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How they prioritize this as an issue. from what i can tell early on it was a bit of a scramble at the beginning but does appear that the vast majority of the lawmakers are forcefully condemning franken for doing this, and calling for an ethics probe. i imagine that if more is uncovered you will see people call from his resignation. >> just a reminder we're waiting for moore to take the podium at the news sfrens. that was b role of senator franken. he wasn't just coming out to talk to reporters right there. amber, the president has not commented on this yet. he's been back in the country for mo...

From the republican on the ballot. >> gillian: but imagine he gets elected and the senate unseat sam. isn't that worse? >> juan: no, actually mitch mcconnell has been talking about president -- talking to president trump about this idea. he is elected and you have an ethics probe and you have a -- the governor appoints a republican and guess who the republican might be? >> greg: a member of the group alabama. >> juan: jeff sessions. he was the lead singer. [laughter] >> gillian: the first sitting senator to ever be voted out by their colleagues for sexual misconduct. that's a horrible albatros...

Say yes now that you'll support her, you're screwed. you say no, you're screwed just in a different way." . speaking out to the first time why she let her i-t guy stay on the house payroll six months after other democrats fired him. >> i believe i did the right thing, and i would do it again. because as i said at the beginning of this conversation there are times where you can't be afraid to stand alone and you have to stand up for what's right. >> read the full story at sun sentinel dot com/dws. it's unclear what she meant when she said you have to do the right thing by keeping him on the pay...

Your gut reaction, your first thoughts when you learned that director comey had so abruptly been fired. >> well, like everybody else, it was surprise. >> so, i trust that your gust was surprised, but what were the conversations you had with your fellow colleagues, those that you served with, at the fbi about what was such an extraordinary moment, only the second time in 109-year history of the fbi that a director had been removed from office? the last time when there was, in effect, an ethics probe. >> yes, the reaction, actually, is very mixed. a lot of people from almost six months ago now s...

Pretty good person. well thought of and highly regarded. i look at the qualifications. i am not playing the politics. i'm not against anybody or anybody in any position recommended because they are republicans. if they are qualified and good and they go through the background check, they need their financial disclosure and their ethics probe. we've got to look at someone very qualified. it's going to put a higher light and a higher bar if you will on this appointment. >> bret: you come from west virginia. i know you hear from constituents who get frustrated by washington. some of the people in...