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strong military, but he had a much broader conception about what identity really was. >> he reached out across the aisle, he launched the peace may 1 of 1961, an incredible program for young people. started alliance for progress space race.in the >> for complete american history t.v. schedule go to c-span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: this is your chance to about what you think president trump's firing of f.b.i. director james comey, late yesterday afternoon. lots of reaction we can go through for you this morning. hear from ly want to you. democrats, s, for 202-748-8000. republicans, 202-748-8001. 202-748-8002. president trump tweeting last
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this morning about the firing of f.b.i. director james few tweets are a from this morning after 7 a.m. democrats have said the worst james comey, including he should be fired, now they play so sad. e writes james comey will be replaceed with someone who will do a far better job bringing prestige of rit and the f.b.i. for is up first, line republicans, faye , what do you think about the firing? that : well, the thing strikes me the most is the media and how they are almost in a mob frenzy. it is like they want trump to be guilty of something because they want him out of there. i've never seen anything like it. they were practically, their adrenalin was so high, yelling practically every word that they said when it was first announced. incredible to me that him.'re so disrespectful of
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they want him to be guilty of something. faye, president trump said n his letter firing f.b.i. director james comey that doing this is essential so we can find the f.b.i. ip for that restores public trust and confidence in vital law enforcement mission ahead. had you lost trust in the f.b.i. under james comey? well, i've had questions nd concerns about some things hat he's said and i always wondered why nothing came of the e-mails, the situation with the one was ever no prosecuted for that. mean, there was confidential, classified information that were in some of the e-mails and approved to ren't have that, had it. kind of shake me some that nothing ever seemed to
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that.n from host: thanks for the call this morning. rose up next, denver, colorado. good morning. caller: good morning, c-span, call. you for taking my am calling to say that i am orry to see that f.b.i. director james comey has been and the timing of it and the season of it. a parallel to it with the video clip you have been showing where the president director or eted former director now, james comey, with a kiss on the cheek handshake, hand pat on his back.
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that to president where judasa judas, kissed the lord jesus on the and had the government of him harisees there to take nder arrest and lead to his crucifixion. host: rose, in that comparison, james comey becomes jesus in the you concerned e at all during the election with james comey's leadership of the f.b.i., had you ever lost trust in him? -- i think hek he -- ied himself very well in was coming , he before the legislature answering the questions. well.nk he answered very
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i didn't see them all, but the ones that i did see, i thought outstanding job of how he investigation.e host: how did you feel in october and late october where reopened thetially investigation, just a couple weeks before the election? timing was great. i think he said the right thing right hink he did the thing. i was in dpraement when he did well.as host: sam in washington, d.c., independent, good morning. caller: good morning. thank you for c-span. now, t want to know why fire james comey and the things that donald trump is doing right overseas, the people fighting a dictator and in the united states, seem like we are dictator.a all the things he's doing, along and ines of dictatorship
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it's making me really frustrated as a voter. host: sam, you ask why now. headline, right or wrong, why now? she writes if say president fired comey had maybe if election, trump canned him after taking ffice, that would have been huge news, but not nausiating news, not news that prompt theed tuesday's action, words like nicksonian, it is different because nothing significant has terms of inauguration day, what has changed, we know pursuing serious investigation into russian entanglement and with the trump campaign, an investigation that could pose political or criminal threat to trump's presidency. barbara in virginia, republican, morning. caller: good morning. host: go ahead, barbara. caller: yes, i would like to say good on trump. hope he cleans and drains the
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entire swamp of all the orrupted senators and especially a lot of the judges involved with what obama has put in there. point one. number two is -- host: you want every obama fired?ee to be caller: let me tell you something, anything that he put slept for eight years, nothing is going to change. the media ery time goes against trump, anybody that going to go even stronger, so the media better number one, wake up, for sure. number two, the stronger that those go er gainst trump, the tougher and stronger we're going to be. the democrats will never get in they clean up their mess.
