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Country, which is this russia probe and makes it even worse. >> and, of course the questions we all have is how did whitaker respond to the president as he is having these conversations. we know nadler is demanding whitaker testify before the house judiciary committee. could we get answers then, or is this something whitaker would be able to claim executive privilege on? >> what an unnecessary debacle. right? this is all so avoidable. whether congress can get something out of acting attorney gen...

>> are people becoming numb to it? >> i think people are becoming numb to it. there are folks on the left, and im one of them who has issues with what james comey did at the end of the 2016 election this is spate. first of all, he was calls, instead of doing their oversight function with regard to the president, his administration, we now know there are 17 different investigations into some aspect of trumps life, instead of doing that, they continue, this is the second time house republicans hav...

Republicans and is it good enough? >> its not the best, but im not going to let perfect be the enemy of good. jim recognizes the oversight function of congress and has respect for the institution. what he wanted to do was not a disservice to the public and he didnt want to engage in a disservice to a lot of the witnesses, he wanted to be transparent. if you want to know about these investigations, great. lets talk about it publicly. thats what this fight was about. what we achieved, were running...

On the u.s. side is this is where congress steps in with its oversight function. youre going to see a lot of investigations on the house side, and theyre going to try to subpoena the records of communications i predict between this white house and the saudi government to see if president trump is going to -- has been trying to protect m beshbs. >> kimberly dozier, thanks so much. still ahead, hundreds of people still missing after wildfires rip through california. the devastation is not stopping...

Intelligence committee will investigate the presidents response to the khashoggi murder. what would you like to see them look at? >> well, pam, im really excited to see the house intel committee return to its actual mission, which is oversight of the intelligence community. its 17 members and military intelligence. that mission, frankly, has been thrown aside in the past few years as its turned into a partisan arm under the chairmanship of devin nunes. when we look alt what the house intel commi...

Came to the polls when we asked them questions about mueller probe and yet a plurality said that disapproved of it. are you concerned that democrats will do too much investigating or do you think some accountable is necessary because enough hasnt been done by the previous congress? >> i think congress has a variety of roles. congress has the role of legislating in way that positively impacts our community. my district has sent me to washington and decided to choose to send me to washington to fo...

About the mueller probe for instance. only 41% approved of it. are you concerned that democrats are going to be too much investigating the president? or do you think some accountability is necessary because enough hadnt been done by the previous congress? >> i think congress has a variety of roles. congress has the role of legislating in a way that positively impacts my community. my district has sent me to washington to focus on a variety of the issues that are important. congress also has an o...

Vetted, we know what happens, it seeps like a big stretch. the idea that the republicans took a pretty good hit in the midterms a few weeks ago and one of the reason was that they were seen as not sufficiently conducting their oversight function, it seems like a bad move politically and legally. >> up next, president trump is escalating his feud with chief justice john roberts or whether federal judges are politically biased as he slams rulings by the ninth circuit, calling their opinions unfair...

Interpretining a, they will say this is why we need to determine if president of united states finances are appropriate or russian collusion. that is no basis for oversight, what they are trying to do is lake a fake foundation for an impeachment. the oversight function is a legislative function, they are trying to figure out you all or appropriations. you dont get to look over presidents shoulder and his finances. let me ask you this, so somebody is wealthy, they get elected president of united ...

Interpretining a, they will say this is why we need to determine if president of united states finances are appropriate or russian collusion. that is no basis for oversight, what they are trying to do is lake a fake foundation for an impeachment. the oversight function is a legislative function, they are trying to figure out you all or appropriations. you dont get to look over presidents shoulder and his finances. let me ask you this, so somebody is wealthy, they get elected president of united ...