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>> would your committee have access to donald trumps e-mails? not just the chain he put out there, but other e-mails? >> thats something that we will request and the judiciary committee has to assert some jurisdiction here. the fbi director was fired and we still havent heard back from him. senator and now attorney general sessions still hasnt come back before the judiciary committee, which is pretty outrageous. he went to the intelligence committee with a very singular focus. but he needs to co...

Hurting that investigation so long as youre not giving people immunity and youre not doing negative that would get in the way of that investigation. >> would your committee have access to donald trump jr.s e-mails, not the e-mail chain that was put out there but other e-mails? >> thats something that we will request and the judiciary committee has to assert some jurisdiction here. the fbi director was fired and we still havent heard back from him. senator and now attorney general sessions still ...

Grassly and senator feinstein are -- we want to talk about the voting right changes, we want to talk about the commission, were concerned about the refugee order, as many of the american people are. what is happening with criminal justice reform or what is not happen i happen i happ happening. >> getting back to the russia investigation. on friday, the president said i am being investigated for firing the fbi director and then his attorneys, his outside attorney this weekend trying to say, no he...

Were going to have the new nominee before us. we have to determine what happened with this firing. senator sessions, its unprecedented that he would go, now attorney general sessions, before the intelligence committee, which is fine, but to do that before judiciary. we not only want to ask about russia and his meeting with the ambassador. we also want to ask about what theyre doing with the refugee order, with voting rights, what is happening with the criminal justice reform or the lack thereof....

Senator sessions, its unprecedented that he would go now attorney general sessions before the intelligence committee, which is fine. but do do that before a judiciary, we not only want to ask about russia and his meeting with the ambassador, we also want to ask about what theyre doing with the refugee order, with voting rights. what is happening with the criminal justice reform or the lack thereof. there are a lot of things that the attorney general must come before the senate judiciary committe...

Committee. and i think it is very important that senator grassley has agreed with senator feinstein to move forward with our own hearings. because were going have the new fbi nominee before us. we have to determine what happened with this firing. senator sessions, its unprecedented that he would go now attorney general sessions before the intelligence committee, which is fine. but do do that before a judiciary, we not only want to ask about russia and his meeting with the ambassador, we also wan...

Power influencing our election. and theyve done it in a bipartisan basis, and they must move ahead. but remember, the jurisdiction over oversight of the fbi and the justice department is squarely in the senate judiciary committee. and i think it is very important that senator grassley has agreed with senator feinstein to move forward with our own hearings. because were going have the new fbi nominee before us. we have to determine what happened with this firing. senator sessions, its unprecedent...

Intelligence community is doing their thorough job and they called attorney general sessions there. but attorney general sessions must come before judiciary. one, for oversight purposes to explain the comey firing, but, two, theres a lot of other things going on there. youve got to refugee order. youve got the change in some of the immigration policy. the criminal justice policy. the voting commission. we simply cant have a justice department and an attorney general that doesnt come before the s...

White house counsel on that day. >> i met with white house counsel best i can israel about 3:00 in the afternoon on the 30th. >> and during that meeting, did they mention -- did anyone mention that this refugee order was about to come out? >> no. >> did the acting attorney general of the united states? >> no, and that was one thing that was of concern to us is that not only was department leadership not consult the here, and beyond department leadership really the shouldnt matter experts, the na...

Has directed the department not to follow that policy and to defy that policy? >> im not, but im also not aware of a situation where the offers of legal counsel was advised not to tell the attorney general about it until after it was over. >> thank you, miss yates. i would note that might be the case if theres reason to suspect partisanship. >> senator klobuchar. >> thank you. i want to thank you very much for your service, miss yates. from beginning to end, your distinguished career as a prosec...