well, that's a pretty strong sign that charles grassley is not about to be scheduling any attorney generalonfirmation hearings when he just did that about six months ago for jeff sessions. so, the word there from grassley, don't bring another nominee because my committee is not going to move on any sort of nomination. if you fire jeff sessions. now, then that came with a one-two punch and that was from lindsey graham this morning. stopped him in the hall of the office building and was asked flat out what would it mean, lindsey graham if president donald trump were to fire jeff sessions and then in turn move to do away with the special counsel in the russia investigation. robert muller. graham did not pull any punches. listen to what he said. >> the chairman of the judiciary committee sent a very chilling tweet yesterday. there will be no confirmation hearing for a new attorney general in that 2017. if jeff sessions is fired, there will be holy hell to pay. any effort to go after mueller could be the beginning of the end of the trump presidency unless mueller did anything wrong. right now i

to testify, charles grassley, where is that on the scale? >> it's significant. you look at it outside of this administration and this moment, this is a person that received an e-mail saying i have a contact with the russian government that has opposition research, this is the heart of the meddling question. this happened. sure, if you're investigating the meddling to have that person come in testify. that is as donald trump jr. is someone that complicates things. but in other administration any other time, of course you'd ask them to testify. >> was it the conclusion of the reporters that the e-mail seemed to suggest at least there might have been other contact that we don't have context? >> there's certainly the implication in the e-mails that donald trump jr. released, there's very much the suggestion that there was a phone call between him and the center of this, that they had a phone call. tried to set a phone call up. there was this period there was supposed to be this phone call, donald trump says thanks for your help in this. the next day, donald trump jr

and charles grassley is saying -- >> who thinks that it is?president. >> right. >> i mean, any normal human being would understand that that's not how you operate, specifically in the world of politics, which we all know is extremely dirty, right? politics is about as dirty as it gets. this goes one step too far as far as getting -- >> his own nominee for the fbi director said this is not what you should be doing. he said, call the fbi if you do this. so presumably, president should call the fbi, i guess. but charles grassley -- >> i don't think that's going to happen. >> the senate judiciary committee chairman wants donald trump jr. to testify. caitlin, this is just setting up a very unusual situation for this white house, where they're going to have to watch -- it was bad enough when the white house thought they had to sit there and watch james comey testify, but the prospect of the people around the white house sitting and watching television, the president watching television, he says he doesn't watch a lot of television, but he watches a

. >> reporter: charles grassley chairs the senate judiciary committee. >> mr. christopher wray has are ine attorneys across the country and the director of the fbi needs to be effective and needs to be accountable. >> anybody who thinks i would pull punches as the fbi director doesn't know me very well. >> reporter: he has extensive legal experience and let the just a bit's department criminal division during the george w. bush administration and help develop the legal response to terrorism and national security threats. if confirmed, mr. ray will replace james comey, who was fired two months ago. >> the director of the fbi must be a leader who has integrity and strength to enable him to withstand any attempt at political interference. >> reporter: president donald trump said mr. wray is impeccably qualified for the job and called him a fierce guardian of the law. weijia jiang, cbs news on capitol hill. >> when mr. wray was in private prac governor chris christie in the bridge gate scandal and was the mastermind -- the mastermind will learn his fate in court to

senator charles grassley has said he wants to see christopher wray confirmed before the august recess. that would be unbelievably fast. that said, the fbi has been without a director for two months and change, morality at the organization -- morale at the organization has been very bad. it does make sense to move quickly to fill that job if senators believe christopher wray is the right man to do it. host: what host: so the time line is what christopher wray? guest: he needs a vote within the senate judiciary committee senate. by the full senator grassley seems to think that could happen before the town in mid-august or earlier, we'll see if that holds firm. all right, thanks for the information this morning. guest: thank you. to take a going short bake and come back and get on the house investigation into russia's 2016 election the with gregory meeks of new york. we'll be right back. >> with the help of our comcast partners, this weekend the tour takes book t.v. and american history t.v. to concord, massachusetts, where shots of the american revolution are fired and then a s than a c

