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congressman adam schiff, so nice to have you in the studio thank you.hank you for coming by. >>> this is orientation week for thousands of freshmen at uc berkeley. it's also the start of the academic year for the first woman chancellor. cris must tackle how to handle the future events involving the white supremacists and there have been clashes over having right wing speakers on campus. at a press conference this week, she said she's determined to protect both free speech and student safety. >> we now know we have to have a higher number of police officers ready in order to assure both the safety of our community and to assure that the events that we -- in which legitimate student groups have been invited can take place. >> i sat down earlier with the chancellor at uc berkeley to talk about her goals for the university. chancellor carol cris, thank you for joining us. >> oh, it's a pleasure. >> well, you first joined uc berkeley in 1970 as an assistant english professor and at the time only about 3% of the faculty were women. >> right. >> you are now th

adam schiff and mark warner, the democratic members and the committees, they spend more time on tv than they do investigating. >> bret: the investigation is not over. do you expect it to end soon? it's churning up a lot of interest. the president and others have said they will cooperate. people are revealing informatio information. don jr., jared kushner. others have said they will come forward. what do we have so far, when the president says it hasn't gone anywhere, we can't even get most people in the media to cover what we do know about debbie wasserman schultz's i.t. aide who was charged and arrested. we can't get people exorcised about things we do know yet we are constantly looking, a conclusion in search of evidence. >> bret: finally, tax reform rollout tomorrow. will there be a specifics to give a road map to congress of what the president wants? >> the president will provide a rollout tomorrow in springfield, missouri. we spend about 7 billion hours by some estimates trying to complying with the tax code. it benefits those who can afford lawyers and attorneys and accountants to

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john krasinski, star of "i'm dying up here," actress melissa leo, congressman from california, adam schiff good evening i'm seth meyers, this is "late night." how is everybody doing tonight? [ cheers and applause ] fantastic to hear. in that case let's get to the news. according to the "wall street journal," special counsel grand jury for the russia investigation which will make it easier for him to subpoena records, get sworn witness testimony, and issue indictments. said one guy, great, what else do you need? printer paper, calculator? help me help you. [ laughter ] [ scattered applause ] according to the "associated press," president trump will take a 17 day vacation starting tomorrow at his golf club in new jersey. 17 days in new jersey doesn't sound like a vacation. it sounds like an episode of "i survived." that's more days than chris christie has spent in new jersey. [ cheers and applause ] for real? for real i'm pretty sure if you spend 17 days in jersey, you become an honorary member of the e street band. mr. president, i seriously think you need some vacation tips, and i know jus

adam schiff agreed. adam schiff said the antifa violence, he denounced them as well as neo-nazis.am schiff was right. >> how many right wing victims of violence went to medical center? >> i'm not a reporter. you've got to ask somebody who knows. >> there were two troopers who lost their lives trying to keep them safe and we ought to honor them not to say it off as a being talking point. he doesn't give a rip snort about confederate history -- >> paul is i mind reader. you're a mind reader. >> no. >> ed, you know the president does not read. you do know that, right? >> on june 23rd, 2015 the president said the confederate flag should come down and go into a museum. that had been his position. two years and two months, that was his position. has he changed his position? apparently now he loves the monuments and our heritage. >> change his position -- did somebody from cnn say -- [ overlapping speakers ] >> why does he raise the monuments to give the gloss, the patina of legitimacy to the neo-nazis. they weren't. they were protesting against america. >> and they're scum bags. >> why

. >> also new today, house intel ranking member adam schiff on what robert mueller's team reportedlys using grand juries in washington, d.c., and virginia and what all that means for the russia investigations. >> that wouldn't be taking place if there was really no evidence, no evidentiary basis to move forward. you can't read this means indictments are going to follow, but nonetheless it does mean the investigation is not only being turned off, but moving into a new phase. >> and here's kellyanne conway, counselor to the president, on whether mueller's job is in jeopardy. >> does the president commit to not firing robert mueller? >> the president has not even discussed that. the president is not discussing firing bob mueller. you have to listen to special counsel, ty cobb, who works in the white house now and said very clearly, george, this week that we will continue to cooperate with bob mueller and his investigation. just hired the 16th person, many are democratic donors, but we'll continue to cooperate and comply. >> nbc's kelly o'donnell joining me now from bridgewater, new jers

