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votes for the next fbi director until we get the special prosecutor but you know what, chuck schumer? thank harryeid for changing the rules. as long as there is 51 republicans that hold together, donald trump will get his fbi director. >> eric: knock yourselves out. disruptive democrat strategy didn't work the last time. harry reid put in place the nuclear option. here you go again, harry reid. the harry reid option, they should college. so what if he gets confirmed with 52 republican votes? too bad. >> eboni: you live by it, you have to die by it. >> adriana: it is going to blow up in their faces in the midterm elections because americans want our lawmakers to solve our serious problems, and all the democrats have been doing since president trump got inaugurated as resistance. they have been 100% obstructionist for everything he does, even his confirmation of judge gorsuch, which is an exceptional choice for these up in court. no matter what he does, they obstruct it. >> kat: everyone is so anti-obstruction. sometimes obstruction is good. i think we need to take some time and be grateful for the

>> the media is the easiest side because you just play what harry reid and chuck schumer said. then you have harry reid call calling for his resignation a year ago. here's what i i do within the department of justice. here is what you do. within the department of justice itself, within the fbi itself, you create a unit that looks at all of this brand-new. everyone of these issues, sean, that sara and lou have laid out. they need to be looked at from the beginning. i think it has to have new eyes. that's number one. number two is you have to restore the integrity of the people from the department itself. that should come from jeff sessions who's an attorney and a general in that sense. you have to be able to take that command in the new fbi director will have to establish within the fbi this sense of pride in their work. look, there are a number of failures here. you talk about some of the ones on the terrorism issues come at the boston marathon bombers. what happened in orlando, on the radar. all of that needs to be looked at. all of this has to be looked at. we don't have the l

if he wants and mind you, this is the same former fbi director that everyone from senator chuck schumer to harryns with them. >> martha: even rosie o'donnell and donald trump have agreed on this one on twitter with the president said today. thank you both pretty good to see you both here tonight. still ahead, we have a necklace of interview with the attorney who is representing the family of a penn state sophomore who tragically lost his life on a night that should've been fun and full of fraternity brother head. something went terribly, terribly wrong for this young man. what is the culture on college campuses that led to this? we will speak with him coming up. plus, a 6-year-old boy in the hospital tonight, the victim of a hit-and-run by an illegal immigrant deported out of this country 15 times. katie pavlich way in. >> i just want to bring my son home. i miss playing with him and his sweet spirit. i just hope the justice system does what it's supposed to do and things are handled properly. time's up, insufficient we're on prenatal care.es. and administrative paperwork... your days of drownin

harry reid and chuck schumer and their aides realize, "wait a second. we now have a democrat with an a rating from the nra saying he wants to do something." >> narrator: manchin's plan was to draft a simple bill that would require background checks at thousands of gun shows where a significant number of sales take place. he hoped that even the nra would be on board. >> manchin's argument to the nra is, "look, you'll never find a gun safety bit of legislation that is as gun-friendly as this. and all we're really doing is closing a loophole." >> i felt this would be something that they would embrace. it was truly a time that wayne lapierre and the nra, the leadership, could have rose to another level, complete other level. >> narrator: with polls showing wide public support for expanding background checks, manchin and the vice president figured they had a chance. >> i was optimistic. over 91% of the american people supported expanding background checks. 80% of the households that had an nra member supported it. >> narrator: at first there was hope lapierr

harry reid, chuck schumer all the people auchlds tonight they're defending him. it's just hypocrisy to the max they don't have anything about russia if it's there get it out. and one other thing, anderson. i'm all for as i've said before an independent commission no special prosecutors enough of those they don't go well but an independent commission of republicans and democrats on the style of the 911 commission loets do it get everybody director come o president obama let's discuss leaks all of it get it out david. >> it is hitting f 5 on the political analysis key, to see democrats are being hoimts. you can hold two opposing thoughts in your head at the same time. there is a basis for jim comey being fired. you can also be adamantly opposed as american citizen to a purging of senior official of our government at a time of. >> purging how can you not hold those two points of vow aamodt. >> david, this is not the kremlin. this is not the krem line you're using that word my friend it's exactly the problem. >> this is not what -- this is not what happens in democra

