senator graham, mr. chairman, great to have you with us. this is a fox news alert. tonight federal judge ruling president trump's former campaign chairman paul manafort intentionally lied to investigators. special counsel prosecutors are on the record saying this goes to the heart of the mueller probe. manafort's plea deal looks like it might be falling apart. chase is on the case. >> good evening. this was not a clean sweep for the special guns about the ruling certainly hurts paul manafort thought of getting a reduced sentence. judge amy berman jackson says there is sufficient evidence to say that manafort broke his plea deal with robert mueller by lying about three of the five matters the special counsel singled out. including a department of justice investigation not related to the mueller probe, lying about a wire transfer involving a political action committee that spent millions to help the trump campaign, and three, which is most important for the mueller probe, misleading the fbi, prosecutorsd a grand jury about his contact with constantin, long time manafo

senator lindsey graham tweeting this morning after mr. imperative he and others come before the senate judiciary to explain why and why a fisa warrant was issued against carter page and answer questions what appears to be now more than ever bias against president trump. this is just the beginning, i think, this interview with mccabe. >> bill: remember now so our audience knows we only have a small clip of that interview. there could be another 20 minutes or more beyond that. we'll wait on that. john, what about the bill on border security? will the president sign it? what are you hearing? >> we do not know yet. i don't know how much choice he really has here. the white house is spending all day today and much of tomorrow going through the 1159 pages of the bill that came in late last night. there are a lot of things in this bill that the president does not like, among them the bill says that you cannot in texas build a barrier in the national butterfly center. the department of homeland security has been preparing the ground there to buil

mr. trump from office. senate chairman lindsey graham accused rosenstein of trying to stage an administrative coup and vowid his pane investigate the matter. mccabe is currently promoting his memoir "the threat" which rt paints a dire it of the oval office. >>> hundreds gathered yesterday to honor the victims ofhe shooting in aurora, illinois. five white crosses were carried four miles through the snow representing each of the henry pratcompany employees who were killed during a meeting on friday. the procession led to the aurora police station whereers were thanked for their service. police say gary martin, the man who opened fire on his it-workers, had his gun pe revoked in 2014. but it's waunclear what done to make sure he handed over his firearm. orveral police officers were injured by gunfiree martin was shot and killed. as of sunday one officer was still recovering in the hospital recovering. >>> the new york police departesnt is igating one of its own after a new york daily news report following a alleged threat involving rappersy fwnt. deputy gonzales allegedly told his officers to sho 50 cent quote

mr. baker, though, he does have a lot of credibility but that's why congress has to go, and my only hope is lindsey grahamf he's not leaving, mr. mccabe, if he's not leaving until mid-march, there's plenty of time to go testified before lindsey graham's committee. >> shannon: rosenstein. mid-march. mccabe is gone. >> yes, absolutely. >> shannon: graham has said this is happening. they are going to get to the bottom of it. in the meantime, victor david hanson writing an article. he says about this whole situation, in time likely will become recognized as the greatest scandal in american political history, marking the first occasion in which u.s. government bureaucrats sought to overturn an election and remove a sitting u.s. president. bradley. >> trying not to roll my eyes too hard at this whole thing. this is a once in a generation problem these guys face. they had a candidate where the investigation started during the campaign after george papadopoulos starts running his mouth. the investigation is ongoing. the president is not giving up his tax returns. his finances are tied up with deutsche bank. he is

mr. chairman. senator graham: thank you very much. your background is very impressive. you worked as a clerk for two judges, justice thomas and so i just learned about the whole legislative process and rulemaking and lawmaking. >> so you went to college at you, correct? >> correct. >> so tell us about some of the writings you engaged in while at yale. >> thank you, chairman. >> when i was in college, it was a time of exploration. spent a lot of time studying political philosophy and reading social commentary. perhaps like many of my colleagues and classmates, i enjoyed commenting on some of the events happening at you. we very focused on campus events. to be honest, looking back at some of those writings and rereading them, i cringe at some of the language i used. i was young, over two decades ago. to things thatg were happening on campus at that time. in the intervening two decades, i would like to think i have matured as a thinker and writer and, indeed come as a person. specifically> about intoxication and sexual assault. new slang to us what you're thinking? >> yes.