congressman adam schiff says that the trump related businesses are making profit off of the secret serviceeation of the amendment comes after the report to the president's trips to his own properties is putting a financial strain on the secret service who right now protects 42 people including 18 members of the trump family. >>> hundred >> the church in oakland for the town hall meeting hosted by senator kamala harris yesterday afternoon and the senator discusses a variety of topics.>> reporter: senator kamala harris kicked off the townhall meeting wednesday afternoon addressing the current political climate. >> reporter: she talked to the diverse crowd at the beach the memorial cathedral in oakland. >> i want to be reassured that my voice is being heard in washington. >> i want to hear her say she will continue to fight this son of a gun running this country. >> we want her to come out in favor of healthcare for all. >> reporter: harris announcing her support for the medicare for all bill, sponsored by senator bernie sanders, denouncing racism in charlottesville as well. >> reporter: harr

on the other side of the aisle, democrat adam schiff, ranking member of the house intelligence committee actually said, no, this is an indication there is some evidence that needs closer examination. he says that this investigation has been going on for about a year now, and the fact it hasn't gone away but continues to move forward is an indication of something. listen to more of what schiff told jake tapper this morning. >> instead, if these allegations are true, it's moving into a new phase with the impaneling of a grand jury. so that special counsel can subpoena witnesses and documents. that wouldn't be taking place, if there was really in evidence, no evidentiary basis to move forward. >> meantime, kellyanne conway was making rounds on the sunday morning talk shows echoing the president's position, that there is no evidence the trump campaign colluded with russia. calling it a complete fabrication and taking a shot at adam schiff saying he spends more time on television than actually interviewing witnesses, fred. >> boris sanchez in washington. thanks so much. >>> all right. to that

>> my sense is that the ranking democrat on the committee, adam schiff just wants to get past this. he believes he has a good working relationship with mike conway. he wants that to continue. and he doesn't want to be derailed in a big fight with nunez over control of the committee. he believes that between him and conway they can keep this investigation on the rail and not be derailed by nunez and by an internal fight. >> julian, last question for you. do you have any sense of whether we ever will see christopher steele testifying or handing over documents or in other ways working with any of these investigations either in congress or in the special couns counsel's office? >> i think it's unlikely as things stand now that he would come over to testify. i think it's more likely that he might be open to answering questions in london and schiff and conway have expressed willingness to go there to talk to him. it's possible that that could happen. >> in which case it makes it all the more weird that those staffers turned up ahead of him. julian, great reporting on this. thank you for h

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joining me now to talk about this and much more, congressman adam schiff, the ranking democrat on thetelligence committee. congressman, thanks for joining us. are payments made to michael flynn from turkey or russia part of the house intelligence committee investigation as well? >> we're certainly looking at all of the conduct of michael flynn in the same way i think that the special counsel may be viewing the same evidence in terms of what light it will shed on the broader russia investigation. of course, michael flynn, the allegations not only include payments from potentially turkey but also the payments he received from rt and other russian entities, whether they were allowed, whether they violated the ememolluments clau in a way that's controversial to the law. it is all within the broad scope but it is also significant in terms of the robert mueller investigation inasmuch as if general flynn was sloan to have violated the law in other ways, it would be an incentive for him to cooperate more broadly with the muller investigation. >> the "wall street journal" broke the news this w

>> well, adam schiff is one of the most steady, smart people that i know. think he's basing that -- if he's making that statement, he doesn't take these wild statements. so i am concerned about what it means. what he did with sheriff arpaio after the justice department had even told him not to do it, let the system work, he didn't follow any of the normal processes. i think it may not be the stretch that people want to say that it is out there. he is clearly worried about this russia investigation. we've got to let -- our whole -- the rule of law is under attack right now. the very fundamental pillars of the constitution are under attack right now. we got the to start standing up. >> may i ask on another note, how you think the president's been handling his first natural disaster while in office? the way that fema's responded and just over what kind of grade would you give the president? >> i'm not ready to give a grade yet because we're just seeing -- i don't think that any of us should make this political. i want to thank feepa and all of the law enforcem

