wray: right.ffe: so to my illegal surveillance and point, changing evidence to conduct illegal surveillance is of fraud oninition the court, is it not? dir. wray: well, i certainly think it describes conduct as utterly unacceptable. rep. ratcliffe: it took place here. dir. wray: we have accepted and i have been clear about this. we have accepted every finding and inspector general's report. including some that were very painful to us as an institution. rep. ratcliffe: i appreciate. i know what you are trying to do and the difficult position you are in. i think the record is clear. i remain convinced that the prior administration weaponized the fbi for political motivations and purposes. i just wonder whether or not you will be able to put the genie back in the bottle. i wish you the best of luck. i yield back. >> thank you. the gentleman from california is recognized. you, andative: thank thank you, director, appearing today and what you do everyday. you,or those who work with thank them for what

wray: yes.counterterrorism is the number one priority of the fbi. rep. jeffries: and within that counterterrorism priority, domestic terrorism which leads to some of the hate crime incidents that we've seen, falls within that scope, is that right? dir. wray: yes. rep. jeffries: and i think each year the fbi releases a hate crimes statistics report, is that true? dir. wray: yes. rep. jeffries: and in the context of that report, i think you identify single bias incidents as an incident in which one or more criminal offenses are motivated by a particular bias, is that right? dir. wray: well, i haven't -- don't have the report in front of me, but that sounds consistent with my recollection. rep. jeffries: and is it fair to say that since 2017, there's been a significant increase in hate crime incidents here in america? dir. wray: between 2016 and 2018, there was definitely an increase in hate crimes reported, and i think we've reflected that in our reports. rep. jeffries: and so, a significant amoun

wray: yes. representative: i mean that is a concern for me, you know, continues to be a concern for me. the aclu reports that between october 2017 and april 2019, the f.b.i. ran over 152,000 facial recognition searches with its law enforcement database. however, the syracuse track database finds there were 10,541 new convictions in fiscal year 2019. can you explain the large gap between the number of face recognition searches and the number of convictions, is it not a sign of overuse without evidence of the technology's effectiveness? dir. wray: i try to be very careful only to opine or comment when i have the access to the underlying information. so i would have to look at the underlying reports to really have a view on that. i will tell you that when you asked before about warrants and so forth, i'm quite confident that the way we use facial recognition technology is fully compliant with the bill of rights and the constitution. representative: i would love to talk some more about that. i wante

director wray do your job.f you don't want to do your job step aside and let somebody else do it. >> absolutely. >> sean: 9% of these guys protect everybody. they deserve better. president had this to say about super patriot james comey. >> we have been going through this now for over three years. it was evil. it was corrupt. it was dirty cops. it was leakers and liars and this should never ever happen to another president ever. it was a disgrace. i had not fired james comey who was a disaster by the way, it's possible i wouldn't even be standing here right now. we caught them in the act dirty cops, bad people. >> sean: here with reaction, he is the head of the freedom caucus. congressman steve scalise, congressman matt gaetz is with us. i have got to say. the president thanked all of you and many of you, jim jordan, scalise, he loves matt gaetz, we already know all of that but i thought the way the president he joked with you steve scalise but he was thanking you and thanking everybody else because you guys fo

thank you, director wray, for being here. although we have a great deal of ground to cover today, nearly every topic we discuss will be linked to two questions. how is the fbi working to address some of the most serious threats to our nation? and when it falls short, how is the bureau working to correct its course and live up to our ideals? the fbi is filled with brave, devoted public servants who work hard to keep us safe from threats, both domestic and foreign, but it is clear that more work needs to be done to shore up public confidence in the pure rbureau. the fbi's jurisdiction is broad. the fbi is responsible for election security, criminal and counterterrorism investigations, our fight against domestic terrorism, and oversight of our public servants. i'd like to talk about each of these in a bit more detail. first, we are heading towards the 2020 elections. there is nothing more important than ensuring that each and every american has confidence in the integrity of his or her vote. as you have warned us, foreign attack

david: do we just wray. >> my father always said, talka cheap, don't tell me, show me. have to give it enough time, and communicate what changes you are making. we heard it in the speech, what will be the enforcement in the accountability measure, how will america know that change is working and effective unless it communicated, we know that fbi is not as transparent as they should be. >> and the fact tha fisa court decisions and hearing are sealed and secretive. this is back to area of bipartisan. republican on their end because of 2016, and concerns about the shame, work together, but it does not matter what wray does it matters what congress does in terms of the statutory authority for the courts to exist. they are part of arsenal of american government in a way that is ripe for abuse. this is area where congress could do something. >> i don't know if law enforcement needs to have this opportunity to surveil american citizens, i think -- i feel and a lot of people feel on the right like someone needs to be held accountable. basically, a lot of mistakes were made, yes

