i agree with a number of republican senators who said although they respect their colleague john cornyn of texas, this is not the right time to nominate someone for fbi director who has been an elected official. there are a few federal judges and former prosecutors who i think could be promising candidates. i look forward to our having a broader conversation about this on the committee, but i think we first should get the briefing this thursday from rod rosenstein, the deputy attorney general so we can begin to get a better handle on why the fbi director was fired and what the standing is today of the fbi investigation into potential collusion between the trump campaign and russia. >> rosenstein has agreed to meet with all of the u.s. senators, but that's behind closed doors, so we'll see what he has to say in the process. you probably know the press secretary sean spicer said today that the process is running completely as it should when he was asked specifically about criticism of the attorney general jeff sessions' involvement in this selection process. do you believe he should be in

john. and you mentioned cornyn and rogers. both of them republicans and very political, but the push for a non-partisan pick is coming from both sides of the aisle. you can see here john cornyn, republican from texas, senate majority whip, the second most powerful republican in the senate. and then, of course, there's mike rogers. mike rogers was formerly at the fbi as a special agent, a former republican congressman from michigan. he has actually been endorsed by the fbi agents association. they're pushing for president trump to make him their pick. so, also on that list of eight, you have current acting director andrew mccabe, also former assistant attorney general under president bush alice fisher, in addition to new york judge michael garcia, fbi special agent in charge adam lee, as well as judge henry hudson from virginia, and also frances townsend, the former homeland security adviser to george w. bush. she also served in the department of justice under president clinton. president trump also said it is possible he could

john cornyn is a republican senator.izes loyalty and he is seen as that. andrew mckay is the incumbent, the acting director, and he was willing to contradict the white house and congressional testimony on the last week. and then mike rogers is the pick of the union that represents fbi retired and current agents. agents really liked him, because he is to be an fbi agent himself. so those are the three front runners. let's pick out one of them, john cornyn, tell us about him and erection as it might be if he got thejob? erection as it might be if he got the job? i think this would be viewed sceptically because he is so loyal to donald trump. remember that there is this ongoing investigation into russian tampering in the election last year and whether there was any collusion with the drum campaign. so putting him in the role might look like donald trump westray to put somebody in the role who would make sure that nothing bad happened to him. this has been a fast and furious week in washington politics, hazarded? —— donald t

senator john cornyn has said the idea that comey was fired to put a stop to the russia investigation is "a fake narrative." does that disqualify him from consideration in your mind? >> we went with mike rodgers because of his background as an fbi agent. >> right, but i'm asking someone like cornyn, asking you about someone who has commented on an ongoing -- >> i'm not going to comment about any ongoing investigations. >> let me ask you something separately from this. there were the reports last week that the president had dinner with the fbi director, and some of those reports including cnn, that the president asked for the fbi director's loyalty. now i don't want to you comment on that. i doubt would you comment on that specific conversation. let me ask you this. as an fbi agent and someone who represents thousands of fbi agents, should fbi officials be asked to swear loyalty to anything other than the constitution? >> we do swear loyalty to the constitution when we're sworn in at quantico. the fbi held that oath extremely diligently for over 100 years. we had investigations before

one of them is a colleague of yours, senator john cornyn. two were women, could be the first woman to head the fbi. former fbi agent and a former member of congress. let me ask you this -- in this political environment, do you think it's the right time to have the first-ever fbi director who had a political elected political background, which is what it would be, if mike rogers or john cornyn were named? >> no. i think it's now time to pick somebody that comes from within the ranks or such a reputation that has no political background at all, that can go into the job on day one. who does the fbi director work for? to me, it's like appointing a judge. the president actually appoints a judge. but the judge is loyal to the law. the president appoints the fbi director, but the fbi director has to be loyal to the law. john cornyn is a wonderful man under normal circumstances. would be superb choice to be fbi director. we have a chance to reset as a nation. the president has a chance to clean up the mess that he mostly created. he really think did

