so clearly she knows joseph mifsud, they interviewed her. ask her point blank, do you work with this guy? you work with the state department and the fbi in the past, who is this guy? why would you not have a two, three, four, paragraphs interviewing her, she could probably tell you a lot on joseph mifsud. mueller could not call him a russian asset. >> dan: also, why is there not some damage assessment being done by the government if a russian asset joseph mifsud has been telling around with u.k. intelligence, and february of 2017, where is the damage assessment at this point? >> and that has been our major point the whole time, if joseph mifsud was a russian asset, my god coming out of the fbi come the state department, the u.s. congress, all of our allies, nato, boris johnson, they all have been compromised by this russian asset, famous russian asset joseph mifsud. to the fact that they are not doing a damage assessment, dan, i think tells you in the american people all you need to know. highly unlikely that joseph mifsud is a russian asset

maria: you focused on joseph mifsud in some of your questions.eorge papadopoulos on this program earlier in the year, and he basically broke the news about the fact that he was the first person to tell him that russia had hillary clinton's e-mails. also he broke news on this program earlier this year that another individual dropped $10,000 on his lap, another situation that you mentioned in your questioning. why was it so important for you to mention people like mifsud and others? >> well, remember, mifsud is at the heart of this investigation. he is the one who supposedly knows about clinton's e-mails, that the russians have clinton e-mails. he supposedly said this to papadopoulos, something about e-mails. this is the excuse and the -- well, actually, it's not the excuse, it is the reason why, the documented reason why they opened the investigation on july 31, 2016. now, what i mentioned in my testimony and in my questioning, it's clear that the fbi did not open the investigation on july 31st. that's the paperwork. what we're trying to figure ou

they've all been compromised by this russian asset, famous russian asset, joseph mifsud. ct that they're not doing a damage assessment i think tells you in the american people all you need to know. highly unlikely that mifsud is a russian asset. >> dan: thanks so much for your work on this, it's really been incredible. president trump is already setting records in the 2020 election. we will sell tell you and get reaction from kayleigh mcenany kayleigh mcenany, lisa boothe and leslie marshall when we come back. ♪ petsmart's celebrating the fourth, with great deals like... buy 1 get 1 50% off dog and cat food, and holiday dog toys, apparel, beds and more! plus, treats members get 50% more points on all purchases! now that's a celebration... ...petsmart! has been excellent. they really appreciate the military family and it really shows. with all that usaa offers why go with anybody else? we know their rates are good, we know that they're always going to take care of us. it was an instant savings and i should have changed a long time ago. it was funny because when we would cal

so downer conveys a rumor he supposedly heard about a conversation between papadopoulos and joseph mifsud. james comey has publicly called mifsud a russian agent. yet, your report does not refer to mifsud as a russian agent. mifsud has extensive contacts with russian governments and the fbi. for example, there is a recent photo of him standing next to boris johnson, the new prime minister of great britain. what we are trying to figure out here, mr. mueller, is if our nato allies or boris johnson have been compromised. so we are trying to figure out -- comey says mifsud is a russian agent, you do not. so do you stand by what's in the report? >> i stand by that which is in the report. not so necessarily with that which is not in the report. >> i want to return to mr. downer. he denies that papadopoulos mentioned anything to him about hillary clinton's emails and in fact mifsud denies mentioning that to papadopoulos. he denies that papadopoulos mentioned anything to him about hillary clinton's emails. in fact, mifsud denies mentioning them to papadopoulos in the first place. so how does the

joseph mifsud. joseph mifsud's the guy who told papadopolous. the mysterious professor who lives in rome and london, works and teaches at two different universities. this is the guy who told papadopolous, he's the guy who starts it all, and when the fbi interviews him, he lied three times and yet you don't charge him with a crime. you charge rick gates for false statements, you charge paul manafort for false statements, you charge michael cohen for false statements, you charge michael flynn, a three-star general, with false statements but the guy who put the country through this whole saga starts it all for three years, we have lived this now, he lied and you guys don't charge him. i'm curious as to why. >> well, i can't get into it, and it's obvious i think that we can't get into charging decisions. >> the fbi interviewed him in february, fbi interviews him in february, when the special counsel's office interviewed mifsud, did he lie to you guys, too? >> can't get into that. >> did you interview mifsud? >> can't get into that. >> is mifsud west