and director wray, thank you for being here. please pass on the appreciation of the women and men of the fbi. we appreciate your work under attack. we bring your attention to the crisis of american indian and alaska nativen women. the u.s. department of justice found native american women face murder rates more than ten times the national average and four out of five native women are affected today. it's a tragic reality and one we need to tackle with real solutions. the challenge we face today is that no one truly knows, not even the fbi who has jurisdiction on tribal lands, how many indigenous women go missing or murdered every year. there's no dedicated federal database designed to collect information and numbers we do have come directly from state and tribal law enforcement agencies. and neither are equipped with the tools necessary to support investigations. as a result, understanding the true scope of this crisis is nearly impossible. unfortunately in my home state of arizona, we're all too familiar with this tragic issue.

>> thank, you director wray for your service. thank you for being here today and also thank you to the 37,000 public servants that working your agency for the work they do every day. i represent the great state of colorado and in particular we are appreciate of the work you have done to thwart a number of attacks including at the synagogue in play blow, colorado that you mentioned. i want to give you an opportunity to clarify an earlier part of your testimony. the chairman had asked a question, and i think there was some confusion around your answer and so, with respect to a recent article that alleges the administration may be attempting to initiate politically motivated investigations to their political opponent, has the president, the attorney general or any member of the administration asked you to initiate an investigation into john bolton? i'm not asking whether or not that question would be proper or whether or not, if such a request was made, if you've initiated such an investigation, i'm simply asking if they ask you to

director wray, are tribal leaders going to be part of the task force where these protocols are being drafted and considered? >> well, the details about the task force are ones that are better referred to the department. i will tell you that i believe

. >> on wednesday, fbi director christopher wray testifies in an oversight hearing before the house judiciary committee. watch live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3, online at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio app. >>> the impeachment trial of president trump is coming to a close. >> face you in overwhelming evidence of the president's guilt and knowing if left in office, he will continue to seek foreign interference in the next

wray is meeting with the judiciary committee right now. he got in at about 10:00 this morning.ime for congress since that i.d. report admonished the fbi in december. as he said in the past, he regrets the way the fbi obtained five the warrants on former campaign aide carter page inspector general michael horowitz released at 476 page report. i want to read part of it. >> we did not find documentary or testimony of evidence that political bias or improper motivation influenced the fbi's decision to seek speefifteen authority on carter page." he did find errors, pointing out and attorney who authorized the document >> i'm telling you, thi reputation here in washington cannot be cleaned up until there are people who are held to account for the unacceptable actions here in washington. >> wray today promised major changes. >> i do not think anybody has carte blanche to bypass rules, and i intend to make it painfully clear that would not be acceptable in the fbi today. >> that being said, the fbi director defended the overall need for eight fisa warrant. listen. >> we need those auth

the fbi director chris wray talking about it earlier today. >> they're also targeting cutting-edge research at our universities. just last week for example, we announced charges against the chairman of harvard's chemistry department for false statements related to a chinese plan and a pla officer at boston university for concealing her military ties. they have shown they're willing to steal their way up the economic ladder at our expense. connell: terry terchi, former assistant director of counterterrorism at the fbi. terry, i thought this was, especially with trade, we've made progress, we've gotten phase one done, chris wray and the fbi certainly hasn't changed its tune. this is certainly a tough speech he came before the trade deal came out. what do you make of this with regard to china? >> director wray is right on target. people don't realize we read the headlines. we see the great talk about trade agreements. what these things do, big political developments, they facilitate operations of chinese intelligence services in america. and, whe

really, it goes way beyond chris wray saying this won't be repeated.ountability for what happened and i think it's not yet clear that chris wray is really a reformerrer. i think what we would like to see from him is help and progress investigating and answering that question, who exactly was involved in this. we saw in the inspector general's report, the report of an fbi lawyer falsifying a document to make it a appear that a trump campaign associate was a russian agent when in fact he was helping our government against russia. maria: that is one of the most damning, what kevin klinesmith did. he asks the cia, the fbi asked the cia is carter page an informant r, does he work with you guys, he sends the e-mail back saying yes, carter page works with us and kevin klinesmith just changes it completely and says no, carter page is not working with the cia. and that's what they hand to the fisa court to get the warrant to you spy on -- it's just outrageous. >> that's the allegation in the ig report and i think if chris wray is doing his job, he he's going to