what about adam schiff and mark warner? the two democrats who are in charge of the intelligence committee? they spend more time on tv than they do interviewing witnesses. >> we will see what happens. >> it's about an excuse for the democrats who have no vision. even democrats don't want to be democrats any more. the democratic governor of west virginia became a republican this week, because his party is so out of touch with everyday americans. he can't look at the coal miners in his state, the working people, those who suffer with no health care who were lied to by the last president about keeping their doctor and keeping their plan. he became a republican. >> kellyanne, no one can take away the president's popularity in west virginia. we'll see what happens with the mueller investigation. one final subject. this transgender ban that the president put out. the transgender tweet a couple weeks ago on july 26th. he said after consultation with my generals and military experts, please be advised that the united states governme

these are the high temperature adam schiff, above average thanks to the clouds and the showers that we around and a check of temperatures now, 78 for dc. winchester 72. martinsberg 71, your evening forecast we keep a chance of showers in primarily north of dc. and we fall to the low 70's by 11:00, here's a look at radar right now, you can see not much in the district, and a better patch that we see up here, between hand cock and martinsberg to middle way and that's also moving northeast. that's a bit more substantial rain than rest of us are getting, and we'll watch this area for later tonight to see if that tries to move in our direction. this is tropical storm gert forecast to become a hurricane tonight. but not going to make a land fall. those waves will be rough at the coast. we're glad we'll miss out on that. we'll wrap it up here and look at these hot day still ahead. thursday, 90. friday, storms possible at 91. but eclipse day here in monday, looking sunny. 89 degrees. of keeping my fingers crossed for that, that is for sure. that's your seven-day forecast. and a check of your w

here's adam schiff. it's true that mueller has impaneled a grand jury, all the more important that congress protects his independence. this underscores what you're saying that the mueller probe is on its own track, immune to character attacks and right wing media that are really audacious. i mean, hard to be shocked anymore but what you see in this media landscape. but shocking that people that know that bob mueller was the director of the fbi in the days and months and years after 9/11 instrumental in saving american lives wasn't a matter of whether we'd be attacked after 9/11 but when and bob mueller was one of the architects of connecting the dots. to see people in the conservative media attacking him is truly stunning. but the need to protect him is just as stunning. republicans and democrats recognize that. >> i think so. i think part of the reason probably the motivation behind this is i think political people in washington are looking at this as a tipping point moment today. >> kristen welker has

. >>> i want to turn to congressman adam schiff, democrat of california. thank you as well. a busy time for all. i want to broaden our lens with you and ask about all of this news, the russia subpoenas, part of the original reason we were going to have you on, but that is something the white house is responding to. then there are all these things the white house is jamming into the system, this pardon, the ousting of a very prominent and controversial aide, sebastian gorka, which we have more on later, and the announcement of the transgender policy. as someone who works with different presidents, as a member of congress, all of this coming in the midst of the emergency response to a hurricane. >> it looks like a dump of a lot of information at the end of the week in the midst of a hurricane to try to bury as much of it as possible. i agree i guess with bob bauer's conclusion that this was an attempt to narrow-cast to his base and hope the rest of the country wasn't watching what he's doing. but of course we are watching what he's doing. what he did in terms of the pardon for

. >> sreenivasan: but congressman adam schiff, ranking member of the house intelligence committee, said mueller's use of the grand jury is meaningful. >> i think it is a significant development, not particularly unexpected, and you're right, you can't read that this means indictments are going to follow. but nonetheless, it does mean that the investigation is not only not being turned off, but it is moving into a new phase. >> sreenivasan: meanwhile, white house counselor kellyanne conway dismissed a report that several prominent republicans, including vice president mike pence, are already actively laying the groundwork for a presidential bid in three years. >> it is absolutely true that the vice president is getting ready for 2020-- for re-election as vice president. >> reporter: so no concern he is setting up a shadow campaign? >> zero concern. that is complete fiction, that is complete fabrication. >> sreenivasan: mr. pence himself today called the "new york times" report, "disgraceful and offensive," and, again quoting, "the latest attempt by the media to divide this administration