mr. trump from office. senate judiciary chairman lindsey graham accused rosenstein of trying to stage an administrative coupate the matter. mccabe is currently promoting his memoir oval office. >>> after receiving major backlash from high-profile cinematographers and directors, the academy is fully reversing its decision to present four br letter urging them to reverse the decision. last week the academy responded by saying that an edited form of the categories will be aired later in the broadcast. on friday they fully backtracked that decision saying in a statement that all academy awards will be presented without edits. also two-time best actress nominee bette midler announced on twitter over the weekend that she will perform at this year's awards. the oscars are set to air this sunday. >> glad everybody gets their time to shine on-air. >> they deserve it. >> they do. >>> just ahead, a higher firepower. the volunteers ready to protect their place of worship at all costs. >>> a dramatic rescue caught on camera. first responders rush to save horses that fell through the horses that fell through the ice. at'

mr. trump from office. senate judiciary committee chairman lindsey graham accused rosenstein of trying to stage an administrative coup and vowed his panel will investigate the matter. mccabe is currently promoting his memoir "the threat" which paints a dire portrait of the oval office. >>> president trump's national emergency declaration is under siege from all sides this morning. a growing chorus of lawmakers from both sides of the aisle voicing concerns over the president's last-ditch effort to fund his border wall. now california and several other states are getting ready to sue to mr. mr. trump's move, the efforts setting the stage for another major showdown over immigration and president powers. nbc's tracie potts joining us now from d.c. with the very latest on this. president is not backing down from this fight? >> reporter: no, he's not backing down. democrats and republicans are concerned the president is overreaching. the question on capitol hill is whether or not the president has the authority to do this, in other words, this is a real emergency? if they have the final say does the president get to b

laura: the head of the senate judiciary committee, lindsey graham, says he plans to investigate the claims by mrbe for more on all of this, i spoke earlier with ron christie, former adviser to george w. bush. the president is furious with his deputy attorney general, calling rod rosenstein treasonous. what is the significance of this, the president railing ainst one of his own legal officers for supposedly trying to get rid of him? ron: laura, i think it is remarkable. this is the same rod rosenstein that donald trump was praising fire is advising to james comey. now you have athituation where president has taken to twitter and he has been very vocal about his discontent with this individual. i find it shocking, candidly the president is in charge of thjustice department, chief legal officer of the united states, and yet still he is trashing the deputy in that agencyhe laura: on anlegal front, the president's declaration of a national emergency to build a border wall th mexico has already attracted a slew of lawsuits. is the president going to prevail? ron: yes, i think he will. he is on his str

. >> i guess i am here to follow my friend senator graham and bring the opposing view regarding mr. barr. i want to offer my appreciation to the chairman as he leaves the way he conducted hearing and i know he offered his appreciation to the ranking member but the hearing, i thought, was well handled, the chorus and everyone got to ask the questions and say the things and i think the comments the chairman made "after words" outside the committee were well-received on my side. there are a number of problems that i have with this nominee. many of them relate to continuing problems in the department. one in particular i warned mr. barr about in a letter i sent to him beforehand in order to make sure he was not surprised by the question and that i could get a proper, thoughtful answer. the problem is that the department for purposes of recusal analysis and for purpose of conflict analysis takes a look at what people's efferent financial entitlements are, who they work for before and it's a fairly standard process but there's a big gaping hole in it and the big gaping hole in the process

lindsey graham, mr. declare a national emergency because i have a primary in north carolina that i think i'm going to lose because i call donald trump saying he has middle problems and the republican party will die if he gets the nomination, and john cornyn said it's a bad idea. he still says a national emergency is a bad idea. the republicans didn't want this wall for two years. all they want is the issue. but speaking of issues where republicans change their mind, look at these two clips, willie, for great moments in hypocrisy. it's sort of a tired game. we used to play. with her when we used to go what if a republican did this, boy, the press would kill them. now it's what if barack obama did this. but we don't have to really play that game because here's donald trump and mike pence attacking barack obama for just signing executive orders. watch. >> the whole concept of executive order, it not the w's way the country is supposed to be run. you're supposed to go to congress and make a deal and go and t

