deputy attorney general and associate attorney general. the deputy attorney general, who is the second in command at the department oversees the day to day operations. the associate attorney general overseas the department's civil litigation. it is critical that we fill so themportant positions department can operate at full capacity. we cannot have two better nominees for these positions, mr. rosenstein shares a lot in common. they both are dedicated civil servants. they have both been confirmed by the senate before. twice. brand's case, they both served during president obama's administration. externallyth talented and fair-minded lawyers, dedicated to the full and evenhanded enforcement of our laws and they will serve the department with distinction as to rosenstein had served -- with distention. mr. rosenstein has observed the president for obama's entire two terms in office. i am sure senator cardin will speak to his accomplishments in these roles. and i would also like to submit for the record a letter from our former colleague and f

deputy attorney general and associate attorney general. the deputy attorney general, who is the second in command at the department oversees the day-to-day operations. the associate attorney general oversees the civil litigation departments. it's critical we fill these two important positions so the department can operate at full capacity. we couldn't have two better nominees for this position. they share a lot in common. they both are dedicated civil servants. they've both been confirmed by the senate before. in miss brand's case, twice. they both served in confirmed positions during president obama's administration. they're both talented and fair-minded lawyers, dedicated to the full and evenhanded enforcement of our laws, and they will serve the department with distinction. mr. rosenstein has served the department for more than three deca decades. president bush appointed him to be u.s. attorney for maryland. he continued to serve in that position throughout president obama's entire two terms in office. i'm sure that senator cardin and

deputy attorney general and associate attorney general. the deputies attorney general who was the second in command at the department oversees the day to day operations. the associate attorney general oversees the department's civil litigation departments. it is critical that we fill these two important positions so the department can operate at full capacity. we could not have two better nominees for these positions. mr. rosenstein and ms. brand share a lot in common. they both are dedicated civil servants. they are both been confirmed by the senate before. in ms. brand's case twice. and they both served in senate confirmed positions during president obama's administration. they are both extraordinarily talented and fair-minded lawyers dedicated to the full and even happened enforcement -- handed -- of our laws and they will serve the department with distinction. mr. rosenstein has served for three decades. he was u.s. attorney for maryland and served throughout president obama's two terms in office. i am sure senator cardin van hollen wi

that is about the attorney general. jeff sessions spoke twice with russian ambassador during trump's campaign. they say that's the first draf of what's two stories now. we have a guest on the phone to talk about this aspect of the story. democratic congressman elijah cummings of maryland. ranking member among the democrats of the house oversight committee kchlt congressman, your reaction, your response to the story about the attorney general? >> it was shocking to the conscience that the number one law enforcement person in our country, the one who sets the done for u.s. attorneys all over this entire country would sit in a hearing and not tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth to the senate of the united states of america. it is shocking. and i think at the very least, attorney general sessions should recuse himself. i don't think he has any choice, because basically, this is the kind of allegation if it were brought before the oversight committee would be referred to the justice department, so in o

we begin with catherine heritage who questioned the attorney general. >> the attorney general told reporters he is considering recusal when a "washington post" story seemed to accelerate the timeline. >> on monday of this week we set a meeting for a final decision on the question and my staff recommended recusal. they said since i had involvement with the campaign, i should not be involved in any campaign investigation. >> the attorney general called allegations he acted as an intermediary between the trump campaign and russian intelligence as false and baseless. attorney general sessions he will clarify as confirmation testimony to the senate judiciary committee. there, he said he was caught offguard by democrat al franken's question about a media report concerning allegations the russians have a damaging dossier on then-candidate trump. attorney general sessions said he correctly stated he had no contact of a political nature with the russians but will now explain his meetings with the russian ambassador. in the september meeting, sessions said the request came out of the blue to meet with

there are many generations like the g.i. generation of senior citizens. nobody has ever written a biography about this generation before. it's remarkable when you consider their own strong connection to history. there have been dozens of biographies of boomers, and a few of the silent, but none of the g.i.s and none of the 13th generation. we had to sort through all of american history, and we found only the very, very isolated example of someone who had taken a peer group from birth and followed them all the way through old age. lamb: let me go back, though, to the basics. how did you do it? in other words, how did you split it up? strauss: well, to write the history of abraham lincoln's generation, for example, you had to find a history of childhood and see what was going on around 1810s.0s and you had to find a history of youth or religion or great spiritual and abolitionist movements to find out what young people were doing in the 1830s. you had to look at histories of the family to find out what people were doing in forming families around the 1830s

