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The deputy attorney general testifying in public tomorrow before the judiciary committee. so these are questions that are going to be brought to light. >> bill: this is not under oath, right? this is just a -- is it fair to say a question and answer session, is that how you describe it? >> yes. first of all, we said that we were going to subpoena him because we tried for weeks to get him in and then his attorney said he will come voluntarily that creates a different set of circumstances. then we got a lot of uncooperation about setting that time so i issued a subpoena last friday and again ear...

>> and what now may be an investigation to criminal obstruction of justice, attorney general, jeff sessions, the nations top law enforcement officer will testify less than 24 hours from now before an open session, senate intelligence committee. sessions appearance tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. comes just five days after fired fbi director james comey sat before the same committee and accuse the president of the united states of lying and of attempting to possibly the interfere in the russia investigation. according to the president and his legal team, comey was lying under oath. initially, it appeared...

Initially, it appeared sessions was trying to maneuver his way out of testifying in public. over the weekend, he cancelled planned appearances before the house and senate appropriation committees which of course allocate the justice department budget citing expected sessions, democratic senator, appropriations vice chair responded on twitter. my message to attorney general sessions, appropriations and jew dash area have oversight of doj. you need to testify before both and public, you can't run forever. sessions offered to testify instead before the senate intelligence committee, but there wer...

Office. >> yes and october 22nd is a date that ought to be circled twice in everybody's political calendar. it may be more critical to hillary clinton's chances and maybe joe biden's decision to run or not run than that debate was. october 22nd, when hillary clinton appears before the benghazi committee. jon: that is exactly right. she will be testifying in public, seems to be eager to do so according to her, statements the other night during that debate. what about bernie sanders? he went in as the challenger? how did he do in forcing his position? >> i don't subscribe to the conventional wis...

Testifies on benghazi. many of those insiders from both sides say the gop may be overplaying their political hand by hammering clinton on benghazi. so alex, are they beating a dead horse? >> reporter: well, i think, you know definitely democrats think that by getting this out here by getting her in front of the committee, testifying in public they will set a lot of questions at rest. it's the last bite of the apple, as one clinton aide told me with the e-mails there. will always be a segment of the conservative base that this will be a live issue and nothing hillary clinton can do about that t...