mr. trump's strongest ally in the republican senate, lindsey graham, an argument that could spike the cabinetry's chances of holding onto his job. according to the report, acting secretary patrick shanahan and lindsey graham got into a heated argument over the 'president's plan to withdraw all u.s. troops from syria. graham reportedly unleashed a string of expletives and called himself shanahan's adversary. joining me now, nbc's national security and military reporter courtney kube, co-author of the story and someone who was in munich for all the action last weekend. courtney, this is very tense, you don't want to lose lindsey graham if you're the acting defense secretary already being criticized by many for not being up for the job, not having any military background, coming from the defense community of boeing, he basically was a corporate executive in boeing as a contractor rather than as anyone with anyone, you know, experience with boots on the ground. >> that's right. so secretary shanahan, i don't think anyone disputes that he understands sort of the defense industrial base side of the

mr. president, making that happen." this will attract europeans. >> graham said it would make up on the ground and syria. europe would make of the rest. half of the troops would remain in the north to help establish a buffer zone between the turks and the kurds. another 100 american troops would remain in the south on the border with jordan to keep an eye on iranian forces using syria as a land bridge. u.s. and iraqi officials said about 1,000 isis fighters have slipped across the border from syria into iraq, and are destabilizing the fragile peace there. i think defense secretary shanahan is preparing to meet his turkish counterpart in the next few hours here at the pentagon. sensitive discussions are underway to set up a buffer zone in northern syria so that u.s. kurdish allies who have helped destroy isis are not attacked. president trump spoke to the turkish present by phone yesterday. harris? >> harris: a lot of people on the overlying to see that happen on both sides of the political aisle. as a big develop men. jennifer, thank you very much. president trump facing the resistance in congress over h

. >> the lindsey grahams of the world and mitch mcconnells are mr. president, sign this now. you can find it the other money from other places and they'll worry about that problem when it comes? >> i think there's that idea that could happen. i've interviewed a lot of trump supporters. i specifically am thinking about a couple in a place called masury, ohio, in i can named misery. they made $9,000 a year. there was going to be a hud program. they needed to repair their roof and they were trump supports are. they were if they took away the money as long as mexicans didn't get in over the border. their town is not overly populated by immigrants and it was a majority white area. they were willing to sacrifice their own personal roof, their own personal safety for this idea of a wall. we should not underestimate the idea that this president has created and ginned up this idea there's a crisis on the border and that there are at least a fraction of the population that will follow him to that. it's important to note that the president can say in some issue that this debate is happe

mr. president. the job is not yet done, but we've didn't a hell of a job destroying the caliphate. >> brennan: senator graham thank you. we want to turn now to another attendee at the munich security conference, delaware democrat chris coons. you now have heard the former acting f.b.i. director come public after leaving office about what he saw as grounds for discussion of the 25th amendment. what do you think of making those details public now? >> well, margaret, as you heard from senator graham, this will almost certainly be taken up by the senate judiciary committee. but what is striking to me about this conference and frankly around the world is the way in which president trump's abrupt decision to withdraw from syria has unsettled our core allies because he did so without consulting from any of our allies. candidate donald trump ran as someone who would be unconventional, who would break the mold and be unpredictable. he's certainly overperformed in that category. but what is striking to me about the "60 minutes" reporting, about the conversations that are alleged to have happened at the highest levels

graham says. >> this interview, the excerpts i have seen suggests that mr. mccabe was hell-bent on stopping donald trump not only from becoming president but trying to make sure he did not stay president. this should scare every american when the law enforcement community becomes political operatives and they are advocates for a political cause. >> shannon: any american, if that is true, should be worried about this. are you confident or any hope that the democrats controlling the house judiciary committee will want answers you are looking for? >> i believe they will. i'm going to think of better angle but i'm also skeptical. it's amazing to me that up until the transition and they took over on january 3, they didn't want anything to do with mueller. they wouldn't question. they told us we were getting too close. they stayed away from it. they didn't want to believe what we were seeing and they could see as well. they were in the same hearings. now all they want to do is talk about mule maul and talk about the president -- talk about mueller and talk about t

