she was very dogged but not anymore than ron wyden was. would you say that? >> my opinion -- i think she was hysterical. i dent think senator widen was trying to get to the bottom of answers either. >> but he wasn't hysterical and she was. >> she was up, down and i thought it was way out of bounds. >> she didn't shout, actually but even if she did, they both were asking a lot of tough questions and i think calling her hysterical is probably -- >> hysteria is a neutral quality. >>. >> and yet it's women called hysterical. i'm hysterical right now for example. i think she was asking a lot of questions and he wasn't being forthcoming and there was frustration on the part of the senators and it wasn't all democrats. >> so in your idea she was making a legitimate effort to hear. >> you may not like the questions she was asking but yeah. >> and you didn't view it as her talking over the top of him? >> i think he was talking over the top of her. like i said i think senator widen's was by far the most aggressive of the questioning and there's nothing wrong with that.

she was dogged but i wouldn't say she was any more dogged than ron wyden was, would you say that? >> i have my opinion. i think she was hysterical. i don't think senator wyden was really trying to get to the bottom of answers either. >> but he wasn't hysterical and she was. i wanted to clear that up. >> i thought it was way out of bounds. this is the second hearing in a row. >> she didn't shout but even if she did, they both were asking a lot of tough questions and i think calling her hysterical is probably a little -- >> hysteria is a quality. what's that? it's just women who are usually called hysterical. >> you're being hysterical. >> yes, i'm hysterical now for example. she was asking a lot of questions and he wasn't forthcoming and there was a lot of frustration on the part of the senators there and it wasn't all democrats. >> in your opinion she was making a legitimate effort to get answers to questions and to hear what the attorney general was saying? >> yeah. you might not like the questions she was asking. >> you didn't view it as her talking overtop of him? >> i think he

ron wyden got angry today, i'd like your reaction to ron wyden, watch. >> mr. comey said there were matters with the respect to the recusal that were problematic and he couldn't talk about them. what are they? >> a oo why don't you tell me? there are none, senator wyden. there are none. i can tell you that for absolute certainty. >> we can -- >> this is a secret innuendo being leaked out there about me, and i don't appreciate it, and i tried to give my best and truthful answers to any committee i've appeared before, and it's really people are suggesting through innuendo that i have been not honest about matters and i've tried to be honest. liz: quick thoughts, jay, going to break soon, go ahead. >> the quick thought is it was james comey who said he only learned about the recusal with a memorandum or explanation and the department of justice the day he testified said that's not true. memorandum issued on march 22nd, it was addressed to james comey. james comey had a history of having to correct his testimony. not exactly a credible witness. liz: jay sekulow, go

kennedy: he gave certain senators some pushback including ron wyden and kamala harris. sessions was supposed to be in legal jeopardy. judge andrew napolitano said that sessions could be in a lot of trouble here because he could get the president in trouble or himself in trouble because he wasn't testifying as the attorney general. is that an explanation for why he invoked executive privilege? gregg: he was obligate to invoke a privilege, not executive privilege. for 30 years since the supreme court ruled on executive privilege. it's only the president can invoke it. not sessions. there is a procedure that you follow. if you have a conversation with the president and you think it might be executive privilege, you decline to answer it. if congress wants it they move to compel, then the president can invoke it or not. and if they still disagree, it goes to a federal judge. sessions was following the law. in particular ron wyden came across as a legal blockhead for not understanding that when sessions tried to explain it to him. kennedy: i wanted to get back to comey. sessi