john cornyn is a wonderful man under normal circumstances would be a superb choice to be fbi director. these are not normal circumstances. we have a chance to reset as a nation, the president has a chance to clean up the mess he mostly created. he really did his staff a disservice by changing the explanation. i would encourage the president to pick somebody we can all rally around, including those who work in this fbi. >> let me ask you something about russian interference. later in the show i had a show with the secretary of state, rex tillerson. i conducted it yesterday. he would not give an explanation why the issue of russian interference wasn't even brought up during his meeting with foreign minister laverov. we go back and forth, and not once was it thought of as a top priority. can we move on in a relationship with russia if we don't confront them on this? >> absolutely not. secretary tillerson did a masterful job talking about the threat of north korea in the u.n. security council. i understand wanting to engage the russians and syria because they're part of the solution if we

two have an electoral background, sitting senator, john cornyn, former member of congress, some have bipartisan backgrounds like a fran townsend, served in the clinton and bush administration. anybody jump out as a favorite of yours you could foresee supporting? >> you know, i've generally made it a practice, chuck, of not commenting on nominees publicly. let's see who they nominate. as i said, certainly somebody not of a partisan background, certainly somebody of great experience, and certainly somebody of courage. >> what did you make of the merrick garland suggestion? >> not going to comment on any of them. i like him as a justice, though, he's very good on that d.c. circuit. i don't know if he'd want to leave. >> you think that was a little too cute at that point? >> no comment. i'm smiling. >> senator chuck schumer, i will leave it there.

. >> we have seen senator john cornyn who were mentioned in an interview today. that's an interesting and would be an interesting choice. you know some folks would signal, politicizing the position a little bit then supporting donald trump throughout and has voices support, pretty strong republican and there is some concerns that he maybe quite partisan. >> so he may not be a democratic -- should he be somebody selected? >> yeah, it would be tough and keep this scandal going and questions continued to be raised at what is donald trump trying to do. there is a lot of agents concerned that trump is trying to interview in their investigation and so would a guy like senator cornyn be the right decision? >> to the point that you just made to cnn has to do with what is going on inside the fbi right now, you report that people are worry that administration will try to interfere with ongoing russia. >> sure, the biggest concern is i think in some way funding but the mission of fbi, there is a counter intelligence mission with the fbi, there are thousands of agents who as

we're learning his top choice for this position declined earlier in the week and that's senator john cornyn, the number two represent cans in the nat and nye source up here, mapu ranlu, is hearing that the president called corp be twice before he declined urging him to consider this position. cornyn was interested in this at the idea of becoming an fbi director. a former attorney general of texas, but then he was persuaded by others that this should not be a moment for a politician to be in that role. wolf, all of this is happening here as the president is trying to find an fbi director before he leaves on his trip on friday. >> during the course of your life you'll find things are not always fair. >> offering a telling lesson at the. >> you will find things that happen to you that you do not deserve and that are not always warranted, but you have to put your head down and fight, fight, fight. >> reporter: the commander in chief's words of encouragement and inspiration overshadows by the airing of his personal grievances. >> never ever ever give up. things will work out just fine. look at t

that could work against john cornyn. >> they are hoping to try to get this done this week. if they can put out a candidate a credible replacement this will help them turn the corner on the james comey news and set them up to go abroad and come back, putting this storyline behind him. it is a heavy lift and i can emergency democrats are going to put up a big fight even if we see someone with good credentials for the job. >> the attorney general calls and says we want to interview you, most people if you're a public servant let's go have the conversation. i owe that to my country and my president and to the government. the question is could you want the job at this moment in the context of everything happening including this idea that from sources close to james comey, the president invited him to dinner, looked across the table, will you pledge your loyalty to me? in the middle of the russia investigation looking to the man who leads will you pledge your loyalty to me. the president asked on fox news if that happened. >> did you ask that question? >> no, i didn't. but i don'

