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Democrats say they will release interview transcripts at some point. adam schiff revealing more in a letter that went public yesterday. lets talk about that with the senior legal fellow and former justice office official. schiff says well do public hearings. he didnt say when and who would be there. what is your read on what he revealed in that letter? start there. >> having public hearings at some point in the future is not adequate. look, they are engaging in one of the most serious undertakin...

Other people. schiff says, "that said, let me be clear, as the investigation proceeds and at a time that will not jeopardize investigative equities, we will make the interview transcripts public subject to any necessary redactions for classified or sensitive information. we also anticipate at an appropriate point in the investigation, we will be taking witness testimony in public so the full congress and the american people can hear their testimony firsthand." so thats a letter from adam schiff ...

Potentially conceal the truth." that, of course, is why grand jury testimony is secret. right? that you dont want witnesses knowing what other witnesses have said, so they cant line up their witness testimony to match other people. schiff says, "that said, let me be clear, as the investigation proceeds and at a time that will not jeopardize investigative equities, we will make the interview transcripts public subject to any necessary redactions for classified or sensitive information. we also an...

>> it is well-known that the department of justice has a policy that you cannot indict a sitting president. so its possible that mueller concluded there was no evidence to justify any legal action against the president or his core advisers who are not indicted. or he could have concluded that there was nothing there that was strong enough to l cal challengt policy. >> reporter: democratic lawmakers say if theyre not granted access to all the evidence and all the interview transcripts that the mu...

Legal battle might play out? how long might it take? >> how long might it take? it could take many months. it could take a year perhaps if it goes all the way to the supreme court. heres the thing, normally speaking the justice department doesnt give internal memoranda like this to congress. they dont tell the congress and the public of people they chose to investigate and decided not to prosecute for obvious reasons, privacy reasons and so forth. the problem for the justice department is that t...

>> how long might it take? it could take many months. it could take a year perhaps if it goes all the way to the supreme court. heres the thing, normally speaking the justice department doesnt give internal memoranda like this to congress. they dont tell the congress and the public of people they chose to investigate and decided not to prosecute for obvious reasons, privacy reasons and so forth. the problem for the justice department is that they can never say we never do this, because after the...

♪ >> sean: the ranking member member of the house intelligence committee, congressman devin nunes, revealed yesterday that g.o.p. lawmakers are reviewing over a dozen interview transcripts as they are considering making criminal referrals for an investigation into possible political bias within the fbi. joining us now with the huge details on this is congressman devin nunes himself. congressman, this is a big deal. also fisa abuse on a lot of other issues, what specifically are you looking at?...

♪ >> sean: the ranking member member of the house intelligence committee, congressman devin nunes, revealed yesterday the g.o.p. lawmakers are reviewing over a dozen interview transcripts as they are considering making criminal referrals for an investigation into possible political bias within the fbi. joining is now with the huge details on this is congressman devin nunes himself. congressman, this is a big deal. also fisa abuse on a lot of other issues, what specifically are you looking at? ...

House committee announcing he believed a wide-ranging investigation into the presidents foreign business relationships and russian election meddling. >> we are not going to be intimidated or threatened by the president. the american people have a right to know if the president is acting on their behalf and not for some other reason. rob: the committee agreed to hand over several interview transcripts to robert mueller, donald trump reacted by going after him. >> he is a political hack who is try...

Consequences? >> yes. and i do think that the consequences for all three are going to be different but i do think there need to be some consequences, whether or not that means they all resign, i dont know. but i think its up to the constituents of virginia to make their voices heard on those questions. >> always good to see you. meantime, democrats giving the special counsel what could be some pretty hefty ammunition. interview transcripts from the house russia investigation. the big question ...