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and this senator ron wyden with cia director mike pompeo.et's listen to this. >> did you have any indication, secondhand, any sense at all that the national security adviser might be vulnerable to blackmail by the russians? that is a yes or no question. >> it's actually not a yes or no question, senator. i can't answer yes or no. i are he gret thregret that i'm do so. >> ned price, we now know the answer to that is yes. >> let's remember that ron wyden is the king of asking leading questions. in 2013, it was ron wyden that asks clapper whether there were any programs that captured all of the met adata in this country and that answer was later revised after edward snowden came to light. i have a feeling senator wyden was doing something similar here knowing that mike flynn was in the position he was for 18 days and continued to receive the pdb even after sally yates, the acting attorney general at the time, warned the white house. but let's also remember that the white house, don mcgahn, the white house counsel, was warned even before preside

they're obstructionists. >> joining us now is democratic senator ron wyden of oregon.ood morning, senator. >> good morning. >> have you any sense of the meat of what's in this plan? >> look, here is what we're dealing with. senate republicans are playing with numbers, forgetting those numbers are people's lives. we're talking about, for example, a baby boomer who has had a stroke and needs nursing home care, special needs kids, disabled folks. what we know is this is going to look a lot like the house bill and is going to mean a lot of pain for millions of americans. >> are you democrats in that case preparing some sort of rapid response team to react to this? what's your plan once it's unveiled today? >> yes, we are all in. our big job as i just indicated, is to actually make clear what this means for people's lives. for example, tomorrow a number of democratic senators are going to have a day of action in their home states. we're going to do it on the floor of the united states senate. we're talking to provider groups, particularly those in places like rural america.

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appease both wings of their party, in the face of universal opposition from democrats like oregon's ron wyden. >> senate republicans are going to keep telling americans they're fixing their health care, right up until the second when it gets taken away. >> reporter: on facebook, former president obama call the g.o.p. plan "a massive transfer of wealth from middle-class and poor families to the richest people in america." "simply put," he wrote, "if there's a chance you might get sick, get old, or start a family, this bill will do you harm." the survival of his signature achievement now depends on the ability of republicans to work out their differences. they can only afford to lose two senate republicans, anthony, and as you can see, there are far more holdouts than that right now. >> mason: nancy cordes on capitol hill. thanks. >>> inspectors are checking pbuildings all over britain external panels that burn quickly and produce poisonous fumes. the panels may have played a role in the high-rise fire last week that killed 79 people. jonathan vigliotti is in london. >> reporter: investigators

another democrat on the committee who's expressed concern about this is oregon's ron wyden. he has sent a letter to the chairman and vice chairman asking that any session with sessions be open to the public. and of course, we know that aggression ycongressional invese a lot of questions for the attorney general. among them, we could expect them to touch on the issue of his involvement on the firing of james comey as fbi director. comey has said he believes he was fired because of his handling of the russia investigation, and sessions, of course, was supposed to have recused himself from the russia investigation, anything related to investigating the campaign of which he was a part. so, we're still waiting for answers on whether we'll see sessions testify, but we know there are going to be a lot of questions for him if and when he does. back to you guys. >> athena jones, thank you. >>> president trump escalating his defiant response to fbi director james comey's testimony that the president asked him to drop the michael flynn investigation. the president tweeting sunday, "i be

reporter for the morning consult and the "new york times" published a small piece of a letter that ron wyden wrotell picky as a democrat who sits on the intelligence committee and he wrote to his chairman and ranking members, mr. burr and mr. warner picky set these matters which are directly related to threats for democratic institutions are of the utmost public interest inte. i believe we owe the americante. people transparency. openwant the hearing they want the hearings open tomorrow, but let's get more of your reaction in a minute after we are from a couple of senators were on the sunday shows yesterday. senator lankford but first it's senator chuck schumer. >> well first, i think he should be sworn under oath. second, i think it should be public. there is very little that's classified. anything that is classified ther can do a separate classified briefing. there are some questions about sessions that have to be asked. first, did interfere with the russian investigation before he recused himself? himse second, what safeguards are there now so that he doesn't interfere?volved third, he sa

mentionfore you go, you new followed ron wyden when you were living in organ.t do you think of him in his work in this investigation and some of the other panel members as well? who has asked the best questions here? who has done a good job in their oversight response abilities? caller: i would say that cotton -- senator cotton. he kind of compares this to a jason bourne movie. you have this many people keeping this under wraps with no proof, no dates, no people, it amazing. you would have to be -- i do not know how people fall for it, quite frankly. i want no dates, times, people, -- i want to know the dates, times, people, what was said. where is the crime? i've an evenhanded person, but i cannot see where this is. a call from west virginia, mentioning senator tom cotton from arkansas. here are some of his exchange with the attorney general. >> a civil question that should be asked is that did donald trump or any of his associates in the campaign collude with russia in the hacking of emails and releasing them to the public act of that is where we started six