we heard from the attorney general. now, it's been an interesting day where the trump administration, the traveling trump white house, has been concerned. the president had an event on the about-to-be aircraft carrier gerald ford in the shipyard, newport news, virginia. during the daily travels of the white house, the white house pushed back on the notion, certainly, that the a.g. would be forced to resign, but also that the attorney general would be forced to recuse himself. ari melber, as part of our conversation, you referenced that. it was an interesting position for the president to put himself out on and then have to watch this reversal from across town at justice. >> absolutely. it speaks to why the president's comments were hasty, is the nicest way to put it. i ill-advised would be another. given it shows a disagreement where none needed to be. secondly, he shouldn't be trying to have a view on this if he hasn't done the homework. president trump undermined the situation. he spoke to the ethics lawyers, what sen

you cover the attorney general. you cover the fi. you know the law.hether or not he misled under oath, whether or not it is a legal issue of perjury as democrats are of course claiming there is a question about the way he testified, especially in the written answers that he wrote back to pat leahy, which specifically asked him about meetings with the russian ambassador. >> about the campaign. that was the senator -- in essence's senator leahy's written question is clearer. he said did you have any meetings with the russians about the campaign? and session's one-word answer was no. the question from senator franken in the open session was a little more general. what he basically said he i haven't had any contact with the russians about the campaign. that's what he said again this morning. what justice department officials tell us is when he was answering the question from franken he didn't think about the meeting he had in september that he was thinking in the context of trump surrogates talking to the russians about the campaign. and he continues to i

were these the only two meetings between the attorney general -- the now attorney general and the russian ambassador or other russian officials? did the attorney general disclose these meetings during the fbi background check for his nomination? there has been revelation after revelation, mistruth after mistruth. stories shifting like quick sand. if there is truly no there there, why won't they tell the truth? the bottom line is we have an obligation to get to

and associate attorney general. whodeputy attorney general, is the second in command at the department, overseas its day-to-day operations. the associate attorney general oversees the department's civil litigation departments. it is critical that we fill these 2 important positions so that the department can operate at full capacity. we couldn't have 2 better remedies for these positions. mr. rosenstein and ms. brand share a lot in common. they are both dedicated civil servants. they both have been confirmed by the senate before. in ms. brand's case, twice. and they have both served in senate-confirmed positions during president obama's administration. they are both extraordinarily talented and fair-minded lawyers, dedicated to the full and evenhanded enforcement of our laws. and they will serve the department with distinction. has served the department for more than three decades. president bush appointed him to the u.s. attorney for maryland. he continued to serve in that position throughout president obama's enti

general, great to have you here. >> good to see you, lou.ith the absurdity of the north korean claim. i mean, this is a preposterous and absurd statement but it's sort of what we expect of this regime that has nuclear weapons. >> well, the north koreans are not the least bit intimidated by the faction of truth. [ laughter ] >> well, let's talk about the facts and the truth about ourselves. president today aboard the gerald ford, the new carrier, and he looked like a commander in chief who was delighted to be with the men and women who are under his command who serve in the navy, proudly so, and there he is. it's nice to see a president who is obviously enjoying himself being on that wonderful carrier and with those wonderful men and women. >> yeah, certainly. it's obvious he enjoys their company. and obviously, he's going to hold himself accountable to doing what's right for them. he has said it many, many times, and this carrier, it's a new carrier, a new class of carrier. let's face it, though i'm an army guy, the carrier is a symbol of u.

