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Thereafter saying that chris ruddy did not meet with the president before making these comments. i know because i saw chris myself over here at the white house earlier this afternoon that he was here on the white house grounds and he was inside the west wing earlier today. i have talked to a source close to the president who says that the president is being counseled by, quote, many people not to fire robert mueller. so this appears to be something thats being deliberated inside the white house ...

Supposed to be about funding but we guess it will go into other territory. jeff sessions testifies to the senate intelligence committee later this afternoon in an open hearing. there is no denying the hot water will be wading into. he will be wading into it. lets bring in judge andrew napolitano. good to see you, judge. you said yesterday this was a dangerous position for him to be in testifying under oath and in open setting now. how do you feel today? >> i feel the same way today because he is...

Again a free man and what a great day that is. stand by, more when we get it right here, shannon. >> shannon: we are waiting for the hearing of rod rosenstein and then jeff sessions answering questions of the firing of james comey and the russia investigation. we have more next. >> this is an investigation for its own sake and to produce a lot of smoke. president has contributed, youre right, with the tweets. but so far up until now -- im open to evidence. its all smoke. the nicoderm cq h unique...

Hill defending some of the budget choices made by the trump administration essentially saying theyre focused on key priorities at this point. we have the treasury secretary talking this hour and he says that they are focused on a key legislative priority to get the economy fully growing. >> tax reform will play a major role in our campaign for growth. it has been more than 30 years since we have had comprehensive tax reform in this country. this administration is committed to changing that. we h...

President can do it, absolutely. you work for the president at his will. president can fire you for any reason and i think even comeys testimony vindicated the president because comey said look, he told me he hoped i would end the investigation. that doesnt sound like strong arming to me to say you hope he will be done and finish his job. if there is no investigation of the president, tell the people. so thats the most important part of this that came out for me. comey confirmed that there was n...

He reminded people in a tweet. attorney general lynch made law enforcement decisions for political services and gave hillary clinton a free pass and protection. totally illegal. i will imagine he will watch sessions testimony on air force one. >> bill: john roberts from the white house. whats coming up here? >> shannon: more on all these developing stories throughout this hour. former attorney general michael mukasey, judge andrew napolitano and senator rand paul and later this afternoon join us...

I think you are right. i would hope you are right that jeff sessions would tell the president, number one, this is a bad idea, number two, i recused myself and number three, if you make me do this, i will quit. it would fall to rod rosenstein. having spoken so highly of mueller and republicans and democrats think highly of mueller, is also not going to acquiesce to this further interference in the russia investigation. >> he appointed the -- got the special counsel just recently. you said congre...

Serious allergic reactions may occur. see me to know... ...clear skin can last. dont hold back... ...ask your dermatologist if cosentyx can help you find clear skin that lasts. >> bill: 9:35. washington, d.c. jeff sessions isnt the only one on the hot seat today. were monitoring numerous hearings. mattis and did you know ford will testify before the senate armed services committee. next hour secretary of state tillerson appears before the senate foreign relations committee covering president tru...

They attempted to do in 2016. both parties want to get their arms around that. i think the republicans are more likely to use their question time to drill down on those issues whereas the democrats have maybe a different agenda, different priorities since sessions is sitting there in front of them under oath. >> shannon: guy benson, thank you for your time today >> bill: were watching a lot of things right now. the senate hearing underway. the deputy attorney general when he takes the mic and st...

Is in the middle of remarks he is giving with another saudi arabiaian leader and thats where this comes from. as we await the jeff sessions hearing later today the attorney general facing a dizzying array of questions about his role in the campaign, russia and much more.