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ost: kenneth, line for democrats, good morning. caller: thanks for taking my call. the key words here is constitution. i really believe after everything i've heard, we are constitutional crisis autocrat, it seems democrats would be disappointed intervention in the election, obviously, but where democrats was we had ve third degree man integrity to lead this investigation in a very serious constitutional matter that we don't have any answers for. let's face it, all the taped all the evidence, people already know, they know
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happened, hopefully it is this guy at we stop today in our congress and and balances ecks s our government was -- is based upon and that continue to checks and on balances, what are the checks and balances for the executive branch? ask you. host: kenneth, you tell me, i want to hear you. i don't believe with the attacks on the judicial and other attacks that have occurred by this president, the feeling that he wants to be a king. we don't have kings in this country anymore. getting your reaction this morning, also showing you washington,m around d.c. and around the country after james comey's firing
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yesterday. this morning, secretary of state tillerson met with minister at the state department and both entlemen were asked about the firing of james comey. here is some of the reaction. a sha comey firing cast shadow over your talks, gentlemen? fire? ed >> you're kidding. you're kidding. >> what about the investigation? that was the state department this morning. the out the scene in senate, senate democrats have be asked to be in chamber at 9:30 as the senate begins its work to listen to the ajority leader mitch mcconnell to see if he says anything regarding comey's firing, that on c-span 2. over
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ou can go over there and watch that. we'll be with you until 10:00 this morning. until then, we are hearing from getting your thoughts and reaction to james comey's firing. independent, good morning from wisconsin. caller: good morning, john. good morning, thank you for your you're doing a great job by engaging the callers. it is more that, inform informed conversation. in regard to comey firing, it was done in a suspicious way, it know, the lady from labama called and said she was disappointed that clinton wasn't indicted and in the testimony of the director me, james comey said there was no evidence that hillary clinton intent to harm the country and there was no really case to against her. you have a lieutenant general, advisor, ecurity foreign agent for turkey, was in
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officials h russian and yesterday they issued former business associates and nobody explains anything. country,nt to harm the so there is so much. in the letter that president comey, i asked you three times if i was under investigation and you said no. f.b.i. shouldn't divulge the fact they are investigating the president. this whole thing smells horrible. for people to say, come drain the swamp. goldman sachs people around him, him, n't like hillary or that is why i am independent, this doesn't make sense, dictatorship, reminds me of pakistan, when the generals put in jail, the president is put in is all bogus. thank you. ost: mohammad, the president's wording in the letter yesterday to james comey, he said, while i greatly appreciate you informing on three separate occasions that i am not under
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nvestigation, i nevertheless concur with the judgment of the department of justice that you are not able to effectively lead the bureau. the white house releasing letter to president trump from attorney general jeff sessions, along deputy orandum from the attorney general rob rosenstein, on restoring public confidence f.b.i., that memo laying out the case for the firing of james comey, all available from news reporting having the letterss we've been showing on "washington journal." is in maine, democrat, good morning. good morning. president trump is interviewing for replacing e james comey this afternoon, that choice is russian ambassador, head oing to be the next of the f.b.i. all right, ike is in
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arkansas, republican. ike, good morning. morning, thanks for having me on. i'm for sheriff clark, i believe put him in jail, i know hillary clinton and bill boys down rdering here and the woman from virginia, absolutely right, we hear from the press, we go against it, we know how the crucified, speaking of woman bringing up the bible -- host: any press that you trust? hear you.didn't host: is there any press, any media that you trust, where do news?t your caller: no, except for you guys. host: okay. dante, is in port st. lucie, independents, or as we show you the floor of the senate, dante, good morning. morning, c-span, just want to let you guys look independentiew from person. i believe -- host: dante, hold on, mitch of the l on the floor senate speaking about the comey
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firing, stay on the line, we listen to what the majority leader is having to say. itch mcconnell: reason they consistently complained about. investigations are currently ongoing. the senate intelligence committee review of russian measures and intelligence activities and the f.b.i. disclosed by director comey. will no doubt hear calls for new investigation, which impede the erve to current work being done to not nly discover what the russians may have done, also to let this national security community develop counter war-fighting doctrine to see that it doesn't occur again. not delay lls should the considerable work of
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hairman burr and vice chairman warner too much is at stake. deputy attorney general rosenstein was just confirmed on 94-6.isan vote 94-6. and that's sort of fair consideration should continue f.b.i. senate receives director nominee. as i said yesterday, once the to te receives nomination fill this position, we'll look forward to a full, fair and confirmation process. that is critical role particularly important as our country continues to face and us threats at home abroad. host: you want to see more of what is happening on the floor f the senate, head over to c-span2. we're taking your comments, leader as the minority schumer gets ready to speak on
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the senate floor, taking your omments a day after the firing of f.b.i. director james comey. laura waiting in washington, laura, go publicans, ahead. caller: good morning and my that this e spurred by n was bad ill feelings and feelings towards president trump winning the election. is really no probably cause for it, it's gone on for with no results, with no evidence, with no collusion, to support it and this idea of constantly while ng our president he's trying to make this country getting to is really me. he has fourth amendment rights, kay, unlawful search and seizure. this investigation, constant investigation, democrats have themselves to be wacky at best, they are just floundering