a sitting senator in john cornyn, a sitting member of congress. background, like townsend, that served in the clinton and the bush administration. anybody jump out as a favorite of yours? someone you could see supporting? >> i've made it a practice, chuck, of not commenting on nominees publicly. let's see who they nominate. but as i said, certainly somebody not of a partisan background. certainly somebody of great experience. and certainly somebody of courage. >> what did you make of the merrick garland suggestion? >> i'm not going to comment on any of them. i like him as a justice, though. he's very good on that d.c. circuit. i don't know if he would want to leave. >> you think that was too cute at that point? >> no comment. >> no comment. all right. >> i'm smiling. >> senator chuck schumer, i will leave it there. senate democratic leader. thanks for coming on "meet the press" and sharing your views. >>> when we come back, signs of a big white house shakeup. yet more reporting this morning that president trump may be prepared to do house cleaning

senator john cornyn of texas. you think he is the least likely or the least in your estimation practical for the position at this point. >> who knows if he is least likely. we have seen this week and the weeks up to it anything can happen. i think in terms of trying to remove politics from the situation, he is the least likely. >> we know constitutional lawyer lawrence tride weighed in. i want to ask you about it. >> my loyalty is to the law and constitution. in which case, donald trump is guilty of attempting to obstruct gist advertise. with the first article of impeachment with richard nixon. this is a series of crimes all by itself. >> he is calling this high crimes and misdemeanors. do you agree he crosses the line with the firing of comey and tribe said this is nixonian in the first step to impeachment? >> i don't want to go that far with the high treason or crimes. we know for a fact that the president -- >> if the president said, james, he fired james comey because of the russia investigation, the surrogate

you know, is that a john cornyn? a mike rogers who had an r behind their names? i have a doubt about that. my hope is not just a very broad and strong consensus. not 51 votes on the hill but 95 votes. because i think the country needs to embrace this next fbi director well. bret: you know, there's a number of names out there and catherine went over some of them, one not in the piece was merrick garland, up for supreme court nominee, orrin hatch, believe it or not, on the republican senator from utah, on judiciary, mentioned his name first to the white house, we're told, and then mike lee did, and now the senate majority leader has. is that a possibility? >> i think anything is a possibility right now. i'm not sure what the strategy is. not sure what the plan is. some of the choices seem a little unconventional in my estimation. however, if you look at this list of known candidates, there is significant capability, intellect, independence in a number of these folks, and at the same time, with a number of them, i think conservative principles, that the candidate co

directors,i including andrew mccabe, alice fisher, michael garcia, and senator john corrine -- john cornyn. today, senator -- general downs inannounced cut drug enforcement. this is 10 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. my name is ed mullins. i am the president of the sergeants benevolence association. attorney general sessions, it is a distinct privilege for us to be with you today. the sergeants benevolent association of new york city is one of the largest independent labor organizations in the nation. formed in 1899, the spa currently represents 13,000 active and retired sergeants in the country. we are the fifth largest bargaining unit for officers in the united states. the great men and women we represent are on the frontlines of the largest media support police departments. they make tough decisions on the streets, in real time and under circumstances that few in this room, at city hall or in the , general public can comprehend. they treat their oath to uphold the law and protect and serve as a sacred pledge. during national police week, we will honor those who made the ultimate sac

i'm going to put their photos up on the screen, senator john cornyn, andrew mccabe, alice fisher, judge michael garcia, adam lee, judge hudson, frances townsend and former congressman mike rodgers. i want to ask you about senator cornyn he was quoted saying the idea he fired comey to squelch the russia probe is a "fake narrative." >> i'm not getting into specific names but i'd say this more generally, jake. first, the nominee should be not a partisan politician, not part of either party. this demands a serious down the middle investigation. second, it ought to be somebody who is experienced. you need a really good prosecutor here, somebody who knows how to do it and third, it should be someone with courage. if there is interference or attempted interference to shut down the investigation, to misdirect it, you need somebody who is going to stand up. so those are my three criteria. i'm not going to name any specific people, nor criticize or evaluate any people who have been named until they name somebody, by the criteria are pretty obvious. >> you just called for a special prosecutor to i

