mr. ohr provided what? >> he provided some elements of reporting that my understanding is originated from mr. steele. >> so bruce ohr did give the information information relative to the dossier? >> yes. >> and another source in mid september gave you personally information -- >> no. >> you the fbi information relative to the dossier? >> i never received dossier information. the fbi in mid september, the first time i'm aware of the fbi having that information, the first time i saw it was in mid september. my understanding is that was -- that came into the fbi. that's when i became aware of it and when i first read it. >> one more time. bruce ohr gave the fbi documents related to and supporting or part of the dossier? is that accurate? >> mr. ohr gave the fbi documents which included material that i believe originated from mr. steele. >> thank you. >> the gentleman may briefly answer the question that the gentlemen felled he didn't have an opportunity to answer. >> i wanted to address, when you bring up an in

>> mr. ohrrovided information to the fbi that included material that is what everyone is calling the dossier. >> say that sentence again. mr. ohr provided what? >> he provided some elements of reporting which my understanding originated from mr. steele. >> so bruce ohr did give the fbi information relative to the dossier? >> yes. >> sean: while that paws was very revealing. at one of the more explosive revelations during today's marathon house hearing with disgraced fbi agent peter strzok. congressman jordan, welcome to the club. if you quote support donald trump, you had to know that the lies and the smears against you are obviously a political attack. i'm sorry you are going through that. >> you've been through it and you know what it's like, thank you. but today -- exactly. and i'm sorry that you and your family have to go through that. >> thank you. today, the top doj official bruce or actually hands parts of the dossier to the fbi. remember, bruce ohr's wife nellie worked for fusion gps who

but you did not come mr. ohr. did you get the dossier from mr. ohr? >> the fbi received material. congressman -- >> this is amazing. nellie orr works for fusion, works for glenn simpson, and she is giving documents -- >> regular order. let us bring in the director of the fbi to answer those questions. the gentleman cannot answer. he cannot answer. >> regular order. >> i understand, mr. chairman. >> the fbi has instructed mr. strzok he can answer additional questions. >> agent strzok. >> get the answers to those questions. >> has the fbi given you permission to say if glenn simpson is the name used in the email where you say simpson? >> i don't believe they have given me guidance. my most recent understanding of my guidance from the fbi is in response to the question of whether the fbi received documents from mr. ohr. the answer is we did. that's all i'm authorized to say. >> to the fbi give give you -- >> the fbi is not directed me or allowed me to respond. >> i yelled back. the bigger the committee will stand in recess until immediately after this series of votes. >> jesse: that

and you said that -- well, you won't answer the question whether mr. ohr has given you documents or not. i'm wondering was that the route the dossier went? glenn simpson to nellie ohr to her husband and then to you. >> sir -- >> that's my frustration. >> i understand your question. i understand your frustration. i understand the absurdity of something produced that you're reading that i have been directed not to answer questions about. the best i can do -- >> more importantly, that you wrote. >> i would like to answer you and i'm afraid it was an answer that would reassure you and disappoint you. >> we're going to ask the fbi and the department of justice to give us those documents that may or may not have been exchanged between mr. ohr and agent strzok. i think that's something this committee would like to have. and see what those, if in fact there were documents, what the heck they were. i got a minute. >> sir, you're going to love this. it's going to upset the vote. i have been instructed that the fbi has now told me i can answer questions about the rec

mr. ohr provided fbi material everybody calling the dossier. >> say that again. mr. ? >> he provided some elements of reporting that my understanding originated from mr. steele. >> bruce ohr gave the fbi information relative to the dossier? >> yes. david: chris just to remind folks, bruce ohr was very high up at the doj. his wife worked for fusion gps, which was the group paid for by the dnc, they put together the trump dossier, apparently, i guess her name is medical nellie ohr's husband, bruce, was passing information around the fbi. looks like one side of the presidential ticket, going into the election was generating an investigation at the fbi. that doesn't look good? >> yeah, that is the single-most important piece of information that came out of that wwe wrestling match yesterday we witnessed. that is a gem that was elicitedded by the congressman. because we now know that the dossier information, strzok was a little bit cagey about it, he didn't take it, but came into people worked under him, when finally got phrasing the question the right way, he gave that an

