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News interview. hes will is is doing legislative actions which critics say could make the next election hack more likely and make america more vulnerable. he served as something of a one-man roadblock to protect elections telling his colleagues he has no plans to consider any bills to protect the election infrastructure moving along with his role at the grim reaper. >> let me tell you this, if im still majority leader of the senate, think of me as the grim reaper. none of that stuff is going to ...

Donald trump through that fox news interview. hes will is is doing legislative actions which critics say could make the next election hack more likely and make america more vulnerable. he served as something of a one-man roadblock to protect elections telling his colleagues he has no plans to consider any bills to protect the election infrastructure moving along with his role at the grim reaper. >> let me tell you this, if im still majority leader of the senate, think of me as the grim reaper. n...

Because if you dont look at it, youre not going to know how its bad. how are you going to know if its bad? of course, you give it to the fbi or report it to the attorney general or somebody like that. but of course, you do that. you couldnt have that happen with our country. everybody understands that. i thought it was made clear. i actually said at the beginning i think i said id do both. >> so the big question were asking today, why is senate majority leader mitch mcconnell blocking election s...

Attention of every american. >> in addition to making it explicitly clear his report did not clear donald trump, robert mueller opened and closed his remarks by discussing russias efforts to interfere in our election and undermine our electoral process. last month, the fbi director warned its ramping up. democrats in congress along with some republicans have sought to pass a bill to combat foreign interference in our elections. their efforts are being blocked by mitch mcconnell who is refusing t...

Theres a renewed push from house democrats to focus on the first part of the mueller report and do more to protect the united states and its elections from foreign meddling. >> the threat is still there, so im the chairman of the appropriations subcommittee that fund election security, and i promise you the bill that were going to be moving forward with will make an extraordinary effort to defend this country. it needs to happen soon because the election is coming soon. >> no offense to congress...

Refusing to bring any election security bills up for a vote. in doing so, the top republican in congress seems to be inviting russia or any other foreign government to undermine our elections again. joining me now, sheila jackson lee, who has introduced a bill combat foreign election interference. do you feel like muellers statement today gives any new urgency or push to the kind of legislation you are proposing? >> chris, absolutely. first of all, let me say that the work that democrats have be...

Would lose the vote in congress. if he proposed to sell another round of bombs to saudi arabia thats using them to be dropped on schools and children, congress would say no. im ragz theising the alarms in hopes republicans will convince him to do it through normal procedures. >> final question. rex tillerson was with your house counterparts yesterday. some reporting indicates he was saying about the presidents reluctance to take measures to punish russia for its interference in the last election...

Would lose the vote in congress. if he proposed to sell another round of bombs to saudi arabia thats using them to be dropped on schools and children, congress would say no. im raising the alarms in the hopes republicans will convince him to do it through normal procedures. >> final question. rex tillerson was with your house counterparts yesterday. some reporting indicates he was saying about the presidents reluctance to take measures to punish russia for its interference in the last election. ...

Questions about my time in russia. i never even spoke to anybody about russia. i never heard the word russia. and we did not use russian dressing. there was absolutely no discussion of russia on the trump campaign to the day i left. >> martha: that was former trump campaign advisor michael caputo back in july after facing questions from the house intel committee in the russia probe. and as the investigation continues, this former aide is speaking out about the collateral damage for him and for s...

$150,000 daily just for trump tower alone. that would double when the president is in town. the good news though, congress announced this week it has approved a federal budget to reimburse the city tens of millions of dollars already spent since campaigns and candidate trump became president and the massive security bills moving forward. we think the nypd forgiving is that look and the men and women here keeping the city safe. country music legend loretta lynn is expected to make a full recovery...