then john cornyn, senator from texas. he is in the running now.d judge michael garcia. he is the associate judge in the new york court of appeals and the former u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. those are the four that we have been told are interviewing for the position. matt? >> that's an impressive list. and i think a lot of this scandal going away where once again no evidence of any real collusion or wrongdoing by the trump campaign. they should be able to move beyond. this if he picks somebody to run the fbi who is unimpeachable. the list you went through is going to get rave reviews. john cornyn was on the supreme court in texas. i don't think he has an enemy on the globe. a decent, thoughtful person. mike garcia worked for president bush and headed all of the u.s. attorneys for a period of time. it's a good list. >> bret: any problems getting those through? >> there's nobody right of that list that would raise, you know, the sirens or the alarm bells. that person is so controversial that's going to be really a tough hall f

andrew mccabe, of course, he's the acting fbi director, senator john cornyn, he's a republican from texas. mike rogers, former house intelligence chairman, as well as fran townsend a homeland security adviser to president george w. bush. a lot of names folks might be familiar with. what are some of the key components doj and white house officials will be thinking about as they make the decision. one, of course, has to do with credentials. the other part of this, is this politically is a thorny choice. so the president likely going to choose someone who won't necessarily be seen as a long time ally, because there was so much controversy surrounding the decision to fire fbi director james comey and then someone not too political that put someones like a senator john cornyn, potentially on the if category, if you will, stef, because the thinking is they want to choose someone who's going to be widely respected by law enforcement and someone who will be confirmed quite esly. this is a big, big choice. the question is will the president actually make it before he leaves on his big foreign trip

possible candidates for fbi director, including andrew fisher, judge michael garcia, and senator john cornyn. attorney general jeff sessions will be among those interviewing the candidates. today, he announced a new policy directing federal prosecutors to seek stricter sentencing emendations in drug cases. this event from the justice department is 10 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. my name is ed mullins. joining general sessions is a distinct privilege for us to be here with you today. the association of new york city's one the oldest and largest independent law enforcement labor organizations in the nation. 1899, it currently represents 13,000 active and retired surgeons in the nypd. the fifth largest collective-bargaining unit of police officers in the united states. the brave men and women we represent are the frontline of the largest menus to delete -- police department. they are called on everyday to make tough decisions on the street under circumstances you in this room or in the general public can cup weekend. they treat their oak to uphold the law and protect and serve as a separ

john corny cornyn is the most political by profession.here are some senate rules among the republicans where senator mcconnell doesn't have a term limit and he can stay as the republican leader as long as he would like, whereas john cornyn will be term limited out of the job. he may want to have a late career change, but that would be a dramatic move to leave the senate to go be the fbi director in these circumstances. that would be going out of one fire that he understands to a different set of fires that he doesn't understand. arthel: i think that would put the democrats hair on fire. gotta go, thank you so much. eric: the white house is moving forward on its promise to build the wall along the mexican border. we will look at the next step in the process. we talked to a company who is making a bid for the wall. a new? the investigation with russia and the trump campaign regarding the firing of james comey. and, do we really need an independent counsel or special prosecutor when some say there has been no evidence of any crime. what shal

john cornyn, though, is who many would like for this job, and lindsey graham said, no. he's a great man, well respected, very successful, but not in this environment. how politicized will this nomination get over the next five, six days? >> very. i mean, significantly so, considering everything that happened. if it's true that donald trump made the decision because he wants the russian investigation to end, and he himself admitted that he asked comey to make a pledge of loyalty, it's fair to assume that he's going to ask this next person to make a pledge of loyalty. and the question that arises from all of that is how does that affect people outside the white house? will this person be more loyal to the president than the american people? and now, also to the senator's point, i think it's wise to want someone who has experience with the fbi. why bring someone into this situation who will have a huge learning curve? >> sure. >> some of those people on there have no experience with fbi. >> it's so fascinating. the "washington post" has a piece this morning, the headline "