it's really unfortunate to see. >> harris: we have a little bit of a trump treat undemocratic hypocrisy too. crying chuckchumer stated recently i do not have confidence in him any longer. then act so indignant. >> meghan: it's not that he's being fired, it's a time in the fashion in which he was fired. yesterday, it was like o.j. simpson trial with oj in his car going down the los angeles freeway with live helicopter cameras live on television. it's so overly dramatized. this is not a reality television show. i understand when you come from a world of reality television that there is this momentum to keep up the narrative, keep up the drama. i can do whatever i want whenever i want. there are real-life consequence consequences. i was like, this is a long time coming. i got uncomfortable with the timing and the fashion in which was done. i agree with abby, how hard is it to wait another day? >> harris: with the optics be any better? one is a good time to get rid of the guy? >> abby: this is someone who has served the country for many years. >> meghan: a white house official says to expect an answer soon t

. >> harris: can resort the brand-new face of the democratic party because we never see senator chuck schumer ever. i'm surprised he speaking up. he has a long list of demands. not only does on a special prosecutor, he wants to be able to pick them. >> pete: i asked chuck schumer to give one bit of evidence that a crime is committed at all. you don't appoint a special prosecutor unless you believe a crime is committed and if the people leading the investigation cannot do it. if there's any evidence, i'm not aware of it. for chuck schumer to be out there, that's what's wrong. the fact is, what they're doing is wrong. the fbi is going ahead. >> harris: mercedes has her pen in the air. after cut you off. >> mercedes: i have to laugh a little bit because you can see the fundraiser for the democrats saying we have to go for a special prosecutor. we know how this works. you have be appointed by the attorney general or any is to be passed through congress. they passed the law or they have to vote on it. it's a lot more complicated than we think. these are unrealistic demands. there's enough

chuck schumer is the worst. nancy pelosi not far behind. harry reid is right in there with the rest of them.ernie sanders, poor bernie, and all of this, he should be the most angry at hillary clinton and james comey if you ask me. what is your reaction to the way the left is creating these bizarre conspiracies? >> they have absolutely no message. obstruct, deny, insinuate. i was looking back at a poll that was taken in march. in march, 41% of democrats said they had an unfavorable view of jim comey. at 12% said it was favorable. why was 41% unfavorable? they were trashing the sky all through the fall. now they want to make him a martyr. what the president himself said -- with an interview with a different network, andrew mccabe said the firing of jim comey does not impact their ongoing investigations at all. the media print the opposite. they said they had resources. a single source, somebody close to the white house -- i don't know if they mean at a sandwich shop or coffee shop across the street, somebody close to the white house said mr. rosenstein had threatened to resign. the department

harris: president obama made 30 of them by executive order. we know it needs fixing. >> absolutely. insurance across state lines is the best place to start. i wish chuck would start talking about that because i think you could get more moderate democrats on board with that. harris: next time we get together we have to talk about north korea but we iran out of time. this is a huge issue. good to see you both. jared kushner's family is facing criticism after his sister used the federal immigration program in a business sales pitch.houses responding. just days after republicans took a major step toward dismantling obamacare, president obama is returning to the spotlight. jessica, he popped back into view. is this the only faith you have before the trump administration is facing new accusations of her conflict of interest. jared kushner reported encouraging chinese citizens to invest in apartment complex that would help him get a visa. new developments. jonathan hunt has more. >> we should point out that nobody is being accused of any legal wrongdoing. this is merely an example of what a tangled web has been woven for the extended trump family. jared kush

statements, people that were in the dark, how about the democrats, harry reid said comey should resign and be investigated by the senate, chuckdence in him, talk about people in the dark. our story is consistent, the president is the only person that can fire the director of the fbi, he served at the pleasure of the president, the president made the decision. it was the right decision. people that are in the dark today are the democrats. >> sanders saying it is said the democrats changed their tune to play partisan games. the media claiming comey's firing is a conspiracy theory of watergate proportions, marielle hemingway calls this appalling, charles krauthammer says no one has the story straight. >> i'm a longtime media observer but i'm gob smacked by media coverage of the fire, it is definitely a big story, firing at him fbi director but much media coverage turned this into something almost delusional, believe that comey who everyone agreed until a few minutes ago was really bad at his job and not done a good job managing the fbi, was fired as a part of a global russian conspiracy. >> they have this narrative there is a co