republican senator, lindsey graham, a trump supporter says there will be strong bipartisan effort to impose sanctions on saudi arabia. mr. trump previously has not agreed with the conclusion the saudi crown prince ordered the killing. >>> venezuela's dualing leaders are involved in another political stand off, this time over aid meant to help people across the country. american relief items are stockpiled in neighboring columbia. they are not moving. venezuela's president says his country doesn't need the help. the opposition leader says he will try to deliver aid to venezuelans as early as next week. he's also warning the military against stopping the delivery. >> translator: we have spoken clearly to the armed forces. it is now a humanitarian issue to prohibit the aid, which i insist is destined to save lives in this first stage. it could be considered a crime against humanity. >> the head of the red cross is working with both sides, meaning guaido and mr. maduro to distribute the aid. >>> president trump is set to declare the end of the isis -- not everyone agrees it's over. >>> plus, we will take you to the front li

amendment from the conservative sir graham brady calling for the northern ireland backstop to be replaced with "alternative arrangements." as soon as those votes were over, mrsjority of honourable members have said they would support a deal with changes to the backstop. it is now clear that there is a route that can secure a substantial and sustainable... ..substa ntial and sustainable majority in this house for leaving the eu with a deal. in light of the defeat of the right honourable member the leader of the opposition's amendment, i again invite him to take up my offer of a meeting to see if we can find a way forward. the house has emphatically voted to reject a no deal option that the prime minister was supporting. could i say that we are prepared to meet her to put forward... ..to put forward the points of view from the labour party of the kind of agreement we want with the european union to protectjobs, to protect living standards and to protect rights and conditions in this country. this is a sad day when the prime minister has had to admit that her deal doesn't have the support and that she is prepared now to try and pick away at the backstop. we wer

mr. mccabe participate in extended discussions with the 25th amendment nor aware of any discussions. do you think lindsey graham through on this public threat to source this out and having rosenstein and mccabe testify now that they're private citizens? >> i certainly think so. the key phrase in that statement from melissa schwartz is the term extended discussions. there's no disagreement rosenstein brought up the 25th amendment in a conversation that happened at the justice department, but rosenstein and his allies say it was a joke and mccabe and as reported lea ed le a top attorney at the time, took him seriously and trying to oust president trump organizing opposition among the cabinet secretaries. for senator lindsey graham an important moment. just became chairman of the senate judiciary committee. one of trump's strongest allies, although he has broken with the president on a small handful, but a handful of important matters and having hearings with rosenstein and mccabe would be a moment for him to make huge headlines and potentially do some of the oversight that house republicans had been wanting to do

mr. trump from office. >> it was really something that he kind of threw out in a very frenzied chaotic conversation about where we were and what we needed to do next. >> reporter: senator lindsey grahamairman of the judiciary committee, vowed to call mccabe and rosenstein to testify under oath. >> was this an attempted bureaucratic coup? i don't know. i don't know who is telling the truth. >> reporter: mccabe, referencing a conversation the president had with another f.b.i. official, accused mr. trump of discounting u.s. intelligence on north korea. >> the president said he did not believe that the north koreans have the capability to hit us here with ballistic missiles in the united states and he did not believe that because president putin had told him they did not. >> reporter: democratic presidential candidate kamala harris weighed in while campaigning in new hampshire. >> the idea that the president of the united states would take the word of the head of russia over the head of the intelligence community is the height of irresponsibility. >> reporter: the justice department said rosenstein never authorized a wire recording of the president and was in no position to invoke the 25

mr. trump says his decision the not a reversal. even though most aren't coming home, he has achieved a great victory anyway. >> i heard lindsey grahamning congratulating me on having defeated the caliphate. frankly, i'm getting a lot of congratulations, at the same time, we can leave a small force along with others in the force whether it's nato troops or whoever might be so it doesn't start up, i'm okay. it's a tiny fraction of the people we have. a lot of people like that idea. i'm opened to ideas, but the 2,500 people we had there will be going to different parts of the world. they may be going over to iraq, a base that costs becomes and frankly we'll be using. >> the map is telling isis flooit fighters clinging to their last holdup on a scrap of land along the border with iraq. this video, the terror group is stwooez squeezed into a half a development or a fifth of a mile. they're surrounded, the sdf has paused their artillery. the coalition wants to take them to safety before they defeat isis. before trying to escape the terror group isn't their only concern. human watch hasn't done enough to protect civilians. take a look here