the candidates include the acting fbi director, andrew mccabe, senator john cornyn of texas, alice fisher who criminal division and judge michael garcia of the court of appeals. meanwhile, democrats want general rosenstein to resign if he does not appoint someone to investigate the trump ties and his connections to russia. james comey denied the chance to publicly appear before the senate intelligence committee next week. he does expect comey to brief the committee in private. >>> president trump is delivering his first commencement speech at liberty university today. the president is scheduled to arrive in lynchburg after 9:00 this morning for the ceremony to begin at 10:00. the christian school's president was among some of his biggest supporters. he'll speak at the coast guard academy graduation in new london, connecticut, next week. >>> and tomorrow on "meet the the firing of james comey and what it means for the future of the fbi and the russian investigation. and he'll also speak to senator lindsey graham and senator minority leader chuck schumer. >>> this story is unsettling, the u

i agree with doug that john cornyn would be a fantastic pick.the respect of the senate on both sides of the aisle and he understands law-enforcement as well as how to work with capitol hill and others. laura: thank you so much for being here. always interesting. it will be a very big week. we want to remind you to turn in later for judge jeanine's conversation with trump where he addresses his remarks about ending live white house press briefings. >> when we have those press conferences, i actually said we shouldn't have them because sarah huckabee -- >> for a hundred years we been doing them. >> but there's never been action like this. this is crazy. there are higher ratings on those press conferences -- >> would you seriously consider stopping those press conferences. >> we would do it in a different way. a piece of tape or with a perfectly accu answer. >> in writing? >> they are asked a hundred questions or 50 questions or 20 questions. if they get one out of 50 and it's just a little bit off, five or 10%, the next day it's a front-page story

names been made public that are on the shortlist people likector, john cornyn, for example, who have that you could get behind? senator johnz: cornyn is the perfect example of what not to do. i mean, he's a partisan republican. he has been defending donald trump and you're going to put him in charge of the fbi, where they will be investigating the interaction between trump and vladimir putin? that is beyond the fox guarding the hen house. that is why you need, first of all, to have an independent counsel looking at the investigation. there are plenty of people out challenge is that what the president did last week in firing comey, clearly motivated by the fact that he was involved in the russian investigation, any credible fbi director worth his or her salt is going to have serious hesitation to take a job where their loyalty -- there are loyalty oath's. kevin: talking yet tough job, you have got a tough job is the chairman of the dnc. how is that going? what are you having to do? what are some of your objectives now? chairman perez: i think we are progress, but we have work to do. we

i agree with doug that john cornyn would be a fantastic pick. he has the respect of the senate on both sides of the aisle and he understands law-enforcement as well as how to work with capitol hill and others. laura: thank you so much for being here. always interesting. it will be a very big week. we want to remind you to turn in later for judge jeanine's conversation with trump where he addresses his remarks about ending live white house press briefings. >> when we have those press conferences, i actually said we shouldn't have them because sarah huckabee -- >> for a hundred years we been doing them. >> but there's never been action like this. this is crazy. there are higher ratings on those press conferences -- >> would you seriously consider stopping those press conferences. >> we would do it in a different way. a piece of tape or with a perfectly accurate beautiful answer. >> in writing? >> they are asked a hundred questions or 50 questions or 20 questions. if they get one out of 50 and it's just a little bit off, five or 10%, the next day i

michael garcia a judge from new york and sitting at texas senator john cornyn who released a statementbout being on the first he said quote i have distinct privilege of serving 28 million texans in the united states senate and that is where my focus remains. sources say they are meeting with the attorney general and the deputy attorney general. we expect andrew mccabe to arrive this afternoon and he is one of the most recognizable figures in the chaos that followed transpiring in one of the more recognizable potential replacements. he contradicted publicly the white house despite their claims he said the director comey was liked and respected at the fbi and a list of candidates is more than the four sources. sources say there are 12 candidates on the short list. fbi director serves for ten years and that ten your began with confirmation by the u.s. senate. leland. leland: allison, thank you. so many questions though. >> i suggest the question apparently the new york times is selling is that you asked comey, whether or not you had his loyalty was possibly inappropriate. could you say ho

