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Interview these people, to subpoena these people to try and get what they have. but it is not going to amount to anything. it will be easy for both of these people to testify or in the case of james comey to refuse to testify. he has already said he will fight the subpoena. only a matter of weeks before the democrats take over these committees and i think theyll let these matters slide. i dont think this is actually going to achieve anything for the republicans except to point up these issues an...

>> arthel: fox news alert as house republicans of the judiciary committee issuing subpoenas for former fbi director james comey and former attorney general loretta lynch in their ongoing investigation into the justice department and fbis conduct during the 2016 presidential election. mr. comey tweeted yesterday "happy thanksgiving, got a subpoena from house republicans. i am still happy to sit in the light and answer all questions, but i will resist a closed-door thing because ive seen enough of...

Tweet. said happy thanksgiving. got a subpoena. im so happy to sit in the light and answer all question, but i will resist a closed door thing because i have seen enough of their selective leaking and distortion. lets have a hearing and invite everyone to see. everyones always talking about transparency, tony. is that such a bad idea to have an open hearing in this case? >> transparency is fine and wonderful and terrific. james comey doesnt get to talk about transparency. a guy who didnt follow ...

The problem with james comey, hes such a shallow man. i really dont like him. he reminds me of the conservative intellectuals out there that say they theyre the only ones who are conservative, i am so perfect. a lot of american people are turned off by him, especially because there are so many inconsistencies, investigates hillary clinton about a private email server, he has a private email, it investigates leaking, he leaks. so dishonest about himself. at the end of the day, hes going to be kno...

He has testified that way before and he and his lawyers say the reason they dont want closed door hearings is that there will be leaks. the truth is that both sides have been leaking what the information that they like to get out there. i really think that, you know, there are classified -- there is classified information relating to these investigations. and so obviously behind closed doors is the right way to ask questions about some of those things. to suggest that this is all about transpare...

Carley: james comey found to fight a subpoena to testify behind closed doors but he claims he is happy to sit for a public hearing. todd: house republicans fight for answers about the russia probe. >> reporter: thanks giving surprise, house judiciary committee wants to question james comey and loretta lynch about their decision in the 2016 elections to determine if there was any anti-trump bias that affected their agencies when it came to the clinton email and trump russia collusion cases, comey...

Not only that, what i have found is theres pontification that goes on. last time i interviewed peter strzok, the democrats were hollering and screaming and yelling and mr. comey knows that. he knows the worst place to find the truth is in a committee hearing where each person gets five minutes and 70 people asking questions. you never get to the bottom of it. so he wants to control this. hes a control freak and heres where hes going. i think we need to do it in a deposition, closed door. the tra...

Appear december 3 and lynch will appear on the 4th. jim comey tweeted happy thanksgiving. got a subpoena from house republicans. im happy to sit in the light but i will resist a closed door thing. ive seen enough of their selected leaking and distortion. lets have a hearing and invite everyone to see it. >> whats appropriate in this case is every american has an interest in the light of day being shined on these issues. no american should be comfortable with the idea their government is operatin...

Answers all questions. but i will resist a closed door thing because ive seen enough of their selective leaking and distortion. lets have a hearing and invite. rachel: there is a reason he wants a public hearing. the rules of committee hearing are each member gets five minutes and alternates between democrat and republican. and so you can -- there is a lot of games that can be played to eat up those five minutes. you know, you can ask them to reask the question. can you ask nuances about the que...

Presidential election, confirming the subpoena, quote, i will resist a closed-door thing because i have seen enough of the selective leaking and distortion. lets have a hearing and invite everyone to see. and attorney for comey said this is a way to promote a, quote, false narrative calling in a political stunt adding mister comey embraces and welcomes a hearing open to the public but the subpoena issued yesterday represents an abuse of process, divergence from house rules and the presumption of...