or the acting attorney general.iminal investigation is warranted. number two, that there is a conflict of interest for the department to conduct that investigation. and number three, that the public interest justifies the appointment of a special counsel. >> okay. you -- let me ask the question, but i think you just answered it, but if you want to say more, how would you decide whether a special prosecutor would be appropriate in a particular department investigation? >> whatever it is, senator, and there are various formulations of this as was mentioned in the introduction. i was specially designated by attorney general holder to conduct a sensitive investigation. i wasn't technically a special counsel under that regulation but the bottom line is that it's my job to make sure all investigations are conducted independently and whether it's a law or statute or some other mechanism, i'd ensure that every investigation is conducted independently. >> my time is up. i have two more points on that question, but i'll do th

if there were ever a case that fit exactly what then senator now tern general sessions -- attorney general sessions called for, this is it. now, mr. president, this week the senate judiciary committee is going to have a hearing on the nomination of mr. rosenstein to serve as the deputy attorney general. during that hearing mr. rosenstein should commit to naming a special prosecutor to look into the trump campaign's ties to russia. mr. rosenstein by reputation is a fair man. he's a career prosecutor. now that the attorney general has recused himself, mr. rosenstein's pending confirmation will have the duty to appoint a special prosecutor. if he won't appoint a special prosecutor, he'd need a darn good reason and it's hard for me to see one right now. whether or not mr. rosenstein will appoint a special prosecutor will be front and center tomorrow at the judiciary committee's hearing. and far away the most important question he needs to answer. as i mentioned last week, if pending confirmation mr. rosenstein delays or refuses to appoint a special prosecutor, congress should consider reviving

attorney general mukasey.al of jeff sessions today, was it necessary and is it sufficient? >> it may have been necessary if there is a criminal investigation pending, which we still don't know. there is very clear regulation that says that if you work on a political campaign and that political campaign comes under investigation, you can't participate in the investigation. it's cut and dried. so to the -- if there is a criminal investigation now or in the future, he can't participate in it. that means he has to recuse himself and he did. >> do you think he lied under oath? >> no. >> why not? >> look at the question. look at the question. did you play the segment -- >> we played -- i played it earlier. >> the full question -- >> the full question was -- >> from al franken. >> if there were russian contacts during the campaign, let's watch it, actually. >> the full question. >> cnn just published a story alleging that the intelligence community provided documents to the president elect last week that included inf

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new generation. >> the first one in 50 years.tz class carriers which, as you correctly pointed out, 10 in the navy now. really designed back in the late '60s. nimitz went to sea in the mid'70s. this technology, first time in 50 years but it's a lot more than just a new ship. we've -- there's certainly enduring value in these carriers. the average lifespan is about 50 years. and this particular ship has an entirely new reactor design. first time in 50 years. >> and the president is being briefed on this, i'm sure, right now. but i know that he is very frustraifrus frustrated with these costs. he wants to work hard to make sure that the costs go down. i assume we might hear that? >> great idea. there are all kinds of factors. one of them is building one at a time, which is what's going on of any ship is really a challenge. the other thing is the new technology that's being incorporated in this one is -- there's no more complex ship in the world than an aircraft carrier. this incorporates very novel features such as the electric cat

major general eric c. peterson. with that, general brilakis, you are recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, chairman coffman. distinguished members of the subcommittee i will be providing you an inventory overview. since the first aviator flew in 1912 our pilots like all marines have answered all the nation's call, faithfully serving the american people and maintaining first-class standard of excellence. today, we need critical support to combat operations. we operational commencement and tempo and challenging deployment dwelled ratios. while the marine corps does not have a shortage of aviation personnel we are experiencing a shortage of trained aviators particularly in specific platforms and gaps in the necessary qualifications over existing maintenance personnel. this is exacerbated by our current issues of aircrafts. addressing this issue is one of mind. aviation readiness in the form of ready basic aircraft and the resources to operate them is the single most important factor in alleviating our manpower cha

mr president, do you still have confidence in the attorney general? total.hen were you aware that he spoke to the russian ambassador? i wasn't aware at all. what's emerged is that then—senator sessions met the russian ambassador at the republican convention injuly. he met him again in september. but at his confirmation hearing this january, he denied any contact with the russians. if there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the trump campaign communicated with the russian government in the course of this campaign, what will you do? senator franken, i'm not aware of any of those activities. i have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and i did not have communications with the russians. i'm unable to comment on it. we've now had the national security adviser fired over his links to russia, we've had the attorney general accused of perjuring himself because of his contacts and the white house is absolutely insistent there is nothing untoward, there is nothing to see, and the crowd should move on. but the questions keep piling up. s

