. >> newsmakers is next with republican senator charles grassley of iowa. that is followed by president trump signing an executive order to end the separation of migrant families along the u.s. border. the first lady's visit to texas facility.toured a house members debate one of two bills that dealt with immigration and border security. >> senator charles grassley of iowa, the chairman of the judiciary committee. joining me is bob kusak. as we get started, the house is still in progress. with your many years watching this town, what is your view of what this city and country went through regarding immigration policy? where are we going to end up? sen. grassley: a lot of journalists can turn things around quickly. there is a good chance, at least in the senate, we could next week -- we are going to work on a bipartisan basis to get a bill passed. nobody wants children separated from their parents. there are things that demand you cannot hold children in housing, detention with their parents. there is more that can be done. i think there is a good chance. the

. >> senator charles grassley of iowa, the chairman of the judiciary committee. oining me is bob q sac -- kusak. the house isrted, still in progress. with your many years watching this town, what is your view of what this city and country went through regarding immigration policy? where are we going to end up? of journalists can turn things around quickly. there is a good chance, at least in the senate, we could next -- we are going to work on basis to get a bill passed. children separated from their parents. there are things that demand you cannot hold children in housing, detention with their parents. there is more that can be done. i think there is a good chance. there was a bipartisan discussion of this. some differences of opinion. certainty we ought to get some legislation passed. we approve of what the president did but i would call that a short-term solution. the solution has to be legislative. we are elected to legislate. you bring certainty with legislative action. leverage,int of capitol hill has been trying to work on immigration legislation for month

. >> senator charles grassley of iowa is the chairman of the very important senate judiciary committee and he's our guest on c-span "newsmakers" this week and joining me is bob cusack, editor of "the hill" and will be joined later by alanna shore of "politico." on this thursday afternoon, the house is still in progress on the immigration legislation.

susan: senator charles grassley of iowa, the chairman of the very important senate judiciary committee. he is our guest this week. joining me is bob kusak. the editor in chief of the hill. we will be joined in a bid by alana shore of politico. as we get started, the house is still in progress with migration legislation. with your many years watching this town, what is your view of what this city and country went through over the past couple of days regarding immigration policy? where do you think we are going to end up? sen. grassley it proves a lot of phone calls and journals covering issues like that, it can turn things around very quickly. not only in congress but in the presidency as we have seen. there is a very good chance at , least in the senate, we are -- i know senators on the bipartisan basis are going to start to work next week to see how we can compromise to get a bill passed. nobody wants children separated from their parents. there is some court settlement things that demand after 20 days you can't hold children in housing -- in detention with their parents. we have to a

. >> senator charles grassley of iowa is the chairman of the very important senate judiciary committee and he's our guest on c-span "newsmakers" this week and joining me is bob cusack, editor of "the hill" and will be joined later by alanna shore of "politico." on this thursday afternoon, the house is still in progress on the immigration legislation. just with your many years watching this town, what is your view of what this city -- with your many years watching this town, what is your view of what this city and country went through regarding immigration policy? where are we going to end up? sen. grassley: a lot of journalists can turn things around quickly. there is a good chance, at least in the senate, we are going to work on a bipartisan basis to get a bill passed. nobody wants children separated from their parents. there are things that demand you cannot hold children in housing, detention with their parents. there is more that can be done. i think there is a good chance. there was a bipartisan discussion of this. some differences of opinion. certainty we ought to get some legisl

charles grassley, (r) chairman, judiciary "if i were ent of the united states and i had a lawyer that, i think i would hire a new lawyer." back in the 1970's, the justice department wrote just before the resignation of richard nixon that a president cannot pardon himself, adding "no one may be a judge in his own case."the white house also sidestepped questions about its own explanations for donald trump junior's meeting at trump tower with a russian attorney offering dirt on hillary clinton.at the time both the president's lawyer and sanders said mr. trump did not dictate a response to the new york times about the meeting.jay sekulow, pres. trump's attorney:"that was written, no that was written by donald tmp jr. and i'm sure with coultation with s lawyer. that wasn't written by the president." sarah sanders, white house press secretary:"he certainly didn't dictate, but he -- like i said, he weighed in, offered suggestion like any father would do."now mr. trump's lawyers say just the opposite, telling the special counsel's office in a january letter "the president dictated a short but

." >> coming up tonight on c-span, charles grassley on congressional oversight. presidential ng elections in mexico. en a meeting on s.e.c. oversight. >> next, senator grassley spoke at the heritage foundation what he thought was an increasing shift of governing power from the legislator to the executive branch. it's 45 minutes. sen. grassley: good afternoon, welcome to the heritage lairmanon and our louis auditorium. for our in-house guests we ask that last courtesy check that our mobile devices have been silenced or turned off. for those watching online you're welcome to send questions o