we will hear from senate minority leader chuck schumer and senators murray and ron wyden. >> thank you for coming. i would like to welcome my colleagues here today to discuss this jaw-dropping report from the congressional budget office. what wereport confirms have been saying for unix, costs,re leads to higher less care, and tens of means of americans left without any insurance. for weeks, senate republicans tried to tell us that their bill would be better than the house bill. it would be different than the house bill. many house members said they only voted for the house bill because they said the senate will would make it better. cbo's report today makes it clear that this bill is every bit as mean as the house bill. this cbo report should be the end of the road for trumpcare. republicans would be wise to read it like a giant stop sign, urging them to turn back from that would be disaster for the country, middle-class americans, and for their party. there is a lot to unpack, but i want to look at a few key things. it cleare cbo makes that many americans would pay a lot more for thei

. >>> we're back now with senator ron wyden, democrat on the intelligence committee.retary johnson testified earlier this week that russia probed some 21 states during the 2016 election. great concern among intelligence officials that i speak to that they were laying the groundwork for possible intervention in voting systems in 2020. is that your concern, that russia may take that next step in future elections? >> again, i can't talk about classified matters, but there is no question that what we are talking about is making sure we are taking steps to protect our voters in 2018 and 2020. and i made the point at the hearings, an open hearing, that there is a way to do it, and that is to take oregon's vote by mail system nationwide. we have a paper trail for every single ballot. that's about the best pushback that you can possibly get against these people overseas that are trying to disrupt our democracy. >> let me ask you now on health care. another republican senator came out today against the senate version of the health care repeal bill as it stands, so now we have

held a briefing on the republican health care law replacement and was joined by patty murray and ron wyden. they spoke for about 20 minutes. senator schumer: ok. hi, everybody. sorry we're late. it is not senator murray's fault and it is not senator wyden's fault. make your own deductions. i want to thank them for doing the fabulous job that they are doing. now, when the white house passed their health care bill, a bill that president trump called mean, i thought would it be possible for the senate republicans to conjure up a bill even worst than that one. unfortunately, that is what they have done. meaner. can you read it? o i have to color it in? r. murphy: yeah, you do -- senator murray: yeah, you do. [laughter] senator schumer: how's that? meaner. ok, the senate version of trumpcare is even meaner than the house bill. there is a lot to unpack in this bill, but it's general outline is very simple and very clear. and they are getting up and saying it's a draft. but i asked mitch mcconnell on the floor is there anything that i said that is not in that draft and he just sat down and he did

is that unfolded with oregon senator, ron wyden. >> let me turn to the attorney general.ns in your statement, you said that you and the fbi leadership team decided not to discuss the president's actions with attorney general sessions, even though he had not recused himself. what was it about the attorney general's interactions with the russians or his behavior with regard to the investigation that would have led the entire leadership of the fbi to make this decision? >> our judgment, as i recall, is that he was very close to and inevitably going to recuse himself for a variety of reasons.el we also were aware of facts that i can't discuss in an open setting that would make his h h continued engagement in a ti russia-related investigation problematic. so we were convinced -- in fact, i think we'd already heard the career people were recommending that he recuse himself, that het was not going to be in contact with russia-related matters much longer.oi that turned out to be the case. >> how would you characterize attorney general sessions's adherence to his recusal? in particular, with regard t

