adriano espaillat. member of the appropriations committee. good morning to you sir. caller: thank you for having me once again. host: i want to start with the formers presidents comments on the hannity program. he says that presidents can declassified documents even by thinking about it. your reaction sir? guest: it is incredible that he feels that those documents that are critical to national security, critical to security across the planet as we see the threats coming from putin of the potential nuclear option. it is mind-boggling that he feels that this is something he can take home and put away in your closet and declassified them quickly without any concerns whatsoever. i think that this is concerning. it sheds light on his state of mind, where he is right now, given that everything is collapsing around him. host: in terms of shedding light on what is happening. i wonder if you talk to your democratic colleagues on the select chamber of the january 6 committee. do you know if they will be exploring this in the weeks to come? guest: going through over 140,000 doc

adriano espaillat of new york. this is steve out of california, a republican. caller: i certainly agree with your guests comment in regards to the mar-a-lago documents in that they pose a clear and present danger. but from my perspective, some of them also pose a clear and present danger to the democratic party in that i hope the trump took documents that were regarding the way that the fbi acted and has been weaponized through the democratic party. those would be most enlightening and that was my comment. guest: these documents are obviously pertaining to his administration, the trump administration and of course the fbi and the department of justice were led by his appointees. if there was any weaponization of those departments it may have been by his administration. i will leave it at that. host: in virginia, this is grover, a democrat. caller: people don't understand, money does not evaporate, it changes hands. if people paid their fair share of taxes we would not have these problems. if they looked at the stealing that trump did in new york. they would und

adriano espaillat from new york. always appreciate your time this morning.ou stop by and visit with us when you can. guest: thank you, thank you for having me again. host: just after the break we will be joined by rep. glenn grothman the member of the oversight and reform committees. join us for that conversation, we will be right back. >> live sunday, october 2 on in-depth. author, tv host dan abrams will be our guest talking about u.s. legal history in the american legal history today. he is the author of several books including lincoln/trial. in his latest martin luther king junior in the criminal trial that launched the civil rights movement. live sunday october 2 at noon eastern. incorporated in 1884, in the appalachian mountains of kentucky. sunday on q&a, a former reporter for the louisville journal talks about the impact coal mines, the opioid epidemic and flooding has had on the city. >> appalachia lacks behind the rest of the country when it comes to every socioeconomic measurement. eastern kentucky lacks behind the rest of appalachia. it has gener

adriano espaillat from new york. always appreciate your time this morning. "washington journal," continues. host: we are joined via zoom by rep. glenn grothman his key assignments include the budget and oversights committee. the federal reserve's latest rate hike, is it working? is there more the fed or congress could be doing? guest: i will remind your listeners, when paul volcker had to go after inflation, short term interest rates went up 20%. i don't think we are there yet because the underlying problem is the federal reserve has to print more money because we keep spending more money. things will continue to be worse. host: the congress shows reluctance to spend money as we continue to keep the government open? guest: i think everybody should be watching if there are new programs in there. we are talking about new programs, sending money to local police departments for training. it is something for the public to monitor, is the government showing restraint? the idea that we spend more money on anything right now is ridiculous. nevertheless, that is wher

adriano espaillat. member of the appropriations committee. good morning to you sir. caller: thank you for having me once again. host: i want to start with the formers presidents comments on the hannity program. he says that presidents can declassified documents even by thinking about it. your reaction sir? guest: