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House. vice president mike pence also weighed in on the presidents comments about partisan investigations yesterday and here what he had to say. >> isnt oversight part of the legislatures job? you served in the house for more than a decade. >> i did. i did. look, a congressional oversight is a part of the checks and balances of our system. >> isnt he saying that cant happen? >> what the president referred to last night was partisan investigations. youve spoken about the president. you know his f...

Hes just a political hack who is trying to build a name for himself. thats what they do. but there would be no reason to do that. no other politician has to go through that. its called presidential harassment. >> isnt oversight part of the legislatures job? you served in the house more than a decade. >> i did, i did. look, congressional oversight is a part of the checks and balances of our system. >> want he saying that cant happen? >> what the president referred to last night was partisan inves...

But there will be no reason to dig, no other politician has given that. its called presidential harassment. >> isnt oversight part of the legislatures job? you served in the house for more than a decade. >> i did. a congressional oversight is part of the checks and balances of our system but -- >> was he saying that cant happen? >> what the president referred to last night is partisan investigations and youve spoken about the president, you foe his feelings about investigations on capitol hill. ...

Was talking ant investigations that have a partisan tint. of course, the president said last night at one point, if theres going to be peace in legislation, there cannot be war and investigation. the vice president clarifying exactly what the had meant there. seemingly on cue, it was the top democrat in the house intelligence committee, adam schiff, that announced his committee would be launch as investigation into russian interference during the 2016 election, including whether russia holds any...

This is him framing the 2020 election on cultural war terms that have been favorable to him in the past. >> sandra: vice president mike pence defended this line that the president used last night on investigations, took it a step further and clarified the presidents point. watch. >> what the president referred to last night was partisan investigations. you have spoken about the president. you know his feelings about investigations on capitol hill. we dont object to oversight. thats the proper ro...

Which now oversees the oversight process. the vice president mike pence was asked about that very topic this morning and heres what he said. >> we dont object to oversight. thats the proper role of committees in the congress. but when it takes on a partisan tint, when it seems more intent on becoming a forum for ininvestigatetive against the president and against the administration, the american people expect better. >> you know, stephanie, the president chose this idea of choose greatness like ...