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john cornyn, a former texas attorney general was interviewed against long with mike rogers and also on the short list, a bush appointee, henry e. hudson. over the weekend, republicans and democrats urged the president to avoid a partisan choice. >> whoever the future director should be is a future law enforcement professional. i hope the president won't choose a political nominee. >> it's time to pick somebody within the ranks or such a reputation that has no political background at all that can go into the job on day one. >> today brad sherman of california told fox news that he backs a special counsel and could not what say what senate tactic might get them there. the republicans have the majority, shep. >> shepard: thanks, catherine. a new legal showdown over the president's travel ban. the order that would suspend the refugee program and temporarily prevent new visas for anybody from iran, libya, somalia, sudan, syria and yemen. all pro dominantly muslim countries. a three-judge panel of the ninth u.s. circuit court heard argument. the unusual thing about this, it was streaming liv

john cornyn not interested, maybe joe lieberman? yeah. that's after this.edibly minor accident that i had tonight- four weeks without the car. okay, yup. good night. with accident forgiveness your rates won't go up just because of an accident. switching to allstate is worth it. ayou don't have to choose just one thing. choose your trio with any 3 of 9 selections for $15.99. like new creamy lobster pasta toasted parmesan shrimp and southern-style crab cakes. come create your trio before it ends. >> neil: all right. markets today in free fall. largely because they don't really know what to make of this trump-comey thing and whether it will be an impeachable offense. that is getting crazy. what they worry about is what it's going to delay tax cuts. that could be delayed. not if my next guest has anything to say about it. john thune, has his own plan to help particularly small businesses. senator, very good to have you. >> nice to be with you, neil. >> neil: before we get to the details of your plan, are you worried, senator, that it ain't happening this year,

you also have this working group that they've put together, mitch mcconnell, john cornyn and then a bunch of kind of a cross section of the caucus from the medicaid expansion you have conservatives in there and think on that group is the moderate which gives some indication of how this bill is headed. >> host: they are having those discussions. how do you think the uproar about james comey might impact the healthcare timeline. it's just starting but it looks like the firing isn't going away anytime soon with the new fbi director that has to be appointed and democrats don't want a special prosecutor. people have to see if it slows down in the senate and how clogged up things get. >> host: kaitlyn with axios is with us, in turn at the "los angeles times" with us now in her role and will be the next 20 minutes or so. the line for independent. >> caller: when the president said you can keep your healthcare he didn't say the healthcare had to keep you the doctor, your doctor fire you, healthcare, keep blaming this guide for older people and the stuff that they've dealt with but why is it that

they include republican senator john cornyn, former republican mike rogers, and president george w. bush's homeland security advisor. on capitol hill, democrats are threatening to vote against anyone the president picks unless a special prosecutor is named to take over the russian investigation. neither president trump nor his staff are elaborating on his tweet suggesting that he may have faked his conversations with comey during a visit to the white house in january. democrats and republicans say if they do exist, they want them preserved and turned over to congress. the full senate will get a briefing on thursday from deputy attorney general rob rosenstein. >>> a cyber attack hitting someone on friday spreading to asia. today the malware program is supposed to sell microsoft operating systems. here is how it works. it encrypts files and hackers demand some $300 to decode those fi more than a thousand users have been affected. the security experts say the u.s. did not get hit as hard as some other countries because most people in this country have updated versions of microsoft. let

