here's a former agent lisa page texing strozk.ing maybe it should be the first meeting of the secret society. does that implicate -- indicate they were plotting something against the president? or a cheeky text. >> i thought it was sarcastic. tongue and cheek. sort of communication. between her and her friend. strozk. i don't think it has anything to do with nights templer or the elders of zion. or skull and cross. >> it's here in the text messages. don't believe it. it's the media the antitrump media out to get you. it's here's the proof. people at home are like oh yeah. none of it's real. it's not real. >> except to her point. what's real about this, is the attack on the justice system. we heard congressman talking about coups and we have secret society. all of which under mine the legitimacy of the fbi. and the effort it's trying to under take. and i think that is serious because there are fbi agents in the field who are risking their lives to do what they have been trained to do. and you have these congressmen and senators now

strozk is interviewing mike flynn.t's appropriate common sense wise to americans step back and say maybe there's something there. you lock at what they said about trump. the fact they said we need an insurance policy. we can't let the american people decide who's going ob the next people. we need an insurance policy. >> nobody said that. >> peter strozk said that. >> no he didn't. >> i'm afraid we can't take the risk. >> you're reading that in. >> he said. >> i have seen -- >> he says i can smell the trump supporters. that's a problem. so all we're saying this memo gives more context to this whole situation. >> jim, there's a difference between how people do their job. what you don't know it affected the investigation. they're are human beings at the fbi. they have personal positions. >> we know that. >> if we're dealing with general common sense. i have worked with the fbi for a long time. you have as well. the idea it's a would shock the conscious of most people. >> the rank and file. >> the page strozk. they were pr

the texts between strozk and page are damming.t's not republicaning who created the theory of a secret society. that was pages text message to her boyfriend peter strozk. it wasn't republicans that deleted five months of text messages. strozk and page were texting each other more than a high school cheer leading squad. there's a five month black hole. you don't find it interesting that the black hole starts right when obama launches the counter intelligence investigation in august and ends the day mueller is appointed? that's a really conspicuous time for that to occur. >> one by one. first the idea of the memo that nunes and his people put together on fisa and their concern. i have something that you should probably know by now. the democrats can't stop you from making it public. i don't know why this has taken so long. the president of the united states has power to classify and declassify. is there a process? yes. does he have to follow it? no. is he someone who seems suited to ignore that process? yes. and if a motivated membe

peter strozk and lisa page. kicked off the mueller team for alleged bias. ron johnson revealed that strozk and page recalled a secret society the day after president trump was elected. >> and he talked to manu raju. >> that is not my text. i heard -- you see the text. they used that. maybe we should have the first secret society. that's not my words. it's theirs. high level officials and the fbi meeting together off site. >> you don't know about what? >> no, i don't. >> context is important. we have some this morning on that phrase secret society. abc news obtained the full text. are you ever going to give out your calendar? seems kind of depressing. maybe it should just be the first meeting of the secret society. >> and thousands of phones resulting in the glitch with missing texts from fbi servers. >> we will see. i am very disturbed as is the general and everybody else that is intelligent. >> by the general, chief of staff general kelly. he does not remember asking andrew mccabe who he voted for in 2016. >> "the washington post" reported that the preside

chris: but then we saw the only text on this that page wrote to strozk.ght russian calendars as gag, seems kind of depressing, maybe it should be the first meeting of the secret society which led to this exchange. >> secret society within the justice -- >> there's a possibility. chris: final question, don't republicans hurt their credibility on real issues of bias when they make such a big deal about secret societies and coups? >> yes, republicans are the best i have ever seen of taking good facts and overstating them and changing the narrative. i don't know what they meant by secret society, i didn't use the phrase. it's fair to ask them. but if it were a joke, chris, then was it also a joke to mention the insurance policy, was it also a joke to talk about impeachment the morning after president trump won, was it also a joke to say, i have no interest in participating in investigation if he's going to be cleared, there's a pattern and republicans are better served by letting the texts speak for themselves, i have no idea what they meant by that, i don't

fox can confirm that flynn was befored by -- interviewed by peter strozk who is now accused political bias against the president. when flynn pled guilty in december to lie to the fbi, they told fox at that time, comey had told lawmakers different in the late spring 2017 just before he was fired. the bureau concluded flynn was confused about his conversations with the russian ambassador and not deliberately misled fbi agents. on the the comey firing the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein, recommended his termination. with these new fbi texts and the five months of missing texts, it leaves one whistleblower coming forward what was happening at the bureau, republicans are calling for comey to come back to the hill and deconflict the testimony he gave after he was fired. >> thank you so much. now let's bring in fox news politics editor and editor of half-time report chris. you been around washington for a while. you seen links. how do advise people to weigh them? i'm taking the position of just -- i read it all but i try not to get too invested in anything. >> we are literally trying