he also called for the inspector general of the justice department to investigate attorney general jeff sessions. joining us now is michael moore, academy award winner filmmaker. here we saw the democrats go into action on jeff sessions as soon as the information came out that he didn't tell the whole truth in his confirmation hearing. how do you score this week so far? >> good. very good. democrats are doing the -- they are following the lead of the people on the streets and the people at the town hall meetings, the people of this country, the majority have voted not to have donald j. trump as president. 10.5 million. that's hillary's 3 million and then the green and libertarian. the democrats are doing good but now they can't hold a press conference and say it. they have to push for the resignation but not get caught in the weeds of the whole russian scandal. as you know, you don't need a very good sniffer to smell the smoke that's here and see the fire that this, what is going on with russia and trump, what was going on and the other night rachel had that incredible piece, if people

including president obama's attorney general erik holder, a u.s. attorney or the deputy attorney general would help oversee it. >> thank you very much. there is more breaking news tonight about other members of the trump campaign who also met with the russian ambassador to the united states. let's bring in senior white correspondent jim acosta. you just spoke to one of those advisers, what are you learning? >> i just got off the phone with j.d. gordon who served as national security adviser to the trump campaign. he's no longer with donald trump or the administration at this point. but he does tell me over the summer at the republican convention in cleveland he did have a conversation with the russian ambassador as well as other national security advisers for president, then candidate trump at the time. they all met at case western reserve university in cleveland for a gathering there and then j.d. gordon says he met with the ambassador at a cocktail reception later on that evening in cleveland during the republican convention and gordon says he wa

yet attorney general sessions has demurred. the information reported last night makes it clear beyond the shadow of a doubt that attorney general sessions cannot possibly lead an investigation into russian interference in our elections or come anywhere near it. with these revelations, he may very well become the subject of it. it would be of "alice in wonderland" quality if this administration were to sanction him to investigate himself. recusal should have been given. but this goes beyond that. he had weeks, attorney general sessions had weeks to correct the record that he made before the judiciary committee but he let the record stand. there cannot be even the scintilla of doubt about the impartiality and fairness of the attorney general the top law enforcement official of the land. after this, it's clear attorney general sessions does not meet that test. because the department of justice should be above reproach for the good of the country, attorney general sessions should resign. but, whatever one's views are on resignation

tonight, attorney general jeff tonight, attorney general jeff >> the meeting i had with the russian embassador was legitimate. i think it was hyped beyond reason and i think it was unfair. >> good morning, friday march third, attorney general jeff sessions speaking exclusively after recusal of russia-related probes. heather: president trump rallying the troops and vowing to make the military great again. >> we will give our military the tools you need to prevent to fight war and only do one thing, you know what that is? win, win. heather: the plan he just revealed for a military build-up. >> he exited courtroom without being detected by agents. >> "fox & friends first" starts right now. ♪ ♪ heather: good morning, i'm heather childers. abby: good morning, i'm abby huntsman. we do want to begin with a fox news exclusive, jeff sessions firing back at critics who want him out after recusing himself from russia-related probes. >> all while the president standby his man slamming it witch hunt. >> good morning, abby, heather, attorney general jeff sessions has agreed to recuse himself into any invest

the attorney general must resign. another leading democrat, elizabeth warren, calling for him to step down. the top democrat on the house ov oversight committee called for his resignation and then said he should recuse himself from the investigation into ties with russia and the trump campaign. >> this man has been the u.s. attorney for a state. he knows the law. he's probably prosecuted people for telling untrue statements to the fbi and others. at some point people have to ask the question where is the integrity. where is the rule of law? all of these executicuses. >> no surprise that democrats are seizing on this and looking for a weakness to exploit. even some top republicans are voicing concern. at a town hall, senator lindsey graham suggested it may be time for an investigation into the trump-russia communications. >> if there is something there and it goes up the chain of investigation, it is clear to me that jeff sessions who is my dear friend cannot make this decision about trump. so there may be nothing ther