. >> at the end of december graham came out of a meet agent the white house and said this. watch. >> this is an akin to surrendering. mr. president, you have a chance to change course. you have a lot of bipartisan to do so. take advantage of it. after discussions with the president and general dunford, i've never felt better about where we're headed. we're slowing things down in a smart way, but the goal has always been the same, to be able to leave syria, make sure isis never comes back. our partners are taken care of and iran is contained. >> what happened between december 30th and this munich conference overseas that had graham shifting his tone? >> remember initially when president trump came out in late december and said he wanted to withdrawal, the timeline was 30 days. that was going to have all u.s. troops out by the end of january. at this point there's still technically a tiny spot of isis holding on in the euphrates river valley. they would have been out before they were cleared. the u.s. military came out for a plan for withdrawal which they were calling orderly, extended over four months. senator graham st

lindsey graham on capitol hill wants him to talk to senators about what he's saying to the doj issuing a statement, the attorney general rosenstein rejects mr of events as inaccurate and factually incorrect. the attorney general never authorized any recording that mr. mccabe references as the attorney general said with his personal dealings with the bases. there is no reason to invoke the 25th amendment nor was he in a position to indicate the 25th amended. this is referring to wearing a wire against president trump. >> that's clearly a shocking elevation here as you make is you got members of the fbi and the apartment of justice sitting around counting cabinet heads talking about plotting the 25th amendment, the newly -- there is a word for that, it's called a coup. >> bret: the doj saying he's out of the loop once euler goes in, no longer the russian investigation. this is about may be retribution about rosenstein. >> we had to wait years and years to find out what was happening, you stirrings will go through archives. but from friends and allies, members of the administration, we had this incredible store of information that -- the detai

mr. whitaker back to private practice and get bill barr in them. senator grahammaria: he'll get confirmed likely this week and he gets right to work. >> yes. what's one of the first things he does, hey bob mule e. want t, want to come over here and look at the files. maria: it's been two years. here we are in the mueller investigation with still we don't know where he's going. john solomon joined me yesterday. he wrote an op ed making the case for collusion but the collusion between russia and the democrats he specifically pointed to clinton's involvement in the skulkavo project if you remember. >> he invited medevedev to come to the united states. he arranged -- maria: you're saying this was a national security issue. >> it was. absolutely. and i think what ends up happening is a few years later the united states military and fbi counter intelligence division raced warnings that the ksokovo used by the russians to bleed technology. something that sounded good got clinton foundation donors involved. it became a threat to national security. maria: your take-away f

mr. trump shared his feelings about mccabe and rosenstein saying that they were planning a very illegal act in a, quote, illegal and treasonist insurance policy. lindsey graham says that his panel will investigate those comments from mccabe regarding the 25th amendment. >>> big questions swirling in washington this morning as the director of national intelligence, dan coats, the next top administration official to go. chris ready the ceo of news max he says he spoke to the president and other officials personally this weekend at mar-a-lago. this was his impression -- >> i think you have a classic example here where director coats is trying to make policy and not inform policy. i'm hearing from sources around the white house that there's just general disappointment of the president with director coats. there is a feeling that maybe there needs to be a change of leadership in that position. >> at a hearing last month director coats contradicted president trump on u.s. intelligence involving north korea, isis and more. >>> long time trump confidant roger stone breaking one of his own rules, formally apologizing to the judge overseeing his criminal case over con