so i think, really, you know, harry reid said that he should resign. chuckmer said he lost confidence in him. even eric holder said he defied most of the traditions of the department of justice. so i think a lot of people on both sides lost confidence, myself included. >> what do you say to the critics about talk about, now, the timing of the firing, that it comes in the wake of the latest reports, including from cnn, among others, that just the other day, he was asking for more resources, more money, to help the fbi in this russia investigation, the department of justice, the spokesperson there, denying those reports, but that he wanted more resources to get involved in this investigation, and then all of a sudden the president fires him. >> all i know is what the department of justice says. and you can say they're dishonest, but they're saying that never occurred and is not accurate. so i think we have to at least listen to what the people are saying or are involved. but i would say that there are a lot of reasons why we should get new direction at the fbi

harris: president obama made 30 of them by executive order. we know it needs fixing. >> absolutely. insurance across state lines is the best place to start. i wish chuckr would start talking about that because i think you could get more moderate democrats on board with that. harris: next time we get together we have to talk about north korea but we iran out of time. this is a huge issue. good to see you both. jared kushner's family is facing criticism after his sister used the federal immigration program in a business sales pitch. how the white house advisor is responding. just days after republicans took a major step toward dismantling obamacare, president obama is returning to the spotlight. jessica, he popped back into view. is this the only faith you have yes, we are twins. when i went on to ancestry, i just put in the name of my parents and my grandparents. i was getting all these leaves and i was going back generation after generation. you start to see documents and you see signatures of people that you've never met. i mean, you don't know these people, but you feel like you do. you get connected to them. i wish that i could get into a time mach

harry reid said he should resign an be investigated. chuck y schumer said i would i don't have can have in him. nancy pelosi said comey was not in the right job. former dnc chair debbie wasserman schultz said she thought comey was flonker able to serve in a neutral and credible way. president obama's advise or valerie jarrett reportedly urged him to fire comey. just yesterday, representative maxine waters said hillary clinton would have fired comey. if you want to talk about people in the dark? our story is consistent. the president is the only person that can fire the director of the fbi. he serves at the pleasure of the president. the president made the decision, it was the right decision. the people that are in the dark today are the democrats. they want to come out, they want to talk about all of these they love comey and how great it was, their statements are all right there. facts don't lie. i think it's extremely clear and frankly i think it's kind of sad in washington we finally had something that i think we should have all been able

harry reid said that comey should resign and be investigated by the senate. chuckchumer said i don't have confidence in him. maxine water said that hillary clinton would have fired comey. you want to talk about people in the dark? our story is consistent. the president is the only person that can fire the director of the fbi. the president that made the right decide. the people in the dark are the democrats. >> neil: are democrats and those now expressing shock and great regret over the firing of james comey hypocrites? we have jason riley with the editorial board. great to have you here. >> thanks for having me. >> what do you make of this and what some are calling it rage on the part of democrats that are all aghast at the firing of a guy they didn't seem to flip over a little more than a couple days ago? >> that's true, neil. if you want to throw past statements about comey back in someone's face, both sides can play that game. >> neil: absolutely. >> you have to feel for the white house spokesmen. they're clearly in damage control. did this administration learn

harry reid said comey should resign and be investigated by the senate. senator chuckschumer said, i don't have confidence in him any longer. senator bernie sanders said it not be a bad thing for the american people if comey resigned. nancy pelosi said comey was not in the right job. former d.n.c. chair, debbie wasserman schultz said comey couldn't serve in a neutral and credible way. obama's advisor valerie the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time urged him to fire comby. just yesterday representative maxine waters said hillary clinton would have fired comey. if you want to talk about people in the dark? our story is consistent. the president is the only person that can can fire the director of the -- that can fire the director of the f.b.i. the president made the decision. it was the right decision. the people that are in the dark today are the democrats. they want to come out. they want to talk about all of these -- they love comey and how great he was. look at the facts. the facts don't lie. their statements are all right there. i think it's extremely clear

harry reid said comey should resign and be investigated by the senate. senator chuckschumer said, "i don't have confidence in him any longer." senator bernie sanders said it not be a bad thing for the american people if comey resigned. nancy pelosi said comey was not in the right job. former d.n.c. chair debbie wasserman schultz said comey would not be a will to serve in a neutral and credible way. president obama's advisor valerie jarrett urged and the fire comey. just yesterday representative maxine waters said hillary clinton would have fired comey. if you want to talk about people in the dark? our story is consistent. the president is the only person that can fire the director of the f.b.i. he serves at the pleasure of the president. the president made the decision. it was the right decision. the people that are in the dark today are the democrats. they want to come out. they want to talk about all of these -- they love comey and how great he was. look at the facts. the facts don't lie. their statements are all right there. i think it's extremely clear that -- and

