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Get the document requests honored. look, fisa abuse is a serious issue. we the people, the congress, have given the executive branch a lot of power in this very important law and it is really important that we conduct the proper oversight of the executive branch to make sure that that power is not or has not or will not be abused. thats ultimately the big picture of what is going on here and so i think it is important that we just let the truth come out on all of these things. >> is it appropria...

Now is enough? >> well, i think they had a meeting to kind of clarify all of that. i think, number one, having the ig report is very important and giving the ig the latitude to take the investigation where it needs go. having the u.s. attorney from utah attached to the ig to give them the kind of tools they need to go after any abuses is important. and what matters to us is the article one branch of government conducting oversight the executive bran sch that we do get these document requests hon...

Nixon administration? >> sure. i mean,some some ways, i think people, you know, people at the justice department have said to me, well, maybe he learned his lesson with the firing of jim comey, that really came back to bite him, that is a key component of muellers obstruction inquiry now. so maybe hes learned a lesson and maybe he feels a little boxed in here. you know, i think one of the things at play here is congressional republicans keep making document requests and the justice department ke...

We actually get the documents that we have a constitutional right to have. a little over 12,000 documents have been delivered to our office out of 1.2 million. >> 1.2 million documents. that is more than 2,000 reams of paper. be careful what you wish for, mark meadows. so the strategy for congressional republicans fighting the trump russia investigation tooth and nail is twofold. part one, use document requests to see what kind of information they can dig up on the russian investigation to see i...

You have of course heard of a ream, as in a ream of paper. well, there are 500 pieces of paper in a ream. which is not news. but someone might want to remind congressman mark meadows, whos officially requested a whole lot of reams. >> for us its all about getting the documents, making sure that we actually get the documents that we have a constitutional right to have. a little over 12,000 documents have been delivered to our office out of 1.2 million. >> 1.2 million documents. that is more than ...

Be careful what you wish for, mark meadows. so the strategy for congressional republicans fighting the trump russia investigation tooth and nail is twofold. part one, use document requests to see what kind of information they can dig up on the russian investigation to see if they can prove that the investigation is somehow biased or tainted. part two, if the justice department says no, try to freak out or even force out anyone who gets in their way. right now the document fight centers around th...

Around the terms of service. >> i think this is something that congress has been really thinking through how do we try to legislate this. there is no clear answer. even if congress did act facebook and people who try to do harm on there will find ways to do it. >> on the other side you have dems doing this. on the other side you have republicans specifically devon nuneswho is issuing a subpoena to doj for information giving to robert mueller. here is what he had to say. >> i havent spoken to him...

Back at work now. this is after speaker ryan actually asked him to leave and he resigned and unresigned. also the speaker commenting on the feud between house republicans and the justice department over documents that house republicans want in the russia investigation. listen to the speaker. >> absolutely we had a good cup of coffee this morning. we talked about how to improve the services going forward. were going to keep talking to make sure we can -- i think we can ultimately make improvement...

>> expect the administration to honor our document requests, seems like the speaker is siding there with those who want those documents and maybe those who want to hold the attorney general in contempt. >> in hawaii, volcanic activity has calmed down on the big island. officials warn that lava and toxic gas still threaten residents. look at this time lapse video. lava flowing across a road, burning up a car there. dozens of homes destroyed. the eruptions are likely to continue. >> it is definite...

Pressure hes been under. >> thanks so much for doing this, mr. deputy attorney general. as you think about the importance of separation of powers on law day here, any reaction to the news that certain members of the house freedom caucus have talked about drafting up articles of impeachment despite your best efforts to comply with their document requests? >> they cant even resist leaking their own drafts. >> would you like to elaborate on that? >> i saw that draft. i mean, i dont know who wrote i...