there is an inquiry by charles grassley and staff about whether he and others should have registered as a foreign lobbiest. so she may have been trying to protect him from taking the heat that he is now experiencing for having identified as being at this controversial meeting. >> it is clear he is part of russian intelligence? >> no, cloutly not. i have been told some officials expect that he has ties. it's not clear what the evidence is of that. he says she a lobbiest, plane and simple. and on occasion against them, casy. >> you mentioned him in 1998, what can you tell me about him? >> i met him in 1998 as you said, i have known him this whole time for the skubsequent two decades. i'm absolutely not surprised to see that he is involved in this. he finds himself in murky cases involving shady oempt anticipat. power figures, he is a rare figure that straddles both worlds. a shady, dark, former soviet union. if you're looking at a reporter for someone that can get you through all of that and help you to understand what is going on, but there are no good guys, he was one of the figures

the fact that charles grassley, a republican chairman of the senate judiciary committee said the man that was identified asci in the meeting today was a self-acknowledged russian spy. >> he's also an american citizen. >> he's also a spy, greg. >> aren't all russians spies, according to you. you assume everybody is a spy. >> when you had the box on your head. >> body slam him, juan. no violence on the sate. and nbc analyst joy reid is at it again, making wild at the republican party. what she is saying now, next. ♪ for years, centurylink has been promising fast internet to small businesses. but for many businesses, it's out of reach. why promise something you can't deliver? comcast business is different. ♪ ♪ we deliver super-fast internet with speeds of 250 megabits per second across our entire network, to more companies, in more locations, than centurylink. we do business where you do business. ♪ ♪ >> it seems like nothing is off the table for msnbc host joy reid when it comes to slamming the republican party. she caused an uproar when she went after congressman steve scalise while h

we did contact today charles grassley, who happens to be the chairman of the judiciary committee who says the most important people are paul manafort, who happens to be the former campaign chairman for donald trump as well as donald trump jr., and to a lesser degree, apparently, jared kushner. let's listen to what he had to say about bringing those people to capitol hill. >> whether it's trump jr. or kushner or even the president of the united states, they seem to want to be very open and transparent about it, and this is a wonderful opportunity for them to be transparent, tell their story. they'll be under oath nap ought to satisfy everybody on the committee that they're getting straight scoop. >> reporter: so either this week or next week is what grassley has to say about bringing donald trump jr. and paul manafort to capitol hill. the holdup is apparently paperwork. we're told at least from the manafort team, they haven't received a written invitation as yet. grassley said he and senator dianne feinstein, the ranking democrat, on that committee, working to try to figure out the wo

made more important for the fact that charles grassley, senator from iowa, said he is sending a letter from donald trump jr. asking him to come to capitol hill and testify before the senate. then there was an exchange yesterday between lindsey graham and christopher wray, president trump's nominee for the fbi when lindsey graham said well if somebody was to get an offer of a meeting like that, should they have brought it to the attention of the fbi to which christopher wray replied in the affirmative. then president trump said it was somehow the it was the obama aoegs fault that the e russian was there. >> the lawyer that went to the meeting, i think she was in the halls of congress also. somebody said that her visa or her passport to come into the country was approved by attorney general lynch. now, maybe that's wrong. i just heard that a little while ago. i was surprised to hear that. she was here because of lynch. so, again, i have a son who is a great young man, he's a fine person. took a meeting with a lawyer from russia. it lasted for a very short period. and nothing came of the