. >> but the ranking committee adam schiff told him that the grand jury move would not be taking place. republican senator tom till lis, meanwhile, cautioning the president against any move to co-counsel the . >> it would just be another piece of fod der who are trying to credit something. and the fbi isn't within the rod stein davis. we might comment on ma. . despite the fact that president trump has. for the doj, i didn't want to interrupt. but the president said, kate, thaet not the way it works. >>> tough new sanctions. when we come back, what are any good options? are there any good military options? what are they? spoil era letter alert: there a. i make it easy to save $600 on car insurance, so being cool comes naturally. hmm. i can't decide if this place is swag or bling. it's pretzels. word. ladies, you know when you switch, you get my bomb-diggity discounts automatically. ♪ no duh, right? [ chuckles ] sir, you forgot -- keep it. you're gonna need it when i make it precipitate. what, what? what? what, what? it's time for some if you love your phone... ...but hate your bill. [th

many ask why it took three days to by name note the white supremacist and neo nazis in the remark adam schiff. we to the street to get your reaction to that. take a listen. >> i think he should have did it saturday. you know, he -- mr. trump, he know what he say when he want to say it. i think he should have just came out and said this, this and this. >> better late than never but i really think that someone told him he probably should have said it in the first place and he didn't so now he's like my god let me come back and retrack what i said. >> that window creates a lot of possibility for different views, perspectives on the why. he does or doesn't do it. if he addresses it in that moment like his vice president did, like other members of the republican party did, and democrat party did right away, he would have dealt with this much more quickly. >> reporter: well, we have a poll going on twitter asking you to weigh in. hundreds have voted. do you think too late? do you think it's better late than never or do you think that the timing is just right? make sure you weigh in we want your voi

you heard adam schiff take the position because this investigation has been going on for more than a year, and now there's this convening of a grand jury and subpoenas, it indicates there is a there there. rosen stein was not as enthusiastic about that perspective, here's what he said this morning on fox news. >> the special council is subject to the rules and regular races of the department of justice. the rule you read does not detail who may be the subject of the investigation. we don't reveal that publicly. i understand the specific scope of the investigation, no, it's not a fishing expedition. >> yeah, he also went on to say this convening of a grand jury is the natural course of an investigation, again, not an indication that charges would be forthcoming, ana. >> of course. the people speaking for president trump this weekend insist whatever those federal investigators are doing, they're chasing shadows. here's kelly ann conway, counselor to the president. >> the president has called it a fiction, total fabrication to excuse the unwanted defeat of hillary clinton in last year's

. >> congressman adam schiff, let me start with this. what we've learned and what you have access to, is the president telling the truth when he says that? >> well, i can only comment on what he said publicly. clearly, and publicly, he was not being truthful about that. i think the significance, there are several layers of significance. the first is that he had a potential interest with russia during the course of the presidential campaign. that may have caused him to have a pro russia policy. the second one is the one you mention. the president was being less than truthful about pursuing business with russia during the campaign. we have seen with it the president and others, being less than truthful when it comes to russian ties. probably most significant is the president and his son, disembling. they claimed it was about adoptions when wasn't. and finally, i would say that it is also significant that michael cohn should issue a statement about this today. to make it about the storm. that they can frame what it means or hide what it mea

amendment to the constitution, whether or not he should be removed for medical reasons we had dem adam schiff on earlier saying we're too far away from the possibility of removing him from office. if people are raising the question, it's a valid topic for journalists to cover but we need to look at this as whether it's a political difference as opposed to a serious medical problem. >> talking about these issues, if reporters are trying to per sue some disturbing questions about the president's finance for office, aren't many conservatives and trump voters view this as trying to subvert the president. >> senator corker is a real leader among republicans and it was brave of him to step out and talk about the fact we have an incompetent president and what does that mean for our country. there are thing that is can be done right now. on t on the medical front we all know he is a billboard for overt nars schism. malignant self-love. now we're getting the ramifications as a nation of having a sick man in the white house means. >> a sick man in the white house. >> he is. he's not mentally stable. we

