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Investigation was predicated on the thinnest of suspicions? >> well, im not going to get into a comparison of his view. hes free to have his opinion. we have our funding and i stand by our conclusion. >> again is? >> sufficient predication to open the investigation based on the low threshold required by the fbi and department policy. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. just, we talked a lot about, briefly, about papadopoulos. i dont want anybody to believe that anybody named in the initial -- ...

Lesson learned here, if we go down the path in the future, i think relying on department of justice doing that report before members of congress become defacto prosecutors is something that is a wise course to learn from. >> you made an interesting argument last month on msnbc that only capital crimes are worthy of impeachment. why impose a standard that is not, congressman, in the constitution? >> i didnt say only. what i was trying to articulate, poply was high crimes. >> you said quote you we...

Thats where all the mistakes came. thats where there were screwups on the part of fbi agents, analysts, people who were putting this together, information that was not provided to the fisa court that he said should have been provided. what happens now? he stands behind the current fbi director who said that he stood behind this report. essentially the issues now continue. youre going to have people on the republicans who are going to feel that the fbi was biassed in this, in the way they handled...

Trying to pretend its no big deal, that it doesnt matter that he is at the threshold of historical infamy. >> now that the russia witch hunt is dead, a big fast disgusting fraud, the congressional democrats are pushing the impeachment witch hunt having to do with ukraine. [ crowd booing ] but thats already failing. you saw their so-called articles of impeachment today. people are saying, theyre not even a crime. what happened? all of these horrible things. remember, bribery and this and that. wh...

Democrats. right? thats one of the concerns? it was the russians who hooked the dnc? >> cic. >> so its okay for everybody to be concerned. what are the russians up to. i do that. its okay to look at whats the standard to start one of these things? >> there are two types of investigations, both of them have relatively low thresholds as we point out for pred indication. >> okay. so lets assume for a moment that relatively low threshold was met, would it be fwair to sy if you stopped there in looki...

Bob lighthizer, it was time to take it seriously. now, listen to what they all are repeated, over and over and ov over. >> we can walk and chew gum at the same time. >> walk and chew gum at the same time. >> we can walk and chew gum at the same time. >> walk and chew bubblegum at the same time. >> it turns out congress can walk and chew gum at the same time. >> laura: so they can actually pass a piece of legislation that is wildly popular and that they supported? >> i dont know if that is the th...

Debrief foreign agents? >> i would have to talk with h him. >> predication involves a threshold, does it not? >> correct. for opening an investigation. >> and when you have hit your predication threshold, more evidence -- as long as the evidence is adequate, more evidence doesnt take it away, correct? >> correct. so im also trying to figure out how it is that, even if he had more evidence that you did not have come up that takes away from your conclusion that predication was adequate. >> i think...

That the investigation was predicated on the thinnest of suspicions? >> well, im not going to get into a comparison. he is free to have his opinion. we have our finding and i stand by our conclusion. >> your conclusion again. >> sufficient predication to open the investigation based on the low threshold required by department and fbi policy. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. we have talked a lot about page, briefly about papadopoulos. i dont want anyone to believe that anyone named the initi...

Now, listen to what they all are repeated, over and over and over. watch. >> we can walk and chew gum at the same time. >> walk and chew gum at the same time. >> we can walk and chew gum at the same time. >> walk and chew bubblegum at the same time. >> it turns out congress can walk and chew gum at the same time. >> laura: so they can actually pass a piece of legislation that is wildly popular and that they supported? >> i dont know if that is the threshold for getting elected, to say walking on...

That time do you agree with attorney general barr that the investigation was predicated on the thinnest of suspicions? >> iin wont get into a comparin of his view. he is free to have his opinion. we have our finding and as i said, i stand by our conclusion. >> and your conclusion -- >> that it was sufficient presented indication to open the investigation based on the low threshold required by department and fbi policy. . >> thank you very much. >> weve talked>> a lot about page. just briefly whe...