chairman, ranking member, and lieutenant general thomas. i will say general thomas. i understand you are a lieutenant general, but one of the things that ms. tsongas talked about was the cost of the aircraft versus the ground stuff. is some of that just not the cost and procurement and research for a f-35 versus a joint-like tactical vehicle? i mean, the costs associated with those things on the ground are just much cheaper whether you buy them in bulk, the cost of an asset on the ground is generally cheaper than that in the air, is that correct? general thomas: that's correct. buying a car as opposed to a 737, i mean, there's that difference that you're going to have, so anything that flies will be more expensive. but the question is a good one. are we balanced across the very important needs on the ground side as well as the ave yade side? mr. kelly: and i think we need to be very conscious just to keep the costs low. it will cost us. once you have and procure that equipment, it costs more to maintain an f-18 or f-35 than it does those ground vehicles also, would t

wittman: thank you, lieutenant general davis -- lieutenant general thomas. i am very proud to have marine base quantico in america's first district. a lot of great marines. there are a lot of great things going on there. i appreciate that. i want to talk to you about the a.a.v. and subsequently, the a.c.d. i had an opportunity a couple weeks ago to visit textron in new orleans who is producing the new ship to shore connector, which is replacement for landing aircraft air cushion, better known at our lcac's. you stated, though, that the a.a.v., which is a 40-year-old platform, needs to be replaced immediately. and we know the process we've gone through to get through the amphibious combat vehicle. can you tell me in that context where we are modernizing those connectors. wel me, tell me where are with the a.c.v., how important is it for the marine corps and total marine corps doctrine today to have a modernized connector that's used in conjunction with our ship-to-shore connectors and what the marine corps needs to do in its mission statement in having that f

general? >> yes, i agree, they're at different points in their life. i think you make decisions depending on your situation 12 years later which is very different than when you joined. >> right. >> although i can presume that trends are probably the same. i'm not aware of a specific question on our survey that would substantiate that. >> thank you. i yield back. >> mr. kelly, you are now recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. general peterson, i'm going to start with you real quick, and talk about ari. and they asked about or they were going to get lakotas to modernize pilot training at ft. rucker. the goal was to retire the older fleet and create a more relevant, safer, and more cost effective training. could you update us on how the modernization of pilot training is progressing on the lakota trainer? >> our modernization efforts are slowed a bit right now. just partially due to fiscal decisions on our fielding plans for the lakota. as well as some ongoing litigation. the lakota is progressive to be an exceptionally reliable and ver

attorney general maintains he didn't lie to congress.id he perjure himself as some democrats are saying go too far? >> it's overstated. don't want to accuse anyone but in context i go with mike mackaceae. and the president got to right, i don't think there's any intention to mislead and anybody who says the little there warranted perjure prosecution doesn't understand how difficult that is to do. issue is not that but the underlying facts and what the context is. now that the attorney general has recused himself, ordinary processes will get at whether there is issue or not. >> shouldn't there be recordings, acting in capacity as senator, be someone in the office with him at the time during the meeting? shouldn't there be a transcript of the meeting? >> i don't know if transcript. i think he already acknowledged at press conference he recalled at least two or three people that were there when the ambassador was there. i imagine if there's issue, investigators will get to the bottom of that. happen through the ordinary processes of the dep

the attorney general have to recuse himself. it is a rule in the republican and my craddick administration. the investigation have to be led by someone who is impartial and removed from politics. not somebody in the trenches of a political campaign and the subject of investigation. it doesn't describe someone who misled congress. he has been implicated in the investigation. it is not a close call. we know that russia is doing everything to undermine our democracy. let stand up for america and do what is best. we need an independent investigation. think the distinguished senator from alaska. i yield the floor. president trump was touring an aircraft carrier. he was speaking about attorney general's alleged contact with russia. [indiscernible] >> the russia u.s. relation will be the subject of a discussion at george washington university. back now to newport news virginia. ♪

general was building just two and a half hours later when you heard attorney general come out, talking about how he would recuse himself despite the president saying just a couple hours prior, that he believed the attorney general did monot need to recuse himself. we heard from the white house that the attorney general had notified the white house council about his decision to recuse himself before the press conferences. there's not a lot time or lot of notification that went into place before you saw the aj step up to the microphone. so greta, continuing to unfold as tonight we have learn frommed white house that in fact jared kushner along with normer michael flynn met with same russian ambassador at trump tower after election. >> the article "new york times," adding there was nothing wrong with jared kushner and general flynn, wasn't unusual during the transition period. isn't that right? >> this was normal this was something requested by the ambassador, a kind of get to know you, since the person -- ambassador kislyak had had net jared kushner before the white house. this was somet