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the and i think adam schiff, the ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee, i think put his finger on this. the they may not have evidence of collusion yet but they sure have evidence and this meeting is evidence of init ent to collude. don jr.'s statement this is great and influencing the timing of when they might use the information. remember, this all goes back. the they like to say there's no crime. this all goes back to crimes that were committed. the hacking of the dnc, hacking of my e-mails, hacking of other clinton campaign staff e-mails. those are crimes committed by the russians, and now we know that if at at minimum, they were encouraging them to use the fruits of those crimes. >> i want to get to an op ed you wrote for "the washington post" in which you're offering free advice to the new chief of staff, john kelly for the white house from you, from your position as former chief of staff. your first tidbit was don't take the job. he's clearly rejected that advice, now that he's in the job and in the white house, what advice do you have for him? >> yeah. as i said,

. >> we keep hearing the sbimations from adam schiff. there's something there. and trump acts like there's something there. >> the other wrinkle we haven't talked about is abc reported that christopher steele, the former british spy, has met with the fbi and told him who his sources are. i mean -- >> so this is what i'm hearing. we're hearing that mueller, the best resume in america, he has it all. the 16 people he's been able to recruit. we understand he's using the dossier as his template. let's check out that claim and that claim. using it as the skelton of his investigation. >> we called him bob the boss. he is extremely authorize sxoe very fair. he is looking at this as piece of evidence, unsubstantiated obligations. it is his duty to look at everything. trump is worried about collusion but there's always mission creep. so looking at financial dealings, including real estate back in the day. it is all going to come to the light of day. >> we know that before comey was fired, he showed the dossier to trump. i'm laughing because it can only be -- it's like a

then you had adam schiff essentially saying the fact this investigation hasn't been dropped is indication there is something there and the fact it's moving forward is an indicator of something. of course, they all have expressed at least a vote of confidence in special counsel robert mueller. those haven't done that, those supporting the president including kellyanne conway, who said that this investigation is a witch-hunt and a complete fabrication. these allegations against the trump campaign. here's more of what kellyanne won kaye said this morning on abc. >> the entire russia investigation is a hypothetical. the president has called it a fiction, total fabrication to excuse the colossal and, you know, expected, unwanted defeat of hillary clinton in last year's election. >> reporter: you have disagreement not only whether this investigation is valid and also on the scope of it. whether or not robert mueller has the league ability to look into the president's finances. if that falls into the scope of this investigation. the deputy attorney general was asked about that this morning. he s

. >>> adam schiff, on significance of it is news that the investigation has gone to multiple grand juriesdeana titus of nevada is a member of it is house foreign relations committee. thank for you joining me. i'm curious to your thoughts on how this development changes the equation for the trump administration. does it? >> well, people in my district may not know the nuances of how a grand jury works, but you say they have called a grand jury, they know that is not a good thing. so i think it does make a difference. it keeps that cloud hanging over him. it keeps the investigation going, it points out that it's a criminal problem and it's in washington, d.c., so it has to be people associated with the white house. the just department trumping the white house yesterday on investigation with the attorney general announcing a threefold increase related to leaked information. do you support the crackdown on leaks? >> well, there are several things about this crackdown. one is all of the leak that is come down are not national secure issues, even though they're pretending it it is. you can't bl

the top domestic on the intelligence economy adam schiff said the president must stop writing declassification is one thing, incompetence is another. >>> we're following breaking news out of france where six soldiers have been injured after being hit by a car this morning. officials tell nbc news that the soldiers were leaving their bare ra barracks when the car ran into them. it's unclear if this was a hit and run or what the intention actually was. according to the reports, the mayor of the suburb saying it was a deliberate act targeting squu security forces. >>> despite criticizing the russia investigation, president trump has told special counsel bob mueller in private that he appreciates mueller leading the probe. that's what the president's lawyer said in an interview, revealing that the president sent the fbi director notes. trump's chief counsel said on tuesday that he asked me to share that with him and that's what i've done. dowd says he's passed along the president's messages expressing appreciations, quoting with the president has sent messages back and forth, dowd saying declining