i think when the president talks about and senator graham talks about this all being about collusion and if we suspend the reality of mr. manafort meeting and giving him polling data and other evidence of collusion, if we suspend all of that, here is what the american public has a right to know that the president of the united states as a candidate and as the president, did he sell out the american public? we learned so much about the saudi deal and what the administration is trying to do from the investigation of mr. flynn. mr. cohen and others have taught us about the trump tower moscow dealing. was the president looking out for our interest or someone else? i believe there are many more issues that are similar to this. they have to be found out. so this isn't just about collusion. >> so with regard to what you specifically want to ask michael cohen, do you have the questions already formulated what you want to ask him about the trump tower moscow project? >> i have been interviewing these people that you prepare general notes of things you want to know. as a former criminal defense attorney, you listen to what they

mr. horwitz did a pretty good report, but nobody's looking at the fisa war and peace. i certainly will be doing that. >> harris: james, of course, senator lindsey grahamking about the horwitz ig inspector paired the report that came out of the bipartisan response was that that's a place to get some of the answers. your response? >> there are institutional shortcomings of investigations. it would be a long shelf i went into it. the short version is this -- it's better than a political process. it's a little more professional. there are still open questions, whatever your politics, that are fair questions about how the fbi conducted itself. the fisa process, the manipulation of media. again, i have a lot of friends at the fbi and a lot of rank and file that would like to see it, too. there was a poor school class. the macomb es, mccabes, the peter strzok for less. they were doing things at the rank and file don't do. we need to have some daylight about that. >> harris: campaign chairman's paul manafort, we found out that potentially debt according to federal court -- he intentionally lied to mueller steam on at least three matters including his contact

duckenfield said to graham kelly that a gate had been forced, that there had been an in rush of liverpool supporters and that that had caused casualties. he also says he remembers mrhad a loss of angry people and there could be disturbances. —— a lot of angry people. mr curtin went on to talk about what happens around the opening of that game because the jury opening of that game because the jury here have previously been told that the match commander ordered the opening of an exit gate, and they have heard previously that when hc was opened by the police, more than 2000 fans went through it. —— when the gate was opened. the defence qc askedif the gate was opened. the defence qc asked if he could remember exactly which gate and at what time. david duckenfield —— which gate david duckenfield —— which gate david duckenfield was referring to in the police control box. david duckenfield denies gross negligence manslaughter. the trail here at preston continues. thank you for that. some breaking news from police scotland. the bodies of two climbers have been recovered from, have been recovered. police scotland confirmed that the two men were recovered from ben hope in s

mr. wilson: last week i was grateful to join senator lindsey graham on a delegation for the munich conference. our highlight was vice president pence reaffirming the united states' commitment to the treans atlantic alliance. i joined house speaker nancy pelosi reassured our allyis of bipartisan support for nato's continued success. congressman mike turner ably presided as vice president of the assembly. another highlight in brussels was to meet with u.s. ambassador and his wife whose enthusiasm for service is extraordinary. the ambassador is promoting the restoration of the memorial honoring american service members in the battle of the bulk. in con-- bulge. in conclusion god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from illinois is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, every parent deserves to have c

i also think that lindsey graham and the prosecutors within the department of justice should be challenging mrified. he should be prosecuted for that. you can't just go into the meeting, tell the world what the f.b.i. was informing the president, the discussions that were in a classified setting. you can't do that even if it's second hand knowledge. you have to be prosecuted for that. we have this same problem time and time again. inappropriately sharing inconfidential information. >> sandra: thank you. >> bill: there has been another bizarre twist in the jussie smollett matter. what his lawyers are saying about a follow-up interview with chicago police and the impact on the investigation that may have on the case coming up. >> sandra: a massive gun heist after dozens of pistols and rifles were stolen from a hardware store. now the atf is joining the hunt to find those suspects. not just 80 percent like other loans. and that can mean a lot more money for you and your family. with our military service, veterans like us have earned a valuable va benefit. the right to apply for a va home loan. th