on c-span3, fbi director christopher wray testifies at an oversight hearing before the house judiciary committee. that gets underway at 10:00 a.m. >> the clerk will call the role. >> my vote is no. and 17 no's.yes >> article one is adopted. >> pontius pilate afforded more rights to jesus than the democrats have afforded this president. >> you do not like the guy. he did not like him since november 2016. >> this president will be held accountable, that no one is above the law. >> the question is whether senator mcconnell will allow a fair trial in the senate. hour is over. the senate's time is at hand. make a choicewill about whether to begin the trial in search of the truth, or in the service of the president's desire to cover up. >> do solemnly swear that in all things pertaining to the trial of the impeachment of donald john trump, president of the united states you will seek impartial justice according to the constitution and laws, so help you god? >> since the president was sworn into office, there was a desire to see him removed. >> the impeachment of president trump. watch unfilt

on c-span 3 fbi director christopher wray testifies at an oversight hearing before the house judiciarycommittee that gets underway at 10:00 a.m.. >> c-span, your unfiltered view of government. created by cable in 1979 and brought to you today your television provider. [applause] >> now to the chamber of the u.s. house, first lady melania trump enters the gallery for president trump's third state of the union speech. in a night that he is facing a 4:00 p.m. vote tomorrow the u.s. senate on the two articles of impeachment but also a night where he's reached his highest rating as president according to gallup at 49 percent. live coverage of the state of the union here on c-span2. [applause] [applause] [applause] [gavel] madame speaker, the presidents cabinet. [applause] [applause] [applause] [inaudible background conversations] [inaudible chatter] [inaudible chatter] [inaudible chatter] .......

i haven't talked to chris wray since i left congress. those of us, ratcliffe and others, former federal prosecutors, we're not going to make it as a country if people don't have confidence in the fbi. it's been a bad four years with strzok and mccabe and baker, page, comey. it's been a terrible four years for the world's premier law enforcement agency. i didn't get to watch chris' testimony this week. i read some articles. some of my republican colleagues weren't that impressed with the changes that chris has outlined. but we're not going to survive if the american people don't have confidence in the fbi. >> martha: trey gowdy, thanks. >> thank you. >> martha: senator chris coons with a powerful message about prayer and the president. at liberty butchumal- cut. liberty biberty- cut. we'll dub it. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ skip to the good part with alka-seltzer plus. now with 25% more concentrated power. nothing works

wray didn't completely back down from political surveillance.l' to obtain you are vails veilans authority. >> a lawyer falsified information that went into a fisa warrant that very, very serious. with the director admitting there were serious problems, come on. liz: when we timelined it, when the dnc got hacked, the democrats went into action. the dnc and the hillary clinton campaign funded the steele dossier in the summer of 2016. then the fbi hid the information that the photo was internet rumor. it was even more misleading. >> they had information that was not properly vetted or looked at. >> you make a great point, look at the rico statute, it's for mobsters, but it can be used here. they misused it. that's the real story. i hope they look at it. liz: the reports coming in, they jumped a shark. thank you so much for watching. lou dobbs next on the fox business network. have a good evening. lou: the senate today acquitted president trump of both charges fabricated b d by congressional democrats to carry out the most egregious partisan attack

how will director wray figures this? that is a huge question. found 17 errors and omissions with the fbi applications to wiretap on the trump campaign. so i want to switch collins and senator lisa murkowski not buying the house democrats arguments to impeach the president. they're voting to to acquit. your final word on that. >> it shows how incredibly flawed the house process was. the own bipartisan vote will be a vote to acquit. democratic senators will vote to acquit. it shows you how immensely wrong the process was wrong in the house we got here. liz: sam dewey, great to see you. come back soon. >> thank you. liz: the head of the the dea ont works and what does not work when it comes to take care of our family heroes. case sorry report shows majority of voters in the battleground states do not like bernie sanders and elizabeth warren's health care plan. we'll debate allve that coming . obligated to put clients first. so, what do you provide? cookie cutter portfolios? nope. we tailor portfolios to our client's needs. but you do sell investmen

earlier this month, fbi director christopher wray raised racially and ethnically motivated violent extremists to the same threat level as isis. experts say the violence comes from more anti-immigrant sentiment in public debate. >> there's clearly a growing number of people, still a very small minority, that decide to take these rhetorical sentiments and translate them into violence.ter:arliers raie against islam, hoping to make hatred mainstream in a country still struggling with its painful past go a accusedt the them of planning attacks on mosques throughout the country. lester >> all right matt, thank you. >>> federal authoritie warning of the dangers of pointing a laser at an aircraft after a california highway patrol plane was targeted this week and a suspect was quickly arrested here's tom costello. >> reporter: it happened monday night. a sharp blue laser lighting up the cockpit of a chp plane near napa county airport. >> i'm still having residual effects with my left eye. i can feel that something has happened. >> reporter: pilot jan sears was on autopilot and quickly put on his prote

we have christopher wray, and i see the same crap. he may be special.ally special is the american people and this republic. and what they are doing right now is crapping all over them and getting away with it. >> that's why bernie sanders is doing well, too. lou: that's an interesting way to go out. good to see you. thanks so much. more on the coronavirus, testing our nation's medical systems dependency on chinese drugs, chinese medical supplies. are you kidding me? how in the hell did we get to this point? peter navarro joins us next. can my side be firm? and my side super soft? yes. with the sleep number 360 smart bed, on sale now, you can both adjust your comfort with your sleep number setting. can it help me fall asleep faster? yes, by gently warming your feet. but can it help keep me asleep? absolutely, it intelligently senses your movements and automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. so, you can really promise better sleep? not promise... prove. and now, during the ultimate sleep number event, save 50% on the sleep number 360 limited e

