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An investigation leading to better election security. an investigation leading into a robust response to what russia tried to do to our country. but you didnt say any of that, agent strzok. you went straight to impeachment. do you know how impeachment works? >> i have a general understanding -- >> how does it work? >> sir, my understanding is limited to that as something done by the congress, that there are articles of impeachment and the procedure by which that occurs, i am not an expert -- >> ...

Involvement to help mr. trump, did that involvement trying to help mr. trump go to the extent of collusion. >> the investigation by your committee i take it will continue through the mid term elections? >> listen, im not putting a time line on this. i want to get it done as soon as possible. but what we owe the american pi people is the truth. we came out with one on election security. thank goodness congress responded, put money into the response so states could upgrade security. that took cong...

This is what they said. having the nations number one law enforcement officer threaten to subpoena your calls and e-mails is downright chilling. did you threaten to subpoena their calls and e-mails? >> no, sir. there is no way to subpoena phone calls. >> well, im just saying -- >> that was a scene on capitol hill today where republicans are using their precious time to investigate hillary clintons e-mails. not making it up. the absurdity wasnt lost on democrats. >> have we conducted any oversigh...

This is what they said. having the nations number one law enforcement officer threaten to subpoena your calls and e-mails is downright chilling. did you threaten to subpoena their calls and e-mails? >> no, sir. there is no way to subpoena phone calls. >> well, im just saying -- >> that was a scene on capitol hill today where republicans are using their precious time to investigate hillary clintons e-mails. not making it up. the absurdity wasnt lost on democrats. >> have we conducted any oversigh...

On election security, on the family separation crisis, on the administrations failures to po tekt dreamers and the justice department not to defend the affordable care act in court. supreme courts recent decision to undermine voters and workers rights on the presidents ongoing conflicts of interest and violations of the clause in the constitution or myriad pressing issues within our committees jurisdiction, no. this committee stays silent. on hillary clintons emails sound the alarms. despite an ...

Have doubts about the results of the last election when it was the. many thought it wasnt right. this public feeling has to be taken seriously. we say to citizens can still vote look out as well for what happens to it. the. rights for the pro-government newspaper you need be a leak he says the opposition and some media exaggerate their claims of vote manipulation. that apart from a few local irregularities i dont think theres anything wrong with our election security. i have always been people w...

The last 18 months -- >> pushing back against the notion on the intelligence communitys assessment that russia interfered in the 2016 election to help donald trump. listen to what she told reporters after a closed door briefing with house members on election security. >> do you have any reason to doubt the january, 2017, intelligence community assessment that said it was vladimir putin who tried to meddle in this election to help president trump win? >> i do not believe that ive seen that conclu...

Reporting. so is this just a slip up by the homeland security secretary? she doesnt want to anger the boss again. so my point first i guess, if the transportation secretary said this, we would say okay. this is the secretary of homeland security. her job in part, she is up on capitol hill, is to talk about election security, to try to prevent this from happening again. she says i do not believe that i have seen that conclusion that the specific intent was to help president trump win. im not aw...

Election security. we caught up with her after and she was asked if the president calling, you know, the investigation a witch hunt day in and day out has hurt the cause for election security. listen to what she says. >> do you think the president calling the everything involving russia a witch hunt and talking about no collusion, no interference that kind of thing dampens the message youre trying to send that this is a big problem and that congress and the states do need to take this very serio...

The brief iing, did you attend e meeting? >> i did not. i got another meeting set up. ill have my own private briefing. but was a last minute meeting and the democratic caucus had a meeting going on and several other commitments i had this morning. i did not make the meeting this morning but i do intend to get caught up. >> we understand only 50 or so members went. given the focus and concerns about election security in general, what does it say to you that so few people, you know, yourself incl...