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mr. horowitz did a good report. no one looked at the fisa report. i'll be doing that. >> bill: senator lindsey graham wants andrew mccabe to testify before congress after telling 60 minutes there were discussions about removing president trump from office under the 25th amendment. former utah congressman jason chaffetz used to be on the oversight committee. he knows it well and in depth. welcome back to our program here. let me just remind our viewers what the headlines are from the 60 minutes interview. mccabe said they wanted to know if if president was an agent of russia and were discussions about the 25th amendment that would involve mike pence the vice president. he denies that pence ever getting contact on that from poland this think and he thought rosenstein was serious about wearing a wire to see if they could trap the president. what do you believe is significant we need to focus on now from that interview? >> mr. mccabe has been very discredited. he did something that most other federal employees are never able to achieve. he was fired by his colleagues for essentially lying. lying to congr

mr. barr's nomination now goes to the full senate for a vote which is expected to take place this week. senator lindsey graham chairs the judiciary committee. >> welcome. i think some of our folks are at the prayer breakfast. pray for them to get here on time. so, the business of the committee today is to pass a budget so we can pay our people and have money to spend on the business of the committee. to organize, to set the subcommittees and the rules. senator feinstein and i have reached an agreement on both of those issues and to take up nominations in their large number, but when you look at history, i feel comfortable we can do this. mr. barr will be up today. i think we need a new attorney general. i appreciate what mr. whitaker's done, but i think the time has come for new leadership at the department. when it comes to judges, of the 44, 19 have previously been voted upon. 13 by party line vote. i think we have seven that we've reached consensus on regarding a voice vote, and all the other nominees have already had hearings in the last congress. i'd like to dispose of this and get on to other things. fo

mr. trump had just fired the director of the fbi. president trump calls this the biggest abuse of power and corruption scandal in our history. senator lindsey graham law professor says it was clearly an attempt at a coup d'État. strong stuff indeed. this program has not offered daily coverage of all of this maybe because it's had no direct financial impact and because we don't want to get bogged down in legalisms in endless detail of who met who, when and where. but now, the fog of detail has cleared and we can report with clarity top officials at the fbi and justice did talk about removing president trump from office. they did talk about wearing a wire to trap the president of the united states. they were panicked by his election and they did try to ruin his presidency. yes, dad is a deep state coup attempt. case closed. that's exactly what it is. the third hour of "varney & company" is about to begin. ♪ stuart: by the way, later this hour of mercedes slap, want to know she thinks about what i am calling a deep state coup d'État. check the big board. we are down 37 points. not that much movement. majority of the dow 30 are in the red. that means

mr. mccabe participate in the discussions of the use of the 25th amendment. who actually did what when and how was it characterized and that leads us to lindsey graham's call forn the hill to figure this out. help us understand or clarify who is telling the truth, who is lying, and how far did this go or did it not? >> well, first of all i totally agree with lindsey. he has to go ahead and have a hearing on this. what was their mindset? as soon as rosenstein said and mccabe said he thinks rosenstein was serious. if he thought he was serious wearing a wire into the office of the president of the united states mccabe should have considered locking up rosenstein or should have gone immediately and said he should be removed from office. the fact that you would actually talk seriously for five or 10 seconds to have at that time the number two person in the justice department, to have him seriously talk about wearing a wire to violate the privacy of the president of the united states and the most sensitive, important meetings is absolutely disgraceful. yeah, i think everyone who was in that room should be put under oath and questioned and asked what were they thinki

mr. graham: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. graham: thank you. well, we're now on the debating of the nomination of mr. barr to be the attorney general. all i can say is that if america ever needed a steady hand at the department of justice, it is now. mr. whitaker's done a good job as interim attorney general, but we're looking for a new person to bring stability, improve morale, and be a steady hand, mature leadership at a time when our country is very much divided. i told president trump, when he mentioned mr. barr to me as a potential nominee to me, i said the other names are impressive, but mr. barr stands out head and shoulders above the others. if you knew who the others are, that is saying something. the best that mr. barr will do as attorney general in the future is what he has done in the past. he was an attorney general before. he was approved by this body under bush 4 1, attorney general. he was the deputy attorney general. he's been the chief lawyer for the c.i.a., and all of these jobs he was confirmed by the senat