mueller, i want to go back to -- we started off with joseph mifsud at the center of the investigation. he appears in your report a dozen times or more. he's at the origin of this. he's the man who supposedly knows about clinton's emails. you've seen on the screen the democrats have put up all the prosecutions that you made against trump campaign officials and others but i'm struggling to understand why you didn't indict joseph mifsud who seems to be the man in the middle of all of this? >> well, i think you understand that you cannot get into classified or law enforcement information without a rationale for doing it. and i have said all i can say with regard to mr. mifsud. >> were you aware of kathleen cav lek's involvement that she had met with mrs. steel? >> again, i can't respond to that question. it's outside my jurisdiction. >> okay. the carter page fisa warrant was reupped three times. the last time it was reupped was under your watch. so, you -- were you in the approval process of that last time that the carter page warrant was -- >> well, i can't speak specifically about that

but i'm struggling to understand why you didn't indict joseph mifsud who seems to be the man in the middle of all of this. >> well, i think you understand that you cannot get into either classified or law enforcement information without a rationale for doing it. and i've said on -- that is with regard to mr. must have sood. >> were you aware of kathleen cavalick's involvement? >> i can't respond to that question. outside my injurijurisdiction. >> carter page fisa warrant was reupped three times. last time was under your watch. so were you in the approval process of that last time that the carter page warrant was -- >> i can't speak specifically about that warrant. but if you ask was i in the am approval chain, the answer is no. >> that is helpful. thank you. >> mr. castro. >> thank you do your testimony and your service to our country. donald trump over the years has surrounded himself with very shady people. people that lied for him, people that covered up for him. i want to talk about one of those instances that is in your report. specifically let's turn to the trump tower moscow project

but i'm struggling to understand why you didn't indict joseph mifsud, who seems to be the man in the middle of all of this. >> well, i think you understand that you can not get into either classified or law enforcement information without a rationale for doing it, and i have said on -- going to be able to say with regard to mr. mifsud. >> were you aware of kathleen's involvement that she had met with ms. steel, the state department official. >> again, i can't respond to that question. it's outside my jurisdiction. >> the carter page fisa warrant was reupped three times. the last time it was reupped was under your watch. so, you -- did you -- were you in the approval process of that last time that the carter page warrant was -- >> well, i can't speak specifically about that warrant but if you ask are -- was i in the approval chain, the answer is no. >> okay. very helpful. thank you, mr. chairman. yield back. >> mr. castro. >> thank you, chairman. thank you, special counsel muell mueller, for your testimony and your service to our country. donald trump, over the years, has surrounded h

but i'm struggling to understand why you didn't indict joseph is mifsud, who seems to be in the middle of all of this. >> i think you understand, you cannot get into classified or law enforcement information without a rationale for doing it, and i have said on -- going to be able to say, with regard to mr. mifsud. >> were you aware of kathleen cadillac's involvement that she had met with steele -- >> i can't answer that question, it's outside my jurisdiction. >> okay. the carter page fisa warrant was reupped three times, the last time it was reupped was under your watch. so you -- did you -- were you in the approval process of that the last time the carter page warrant was. >> well, i can't speak specifically about that warrant, if you ask, was i in the approval chain, the answer is no. >> thank you, mr. chairman, i yield back. >> mr. castro. >> thank you for your testimony, and for your service to our country. donald trump over the years has surrounded himself with some very shady people, people that lie for him, people that covered up for him. people that helped him enrich himself. i

bill barr and john durham's investigation is looking into joseph mifsud.et to the truth. manage our expectations. do they get answers? >> i love jimmie. he did a great job yesterday. republicans usually set the bar so high that when we don't meet it the media narrative then becomes, you know, republicans don't deliver on their promises. just promise a fair investigation that goes wherever the facts take us. confidence in durham and horowitz. don't predict what they'll find. that's what we got upset with comey about, right? comey made up his mind before he interviewed hillary clinton. republicans don't need to do the same thing. let these two folks do their job and then let's kind of process what they find. let's don't predict what they are going to find because i don't know. >> sandra: trey gowdy, great to have you on this morning, thank you. >> thank you. >> jon: a brand-new provocation now by north korea. that rogue nation firing two short-range missiles casting new doubts on efforts to restart the nuclear talks as the u.s. and south korea prepare for ro