harry reid said comey should resign and be investigated by the senate. chuck schumer said i don't have confidence in him much longer. senator bernie sanders said not be a bad thing if comey resigned. nancy pelosi said comey was not in the right job. debbie wasserman schultz said she thought comey was no longer able to serve in a credible way. reportedly urged him to fire comey. just yesterday representative maxine watters said that hillary clinton would have fired comey. you want to talk about people in the dark? our story is consistent. the president is the only person that can fire the director of the fbi. he serves at the pleasure of the president, the president made the decision, it was the right decision. the people that are in the dark today are the democrats. they want to come out, they want to talk about all of these they love comey and how great he was. look at the facts. the facts don't lie. their statements are all right there. i think it's extremely clear that -- and frankly, i think it's kind of sad. in washington, we finally had something that i

harry reid said comey should resign and be investigated by the senate. senator chuck schumer said, i don't have confidence in him anymore. senator bernie sanders said it would not be bad for the american people if jim comey were to resign. debra wasserman schultz said she thought comey was unable to serve in a neutral, credible way. valerie jarrett reportedly urged the president to fire comey. just yesterday maxine waters said hillary clinton would fire comey. if you want to talk about people in the dark, our story is consistent. the president is the only person that can fire the director of the fbi. he serves at the pleasure of the president. the president made the decision. it was the right decision. the people in the dark today are are the democrats. they want to come out, they want to talk about all these -- they love comey and is how great he was. look at the facts. the facts don't lie. their statements are all right there. i think it's extremely clear that -- and frankly, i think it's kind of sad. in washington we finally had something that i think we all should

harry reid said comey should resign and be investigated by the senate. senator chuck shumer said i don't have confidence in him any longer. senator bernie sanders said it would not be a bad thing for the american people if comey resigned. nancy pelosi said comey was not in the right job. debbie wasserman schultz said she no longer thought comey was able to serve in a credible way. just yesterday representative maxine waters said hillary clinton would have fired comey. do you want to talk about people in the dark? our story is consistent. the president is the only person that can fire the director of the fbi. he served at the pleasure of the president. the president made the decision. it was the right decision. the people that are in the dark today are the democrats. they want to come out, they want to talk about all of these, they love comey and how great he was. look at the facts. the facts don't lie. their statements are all right there. i think it's extremely clear that -- and frankly, i think it's kind of sad. in washington we finally have something that i think w

harry reid said comey should resign and be investigated by the senate. senator chuck schumer said, i don't have confidence in him any longer. senator bernie sanders said it would not be a bad thing for the american people if comey resigned. nancy pelosi said comey was not in the right job. former dnc chair, debbie wasserman schultz said that she thought comey was no longer able to serve in a neutral and credible way. president obama's adviser, valerie jarrett, reportedly urged him to fire comey. just yesterday, representative max iine water said that hillar clinton would have fired comey. if you want to talk about people in the dark, the president is the only person who can fire the director of the fbi. he serves at the pleasure of the president. the president made the decision. it was the right decision. the people that are in the dark today are the democrats. they want to come out, they want to talk about all of these -- they love comey and how great he was. look at the facts. the facts don't lie. their statements are all right there. i think it's extremely clear th

, the majority, we are talking the chuck schumer's of the world, nancy pelosi, et cetera, they are not willing to give him an inch because it means something. >> harris: we got the president now, center left of your screen. he just walked into this working dinner with members of nato. he said quite a busy day. he did meet earlier with the new president of france. it's been interesting for him to kind of cross paths with some of these people who have been making huge news recently and now they're all gathered in this room after a very blunt speech outside underneath the awning of the headquarters in brussels and in a smaller working environment, they're going to talk about some of the issues. what do you think will be some of the things they will be challenged by today? >> mo: russia is going to be a big issue moving forward. a lot of the nato members have been dealing with the same sort of russian interference, we saw them trying to do that and germany and france, and what they did to some extent here. this is something that is going to be a huge concern to nato members moving forward, along with isis and the rise of terrorism. >> harris: he hasn't s