iowa republican senator charles grassley says he's, quote, very pessimistic senators will be able totheir differences. >> happening today, uc regents are meeting in san francisco to give final approval to an $813 million budget. it includes new cost controls like a minimum 10% reduction in ploimy traveling. four new regents are joining the board and there's also a new chair who says his top priority is to improve relationships. >> east bay mud officials have approved a water rate hike despite opposition from customers. they'll pay 9.25% more for water effective immediately. the 1.5 million users then face another 9% increase next summer. that means the average family home will see their bills increase by more than $4 a month each of the next two years and some people not so happy. >> it's an injustice for us for them to keep raising the rates. you know, it's just not fair. >> east bay mud says the hike is needed because the district lost revenue when people conserved water during the drought. the additional money will also pay for infrastructure improvements. >> a vandalized water ta

iowa republican senator charles grassley said he's very pessimistic senators can settle their differences in the east bay will pay more for water. officials have approved a rate hike. they're going to pay 9.5% for water effective right now. the districts 1.5 million water users face another 9% increase next summer. the average family home will see their bills increase over $4 a month for the next two years. >> it's an injustice for us for them to keep wanting to raise the rates. it's not fair. >> east bay mud says the hike is needed because the district lost revenue when people conservedhe. the additional money will also pay for infrastructure improvements. >> happening today, uc regents are meeting in san francisco to give final approval to an $813 million budget. the includes new cost controls like a 10% reduction in employee travel spending. four new regents are joining the board, there's also a new board chair who says his top priority is to improve relations with state lawmakers. >> activists are staging an online protest over the future of fcc net neutrality rules. today is called a

. >> and here is senator charles grassley.e mikes and open the hearing. >> very important nominee hearing. you're welcome. the committee is considering, as you know, the nomination of christopher wray to be the eighth director of the federal bureau of investigation. mr. wray, congratulations to you and your family on your name nation. this is an important day for you, your family, and most importantly, this is an important day for the country considering the importance of the fbi and law enforcement in america. so i welcome you, mr. wray, and your family to the committee. the ranking member and i will give opening statements. then senator nunn will introduce the nominee. mr. wray will then give his opening statement and introduce anybody that he wants to that's here to support him and people that aren't here supporting him as well. and then after his opening statement, we will turn to questions. as an accommodation to the minority's request, we will have ten-minute rounds for questions during the first round rather than the no

. >> speaking of donald trump jr., senator chuck grassley, charles grassley, said today that he wants an answer from donald trump jr. and paul manafort by the end of this week on whether they will testify. a subpoena. could they fight a subpoena, april? >> they could fight, but, again, it's about the process. they may not win this time because this -- i mean, people -- the smoke is getting darker and darker. when there's smoke, there could be fire. and the more they push against, the more the people in the senate, the more the american public wants to find out. it's about credibility and you have to be transparent now. it is opening up and people want to know what is going on. they want to make sure that everything is on the up and up. they're going to fight. we'll see who wins. >> the chairman of the senate intelligence committee, senator richard burr, talked about the mueller investigation today to cnn's manu raju. listen. >> do you have any concerns about the president saying bob mueller should not look into the finances of the trumps? >> well, i haven't seen that specific thing, b

joining us senator charles grassley, republican from iowa. mr.aking the lead on tax reform, barnstorm through the midwest, push this, appealing directly to the supporters. are you in favor of him taking the lead on this issue? >> absolutely. when i was chairman in the finance committee and 2001 and 2003 tax bills there was, that was after four years of paying down a lot of money on the national debt, $500 billion. i think there wasn't so much of a concern about what the tax bill ought to do as just, reducing taxes because there was more money coming in than going out. it is an entirely different reason for having tax reform now, and not quite as easy to accomplish. so having presidential leadership is absolutely essential. i can vouch for what you said about the president and his cabinet being involved with it. because i've been involved in several the meetings where senator, or secretary mnuchin and and the economic advisor was there as well. and it really helps to have some coordination between the mouse and senate. i'll stop with this. their g