some exerts between lisa page and peter strozk appeared to look like a special prosecutor was moving in. the last thing you need us going in loaded for bear. response? agree agreed. >> the republicans have been using this issue to discredit the fbi. including a text by page suggesting a secret society wc b within the bureau. ron johnson is now backing off ichlt. >> -- backing off. >> senator, the comment of the secret society is in jest? >> it is a possibility. >> a possibility. not exactly strong enough there from the senator. the justice department inspector general informing lawmakers that a trove of missing messages has been recovered. forensic cotools were used to recover those. >>> melania trump unannounced. flying to west palm beach and mystery surrounding her travel. the reason for her florida visit not yet clear. also unclear whether the first lady is back in washington this morning. the first lady made an unannounced visit to the holocaust memorial museum in washington. mrs. trump was supposed to go to swi switzerland. >> there have been no public comments from the first la

another issue texts and missing texts between two top fbi officials peter strozk and lisa page.re kicked off the team for buy yiabias. a handful of texts released result in a secret society. >> manu raju asked ron johnson if it is a conspiracy theory. >> all i heard is -- you see the text. they use that. maybe we should have the first secret society. that's not my words. that's theirs. they were meeting together off site. >> you don't know about what sf -- what? >> no, i don't. >> abc news has obtained the full text. are you even going to give out your calendars. seems depressing. maybe it should be the first meeting the secret society. >> why release that? thousands of fbi issued phones were affected by the glitch that resulted in five months of texts missing from fbi servers. >>> in a huge break with tradition, steve mnuchin welcomed a weaker u.s. dollar. he was in davos. he says he is not concerned the dollar fell 10% last year. in fact, he said quote, it is good for us as it relates to trade and opportunities. mirchanda mnuchin clarified he is not worried in the short-term.

the justice department recovered texts between peter strozk beginning in december 2016 and said efforts messages are on going. catherine herridge joins us. >> just a short time ago fox news obtained a copy of this memo to the republican chairmans of the senate oversight. that

the justice department recovered texts between peter strozk beginning in december 2016 and said efforts to find more messages are on going. catherine herridge joins us. >> just a short time ago fox news obtained a copy of this memo to the republican chairmans of the senate oversight. that letter confirmed text messages were recovered after a forensic review. they were recovered by the inspector general who first discovered the anti-trump messages between peter strzok and reassigned fbi lawyer lisa page. this letter also suggests more phones may be involved. the inspector general has been investigating this matter and this week using forensic tools to recover text messages from fbi devices, including text messages between mr. strzok and ms. page that were sepb or received between december 2014 and may 2017. white house spokesman responded last hour on fox. >> we think the development is good. we want to make sure that as many messages are recovered as possible, and that the truth about political bias at the highest ranks of the fbi is made available to the public. >> reporter: earlier th

if you think you can read the strozk, page e-mails and say there's not a problem a prejudice there.there's some -- >> i want to thank everybody on the panel. chris cuomo will pick up the coverage after a quick break. p. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts for all-day, all-night protection. can you imagine 24 hours without heartburn? >>> breaking news the republicans seem to have found the counter to the russia investigation. and it puts the fbi and the democrats in the cross hairs. the memo they plan to release is just set up for what they hope will be a mass conspiracy of wrong doing at the highest level of law enforcement. all in alleged plot by the enemies of president trump. that's what they're selling. tonight i go one on one with minority

but he strozk was reassigned. he was taken off the investigation. there were consequences. though james comey said this is fine. we have this going relationship between the two. i think there were complicating factors. he got moved. i think we did see on the other hand -- i will say, that there seemed to be bias within the fbi, some people say within the new york office, against hillary clinton, that did tie james comey's hands and did force him into that late october 28th revelation. >> you have to root it out. people have opinions. we have always known this. the idea that the fbi sets up as a lefty organization i find hard to believe with my dealings with the fbi. that's neither here nor there. if we look at the context, secret society, one text. those guys went crazy. they learned the context of i ey we embarrassed. the missing text, a much better mystery. unknow. the i.g. said here are the texts. you guys didn't find them. nunes didn't find them it was an insignal investigation. said to you, rather, the texts aren't just missing for these two. they are missing for one o