deputy attorney general and associate attorney general. deputy attorney general, second in command at the department overseas the day-to-day operations. the associate attorney general overseas the department's civil litigation departments. it's critical that we fill these two important positions so that the department can operate at full capacity. and we couldn't have two better nominees for these positions. mr. rosen stein and ms. brand share a lot of common. they both are dedicated civil servants. they both have been confirmed by senate before. and ms. brand's case, twice. and they both served in confirmed positions during president obama's administration. >> they are both talented and fair-minded lawyers. dedicated to the full and even-handed enforcement of our laws and they will serve the department with diszinks. mr. rosen stein served the department for more than three decades. president bush appointed him as attorney general for maryland. he served that position throughout president obama's two terms in office. i'm sure that senator

his generation, and my generation, generation x, they are okay.e boomers are psychopaths and the millennials are narcissists, we are just right. jessica, can you blame a whole generation are just the liberals? [laughter] >> as i have baby boomer liberal parents, i'd like to do all sorts of things with this. i when i read this i was so excited, everything is wrong with me is their fault. >> tom: you are a solid millennial. do you think it is a generational thing? >> i was just talking about this at work, we were -- >> tom: are you not at work right there? >> different work, day works, this is nightwork. not like lady of the night work. i was at work, when we do our polling, it's women 18-30s. 18-year-olds are also part of generation z. so these brackets are enormous, we're talking about a 20 year range. there are some qualities that do pervade the entire generation. we focus on technology for millennials, obviously baby boomers when you look at people from their early 50s and 60s, they do have a lot of similar traits. i feel like it has to be a lit

president trump's attorney general, jeff sessions, under fire. late today, recusing himself from any investigations linked to the trump campaign and russia. tonight, did he mislead senators at his confirmation hearing when he said he didn't have communications with the russians? tonight, explaining his two meetings with the russian ambassador. >>> the new images tonight. the russian fighter jets buzzing the american destroyer, uss porter. what the pentagon is now saying. >>> the deadly chase. the disturbing video now emerging. the teen pulled from his pickup truck by deputies tasing him. the deputy with his knee on the young man's neck. asking, why did they wait before cpr? he did not survive. >>> the damaging winds, and ice-covered highways. the pileup, and trees coming down. and tonight, the blast of cold now moving in. >>> and video from inside this home and the warning tonight for families across the country when you put your house on the market. >>> good evening, and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night, and we begin with

but he also is very supportive of the attorney general. >> and did the white house ask attorney general sessions specifically not to recuse himself? >> look, the white house was not involved in the details of, you

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it's the deputy attorney general. so the acting attorney general, a spot vacated when sally yates disagreed with the administration over defending the travel ban and was filled by another career person picked by trump. ultimately, when confirmed, the new deputy attorney general will be a trump appointee but won't be, presumably, a surrogate the way jeff sessions was. >> will they be able to investigate it in an independent manner if it is a trump appointee? >> that's a great question. the person owes their job to president trump. and as deputy attorney general that person will be dealing with people who may ultimately be targets or persons of interest in the investigation if there is an investigation. i am reminded of the ronald reagan wording of be careful of the bear if there is a bear. this says does not confirming there are investigations into the campaigns. that is a point to note as journalists. there has been wide reports that there are inquiries. i'll speak fast because we i know have a lot of news to cover. d

general? gen. neller: sir, if marines united 2.0 is there for their original mandate to help veterans, that's fine. but if there is a link to that takes anybody who can get access to a similar page where there are posted pictures of anybody, but more likely female marines, and they are making commentary, we will go like we did before and we will ask the provider to take it down. that is where we find ourselves. and again, that's where we find ourselves. now, whether we can get the information or make them hold that data for us, we have recently in this investigation with marines united, and ncis recently got some more information that would allow us to get to that. we are addressing the symptom here. the problem is that anyone would even want to do this in the first place. that is the part -- and this doesn't make any sense to me. ok they are doing it. why? what makes it that anyone feels they are going to make themselves feel better by being degrading about any individual, whether it be based on t