charles grassley chairs the judiciary committee. .his is 1.5 hours all >> today the committee will examine the justice department's enforcement of the foreign agents registration act. i want to thank the witnesses here today for working with the committee to schedule this hearing. i know that some of you even had to change your travel plans and i want you to know that the committee appreciates your cooperation. we had to postpone this hearing while trying to schedule two new witnesses and obtain the cooperation of a third who was first invited on july 5. it is unfortunate when uncooperative witnesses cause unnecessary inconvenience for those of you who are easy to work with. after he failed to negotiate to with the committee in good faith, i issued a subpoena in cooperation with senator feinstein to glen simpson for his appearance today. i crew the subpoena after mr. simpson agreed to a transcribed staff interview about, number one, his involvement in creating the trump dossier and tractions with the fbi and, number two, his alleged work with the unregistered foreign agents who met with th

the committee is chaired by charles grassley. it was moderated by senator chuck grassley. >> i reconvene our hearing, i gave my opening statement yesterday, so i do not have anything to add to it but i have a few housekeeping things to take care of. i am disappointed that the two hour rule was invoked to shut down this hearing before we could hear from mr. router r yesterday. he has traveled from overseas to be here today to testify about russia's efforts to manipulate the government media. this is an important topic to discuss. if the other party is truly serious about getting to the bottom of the russian interference investigation, they should hear them out. i thank you hear -- very much for changing your travel plans to be here. this committee very much appreciate your thing is to stay here today. i am going to introduce items into the record, three in number. the first is a statement by the president of the human rights foundation where he alleges that $2and others uncovered a billion corruption scheme involving venezuela gov

richard burke, the republican chair of the senate intelligence committee, and charles grassley, feinstein, they say they have been told, there was no evidence of collusion. did they know about this? is it something really new, and did actually matter? you're absolutely right. we heard from the lawyer this morning, and this big critical meeting that jared kushner left after 7-10 minutes. paul manafort never paid attention. reading from his phone, and speech by seven cut it off after he found out there was not any information that has been sort of sold to him i had a tim time. we are not really clear on the number of details here. >> bill: there seems to be a drip in the story, and has been changing over the past 72 hours or so. charles krauthammer summed up last night. >> the trump administration -- let's look at donald trump, jr.. like bill clinton, he seems to have an approximate approach to the truth. as if saying it at the last resort. >> >> bill: this tweet, i am te first person on a campaign to ever hear information of an opponent, appeared went nowhere. that tweet there. is he slow

we have had a lot of republican senators like dean heller, shelley, sean portman, and others, charles grassley, expressing doubts about voting for a bill that was less than a full repeal. do you think they want to come back in a vote for repeal like they voted for in 2015? no. >> bill: there is a lot to go through. june 26 from the oval office. republican senators are working very hard with no help from the democrats. not easy, and perhaps let obamacare crash and burn. that is from the president. is that is where we are? >> the president's tweets have been disjointed and peered on the one hand, should they repeal obamacare in a time period, and on the other hand seine, let it die. they will have to fix it. the one think that is really, really clear, the president, while he has worked on the somme, has not made the full court press to get this bill across the line. the president has always, always seemed much more interested in tax reform, obamacare was something he had to get out of the way and it proved a killer for republicans. >> bill: thank you so much, byron. i'm urinalysis and washington

and that's why charles grassley was on this program yesterday saying who exactly said she could stayhe majenski but she wasn't registered as a foreign agent. brian: how they found this story. steve: a leak. brian: don jr. didn't put it forward made it bigger than it actually is. ainsley: hand it over to jillian who has headlines for us. >> we continue to follow this breaking news story out of bucks county. fox news alert. a chilling discovery overnight in frantic search for four young men who vanished in pennsylvania. authorities finding human remains and identifying one of the victims. police outside of philadelphia say the body 19-year-old was discovered on 90-acre farm. now investigators are working to i.d. several other bodies found in the same grave. >> we had cadaver dogs and i don't understand the science behind it, but those dogs could smell these four boys, 12 and a half feet below the ground. jillian: spotlight now on a person of interest. he is behind bars at this hour. right now is he only facing theft charges accused of trying to sell a car that bloonged to one of the mi