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Transcripts For CNNW At This Hour With Kate Bolduan 20170613 15:00:00

honored that recusal with regard to matters pending the department of justice, but i just want to comment on what may have been on anybody else s mind or offer any opinion about that because it s not for me to make those decisions. well, it is exactly, i think, why senator schatz asked a whole series of questions about the scope of recusal, because i am a lawyer. senator schatz may not be. he asked better questions than i did, but i also am having real difficulty understanding the scope of the recusal, its contours in definition, and i have an unresolved question about whether or not that s why the attorney general failed to appear before us today, is to avoid having to answer direct questions about the scope of his recusal. i do appreciate and respect your appointment of a highly talented special counsel, and there have been questions from both sides that imply strong support for his independence and his conduct, and i appreciate the care with which you are answering my questio ....

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The top republican on the judiciary committee is not ruling out investigating president trump for obstruction of justice. let me repeat that. he is not ruling out investigating the president of the united states for obstruction of justice. manu ma manu, what do you know? i just talked to the chairman of the senate judiciary committee. he had been asked by dianne feinstein to look into the issue of obstruction of justice saying this is the pursue of the senate judiciary committee. we have not heard grassley respond until moments ago when i put this question to him is this something the committee will look at. he said we re going to talk about it. feinstein says that she wants the judiciary committee to investigate potential obstruction of justice. let me give you a process answer because this is where we are. senator feinstein wanted to talk to me by phone today. i sent word back that i d like to have her and i sit down face to face and we ll work out all of the subpoenas and all ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20170610:11:01:00

We want to get back to running our great country. it s good to be sitting here knowing you are there with us. good morning to you. i m martin savidge in for victor. president trump is spending the weekend at his new jersey golf club. the war of words, however, is in full swing. the president firing back at james comey after the blockbuster testimony on capitol hill. listen to this. no collusion. no obstruction. he s a leaker. but, we want to get back to running our great country. now lawmakers are demanding those memos, the tapes, if there are any and records of president trump s conversations with comey. they want them by june 23rd and that is not all. senator dianne feinstein is asking the judiciary committee ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20170610:13:01:00

Back to running our great country. well, now lawmakers are demanding the memos, tapes if there are any, and other records of president trump s conversations with comey by june 23rd they want those things, and that s not all. senator dianne feinstein is asking the judiciary committee to investigate potential obstruction of justice. cnn washington correspondent ryan nobles is following this story. ryan, update us. well, it is clear after the hearing of james comey thursday that we are not in position to either convict or vindicate president trump as relates to the investigation into russia and this is going to be a long and complicated process that s going to be filled with accusations and innuendo. and we saw that in president trump s press conference friday when he pushed back on many things james comey said but also embraced some of what he said, made him look much better in light of everything that s going ....

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