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Body who determine wls obstruction of justice was committed has to also be congress or could the fbi be the investigating agency there referring for prosecutor, meaning impeachment in this case, to the relevant committees in congress? >> i think they absolutely could. congress will have to reach that conclusion on its own, but i suspect when jim comey was writing these memos about the prrkts he had in his mind building obstruction of justice case with the idea some day these memos would be turne...

Investigating agency there referring for prosecutor, meaning impeachment in this case, to the relevant committees in congress? >> i think they absolutely could. congress will have to reach that conclusion on its own, but i suspect when jim comey was writing these memos about the president, he had in his mind building obstruction of justice case with the idea some day these memos would be turned over to congress. >> matt miller, former justice department spokesman, justice and security analyst. i...

Going to be transformational. they would be able to cooperate on issues like international terrorism, which is clearly what was discussed in this meeting, but in fact, its one step forward, two steps backwards for them, and that relationship now is more controversial, perhaps, than at any time in the past. >> and remember, this meeting took place the day after the president fired his fbi director who was seen as leading the investigation into alleged contacts between the trump campaign and russi...

Line." matt miller is an msnbc justice and security analyst and forme justice department spokesman, david brody with us in new york city senior national correspondent for christian broadcast network and bruce, director of the national diversity coalition for trump. a trump supporter. well get to all of you in just a moment. let me start with you if i can, mr. ambassador, we heard from general mcmaster last hour repeatedly say what the president did was, quote, wholly appropriate. he never said t...

Came from. >> all of you are very familiar with the territory and controls. if you were to say, hey, from where do you think a threat might come from territory that isis controls, you would probably be able to name a few cities, i would think. and so it was nothing that you would not know from open source reporting in terms of the source of concern. and it had all to do with operations that are already ongoing, had been made public for months. >> that classified information is kebl is connected ...

We are keeping a close eye on capitol hill where new acting fbi director andrew mccabe is set to testify before the senate intelligence committee. new details are coming in following president trumps firing of the fbi director james comey. a white house official now telling nbc news the president is weighing a visit to fbi headquarters. joining me now former assistant fbi director and president of the law enforcement legal defense fund ron hoseco and nbc news justice and security analyst and for...

Mentioned is a moment when we need patriotism over partisanship. we have seen a former attorney general speak about how she warned the white house. we have seen the white house call that former attorney general a political opponent. and now weve seen that white house, the president, fire the fbi director personally. all in the span of 24 hours. >> gentlemen, thank you both. raj day, jeremy bash. appreciate it, again, after a long day. matthew miller joins our conversation from washington. he w...

Conversation from washington. he was here with us last night. former chief spokesman for the justice department, also an msnbc justice and security analyst. matthew, same question i just asked raj. when you think of james comey, what are your first thoughts? >> more than anything else, you think of independence. sometimes with somebody who is independent, you dont agree with what theyre doing. i disagreed very much with the way he handled the clinton investigation, with how he ended it and with ...

James comeys dramatic firing came as a shock to comey himself. he was addressing fbi agents at the l.a. command center in california when the tv screens behind him displayed the breaking news. he started laughing thinking he was pranked, until aides told him he had in fact been fired. joining me now is jeremy bash, the former chief of staff at the cia and matt miller, former chief spokesman for the justice department and nbc news justice and security analyst. welcome both. first to you, matt mil...

What will you remember him for in office? >> well, i think whether you are a critic of jim comey or a fan of jim comey, theres almost unanimous sentiment that he is a man of integrity who tried to do what he thought was the right thing. i think what weve seen in the last 24 hours, as jeremy mentioneis a moment when we need patriotism over partisanship. we have seen a former attorney general speak about how she warned the white house. we have seen the white house call that former attorney general...