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In. that was the intent in the operation. they have been engaged against the united states for a long time. predates steves time in the cia and my time in the fbi. what we need to do is allow these investigations to happen. >> yes, there should be a special look at the information operation targeted at the united states in the election cycle. it wasnt to hack the election. it was to try to create chaos in the election and as we can see that part has been spectacularly successful and we need to f...

Ambassador. >> attorney general jeff sessions recusing himself from any investigation into the trump campaign. >> let me be clear, i never had meetings with russian operatives or russian intermediaries about the trump campaign but defending himself amid revelations he failed to disclose in his confirmation hearing that he met with the russian ambassador twice during president trumps campaign last year. >> i dont believe theres anything wrong with a united states senator meeting with an ambassado...

Start with you. so now jeff sessions has recused himself legally what is next. do you believe he can face perjury charges. >> hell have to demonstrate what he said was willful. and it is very clear that senator franken is asking about campaign contact with russian officials and its not senator sessions at the time talking to the russian ambassador as part of the armed service committee job he has and youd also have to demonstrate that his system was willful and regarding material fact which, you...

Ambassador will taking control. what were the russians up to? what were they planning? we know from our intelligence services that the russians were planning an operation aimed at increasing the likelihood that donald trump could be elected as president. there could be no doubt that he was part of that because that was the russian policy so that -- he might not have played a strict intelligence role but theres no doubt that that was part of implementing the russian policy. >> is this serious to ...

To be looking at it and the whole context in which these possibly false statements were made including the presidents ties to russia. my goodness. and turns out the trump campaign and possibly mr. trump himself. >> the attorney general is in charge of truth in our country allison. a different standard aplieplies. he had to leave his post for a lesser statement in the bush administration. nixons attorney general had to plead to a misdemeanor for a lesser statement than what mr. sessions did. >> o...

Who invited him. back to you. >> he seems to be enjoying himself in those pictures. thank you very much. dozens of democrats in congress say recusal is not enough. they want sessions to re-sign. most republicans still resisting calls for a special prosecutor. >> good morning to you. democrats are keeping up an not satisfied with his recusal. they want him to re-sign and others are pushing for more information. they want him back up here on capitol hill to explain what they believe was misleading...

Creating a new subsidy. and i talk to republican here last night who said, you know, conservatives may have to swallow hard and take it even if they on apologetic to it because its what the president may want. >> why are they hiding from rand paul. i understand they dont want democrats to see it if its not fully baked yet. >> there are a lot of rand pauls both in the house and the senate. theres people in the republican party who are not comfortable with a lot of the things that the republicans ...

The attorney general said i did not have communications with russia. it was a categorical statement and we know now that he did have communication with russia twice. his spokesperson came out yesterday and took the same position as mr. whitaker. he said it and now we know that the trip on which he met the russian ambassador, one of these occasions was paid for by political funds. >> campaign funds. >> so does that mean that you think he will face perjury charges? >> i think he can face perjury c...

I will never ever apologize for protecting the safety and security of the american people. i wont do it. >> that new action is a revived version of the original travel ban. to his original immigration order and he will likely sign on wednesday which is just one day after his big address to congress. >> thank you. >> we cannot have somebody, i have a friend of mine who was on the campaign and an appointee. jeff session. you will have to use this special prosecutors statute in office, not just to ...

How hard is it going to be to take the reigns. >> we did a press event in 30 rock. they aired some of bobs best of, if you will, over the last 11 primetime olympics that he hosted a record that will go untouched and i got emotional watching it. i grew up idolizing bob. we both went to syracuse. i received the bob costas slip 30 years ago this spring. we both were born in queens new york. neither one of us will be the starting center on a basketball team. we have lot in common but bob set the bar...