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That is happening right now is the beginning of the -- to advance a resolution on the house floor that essentially would call for the justice department, the fbi to provide all records to the house as part of their investigations into russia and to the clinton e-mail investigation and this deadline that the house is going to set, part of the resolution, which will be adopted in about an hour or so, it is going to set about a july 6th deadline to turn over all of these records. now, why this is s...

Short shorter. when we find somebody in contempt and refer it, the u.s. attorney for the district of colombia whose duty it shall be to bring the matter to a grand duty for its action. now, under both president bush and under president obama, you two and your predecessors have decided that youre going to consider "shall" as a, if i feel like it, if i consider the case worthy, i will consider the case de novo and not do it. if either of you are held in contempt, will you allow yourself, or allow ...

I have the advantage of being a lawyer for 38 years and a prosecutor for 38 years. just to explain, i made an effort in this letter to say i know not every member of congress is a lawyer or a prosecutor. i sent in my letter the history of the legislative process between the judiciary and executive branches. i think its important that when someone receives a subpoena and they cant comply because of redakr redactions, there is a way to handle this without threatening all the people of contempt, wh...

>> sean: sarah? >> congress needs to fight hard and push for the documents or file for contempt or even impeachment against rob rosenstein. >> president trump should order the release of the documents. >> sean: they would have to? >> if rosenstein didnt do it, he should be fired and wray as well. >> sean: the president can order the release? >> and order they be released on the white house congress. >> sean: more "hannity" straight ahead. (vo) we came here for the friends.

Vote on a house resolution. it is not a binding resolution but calls on the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein to provide remaining records specifically the section of records relating to the alleged use of confidential human sources by the f.b.i. running them against members of the trump campaign in 2016. when they discussed it yesterday it divided along political lines. >> all this resolution says is simple. we want the weight of the full house of representatives to go on record saying jus...

It has to do with the investigative steps taken by the f.b.i. prior to july 31, 2016 which is when the russia collusion investigation officially opened and they want specific records about the alleged use by the f.b.i. of confidential sources that were run up against members of the trump campaign to collect information. so if this goes forward it sets the table, if you will, politically for some republicans who feel that a lack of providing the records really warrants something even more serious...

Here is extent to which were seeing this fight between a republican-led congress and republican-administration. many members are flirting with the prospect of holding the deputy attorney general in contempt or possibly even impeaching somebody of that stature. this isnt impeaching eric holder with the relationship between the house and democratic administration. this is the presidents d.o.j. he can say these documents have to be provided and the extent to which you have not provided them is a vi...

Rosenstein and christopher wray, d.o.j., f.b.i. actions leading up to the 2016 election. they decided to take a brief vote and well hear opening statements but the house voting on the resolution to hold the deputy a.g. in contempt if he doesnt turn over these documents in one week, noah. they have not been willing to do so and were left wondering what happens next with that. >> yeah, thats a serious shot across this bow. there is a political context here. i suspect a lot of this is about good go...

Message and set the table for some republicans that believe that contempt or impeachment is justified in this situation, shep. >> shepard: catherine herridge, thank you. questions mount today about why president trump again appears to be siding with the russians as they assert they did not meddle in the united states 2016 election. a new presidential statement by twitter just as were getting details about a summit with vladimir putin. the white house says the two leaders will hold their first fo...

183 that calls on the deputy attorney general to provide the outstanding records against the russian investigation to the relevant house committees. we had an important exchange about 20 minutes ago from congressman darrell issa with the deputy attorney general. he said if we proceed to contempt in the district court here in washington, will you allow that to go forward? he said eric holder, rod rosensteins predecessor blocked that. in one exchange, rosenstein said nobody is above the law and im...