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The house and confirmed as cia director, went to west point and a harvard law grad. can he get through? if he cant, what does that tell snu. >> we are -- tell you? >> we are in an election year. the democratic base doesnt want to do anything to help president trump. they have policy issues with mike pompeo. at the end of the day, presidents have a right to the advisers they want unless they are grossly unqualified. there is nothing unqualified about mike pompeo. that would suggest he doesnt dese...

Office. it is that simple. even if there may be agreement with some of the broader policy issues. >> is this one of the reasons youre retiring? >> it is a reason that im retiring. it is not the reason im retiring. ive had -- ive been in office now for 28 years between state and federal service. i run for office 13 times, 13-0, no sane person should run for office more than 13 times. bottom line is, i had a -- i just felt it was the right time for me to do other things, but, yes, this dysfunction...

Say, mr. president, you know, ive supported you on all these policy issues. i wish you well. you cannot do this. it will damage your presidency, the party, the country. none of them felt they could raise that with the president. none of them had the courage maybe to raise it with the president, that has been a pattern obviously for quite awhile. as things come to a head. i think the real possibility of rosenstein being fired, maybe as soon as tomorrow from what one hears, none of them raised tha...

Did a tv ad on "fox and friends" so the president could see it. defending robert mueller, urging republicans to step up to the defense of mueller. theres. a good response on the hill. seeming open to legislation. we got a big response from people around the country. i think its very important the republicans do this. democrats can defend the investigation. then they look like partisans. its really up to republicans to say let the investigation go forward. let the rule of law prevail. i think its...

Say let the investigation go forward. let the rule of law prevail. i think its important for the country, the future of the republican party. >> bill, now that hes been freed by announcing hes not running again. this is at the dinnerer where corner said before hand none of them raised the issue of rosenstein with trump. you have dinnerer with president of the united states. he is threatening to seriously impede an investigation and i think do real damage to the rule of law. youre a senior member...

Impact. >> bill, now that hes been freed by announcing hes not running again, do you think paul ryan has heroism within him? >> i hope so. this is really why the photo got me -- this is at the dinner where john cornyn said beforehand where none of them raises the issue of rosenstein or mueller with trump, for that matter. you have dinner with the president of the united states. he is threatening to seriously impede an investigation and i think do real damage to the rule of law, create a constitu...

Senator ron wyden of oregon is joining us. senator, thanks so much for joining us. >> good to be back. >> i want to start with your reaction to these quotes from the new comey book. youve been hearing all of the reporting going on iflts look, i disagreed with jim comey on plenty of matters. i disagreed with him on the handling of the clinton e-mail. i strongly disagreed with his views with respect to technology, particularly weakening strong encryption. i have never known him to be a liar. >> so...

But i have to tell you, im with the president a lot, hes never asked me to do anything that i considered remotely improper. >> when you say youre not going to talk about that conversation, youre not asserting executive privilege, are you? >> no, senator. i believe -- i think you will agree, well talk about foreign policy issues -- >> this has a connotation of foreign policy because this is about russia. and so at end of the day, understanding how you responded, what you will do as were looking a...

You name the person, its clearly not true. a lot of people dont want to believe theres this angst behind the scenes. they want to believe the public rah-rah about the president and thats simply not true. >> thank you very much, erick. appreciate it. good to thalk to you again. >> you too. >> "outfront" now, republican congressman greg alden of oregon. so youve had a chance to hear that profanity-laced tirade. ive been assured it wasnt you in that safeway. but erick erickson is saying one of your...

Then you can expect the senate to probably hire bob muler to run an investigation there. there is, there is no out for the president. so, so dont you think yesterday, that the republicans, did a fairly good job delivering a clear warning sign to the president of the united states? >> absolutely. you know my view is that they do it on about a dozen policy issues, id be even happier. from trade to deficits and all that. but thats exactly what you want the republican leadership to do, to step up an...