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is just disturbing to me. host: laura, what do you think congressional investigations led by republican russian looking into interference in the u.s. election? senate intelligence committee eing one of those, richard burr, the chairman of the committee? caller: well, you know, that all important, but the bottom line is that president trump won states, okay. host: laura, go back to the senate floor, where the minority leader, schumer is speaking right now about this. huck schumer: mr. rosenstein appoints special prosecutor to oversee this investigation. in the judiciary committee and promised to ppoint a special prosecutor at the appropriate time, he said i'm willing to appoint a special council whenever i
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appropriate, my colleague asked him, would you agree it is vital to assurance in our democracy and law enforcement that any investigation into these matters fair, free, thoroughly and politically independent? rosenstein answered, yes, i do. ever a time when ircumstances warranted a special prosecutor, it is right now. rosenstein already expressed concern that director comey f.b.i. integrity of the the attorney general has already had to recuse himself from the being too on for close to the president. hisr. rosenstein is true to word, that he believes this investigation must be "fair, politically h and independent," if he believes as people t the american must be able to have faith in
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this partiality of investigation, he must appoint a his al prosecutor and get investigation out of the hands far away from nd he heavy hand of this administration. host: if you want to keep watching the live action on the head floor right now, over to c-span 2, you can see the democratic senators there at desks, all democratic senators were asked by eadership to be there for the opening of the senate today at 9:30 as chuck schumer there the firing of director james comey. want to hear your thoughts, 15 today's program. jimmy in athens, georgia, independent. jimmy, good morning. caller: good morning. thank you, c-span. everything with chuck schumer just said, we do need a fair and balanced it.stigation into it seems so far that all the
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evidence, if there is any the president trump is still classified and we don't hopefully t is, they'll get somebody fair. would suggest general david petraeus to investigate this, who seems to be nonpartisan or that, what ought to be able to bring out the real facts and present them to the public. somebody like that be appointed by this president to head the f.b.i. and would you that person or do you not trust anybody that this appoints after this? he picks somebody who has a good reputation and has been fair throughout his career, petraeus, yes, i would trust that pick. host: appreciate the call. martin in oak hill, west virginia, democrat, good morning. good morning. can't much n, we trust anything is happening out
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of that white house right now. appointment of a special prosecutor would be a great would suggest co-prosecutors now that mr. working, seems like a team to me. henrietta, new in york, republican, good morning. aller: yes, i absolutely agree with president trump firing comey. in country had lost faith him. the people that criticize the firing him, two days were saying how bad he was, riting articles about how he was wrong to do this and that. republican and democrat had lost him. in republicans thought that he should have -- when someone has that is classified and is on private server, they with be charged something. emocrats feel that he ruined the election for senator hillary
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we could call secretary hillary clinton that these people criticize trump were two days ago criticized comey. he did the right thing, the country lost faith in him. obama ough the administrations, there were scandals, he was not a administration. you had the fast and furious. have died in e mexico from guns that were fast and hrough the furious, where they gave machine dealers.drug these people never called for special prosecutor. people on the -- in the i.r.s. nvestigated and stopped conservative groups from getting the same things that other gotten, ad already getting tax breaks or setting up. obody cared about a special prosecutor now. there is no reason why they
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can't appoint another person to and look in. i don't believe russia could with the fered election when during candidate was a fixed at it election, all these groups were talking about how it is to fix ourfor anyone election. then as soon as trump wins, then election was a fix because their person didn't win. 'm sorry to be speaking so much, but that's -- first time i ever called up, i just was tired of everybody's -- host: peter, you are welcome to again, call any time. it is a forum here to hear from you and all our viewers this morning. here are the headline necessary today's paper from around the country on firing of james comey. bakersfield, california, went with the headline simply "fired," to front page of the daily news in new york. detrump, front page there,
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dispatch. trump gives comey the boot and axed, comey fired, calling into probe of russian in the 2016 election. elmyra, new g in york, independent, good morning. caller: yes, good morning. 'm concerned about the checks and balances in our country right now. people seem to think that this started after president trump took office, true.is not the investigation into russian interference is ongoing while was in process. and some people seem to think should have ident control, get rid of senators and ongressmen that were duly elected, that doesn't sound very democratic. way esn't sound like the our country is supposed to run. it concerns me that we've gotten of partisanship
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that we can't see that we need a balances, nock and matter who is in power, democrats or republicans. the third firing, that i cerns me also up to what consider someone speaking truth to power. ost: you think that is what comey did? caller: i think that is what and i'm very d concerned about the prosecutor n the new york area investigating business stuff that the president said he would about and i'm concerned the timing of this, when it was one, if this was such a concern, why wasn't it done when office?first took and secondly, i don't understand done. was it took them how many days to flynn? of general this man has done things that were wrong, but i think he a better -- something better than learning on t.v.