intelligence committee, representative adam schiff as well as governor chris christie. that starts at 9:00 a.m. and noon eastern. >>> that's it for "the lead." i'm jake tapper. have a great weekend. i'm going to turn you over to wolf blitzer next door in "the situation room." >>> happening now, gathering evidence. president trump heads off on a 17-day vacation with the threat of grand jury subpoenas hanging over his administration. will the chaos that's plagued the west wing for weeks follow the president on his holiday? >>> just an excuse. mr. trump lashes out at the russia investigation of a rally, calling it a total fabrication and an excuse by democrats for an election lost. he fired up his base with an attack on hillary clinton. can his words shore up slipping support among republicans? >>> crackdown. under pressure and under attack by president trump, attorney general jeff sessions announces a crackdown on leaks of classified information vowing to prosecute the leakers. will the justice department subpoena journalists to hunt down their sources? >>> and isis bomb

john krasinski, star of "i'm dying up here," actress melissa leo, congressman from california, adam schiff ] fantastic to hear. in that case let's get to the news. according to the "wall street journal," special counsel robert mueller has empanelled a grand jury for the russia investigation which will make it easier for him to subpoena records, get sworn witness testimony, and issue indictments.

echoed today by adam schiff. listen to his comments this morning. >> i certainly think there's an issue with the president's capability. some attribute of his character that makes him incapable of introspection and a broad understanding of what the country really needs. and i think it's a question that people are asking, what is going on with this president. what can explain this kind of behavior zm. >> before we go, i want to ask basil, and steven for their reaction to that question. do you have questions about the president's stability as a person, as a man, as a president and as a leader? >> i always say this, i'm not a pastor, i can't see into his heart, i have a lot of questions about his stability and the choices he's made as the leader of the free world. the racial enmeny we saw throughout his career and through his campaign last year, it doesn't end because steve bannon's no longer in the white house. i expect to see more of that even with the departure of steve bannon. it goes into this conversation abou

top democrat on the house intelligence committee adam schiff will join jake tapper this morning on "statef the union" at 9:00 a.m. >>> search called off for three missing marines. we are told their families have been notified here. the marine corps is describing the incident as a mishap after an mv-22 aircraft was conducting regularly scheduled operations when it entered the water there. 23 of the 26 personnel who were on board were rescued. but the incident, of course, is under investigation. >>> still to come, the white house is looking for a new communications director and the president's senior policy adviser steven miller could be a candidate. what his appointment could mean for future relations between the white house and the media. >>> also following weeks of public criticism, president trump is praising his attorney general jeff sessions now. what changed? >>> also, another fox news host accused of inappropriate behavior on the job. we will tell you what led to eric bolling's suspension. build attendance for an event. help people find their way. fastsigns designed new directional

me this sunday for "state of the union" talking with ohio governor john kasich and congressman adam schifffornia. sunday morning, 9:00 a.m. and noon eastern. thanks for watching and follow me on facebook and twitt twitter @jaketapper, tweet the show @theleadcnn. now turning to over to wolf blitzer. >>> happening now, bannon fired. president trump dismisses his divisive chief strategist steve bannon as the west wing is buffeted by a storm of racially charged controversy over the president's wee responsible to the violence in charlottesville. and forcing out bannon with ties to the alt right do anything to calm the uproar? heading for the breitbart. what bannon once calm add form foal

eric: let's stick with this president now, and let me read to you two prominent democrats, adam schiffthe chief investigator in the house says this, arpaio action was appalling and political and sends witnesses to keep quiet and stay loyal and get pardoned, but another prominent democrat senator richard blumenthal of connecticut has opposite view. he says any witness counting on russia investigation pardon should think again. trump's loyalty is limited. witnesses can be compelled to testify in the pardons apply only to federal crimes. what if there's a state investigation? >> on that point, there can be state investigation even if there's a pardon. that means that the fifth amendment right to remain silent still exists. someone pardoned federally could go into a grand jury and say i'm invoking my right to remain silent because of potential grand jury charges. eric: because of a grand jury, you mean? >> correct, correct. you could be prosecuted in other jurisdiction, state, federal or other state, you could still say that you have constitutional rights to remain silent. eric: a federal

