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Once we saw that peter strzok, lisa page text messages, we knew the fix was in on the clinton w investigation. and then those same top people and understand there is a big difference between the top people at the fbi and the rank and file people who do a great job every single day. same top people who rigid the -- rigged the clinton investigation, we know that from the clinton investigation. this is no profile on courage because she knows charges are not going to be brought talking about attorne...

Strzok, lisa page text messages, we knew the fix was in on the clinton investigation. and then those same top people and understand there is a big difference between the top people at the fbi and rank and file people who do a great job every single day. top people who rigid the clinton investigation we know that from the clinton investigation. this is no profile on courage because she knows profile charges are not going to be brought talking about attorney loretta lynch. same people who did that...

And this is a special case, because there is a legitimate oversight function on the russia investigation, but normally, pending criminal investigations are not briefed to congress. the justice department has a very hard-line. youll remember that james comey refused to acknowledge before the election that the fbi was investigating donald trump, even though harry reid raised a stink and says you have this information. he wouldnt talk about it. thats not normal. now we know theres an investigation,...

I want to read all this stuff. the way that has happened is so discouraging. this threatens they say to blow up 40 years of congressional oversight into intelligence. >> and the reason they got access to this information is because even though the justice departmentoned and the fbi went directly to the speaker of the house and to the white house to say this is inappropriate, we should not be required to hand this stuff over, people rich for this to happen anyway. and then, according to this tran...

Reviewed both by the fbi and inside of the justice department, by career committed people. prosecutors dont have any interest in pulling a fast one on the court. the probable cause standard clearly makes it appropriate to incorporate information from something like the steele dossier along with other sources. this is a lot of hull a ba loo about nothing at the end of the day. although congress does have a legitimate oversight function to perform here, it shouldnt be a politicized one. >> and, ev...

You can see from kevin mccarthy interviews. congress is frustrated. they have demand the documents and got notten them. why? pete: if you went to ninth grade civics three branches of government they are coequal. congress has oversight function u if power is too much in one branch it can be corrupting which looks like may have happened under the obama administration. even though new appointees have you career bureaucrats who can slow walk processes. it takes aggressive lit gators in the house of ...

To discredit christopher steele, to discredit the fbi. >> so chuck, you hear it there. how likely is it to go over among your own colleagues in your beloved institution that the fbi to up aerate on the knowledge this attack on this american institution may just be an act of deflection away from the president in. >> well, brian, it wouldnt be the first time. and it is my beloved institution and beloved for a reason. because the men and women there are good and decent and honest and try very hard ...

>> obviously. there were 59 women, to be fair a lot of men as well, saying they do think that there should be. how would it even work if they tried? >> thats the other thing. and, by the way, i sure hope im wrong. i would love to be proved wrong on this one. but i dont know how they would proceed. normally the oversight function from congress is carried out one of two ways. either oversight hearings, and thats usually conducted by an economy li committee like the house oversight committee and th...

. theres no reason for a hiring freeze in the stapt. they imposed it on them. the 76 positions that need to be filled are not being filled. i listened to senator corker and his desire to hold meetings and briefings. we need to do that, but we also need to speak loudly. the hiring freeze must come to an end. these buyouts hes been talking about could be used in a way that could drain even more the experienced leadership in the state department. congress needs to exercise its oversight function. >...

Cooperate with congress and give congress the information they need to perform their oversight function in a way that doesnt compromise the fbis interests. send it to congress under a shield of confidentiality. but give congress the information they need. >> neil: why do they take a position saying nope, were not going to help out? >> thats an excellent question. i suspect that in the fbis view, this concern and still concerns in ongoing investigations and that they dont like it when congress is...