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that he was fired. mean, it just doesn't even seem like anybody knows what sorry, i doing and i'm don't think it should be a partisan issue, i think it should be an issue that we have and balances in this country. russia, we duly elect ur senators and our representatives and the president, like some people have can't clean house by getting rid of duly elected officials. your point, anthony, a democrat in kentucky, good morning. hello. yeah, i think -- thank goodness for -span, i don't know where we'd be without you guys, you are the only true really news network out there right now. i think there need to be a pecial prosecutor to look into this, they need to look into all of the russian stuff, even with the clintons and the president over there talking to russia, getting paid, all that
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to look into. i think our system is broke right now. seems like they don't, don't want to do anything, but gripe about trump is, they act h like they are half confused half the time. i don't know. it's just amiss and i don't know how you get it straightened up really. host: one of the congressional committees looking into russian in the election is the intelligence committee, their own investigation, the ead of that committee is richard burr, republican of north carolina. he wrote on twitter yesterday, troubled by the timing and reasoning of director comey's twitter page the of senator jeff flake, republican from arizona, member judiciary committee. i spent last several hours trying to find acceptable comey's firing, i can't do it.
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senator patrick leahy, the committee, a democrat, writes in his statement that the resident has removed sitting f.b.i. director in the midst of one of the most critical security investigation in the our country, one that implicates senior official necessary trump campaign and this is nothing nicsonnian. comey should be called to estify in open hearing about the status of the russia-trump mccain, ation and jim trump shows how frightened the dministration is over the russian investigation. thoughts of the senators last the and overnight on twitter pages, want to hear from you in the last couple minutes of today's program. kendall, a republican, good morning. caller: hi. know, i'm probably one of there, republicans out
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very few here in california, who i'm all for a special prosecutor, but be careful what youthere, ery few here ask for, democratu get a special prosecutor, i want them to have full reign. them to investigate fast and inton, furious, i.r.s., election fraud, i want the whole gamut and i promise you, are just as guilty as promise you, half of washington is guilty, if not more. so there's a lot to complain about there. host: elizabeth is in green bay, wisconsin, independent, good morning. there. hi i have to disagree with the the big d i think picture is this all started last with the investigation.
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fore similarities, i worked republican congressman and era, so i know all about watergate. and people should see all the presidents is going on.d what the subpoena went out is the same day that comey and this is the big democrats, 't republicans or hillary clinton, it's russia, that is the most problem we have and if he denies, trump denies that is nothing there, he is wrong. stone is also another peep they'll make sure fired and he's under investigation, it's a big mess. it's just a big mess. petersburg, virginia, a democrat. go ahead. caller: yes. wanted to say that this is the wrong time to fire him.
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to explain how the internet trolled the with negative campaign information and targeted the country who made a negative impression of and also he firing him when comey was in california, get to his uld office to clean out his office the ake sure that information get distributed where it needed to be. made sure that he was all the way across the country, that's it. host: gale, where did you read they cleaned out his office and information?he caller: i didn't read he cleaned out his office, he could have, it takes himornia, a while to get back, he didn't leave his going to office unsecured, you know, he thingshave had papers and he needed to make sure that the
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or whatever of the investigation continue without him. we knowle, here is what about the circumstances of comey out about his firing, reporting from poelt politico. afternoon, president trump didn't call james comey, sent private security guard to termination in manila folder to f.b.i. headquarters. dazi, with the story, noting comey flew on f.b.i. lane to los angeles for recruitment event. trump's director of oval office operation, security aide hand-delivered that letter to f.b.i. headquarters, that story details co, with surrounding the firing and circumstances out in california here in d.c. georgia, n calhoun, line for republicans, go ahead.
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hello there. i think that comey possibly earlier ve been fired than this and i can't profess to man may feel some kind of relief. he was caught in a vice. was under enormous pressure rom republicans and democrats alike. in the middle of i can't see how mrs. clinton revealed on this classified information and was a bigger threat to national security having a conversation with the ambassador from russia on the telephone. host: do you think he is under more pressure now today than in the election? caller: been under pressure constantly the whole time. ms. clinton the other day was blaming him for his loss,
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misogyny,m for russians -- forgot the right wing conspiracy, which i guess is always operational. if i may add one thing, everyone talks about how we undervalue women and how we, you know, disrespect them. agoe was a woman 10 years that told everybody we should watch out for the russians, that they were encroaching on our airspace and our territorial waters, they were playing their own game, and they were a threat. it there.to end last call on "washington journal ." thewe will take it to senate judiciary committee. francisco, -- no will francisco, nominee f a

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