leland: we talked with brett baier about this earlier.ave to messaging for the president who said they do not worship god, they were said to have. the idea that these gulf nations are putting on an leland: subscribe subscribe to for their leaders that book, terrorism is not the muslim way. that is not a religion is what they keep singing. there is going to be a serious question about whether productions follow these good words and whether security services of egypt, president el-sisi bear, the qataris and the omanis as well in addition to the saudi's were car to drive up the funding to terrorist groups. a lot of money for isis, al qaeda, groups that attack israel all come from these countries that have turned a blind eye for a long time, do these leaders finally cracked down at home on the funders of terrorism as well? elizabeth: we will continue the conversation. when they come back, we're going to take a quick break, here at home lawmakers prepare for james comey's testimony before the senate. what to expect in the russian investigation

in a march 9 inpie interview, highe told brett baier he knew nothing of it. >> first i heard it. reporter: his office backed that up, statement saying that, vice president stands by his march comments upon first hearing the news involving flynn and his ties to turkey. michael tbli flynn has not yet said he will comply with the subpoena. james comey said by people close to be eager to testify in public. and also in possession of many more memos he has been keeping to himself. lou: john thank you. joining us, to discuss whether special prosecutor robert mueller is bad for the nation and the potential train wreck that awaiting on capitol hill, is multiple committees collide. congressman ron desantos, a member of several key committees, oversight committees and freedom caucus, thank you. >> good eve in. lou: start with why is there a special council, what crime is being investigated? >> well, if you look at regulation it is triggered when there a criminal investigation in this case, comey testifies in march, which is what deputy cited in his order it was a counter intelligence invest

brett baier is in washington, d.c. we're going to start with catherine herridge. the latest? >> reporter: good afternoon. a source tells fox news that a december meeting at trump

brett baier is in washington, d.c. we're going to start with catherine herridge. what is the latest? >> reporter: good afternoon. a source tells fox news that a december meeting at trump tower with the russian ambassador and former national security adviser mike flynn focused on syria and russia's contention that the obama administration policy was deeply flawed. it did not focus on sanctions. part of his role, the source say kushner wanted to do a call from russian people on the ground in syria to understand their complaints. it was the russians who raised the topic of using a personal line. the source also told fox news that kushner is eager to tell congress about this meeting and any others of interest. >> melissa: but a key witness will not be testifying as i understand, right? >> reporter: carter page a foreign policy adviser to the trump campaign will not be testifying on june 7th as previously scheduled. page has consistently denied allegations that he was the point person for moscow on the campaign team and in this letter to the committee, page said he is

baier and our chief politics anchor. the president talks about news, special counsel overseeing the fbi's investigation. brett is with us from his studio on capitol hill. what was the tone of things, brett? what did it feel like? >> well, i hit the, shep, it felt like the tweets that the president sent out this morning calling it a witch hunt. calling it -- saying it was unnecessary. think john roberts read the quote that we sent out from the lunch that was put on the record saying that it was divisive and that the president wanted the country to move on and to come together to achieve big things. i think that's the tone and tenor of the lunch. it was originally set up to forecast the foreign trip that he starts tomorrow night starting in saudi arabia. that information -- the white house is hoping to turn the page as you well know with all of the coverage. this first stop in riyadh will be 54 arab and muslim leaders pledging to fight tear rich. the saudis pledging $350 billion in weapons purchases from the u.s., $163 billion in u.s. investment with companies. all of the ceos that go on the trip as well. so th