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The hearing will come to order. Director wray, appreciate you coming over. Try to get you out of here by 1 00. You have an agency to run. Well do seven minute rounds. If theres cleanup, well try to accommodate. Briefly, the oversight hearing comes at an important time. Even though theres no evidence the russians changed the tally of the 2016 election, i think they exceeded their wildest expectations in terms of interfering with the 2016 election. I think all of us are interested in what to do to make sure it doesnt happen in 2020. I am very interested in what china is doing, section 2015 authorities are about to expire. I want to hear from the director what that means to the country. We have a fisa warrant investigation coming soon, a problem with media leaks at the fbi. Having said all that, it has been a difficult time for the fbi. Lets not let a few bad actors taint a great organization. Before we start, we appreciate what you do. Without their service, this country would be a dange
And President Trumps personal attorney is himself facing serious legal problems tonight. That is where we begin. Chief White House Correspondent john roberts starts us off as usually he does on the north lawn. Good evening, john. Bret, good evening to you. Multiple sources tell fox news that President Trump today called his embattled personal Attorney Michael Cohen. No word on what they talked about this that conversation. But a phone call from the president to cohen becomes more problematic with the revelation today that cohen is the focus of a criminal grand jury investigation. In documents filed for a Court Hearing in new york today, prosecutors revealed that the president s longtime personal Attorney Michael Cohen is being investigated for criminal conduct that largely centers on his personal business dealings. Cohens attorneys are seeking a temporary restraining order. Barring prosecutors from using any of the materials seized in a monday morning raid until they have been vetted f