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Leak information about a clinton investigation to the "wall street journal"? i mean, thats a thing that would help trump get elected. that would hurt clintons chances of getting elected. why would a virulent anti-trump partisan do something like that? yes. i know it makes no sense. the point here is not that youre supposed to be able to follow a logical string of evidence or argument here. the point is that he must be destroyed. so suspend your disbelief, right? it was technically attorney gener...

Campaign ties to russia and that rosenstein helped to provide a cover story by writing about the clinton investigation instead. the fbi fired mccabe in march after an internal report determined he had not been fully truthful in his answers about the handling of the clinton probe. at the time, mccabe said, quote, im being singled out and treated this way because of the role i played, the actions i took and the events i witnessed in the aftermath of the firing of jim comey. >> and president trump ...

Verified and it is supposed to be. it is supposed to be vetted in every way. and so in the days to come, this is it obviously going to be a big issue. sarah carter is standing by. sarah, what do you have on that>> reporter: a scathing report by general horowitz was telling and not only verifies why the office of professional responsibility, sean, fired mccabe and it was not a move by president trump each if he wanted him fired. it was a move by the fbi. a detailed interview with comey and mccabe...

Justice department in a new way. youve got the firing of mccabe, which whatever the merits are of the ig investigation, which we dont have access to, was the product at least contextually of a president bringing tremendous pressure to bear. what do you make of that as a kind of turning point? >> you know, i think that that story in "the new york times," if you think about that story about the president feeling more comfortable now, and you think of the feedback loop he would have received over t...

Fissures inside the white house, the president really opening up, really sort of going after the justice department in a new way. youve got the firing of mccabe, which whatever the merits are of the ig investigation, which we dont have access to, was the product at least contextually of a president bringing tremendous pressure to bear. what do you make of that as a kind of turning point? >> you know, i think that that story in "the new york times," if you think about that story about the preside...

Brennan can be as nasty and mean-spirited as he wants to be. the fact is it wasnt the president who fired mccabe. it was the inspector general. >> martha: exactly right. >> report in the fbi. >> martha: his own people fired him. >> yes. there is this virulent anti-trump attitude that if the sun goes down it must be donald trumps fault. but the fact is brennan typifies the hostility. >> martha: dont you think thats exactly why the president responds as he does? i think everybody knew theory getti...

We hereby request a grant of immunity. heres what chuck grassley had to say in response, the committee would need to know a lot more about the anticipated scope, nature and extent of your testimony. he adds this, the committee could then consult with the department to solicit its views before deciding to proceed formally. interesting request to say the least. heres judge andrew napolitano. >> its very unusual for the second person in the fbi saying you want me to testify, give me immunity ti and...