>> glenn simpson, he might have used mr. ohr. that whole chain of custody has been disrupted.ple are feeding and creating circular intelligence. >> laura: one investigator told her the following. the dossier and its related dirt was on a circular flight path on a craft called miss clinton. the fbi kept signing the packages. >> rudy: isn't that called collusion? >> hannity: or a conspiracy to gin up a totally illegal wire? doesn't it, with no investigation doesn't it taints the entire russian probe? how much of that information and ended up being in the russian probe. how much is presently affecting it? why doesn't manifort's lawyers move that? there'll never be an indictment of the president, so we won't get a chance to do that. we'll still want to investigate that. whatever kind of hatchet.do my job. >> laura: i want to share another part of this. this is one of the best parts of the hearings. let's watch. >> the fbi did get documents. >> yes, sir. >> did they get those from him? >> my direction from the fbi, i can tell you they received material. >> this is amazing. ohr work

ohr give you any documents? >> same answer. i'd like to answer it but the fbi directed me not to get to -- >> my understanding, mr. chairman, the discussions we've had with the fbi, he's allowed to tell us those pieces of information. i'm not asking what the documents were. i asking did bruce ohr hand you documents? >> i understand your question. i'd love to answer. my understanding from the fbi when it comes to operational details including whether we collected evidence -- i would love to answer that question. >> you understand where i'm coming from, right, agent strzok? >> i understand your frustration and what i'm here to tell you is the answers would -- >> you understand we got an e-mail from you briefing everybody on the team, all the key players, baker, page, moffa and andy mccabe and in that e-mail you say the dossier that you're now looking at that buzz feed is printing has differences from the one given to us by corn and simpson. earlier today i asked you who corn and simpson is. you wouldn't answer that. yesterday david corn tweeted out he's the corn in your e-mail. so the guy himself has identified himse

. >> at the time you were working with mr. ohrknow that he was meeting with representatives from fusion including glen simpson? >> may i consult with counsel? >> sure can. if you could hold my time. >> sir, i would like to answer your question. it's a short and easy answer question but at the direction of the fbi, i cannot discuss the content of theoperational matters. >> i appreciate that. at the time of meeting with bruce ohr, did you know that his wife worked for fusion? >> i believe the same answer. sorry about the time. sir again, i'm sorry. i'd like to answer that question but at the direction of the fbi because it relates to an on going operational matter, i can't. >> let's go to the e-mail. sounds like there's three copies but two different versions. the set you're examining and referencing to your colleagues you say is identical to what mccain has, referring to the dossier and cornyn and simpson, you won't tell me who the individuals are but that one is different. is that an accurate reading of your e-mail? >> it isn't. i

but you did not from mr. ohr? >> no. >> the fbi did get documents from bruce ohr?ou the fbi received material. brian: what was the important part of that jason? it's very important because the fbi has denied parts of this. the timing of this, july 31st. that is a core part of it. but the fbi has been iftdly telling congress that parts of these things did not happen. bruce ohr's wife worked at fusion gps. telling congress devin nunes and trey gowdy and john ratcliffe get to see behind the scenes why they are so concerned about it jim jordan was right on spot. he drew out probably the most important factual information from there. steve: it will be interesting to see what happens today behind closed doors. lisa page the other love birds up on capitol hill. i'm sure we are going to find out soon enough what she has to say. thank you for joining us today from utah have. a good weekend. >> thank you. steve: 7:13 in new york city. president trump days away from his meeting with vladimir putin. the president calling him a competitor, not his enemy. what kind of message do

information we got which was this, that bruise -- bruce ohr, up with of the top-ranking officials who is wife worked at fusion firm served as conduit, mrknowledged that the fbi received documents from bruce ohr that came from fusion. paul: well, that's a pretty big detail, suggest that is the fbi was working, you know, had the interlock here, fbi official with fusion gps? >> yes, it's new. hoab had acknowledged or divulged that before and also in part because this inserts the obama justice department into this too. it was clear that this was not handled simply through intelligence channels and there was back-door dealings which people have suspected. paul: bill, you were watching the hearing, what's your take? >> peter strzok tried to wrap himself and saying attacks on him, questioning of him was discrediting the fbi. that's not true. we have inspector general's report and andrew mccabe, top director may be indicted, people like peter strzok, andrew mccabe and lisa page brought disgrace, all at the top. in fact, as they handle investigations, they shut out the people in the field doing it. the real take away, peter strzok was a lining

information we got which was this, that bruise -- bruce ohr, up with of the top-ranking officials who is wife worked at fusion firm served as conduit, mrrzok acknowledged that the fbi received documents from bruce ohr that came from fusion. paul: well, that's a pretty big detail, suggest that is the fbi was working, you know, had the interlock here, fbi official with fusion gps? >> yes, it's new. hoab had acknowledged or divulged that before and also in part because this inserts the obama justice department into this too. it was clear that this was not handled simply through intelligence channels and there was back-door dealings which people have suspected. paul: bill, you were watching the hearing, what's your take? >> peter strzok tried to wrap himself and saying attacks on him, questioning of him was discrediting the fbi. that's not true. we have inspector general's report and andrew mccabe, top director may be indicted, people like peter strzok, andrew mccabe and lisa page brought disgrace, all at the top. in fact, as they handle investigations, they shut out the people in the field doing it. the real take away, peter strzok was a