. >>> governor john kasich and adam schiff joins jake tapper on "state of the union" this morning at 9:00 a.m. >>> howard was shot late friday night after responding to suspected drug activity and reports of a sued attempt. he died yesterday afternoon in the hospital. howard was there to back up officer matthew baxter. police say there was a scuffle. then the gunfire started and baxter died at the scene. police have charged everett glenn miller with first-degree murder, among other charges. >>> coming up, we will take you to guam for a closer look at the u.s. air force's b-one bomber. >>> president trump hails steve bannon's return to the right wing website breitbart saying bake news needs competition. how will bannon drive his agenda outside of the white house? >>> the countdown to the total eclipse that will turn day into night. >> what do you think is going to happen? >> like, i don't think you really should look at the sun. >> no, you shouldn't. >> it might burn your eye. ♪ never stop ♪ never ( ♪ ) ♪ over your head... she needs to go to college. i don't know how we'll do it. ♪ ne

here's the top democrat, adam schiff, last night. >> this pardon in the middle of the case because thee hadn't been sentenced yet, sends a message deliberate to other people, if you have my back, stick with me, i will protect you. i won't even wait until criminal proceedings are over to use the pardon power. >> i'm joined now by jonathan turley, profes orof law. thank you for joining us. let me ask you this, you're writing in the piece we're quoting from that you're not wild about the pardon of sheriff arpaio, but you've seen worse. we have a court system in this country, judges, lawyers, trials, we have juries, why do we have a presidential pardon? what's the purpose of the presidential pardon snrchlts that was debated by the framers. some framers did not want to give the president this authority, which is the same authority that the king had. they talked about the use of a pardon authority by a president to conceal his own crimes but all of that came up, but they decided it was necessary to bring an element of mercy, humanity to the criminal system. they were assuming the president w

his claim for respect of rule of law and a ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee adam schiff says it sends a message to witnesses in the russia investigation to stay loyal and get a pardon. one of the few people defending the president was arizona senator steve montgomery. >> what's on display here is frankly the hypocrisy from the left. you had president obama pardoning hundreds of thugs. you have here an 85-year-old man who frankly has served his country since he was and the best the left can come up with after that do a political persecution is a misdemeanor who even then i don't believe that was done correctly through the judicial process. >> just to clarify, that was arizona state senator steve month montenegro. joining me now, chris whipple. chris, welcome back to the broadcast. i'm curious what you make of that defense. have other presidents made questionable pardons? >> i don't think there's a comparison bill clinton pardoned mark rich in the middle of the night when john podesta was doing an interview on television. but this was beyond the pale. it made no sense subs

going to talk exclusively to the top democrat on the house intelligence committee, representative adam schiffistie. that starts at 9:00 a.m. and noon eastern. >>> that's it for "the lead." i'm jake tapper. have a great weekend. i'm going to turn you over to wolf blitzer next door in "the situation room." >>> happening now, gathering evidence. president trump heads off on a 17-day vacation with the threat of grand jury subpoenas hanging over his administration. will the chaos that's plagued the west wing for weeks follow the president on his holiday? >>> just an excuse. mr. trump lashes out at the russia investigation of a rally, calling it a total fabrication and an excuse by democrats for an election lost. he fired up his base with an attack on hillary clinton. can his words shore up slipping support among republicans? >>> crackdown. under pressure and under attack by president trump, attorney general jeff sessions announces a

congressman adam schiff and new jersey governor chris christie will be on the show at 9:00 a.m. eastern on cnn. >>> the search for three missing marines off the eastern coast of australia has been suspended and now being characterized as a recovery effort. we have been told the families of the marines have been notified. the marine corps describing this as a mishap. we do know 23 of the 26 personnel on board were rescued. >>> next, see you in court, president trump. the trump administration could face a lawsuit soon. those are the word from one group who says they are suing the president over the transgender military ban. rethink your allergy pills. flonase sensimist allergy relief uses unique mistpro technology and helps block 6 key inflammatory substances with a gentle mist. most allergy pills only block one. and 6 is greater than one. rethink your allergy relief. flonase sensimist. ♪ it's about moving forward, not back.t. it's looking up, not down. it's being in motion. in body, in spirit, in the now. boost® high protein it's intelligent nutrition with 15 grams of protein and