj-like. are jordan and others on the committee and per...