. >> nbc's kelly o'donnell is live in branch burg, and senator ron wyden sent out a letter asking forssions' hear being made in public that's happening on tuesday. but what are the odds of that happening? >> well, from talking to sources in both fairs it's un -- both parties it's unlikely and that's because much of the work that the senate intelligence committee is behind closed doors. the big tv event that we saw with james comey's testimony was in part because he had requested to be able to speak in public. especially now as a no longer a federal official fired of course by the president as the fbi director. so it was something he requested. typically t committee does its business behind closed doors and richard burr, the chairman of that committee from north carolina is a republican. he works alongside mark warner, the democrat of virginia. much of what they do would fall under the ongoing federal investigation they don't feel is necessary for a public display at this point. so unlikely is the answer. now we certainly see democrats who want to see jeff sessions testify at one of th

as for ron wyden, sessions was very generous to him because he handed his ass to him. >> juan: i don't so. that goes back to the idea, i feel like sessions is not being responsive, if he had something to say, say it. get it out. when he testified, when he was being confirmed, and didn't reveal the additional meeting, that really openedl the door. that madeha him more vulnerableo democrats ks from the democrats. >> jesse: kimberly, real quick. >> kimberly: if people, like senator kamala harris, these are auditions for a democratic open auditions to lead the democratic party. they are playing foosball with anyone that is associated with president trump, trying to take wax at him, and see and make a big show. this is what happens. a worked out to be office. >> jesse: democrats had accusations at sessions, stonewalling, obstruction. let's play a little bit of that. >> i believe the american people have had it in with. stonewalling. >> senator biden, i am not stonewalling. >> you are not answering questions. you are impeding this investigation. >> senator, i am protecting the president's co

but democratic senator ron wyden urged in a letter to his colleagues yesterday that if it does go forward, it should be open to the public. so that the american people can hear for themselves what the attorney general has to say. >> all right, laura jarret, thank you for that. we'll check in with you in a few minutes. lots to talk about on the legal front, on the sessions front, on the ag -- >> a lot to get to, laura jarret's got a full plate. >>> billionaire real estate mogul, reality tv star, president, now a new title to donald trump's resume, wedding crasher. a little downtime at his new jersey golf club, he dropped by the wedding reception of a couple from new jersey. he was not on the guest list but posed for pictures with the newlyweds and signed some "make america great again" hats before moving on. "the new york times" reports president trump is a selling point for weddings at the club. a brochure though saying if he was on-site for your big day he'll likely stop in and congratulate the happy couple that brochure has been discontinued. a clear conflict. but they took care of it.

we begin this even with senator ron wyden of oregon. >> nobody has done the damage to the trump presidency than donald j. trump. i mean the fact is i never thought that we would have a president say i'm being investigated, and then tweet it around the world. so this is breaking, you know, new ground. and my sense is that the president is calling the shots here. and very often i think that the president instead of being somebody who thinks he's been vindicated with hiring new lawyers, but i gather his lawyers are telling him to knock off the tweeting. >> we continue with a discussion about health care with sarah colins from the commonwealth hundt, sara kliff of vox and peter suderman. >> mitch mcconnell has been clear he wants to have this vote, wants to have it soon and it is a challenging moment for them. i think policy wise it has been difficult to get the entire republican caucus on one page when you have folks like lisa mur could yousky from alaska concerned about the medicaid cutted and someone like ted cruz from texas who wants some significant medicaid cuts. so there are a lot of ch

oregon senator ron wyden: >> how would you characterize attorney general session' adherence to his recusal, in particular, with regard to his involvement in your firing? >> if, agz the president said, i was fired because of the russia investigation, why was the attorney general involved in that chain? i don't know. >> reporter: the justice department is adamant that sessions recommended comey be fired for effectiveness of his leadership, not the russia investigation. scott, the attorney general is scheduled to testify on capitol hill next week. >> pelley: jeff pegues, thanks. comey acknowledged in his testimony that he leaked his notes to the press about his conversations with mr. trump. well, today, mr. trump tweeted, "wow, comey say leaker." john dickerson is our chief washington correspondent and anchor of "face the nation." john, did comey do anything wrong? >> well, in washington the word requested leak" can cover everything from passing on highly classified information-- which is illegal-- to passing on politically inconvenient information, which isn't. what the president and his law