that story pushed the attorney general to recuse himself. here is how he said he came to that decision after consulting with his staff. >> they said since i had involvement with the campaign, i should not be involved in any campaign investigation. i have studied the rules and considered their comment and evaluation. i believe those recommendation are right and just. therefore, i have recused myself in the matters that deal with the trump campaign. >> late today, the "new york times" reported president trump's son-in-law taking together this shows disturbing pattern of rolling disclosure among the president's inner circle. here what we know. during convention week of july 18, then senator sessions spoke with the russian ambassador. the news of meddling was established. the washington most reported that the united states was investigate covert kremlin ban to disrup our election. september 8, jeff sessions met with the ambassador in his private office. obama administration accused russian of interference with the election. that russia tried to

yet attorney general sessions has demurred.he information reported last night makes it clear beyond the shadow of a doubt that attorney general sessions cannot possibly lead an investigation into russian interference in our elections or come anywhere near it. with these revelations, he may very well become the subject of it. it would be of "alice in wonderland" quality of this administration were to sanction him to investigate himself. recusal should have been given. but this goes beyond that. he had weeks, attorney general sessions had weeks to correct the record that he made before the judiciary committee. but he let the record stand. there cannot be even the scintilla of doubt about the impartiality and fairness of the attorney general, the top law enforcement official of the land. after this, it's clear attorney general sessions does not meet that test. because the department of justice should be above repro h reproach, for the good of the country, attorney general sessions should resign. but whatever one's views are on res

the attorney general under fire. the president said jeff sessions should not recuse himself from any investigation of russian links to the trump campaign. this runs counter to a growing list of members of his own party. including top house democrat nancy pelosi are suggesting he resign, all of this revealing that sessions a former campaign official met with russian am bass tw -- ambassador twice during the campaign. he fail today disclose this twice. after several of the president elect's nominees where -- have russian ties have you been in contact with anyone in part of if russian government either before or after election day. no, he suspended. also on camera sessions had this exchange. >> cnn just published a story alleging that the intelligence community provided documents to the president-elect last week that included information that quote russian operatives claimed to have compromising personal and financial information about mr. trump. these documents also allegedly stated quote there was a continuing exchang

now the questions over the attorney general as well. from a russian point of view, it's concerning as they watch this political drama unfold in washington. because they're concerned an what impact this is going to have on u.s. policy when it comes to russia. they're expecting, of course, president trump who's going to be sympathetic to the russian point of view on all range of subjects. of course, the russia issue has become so toxic in american politics, that has changed frbl administration officials, being a lot more critical than many in the kremlin expected from the incoming trump administration. specifically on the latest allegations there's been no reaction as such to the specifics of the conversations, tlg alleged conversations between the lugs ambassador and the u.s. attorney general jeff segs, but there has been pushback on the idea that the russian ambassador is the top russian spy in the united states. do you think this is the media bottom posts the spokesperson for the russian foreign ministry or do they have further to fall

disabilities should be aimed at the general education curriculum. so you start with the general education curriculum that applies to all kids and then you identify the child's disability and how it impacts that child's ability to participate and progress in that educational curriculum. >> how does that work with students whose disabilities generally wouldn't allow them with their own potential to follow the general education curriculum? i understand how it worked in rowly dealing with a particular disability but one that was rather readly and easily address td. here you have a different context. you would not say the goal here was, would you, to progress consistent with the general edge kaying curriculum? >> most likely not all the way up to grade level in this case, mr. chief justice. but that question as you asked me earlier is expressly answered in the statute on 52a at the bottom in subcc. what the provision says is for children with disabilities who take alter assessments the benchmark of the short term objectives are appropriate and then it de

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attorney general, alberto gonzales. thank you for joining us on this hour on a saturday in this development. your thought about the 46 u.s. attorneys that were asked to resign? >> there's nothing unusualb. every u.s. attorney serves at the pleasure of the president. the president no longer has any pleasure in your service, then you leave office. typically with every new administration, every president and every attorney general, u.s. attorney general, wants to have your own settle of field jnz in the u.s. attorney position to help carry out the president's and the attorney general's law enforcement priorities. there's nothing at all unusual about this as far as i can see. >> when you had to address this very issue, and that is the turning over, if you will, of the different districts and the u.s. attorneys that were sefrgds in those spaces, what was your process? was it to ask for resignation and then wait a week? what was your s.o.p.? >> it really does differ with respect to every administration and every term within t