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Can do is we have to move quickly to hold the attorney general of the united states in contempt. that is what im going to press for this week. >> what is your reaction? >> it is beyond crazy. lets review the facts. in his campaign and a number of republicans who are out there solely to discredit the justice department and the fbi. they have demanded production of documents. the comey memorandum which the department of justice produced. the affidavits authorizing wire tapping. all of those things...

But, it is important to note just a few days ago the justice department told nunes that providing information on a, quote, specific individual could pose grave implications to national security. danny heck of washington joins me now. lets begin on that news. you havent been exactly complementary of attorney general jeff sessions, saying he has selective amnesia after his testimony last year, you said he never seems to remember the things that may incriminate him. would you support nunes move to ...

Abuses during scrutiny of the trump campaign and add vier -- adviser carter page. >> last week we sent subpoena and on thursday we discovered that they are not going comply with the subpoena. we need to move quickly to hold the attorney general in contempt. thats what i will press for this week. rob: no providing documents to his committees investigation. jillian: fox news alert now, youre taking a life look at vladimir putin being sworn in for a fourth term as president of russia just moments a...

And his colleagues will take some of the raw material about an ongoing criminal investigation of the president and bring it to the white house. >> harris: how can they prove that? they dont know. how do you prove something that hasnt happen? >> harris: you insulate it against it happening. that is the d.o.j. argument. >> harris: that would mean nobody would ever hand over anything. >> that is the way to do it. if you and i were subpoenaed and we told them to take a hike, they come after us. they...

>> harris: we know its non-revocable. the president isnt happy. if it were revocable, he would probably revoke it. >> of course. the person in charge of what they want is rod rosenstein. that is the person that they should be threatening with contempt. >> harris: so why are they threatening -- by the way, talk to me about contempt of congress. >> it stings and it doesnt sting. only happened once to attorney general. they held eric holder in contempt for failure to turn over fast and furious docu...

Just completely ignored. so last week we sent a subpoena and then on thursday we discovered they are not going to comply with the subpoena. >> what are you going to do about it? >> on very important information we need. >> what are you going to do? >> the only thing left we can do is move quickly to hold the attorney general of united states in contempt. >> harris: justice department official provided fox news with a letter sent from d.o.j. to chairman nunes four days ago. within the deadline fo...

Prosecution. the a.g. says the doj will take up as many cases as possible. its notable that sessions in san diego considering his doj has been at war with california with sanctuary city policies. this is the first time that jeff sessions is speaking in public since house intel committee devin nunes told "fox and friends" yesterday that sessions should be held in contempt for not complying with a subpoena to turn over documents related to the russia investigation. neil? >> neil: im sure that migh...

Secretary sarah sand ders called him an added value outside the legal team. >> thank you. attorney general jeff sessions is responding to a house intelligence committee chairman devin nunes who has called for congress to hold sessions in contempt. today in southern california, sessions said this. >> the department of justice has written him a letter and responded as appropriate to him. the request he made is one that the intelligence community and the department of justice feels is not grantab...

Look at the cost that hes incurred hes been doing that. to me one of the most interesting things that came out of this rudy weekend, was that he and the president, i think the rest of the newly aggressive legal team, have decided that the political price of resisting a subpoena taking the fifth, maybe being held in contempt is worth paying compared to the legal jeopardy that he could face if he sat down with bob mueller. they decided on that. just fight it all the way. better than risking what c...

Polls in ohio open, top republican senate candidate are involved in a lawsuit. >> theyve taken exactly what i am and turn it around to be the opposite. >> investment banker and senate hopeful mike gibbons is suing trump endorser. they used him of being pro choice and anti-trump. he suffered harm to his reputation, emotional distress, exposure to contempt, ridicule shame and damage to his business and candidacy. today, congressman renacci is at campaign office in ohio.