democrats for the last nine months at the top levels, harry reid on down have said we don't have confidence in this guy. chuckchumer said the same. now they do? >> what their objection is, as you heard your previous guest, is the timing of it. which this was inescapable and inevitable going to be portrayed as a cover-up because the question arises of course, cover-up of what? there's very, very little, if any, evidence of any collusion between trump and the russians. the investigation into russianry influence is quite another matter. that's something that both parties, both sides can agree needs to be done and fbi was one of the proper agencies to do it. in fact, fbi director comey hasa described it as not a criminal investigation but he said a counterintelligence investigation, which is what it is so far. so the idea that this is a cover-up seems to me to beas poorly founded, but predictable for the democrats, and of course the other thing that they're saying is this manifests the need for, you got it, an independent counsel. >> tucker: what are the chances of that happening? >> i think they're pretty remote

the cuts for the last nine months at the top levels, harry reid on down have said we don't have confidence in this guy. chuck schumer said the same. now they do? >> what their objection is as you heard your previous guess is the timing of it. which this was an escape bowl and inevitable going to be pretrade as a cover-up because the question arises of course cover-up of what? there's very, very little if any evidence of any collusion between trump and the russians. the investigation into russian influence is quite another matter. that something that both parties, both sides can agree needs to be done and fbi was one of the proper agencies to do it. in fact, fbi director comey has described it as not a criminal investigation but he said a counterintelligence investigation, which is what it is so far. so the idea that this is a cover-up seems to me to be poorly founded but predictable for the democrats and of course the other thing that they're saying is this manifest the need for you got it, an independent counsel. >> tucker: what are the chances of that happening? >> i think they're pretty remote at this poi

chuck schumer. the presidential candidates we will see like elizabeth warren and harris and others, i think they'reright, which is they don't want to rise to the level of being the target of the heat-seeking missiles. they will go after elizabeth warren as much as they can because their side bets she is the most viable candidate. they want to harm her. notice trump wants to harm her when ever he can he will reach out and harm her. he doesn't worry about chuck schumer running against him for president, he does worry about her. i think the shape of the democratic party in our public consumption of all these stories is just about right. in other words, they're not in them. they don't have to be because it's the "washington post" versus donald trump today and the "washington post" won. the "new york times" versus president trump today and the "new york times" won. donald trump is losing everyday. when you're in the democratic side on the inside with the door closed among professionals, they go -- >> people have described the "washington post" and "new york times" as newspaper ""game of thrones."" you d

harry reid called for her ouster. >> excuse me for interrupting you, but three's not the question. >> chuck schumer said he lost confidencetion. both sides had lost confidence in him. i think that's why he's gone. >> no, the question is is it okay with you to have attorney general jeff sessions be involved in this decision when he had recused himself from the investigation. >> well, the hierarchy is that the fbi director works for the department of justice and works for the attorney general and assistant attorney general. i think you go through the normal process to review a work record before getting rid of him. i think they dismissed comey on without going through that process i think the left wing media would have been up in arms too. no one is looking at the hypocrisy of the democrats who clamored for his -- i mean, moveon.org has a huge petition to get rid of him. we do what the left wants and now they can only complain. make up stories about how it means oh, the end of the republic. but i think it's far from that. >> no, senator, it's clear people on both sides wanted him to go. the question has been about the timin

senator kamala harris tweeted quote - "i've said it before and will again - we must have a special prosecutor to oversee the fbi's - russia investigation. this cannot wait." and new york senator chuckchumer tweeted quote - "if we don't get a special prosecutor, every american will rightfully suspect that the decision to fire comey was part of a cover-up." i'll continue to monitor reaction on twitter. back to you. . ( darya ) a doctor in walnut creek is facing multiple sexual assault charges this morning. rajesh singla is a family practice doctor at the john muir outpatient clinic. he was arrested on monday. one of his patients claims she was sexually assaulted during a recent appointment. doctor singla has been removed from john muir health's website. investigators are concerned there could be more victims. john muir health released a statement saying doctor singla is currently on leave pending the outcome of the investigation. ( darya ) parents at an east bay high school are speaking out about a lawsuit after their kids were racially targeted on instagram. a school board meeting was held last night to discuss the issue at albany high school. more than a dozen students were discipl