appease both wings of their party, in the face of universal opposition from democrats like oregon's ron wyden. >> senate republicans are going to keep telling americans they're fixing their health care right up until the second when it gets taken away. >> reporter: on facebook, president obama called the g.o.p. plan a massive transfer of wealth from middle-class and poor families to the richest people in america. simply put, he said, if there's a chance you might get circ get old, or start a family, this bill will do you harm. the survival of his signature achievement now depends on the inability of republicans to work out their differences. they can only afford to lose two senate republicans, anthony, and as you can see, there are far more holdouts than that right now. >> mason: nancy cordes on capitol hill. thanks. cindy lost tropical storm statue staus today but it's still plenty dangerous. the storm rumbled across the deep south, bringing heavy rains, strong winds, and at least one tornado. david begnaud is tracking cindy. >> reporter: in fairfield, alabama, the sirens sounded as the torn

ron wyden / (d) oregon "i would have voted to let this process begin" pennsylvania senator patrick toomey says he was ready to vote "yes" on the republican health care plan but instead tonight, he's heading home.the senator tells us while the senate debates, his constituents are suffering. "premiums are up 120 percent, deductibles up through the roof,"while toomey's on board with repealing and replacing obamacare, at least nine republican senators say they won't support the current bill. that's forcing republican leaders to reconsider cuts to medicaid.deputy white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders says the trump administration supports efforts to tweak the bill.i didn't listen to all of it but not sure she said thisi think were always looking for ways to add flexibility, and something to be considered. this week most of the focus has been (is) on the handful of republicans not supporting the health care bill.but oregon senator ron wyden tells me, he and his fellow democrats aren't even (wouldn't use 'even' seems editorial) being asked to participate in health care reform. "i th

. >> when it comes to your home state senator ron wyden his work with the republicans on healthcare ideas that are the ideas that you and he have about maybe issues specific to oregon when it comes to healthcare at you like to pursue? >> we have a very good relationship. in fact, we held up the aisle and alaska airlines flight for about an hour the other night flying back to oregon talking about a whole host of issues not a lot on healthcare i would confess, more on some of our natural resource issues and a few other things in that conversation. he lives and breathes healthcare and finance. he had a medicare reform proposal with speaker ryan several years ago. so there may be opportunities going forward. let's face it. on obamacare, the affordable care act, it's a partisan issue from the get-go. it was when it got created. any changes to it, i never anticipated democrats being able to come forward and do much in this environment in a bipartisan way. it's just too much of a base political issue. so we knew we would have to carry the water. but i think another health reforms there are oppor

ron wyden/(d) oregon> "the american people have had it with stonewalling."f sessions/attorney general> "i am not stonewalling."( pam) accusations and denials on capitol hill.... as attorney general jeff sessions was grilled about meetings with russians ... and his role in the firing of fbi director james comey. (steve) the head of the justice department refused to talk about any conversations with the president..(pam) catherine heenan has his angry reaction to reports of secret meetings with russia's ambassador ""this is a secret innuendo being leaked out there about me, and i don't appreciate it."for more than two hours. sessions denied any wrongdoing. "i have never met with or had any conversation with any russians or any foreign officails concerning any type of interference with any campaign or election in the united states."denied that the fbi director was fired for pursuing the russian probe. "a fresh start at the fbi was the appropriate thing to do."and tu

quote ron wyden is telling you "i believe the evidence keeps piling out that there has been very reall abuse of power." how actionable is that? senator wyden one of the people in that hearing was questioning james comey and argued that the testimony suggested that there was abusive power. everything is centering on the question of whether the engaging in what is known as obstruction of justice. it is a serious crime it if true. if investigators find that to be credible and cooperate that, we could see that escalate, but right now it is still a political question because there is no evidence that the president engaged in wrongdoing. thank you for that. coming up, the president making comments now from the transportation department. >> thank you, everybody. this is very nice. beautiful. i want to thank you. you have been so amazing as the leader of this department and the progress being made is so important but leaders and officials gathered here from across the country have all praise the work the secretary is a safe, modern, and reliable transportation system for the nine states and i

