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Or executive session in the judiciary committee. >> chris: and should republican party chair michael steele step down for his remarks in which he called afghanistan obamas war and said we had no place being there? >> i think the chairmans remarks were wrong. i think he some what acknowledged that later and he needs to stop making comments that create this kind of furor. his job is to raise money and support the party around the country to have a fair shot for republicans winning this next novemb...

Of little people. the tab light says coleman agreed to the exposure in exchange for bail money. the actor says not so. a fox news alert just moments after the president talks about bipartisanship, a controversial obama nominee is in big trouble on capitol hill. a closed door executive session is getting underway. senators are considering the nomination of this man, craig becker to fill a post on the labor relations board. his chance of getting past a filibuster led by republicans and now joined ...

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Government. >> the evidence in our possession. lets go into executive session to discuss the evidence in our possession. i dont know what evidence the house judiciary committee has in its possession that speaks directly to the special counsels indictment about the russian government hacking into the democratic party to influence the presidential election. i dont know what evidence the judiciary committee has in its possession that speaks directly to the presidents submission to the russian gover...

That theyre out of order. we have a number of excellent lawyers in this room. i ask that this body now do what its responsibility is, to have an executive session so we can vote on a motion to adjourn, then we can deliberately and thoughtfully consider the documents that have been presented, and also review the committee documents that have been marked confidential without any reason or rational. >> the motion is denied. >> how long would that take? ten minutes for us to have a motion and a vote...

>> mr. chairman, if there is no vote on this motion, which has been properly seconded and which could be given a vote in executive session, this process will be tainted and stained forever. im asking as a member of this committee, it is my right to do so, that we vote on my motion to adjourn and senator harris motion to postpone, and that we do it in executive session, which can be easily and quickly convened right now. >> yeah, the motion is out of order. >> sir, then i make a very clear and si...

Thats more than twice as long as the last seven attorney generals combined. again, tonights breaking news senator reid telling ging rachel maddow that he may force a vote on loretta lynch as attorney general. joining me now are congressmen hakim jeffries democrat from new york jonathan capehart of "the washington post," and nbc news capitol hill producer and reporter frank thaw. thank you all for being here. frank, how would senator reid try to force this vote? >> well senator reid is threatenin...

Disparity? >> well, first of all, the inspector general left out the information in his report that there were liberal groups, but let me try to explain whats happening here. you know, the document that we were given to look over, it said this on the top. the following document contains confidential tax reform information, and being provided to you for review. any subsequent unauthorized disclosure content is prohibited by law and is punishable by fine or imprisonment, so what happens is the cha...

>> mr. chairman -- >> point of order, mr. chairman. >> those points of order will be able to be made once we go into executive session. >> mr. johnson? >> mr. chairman, i have a right for point of order. >> just chill out. what is the point of order? >> you follow procedures. >> its just like when darrell issa cut off the democrats mike. they are afraid of public debate. they are afraid to be exposed. the truth is, these republicans are searching for a scandal, any scandal, to try to hurt presid...

Our capitol hill respondent kelly odonnell joins us. a busy time and youve got a to start the debate but a s.t.a.r.t. debate but an executive session and intelligence briefing for the whole session coming up. tell us what you expect for the rest of the day. >> thats a pretty unusual aspect of all this because the senator also leave the chamber where were watching them now and go to whats known as the old senate chamber. no tv or k5cameras and theyll have a private session and talk about the clas...