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Is investigations. >> so nobody ever discussed whether or not this is something that could go somewhere? >> we had long discussions about the facts that were in front of us, about the things that were concerning us about those facts and talking about what we thought we were obligated to do under the circumstance. it was the recommendation of the investigative team that we open the investigation on the president, that's the recommendation that i approved. and i should say, chris, that the deputy attorney general was absolutely shoulder to shoulder with me during those days. we talked this throu...

Process that danny was referring to is and the legal requirements needed in order to obtain a fisa warrant. they're trying to invalidate this entire investigation by arguing that legal term, legal metaphor, fruit of the poisonous tree. because the fbi intentionally relied on questionable intel, the dossier, in order to get this warrant that somehow everything that comes from this investigation is now tainted. there's so many reasons why that logic is flawed and falls flat. one, no one knows what the fbi, what law enforcement presented to the fisa court. no one knows, including nunes, who autho...

From the chairmanship. ramping up those frustrations in the last few weeks as we've seen the house gop probe, indications they're going to try to be wrapping up soon, sub group of republicans, including nunes, that will putting out a report about corruption in the doj in the russian probe. it will be a politically explosive period at the house intelligence committee. does that political fighting take over other committees as well? they've managed to stay more above the fray in many ways but this is a familiar situation. >> i have to say on the subject of explosive, john avlon, over the christm...

It sounds like he's back -- according to democrats -- with a vengeance. they think he is actually actively blocking their requests for documents, for subpoenas to interview people again, like don junior. so how is this going to work? >> well, this has been -- of the three congressional probes, this has been the one that's been the most beset by political fighting basically. nunes chose to step aside last spring when allegations came out that maybe he had broken house rules by sharing classified information. the house committee decided no, he did not break any rules. he comes back in the clear ...

Justice department and fbi officials. it's a subpoena that nunes pushed. >> shannon: that meeting is happening at 12:00. then we have a list happening at 2:00. the same players, including the gang of eight. >> including nunes. >> shannon: he is not on the list at the second meeting. >> that is key. it's interesting to the because literally i didn't see that list because i was on the phone with nunes as it was being put out. that's part of the reason why he's angry. you are right. somehow the justice department and fbi seems to think that if the second meeting, nunes will not attend. >> shannon...