senator ron wyden accused him of stonewalling. would you make of that? is there anything there?ly correct? can he be charged or held in contempt? >> he said i am not though dwelling. he was asked multiple times to come up with a directive are writing he did. but was after the hearing that a memo was released. the ronald reagan administration and i read from it, reagan wrote the department shall expressly indicate the purpose of this request is to protect the privilege pending a decision in the request itself does not constitute a claim of privilege. he privilege. he does have some precedence to do what he did yesterday. lauren: david, brad, thank you for joining us. cheryl: coming up in his flag day today. the 240th anniversary of the adoption that the stars and stripes. we are going live to janice dean live in hoboken, new jersey. but you have this morning? >> ladies, what about the biggest american flag that's going to light up the sky this morning. i am here at this balloon firing it at. stay with us at fox business. we will be right back. cheryl: well, today's flag day, time

now, it seems that oregon senator ron wyden for one little minute there, really sessions' skin. >> mr. comey said that there were matters with respect to the recusal that were problematic, and he couldn't talk about them. what are they? >> i-- that-- why don't you tell me? >> stephen: that's a classic legal strategy, the old switcheroo. "can you tell me where you were the night of the murder?" "why don't you tell me where i was? if you don't know, i must be innocent!" meaning, west virginia senator joe manchin tried to find out exactly who in the trump campaign was connected to russia. >> to the best of your knowledge, sir, did any of these following individuals meet with russian officials at any point during the campaign? you can just give a yes or no on this. paul manafort. >> i don't have any information that he had done so. he served as campaign chairman for a few months. >> steve bannon. >> i have no information that he did. >> general michael flynn. >> i don't recall it. >> stephen: wait a second. everybody knows there was communication between russia and michael flynn. that's w

look at this testy exchange between the attorney general and liberal senator ron wyden. >> mr. comey said that there were matters about the recusal and they were problematic and he could not talk about them. what are they? >> why don't you tell me? there are none, senator wyden. there are none. i can tell you that for absolute certainty. this is a secret innuendo being leaked out there about me, and i don't appreciate it, and i tried to give my best and truthful answers to any committee i've appeared before. it's really -- people are suggesting through innuendo that i have been not honest about matters, and i've tried to be honest. >> sean: all right, checkmate. what's so disgusting about all of this is that democrats including some who are actually on this senate intelligence committee and were actually questioning jeff sessions today, have admitted themselves, no evidence of collusion. since some of these democrats are so partisan that they have forgotten, let us remind them of their own words. >> do you agree with this conclusion that the president's has reached, that there

he lost his temper at one point and he bellowed at ron wyden, who was pushing him hard on a line of questioningon the other side democrats kept hearing that sessions was revision to answer questions without giving a legal justification for why, and his accounts of events did not jive with comey's. he gave certain answers that did not sit well with the democrats. there's also this theme that every time he answered a question about his contacts with russia, there was a caveat. he said, i do not remember, i don't recall, i can't recall anything. i wrecked my brain trying to think of something. when senator harris was questioning him, he said if i don't give these caveats, you will accuse me of being a liar. it is a denial that leaves the door open for things down the line. charlie: did he help our further understanding of what the russians might have done, wanted to do, and how they might have accomplished it? >> not really. there were questions prompted by republicans saying that we should focus more on what the russians did and how appalling sessions said it would be if that transpired. sessions

but i know that millions of americans are listening, because of the voices like my colleague, ron wyden, and i would join him in urging our fellow americans to make their voices heard, to be loud. and we're going to be loud in connecticut this friday at 1:30 in the afternoon when i continue the emergency field hearing that we began on monday, giving the people of connecticut an opportunity to make their voices and their faces known and seen and heard because, unfortunately, that opportunity has been denied by a process that has been secretive and hasty. secrecy and speed are toxic -- are a toxic recipe for any democracy. they can disguise deception and mistake. and i am here to call attention to one of the profoundly mistaken courses that this new bill is expected to take. there is no doubt in my mind that the republican bill will contain language to defund one of the most respected and accessible and significant of our health care providers in the united states; namely, planned parenthood. i've been an advocate of women's health care and reproductive rights and choice since my days as