republican senator john cornyn of texas, former assistance u.s. attorney general alice fisher. new york appeals court judge, michael garcia, district judge henry hudson and francis townsend and counter-terrorism adviser. >>> the housing crisis in the bay area has forced people to rent homes with toxic mold, no heat, bad plumbing. landlords are supposed to fix issues in 30 days but many of them don't. it isn't just bad business, this is about public safety. our investigative team reviewed thousands of housing records and found landlords escaping punishment and we learned about a new push to protect your home. >> this is hanging all over the place. >> growing up in the foster system, benecia spent many of her childhood living in group homes. so when the nurse assistant found this one bedroom apartment in oakland last sum. >> she rejoiced. >> it was a blessing for me. just such a relief for me. we're getting some stability going right now. >> reporter: but that was short-lived. from the gaping hole under her door -- >> a rodent could squeeze its body through it. >> and to the lock

the acting fbi director, judge michael garcia of the new york court of appeals, and texas senator john cornynspeaking on air force one, president trump said he could make a decision on who to nominate by the end of next week. he was traveling to lynchburg to deliver his first commencement ad university. >> you are not going to let other people tell you what you believe, especially when you know you are right. kimberly: after his speech, the president received an honorary law degree. wednesday the president will deliver another commencement address, this time at the coast guard academy graduation. that is in connecticut. tomorrow will be a big day in france, when the new president will be sworn in. he is only 39 years old. he will be the youngest president in french history. unlike here in the u.s., there is no formal oath of office. up, giving credit where credit is due, british officials identified one of the men responsible for identifying the kill switch on the ransom ware attack that hit nearly 100 the that when it comes to hospital romances,nows the more complicated,

this so far has been john corn then's public o -- coowe cornyn stance, quote, i've we heard what i think is a phony narrative that he did this somehow to squelch the investigation into russia, which i don't believe there's any evidence of. it would be funny, it would be a laugh out loud moment if the white house tried to install senator john cornyn as the head of the fbi to replace jim comey being that the president freely admits now, yeah the reason he fired jim comey is, in fact, the russia investigation. >> we made the recommendation. regardless of recommendation, i was being to fire comey knowing there was no good time to do it and, in fact, when i decided to just do it, i said to myself, i said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made-up story. >> what did core fin say about that? i've we heard what i think is a phony narrative he did this to squelch the investigation into russia. io elbe there is any everyday of. that is the president saying that's why he did it. ha ha. ahem. so we will see who the white house puts forward to be the new director of the fbi. repo

one name. >> john cornyn. alice fisher and michael garcia, andy mccabe are interviewing at the justice department down the street from the studio. who knows. that's just the list put out. never know how this stuff will go. >> keep up the great work. we really appreciate you being here. thank you. >> thank you. >> what are your thoughts at home. tweet me at smerconish or go to my facebook page. hit me, katherine, what have you got? how long will it take until we see actual proof on trump colluding with the russians to effect the election. nicholas, a long, long time if some get their wishes and shut this down. that's the short answer. one more if you can quickly. smerconish, comey tapes are a ruse to deflect from the real story. potus does not want to be president and is looking for an out daily. i don't know. i get the impression all of this is something he thrives on. end of the day sees himself as having a productive week. >>> with the fbi directoroused, they're calling for a special prosecutor on the russia

and then the fourth candidate who was reportedly being considered to run the fbi is senator john cornyn of texas. i say it's hilarious because the white house now admits and the president now admits that the president fired james comey because of the russia investigation. this so far has been john cornyn's public stance on why he believes james comey was fired by the president. quote, i've heard what i think is a phony narrative that he did this somehow to squelch the investigation into russia, which i don't believe there's any evidence of. it would be funny. it would be a laugh out loud moment if they tried to install him. >> he made a recommendation, but regardless of recommendation, i was going to fire comey, knowing there was no good time to do it. in fact, when i decided to just do it, i said to myself, i said, you know, this russia thing with trump and russia is a made-up story. >> what did he say about that? i don't believe there's any evidence of that other than the president saying that's why he did it. so we will see who the white house puts forward to be the new director of t