. >> senator charles grassley of iowa, the chairman of the judiciary committee.ining me is bob q sac -- kusak. the house isrted, still in progress. with your many years watching this town, what is your view of what this city and country went through regarding immigration policy? where are we going to end up? >> a lot

charles grassley. delisa graduated from yale law worked as2010 and she an associate attorney at gibson, dunn. senate is on he policies designed to strengthen oversight, and on whistleblower policy, which, as think, is annow, i area of huge focus for senator many, many years, and, also, she focused on of ucting investigations in federal , abuse law enforcement. jonathan skladany is chief olicy council for the house committee on oversight and government reform. in oined that committee 2009. as many of you know that committee traditionally an to be very focused on oversight and investigations. worked on several issues specifically affecting i.g. community including the inspector general 2016.rment act of alphabetta cal -- is john cal order, sopko. 30 years of than experience as a prosecutor, a investigative counsel and a senior government advisor. sigar from a law firm where he had been a partner 2009. john also worked on capitol hill for over 20 years on the staff committee on energy commerce, the house

senator to charles grassley. to lisa graduated from yale law school in 2010, and she worked as an associate attorney gibson dunn and crutcher. her focus in the senate is on policies designed to strengthen congressional oversight and on whistleblower policy. which, as many of you know, it is an area of huge focus for senator to grassley for many years. and she also focuses on conducting investigations on waste fraud abuse on the federal law enforcement. jonathan square dany is chief policy counsel for the house committee on oversight and government reform. he joined that committee in 2009, as many of you know, that committee has traditionally and continues to be very focused on oversight and investigation. john has also worked on several issues, specifically affecting ig's and the ig community including the inspector general empowerment act of 2016. last in alphabetical order, but certainly not -- not least is john sopko. who, since 2012, has been the special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction. john

newsmakers with charles grassley, chair of the judiciary committee. after that, president trump signs an executive order to reunite migrant families. this language of attack, of harm, of damage that by expressing an opinion that people do not like, you have inflicted an injury. i found that very striking. and frankly, rather frightening if the truth be told, and quite emblematic of the way the left is now responding to any sort of sense and especially one that grievance, identity, À la ticks which is everywhere and has of -- and has infected everything. on theessor amy wax limits of free expression on college campuses in the united states. tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >> this morning, georgetown university professor michael eric dyson discusses race relations in the united states. then, the president of the migration policy institute talks about u.s.-mexico relations. and later, author and

and the russia probe in 2016 and we draw broader conclusions are supported and i don't think charles grassleyld support those. he doesn't see evidence for a conspiracy. we don't know all the facts yet. it's what we want to know. >> sandra: jessica, they sent out a statement saying wray and rosenstein will testify about ig's report. what are your expectations? >> i'm hopeful it won't be too defensive so congressmen and women won't be too aggressive and wray and rosenstein will feel comfortable answering in i wouldn't -- not being too defensive what came out in the i.g. report. we know there were bits and pieces for each side. it certainly has put the f.b.i. and d.o.j. on notice as it were saying there were mistakes that were made and that some of these firings were certainly what was supposed to happen. so i think the tone will be really interesting to see how defensive it is rather than as tom pointed out. we want to get to the bottom what was going on in the 2016 election instead of more political posturing. >> sandra: christopher wray has entered the room. your thoughts on the line of quest

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our two dozen-- five interview with charles krauthammer, who passed away on thursday. with that, "newsmakers" chuck grassley. announcer: now, president trump talks about immigration, joined by family members of the victims of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants. this is about 35 minute. s. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states accompanied by the vice president of the united states. [applause] president trump: we actually spent some time together, so i didn't mind giving you a second hello. we have known each other a long time from the beginning of the campaign and these are special people. please, sit down. vice president pence, thank you very much for joining us, mike. i also want to recognize acting holman, whoe and -- is leaving us. he has been truly a star and he is leaving. he is retiring. where is tom? stand up. is he around here some place? tom, stand up, tom. great guy. [applause] tom has been doing what he's doing for 34 years and doing it with strength and dedication and you are really outstanding and you are highly recommended. your replacement is going to do a great

charles: christopher, where do we go from here. >> i think copy is the one who should be careful. senator grassley opened fire on him saying this is the second invitation he has declined. the inspector general is looking into his handling of classified information. and also christopher wray potentially investigating him. why can't you talk about it. he had to step back and say listen i can't tell you what they are talking about. there is an investigation and it pertains to the director of the fbi. charles: christopher wray gave a press conference, but he's under pressure to be more forth coming. i want you to look at one of the comments he made today. >> although the report did not find any evidence of political bias or improper considerations ultimately impacting the investigation under review, the report did identify errors much judgment, violations of or disregard for policy, and decisions that at least in the benefit of hindsight were not the best choices. charles: is that the most of we can expect? is that a tacit admission maybe there was a role of political bias that saw a transfer of peopl

our two dozen-- five interview with charles krauthammer, who passed away on thursday. with that, "newsmakers" chuck grassley. announcer: now, president trump talks about immigration, joined by family members of the victims of crimes committed by undocumented immigrants. this is about 35 minute. s.