sessions and ron wyden had a heated exchange when wyden pressed him on why he recused himself from theussian investigation. >> mr. comey said that there were matters with respect to the recusal that were problematic, and he couldn't talk about them. what are they? >> why don't you tell me they are none, senator widen there are none i can tell you that for absolute certainty. >> we can -- >> you tell -- this is a secret innuendo being leaked out there about me, and i don't appreciate it >> sarah huckabee sanders said the president thought sessions did a good job overall i would have to say another encouraging day for the markets in light of a big test for the trump administration in terms of politics on the hill. markets with a strong day. shrugging it off >> president trump had a lunch meeting with several republican senators yesterday to discuss healthcare reform. senate aides tell nbc news that the president described the bill recently passed by the house as mean senator john thune, who attended the meeting said trump wanted to ensure the bill protects people with pre-existing condit

ron wyden/- d- oregon: why did you sign the letter recommending the firing of director comey, when it violated your recusal?jeff sessions/attorney general: it did not violate my recusal. it did not violate my recusal. that would be the answer to that. and the letter that i signed represented my views that had been formulated for some time. democrats presenting a united front, blasting sessions for being evasive sen. martin heinrich/-d- new mexico: you are impeding this investigation.but ultimately left frustrated by the attorney general's deflections sen. dianne feinstein: you are not able to answer here?jeff sessions/attorney general: correctand the chairman of the senate intelligence committee, republican senator richard burr, asking sessions to go back to the white house, consult with them, and if they didn't have any objections, and he could come back to the committee and provide those answers that he rufused to earlier today about those private communications with president trump.in washington, i'm kristen holmes. (pam) coming up at ten: disturbing allegations at a bay area high

this is democratic ensenator ron wyden and sessiones.ut the exact reason why sessions decided to recuse himself from the russia investigation. >> general sessions, respectfully you're not answering the question -- >> what is the question? >> the question is, mr. comey said that there were matters with respect to the recusal that were problematic and he couldn't talk about them. what are they? >> why don't you tell me. there are none senator wyden. there are none. i can tell you that for absolutely certainly. this is a secret innuendo being leaked out there about me and i don't appreciate it. and i tried to give my best and truthful answers to any committee i've appeared before. and it is really a -- people are suggesting through innuendo that i have been not honest about matters, and i've tried to be honest. >> he was clearly offended by that line of questioning. >> he was indeed. i think there were three big areas to question him going into this hearing today. one on the kislyak meeting. as discussed with dploera, i thought i was quite

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from the russian investigation as a procedural matter rather than an indication of any wrongdoing ron wyden pressed sessions on the circumstances of his recusal. >> mr. comey said there were matters with respect to the recusal that were problematic and he couldn't talk about them. what are they? >> why don't you tell me they are none, senator widen there are none i can tell you that for absolute certainty, you tell -- this is a secret innuendo being leaked out there about me, and i don't appreciate it. >> just reading various copy on this, and i can't comment and i can't recall were words repea d repeatedly talked about. so, very interesting that whole investigation and inquisition. >>> earlier we spoke to mark weinberger, a member of president trump's economic advisory council >> it's like a car crash you don't want to look, but you can't turn away. it is sucking a lot of the oxygen out of the air and taking the attention away from some of the folks, and the president in particular the economic team continues to move forward that same week this was happening, we had these 200 plus companie

take a listen to senators lindsey graham and ron wyden. / -r- south carolina: "all in all it's a pretty good day for president trump. if i believe every word of what comey said it doesn't rise to the level of obstruction of justice." sen. ron wyden: it reads more like a tom clancy novel than the usual garden variety congressional testimony. for example, comey confirms that trump asked him to end that investigation into flynn. that by itself is almost a watergate level effort to interfere with an ongoing investigation. >( james ) comey's testimony is set to begin in less than 90 minutes. the former f-b-i director is not expected to offer his opinion on whether president trump tried to obstruct justice regarding the russia investigation. just wants to prese the he facts, as they happened, and let the committee draw its own conclusion. we will bring yocomey's opening statements live when it happens during the 7:00 hour. back to you in the studio. . ( mark ) and this morning... bars and coffee shops across the country are opening their doors