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director andrew mccabe, judge michael garcia of the new york court of appeals, and texas senator john cornyn. on air forcefly one, president trump said he could make a decision on who to nominate by the end of the week. the president was traveling to lynchburg to deliver his first commencement address at liberty university. >> you are not going to let other people tell you what you believe come especially when you know you are right. kimberly: an honorary law degree from liberty university for stopped wednesday the president will deliver another extensive address at the coast guard academy graduation in connecticut. pope francis says he will not judge president trump until they have their first meeting later this month. the pope made the comments while speaking to reporters on his way back to rome from portugal. holy father made the trip to canonize two children a century after they claim to have seen the virgin mary. this now turns the location into portugal's main pilgrimage site. a ransom where cyber attack 100 countries.y hospitals were forced to put surgeries on hold. they are investiga

coming down here to lynchburg, and we know there are four candidates being interviewed, senator john cornyn, andrew mccabe, alice fisher who is an attorney worked in the george w. bush administration, and judge michael garcia who works in the court of appeals in new york city. so a lot of work in the president to do before he heads out on a big overseas trip. >> thank you so much. so this whirlwind questions, contradictions, doubts and answers swirling around the white house this week starting with the dismissal of the fbi director james comey. and then ending with president trump publicly threatening comey in a tweet. jeff zeleny has the latest. >> reporter: president trump adding new fuel to the fire today in his escalating fight with the fbi. making a veiled threat on twitter to james comey. the president saying the fired fbi director better hope that there are no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press. stunning words from the commander in chief directed at the nation's former top law enforcement official. the man who was leading an investigation into potential

among those expected to be interviewed, includes senator john cornyn and three other this is the firstound, more candidates are expected. a critical choice at a critical time with the naming of the leader of the nation's premiere law enforcement agency the decision at hand. for "good morning america," pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> pierre, thank you. let's bring in supreme court contributor kate shaw an associate professor at cardoza law school. good morning. could firing the fbi director be a case for obstruction of justice? >> probably not standing alone but we're beginning to see a lot of different pieces of evidence so we have the president saying that it sounds like he asked on three different occasions whether he himself was the subject of an investigation. you have the firing which again the president himself tied to the russia investigation. you have this tweet which could be construed as at least sending a message to former director comey to be careful what he says. when you have all this coming together it's not inconceivable these could form the fnd comes next. feel

senator john cornyn did release a statement saying, quote: i have the distinct privilege of serving 28lion texans in the united states senate, and that is where my focus remains. he left about the same time judge garcia was coming in, and he did not stop to talk to to reporters. julie? julie: thank you very much. kelly: comey is reportedly turning down an offer to tell congress his side of the story in private, saying he'd prefer a public hearing over a closed-door session with the senate intelligence committee. joining me now is christopher bedford, editor in cheer for the daily caller news foundation. again, former fbi director james comey surprising a lot of people when he refused to testify before the senate intelligence committee behind closed doors x now the fired fbi director raising expectations among the media, some members of congress and even some americans who are curious to hear what he'll have to say when he testifies publicly. what are your thoughts about all of this drama surrounding his dismissal and now his upcoming appearance? >> now, this appears to be missing puzzl

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john cornyn, a long-time texas republican politician. he is a current deputy to mitch mcconnell in republican senate leadership. and michael garcia, who has represented the republican senate caucus in new york state. he only became a judge last year. here is the context for this unusually political list of names for what is a nonpartisan post. tonight isn't just the end of another chaotic week in the presidency of donald trump. tonight the chaos over trump's leadership style is eclipsed by abcs that are actually testing the rule of law. that's a reportable fact that this president is testing the rule of law. largely because of president trump's own statements. there is a fundamental concept in court called an admission against interest, a statement that is automatically considered more likely to be true because the person making the statement is incriminating himself. the idea in the rules of evidence is that people spin to try to look good. but if they cough up something bad about themselves, believe them. it's probably true. and in the