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Resigning. >> is this is really interesting, this phone call after comey was fired. >> this dates back to may 9, when comey was fired. the day he was fired he was in los angeles speaking to fbi agents at a scheduled meeting, and its when he first learns, watching the news in this room that hes in, that hes been fired. so they kind of get their act together and leave. while hes on his way back to washington, weve been told by at least two sources, that he gets a phone call from john kelly, who wa...

Information about chief of staff john kellys reaction when president trump fired then fbi director james comey. pam, what have you learned? >> reporter: incoming white house chief of staff john kelly was so upset with the way president donald trump handled the firing of fbi director james comey that he called comey shortly after he was terminated to say how angry he was, to express that to him over the phone, according to two law enforcement sources familiar with the conversation between kelly a...

Angeles from washington on may 9 after learning about it on the news. for context, jake, the sources said comey and kelly are not particularly close friends but they had a professional relationship and a deep mutual respect for each other. comey declined to comment to us about the story and the white house dhs did not comment. jake? >> pamela brown, thank you very much for that excellent reporting. joined now by my political panel. paris, let me stars with yt wit. this news that chief of staff k...

Firing of fbi director james comey that he called comey shortly after he was terminated to say how angry he was, to express that. this is from a source in a conversation with comey and kelly. the sources we spoke to, my colleague said comey was particularly upset by the way it all went down, by the way comey was treated when he learned that he had been fired on the news rather than learning about it by the president, from the president. and this call took place while comey was traveling back fro...

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>> thanks very much, mr. chairman. id like to begin also by welcoming the nominees family to this hearing. i want them to enjoy the day. this is probably as good as it gets, so id also like to recognize my former colleague and present good friend sam nun. good tawelcome you back. good logic and strong positions while you served in the senate. it was a great treat for those of us who were able to work with you to do so. so, welcome back. the position of fbi director is currently vacant. because o...

Russian interference? im going to ask general michael hayden, formally the head of the nsa and cia what the white house could and should have done. and green party candidate jill stein back in the news this week with a round of finger pointing over hillary clintons loss. shes here to respond. plus, in wisconsin, the partisan voting map let the gop win 48% of the votes, but they got 60% of the seats. will this be the supreme court case that finally ends gerrymandering? bill cosbys case ended in m...

Bill up, the president worked feverishly to make sure that he did everything he could to get it over the finish line. i think well do the same for all those other scenarios. >> id like to follow up on health care. you were around when republicans were criticizing democrats back in the day of obamacare for it being, as you put it fairly recently, jammed down peoples throats. you said it was rushed and secretive. how is this happening now with this bill getting frankly passed behind closed doors a...

Different than what republicans criticized democrats for doing. >> i think we wanted to be part process back then. you look at what senator shumer said back in february to a moveon.org call where he said no democrats going to go near this and what he said in a letter may 9, he said that no democrats would be part of an effort that would repeal obamacare. so, they have chosen to take themselves not -- to not make themselves part of this process. there is, when senator mcconnell brings the bill fo...

Former dhs secretary gary johnson end of this week. >> i want to read a portion of your "washington post" report, devlin. you said, the obstruction of justice investigation of the president days after comey was fired on may 9, and the preliminary interviews scheduled with intelligence officials indicate that his team is actively pursuing potential witnesses inside and outside the government. is the firing of james comey what sparked this investigation, devlin? >> yes. what theyre trying to deter...