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the head of the fbi, christopher wray, made a comment at a public hearing, saying that maybe universitiesa lot of bit naive with what was happening with china. -- a billion dollars for ubs u.s. universities is a lot of money, but compared to what they are taking in intuition and other government money, it's not as much. it is still a big number and increasing. money from china ranked third among countries. what is the u.s. government trying to do in order to balance economic freedom and national security? about 30 years, the government has required colleges to report this data, gifts that are $250,000 or more annually. the government has said colleges have not been complying. they wanted to do a better job, want a little more robust data. of course, the colleges are reluctant to do that. they say they don't want to give individual names of donors, things like that,of course, thee reluctant to do that. and do not want to reveal trade secrets, if it is other entities giving the money, rather than individual donors. amanda: we have seen universities in the u.s. and elsewhere working closely

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he's critical of christopher wray, his own appointee, on twitter.t: the president also tweeted they say roger stone like to congress, but so did comey and he offered classified information and all most everybody other than good hillary clinton goes to jail and so did andy mccabe, who else lied to the fbi. fairness he questions. host: -- guest: is a grand jury doesn't return an indictment there's not a lot justice department can do. , heor the roger stone case got three years and four months. he's a political -- a longtime friend of president trump and an advisor to the campaign. he was charged with lying to congress into ties between russia and the trump campaign, witness tampering, and obstruction of justice. as your viewers probably know, his sentencing fight touched off a firestorm in this town. the prosecutors wanted nine years. bill barr and the justice department stepped in and gave him -- they wanted roughly three to four. and obama appointed judge gave roger stone three years and four months, she did not ask leslie say this but you could hea

. >>> fbi director christopher wray testified before the house judiciary committee to address justiceartment inspect or general report on fisa allegations. this is the second portion of the hearing after the committee returned following a short break.

earlier this month fbi director christopher wray elevated racially motivated violent violent extremismo a national threat priority. >> not only is the terror threat diverse, it's unrelenting. >> reporter: according to the anti-defamation league, domestic extremists were responsible for at least 42 deaths last year alone and 90% of those were linked to right-wing extremists. >> the violence associated with oups has surpassed thessed the violence associated with groups that we deem international terrorism groups here in the united states. >> reporter: the f.b.i. has now created a domestic hate crimes and terrorism fusion cell to investigate these cases, and that involves working undercover and tracking what suspects are doing online if, norah, there is evidence that they are planning violence. >> o'donnell: it's now one of the top threats. >> it is. >> o'donnell: all right, jeff, thank you. in north carolina, an intense search is under way today for a 15-month-old girl from tennessee who has been missing since december. her mother and grandmother are under arrest after giving police conf

you mayt it because as have heard that jim comey got fired and chris wray the game the fbi director.hris back when he was at the department of justice. certainogical at a point in time that he wanted to bring in someone no. he asked if i would step aside. >> one of the issues you dealt with was the san bernardino shooting. remind us of what that was a what was your role? >> this was a terrorist attack if i'm notcember mistaken. many people were killed and wounded. the information we had was that by an isisucted affiliated person or persons that claimed to be affiliated with isis. a terrorist attack in the united states. we realized that the perpetrators had, among other things, an iphone. an iphone, given how people use technology today, anyone's smartphone is likely to have a lot of information about that person's activities, their networks, contacts and so on. it seemed basic and logical that the fbi would want to get access to that person's iphone and so i led the fbi's legal efforts with respect to trying to do just that. >> what was the outcome? >> the outcome was that we went -

on c-span3, fbi director christopher wray testifies at an oversight hearing before the house judiciary committee at 10:00 a.m. the clerk will call the roll. [roll call] >> the article is agreed to. >> article one is adopted. afforded --has >> the president's crimes are impeachable. >> because you just don't like the guy. you haven't liked him since november 2016. >> this president will be how and accountable. no one is above the law. the question is now whether senator mcconnell will allow a fair trial in the senate. >> madam president, the house's hour is over. the senate's time is at hand. >> each of us will face a choice about whether to begin this trial in the search of the truth or in the service of the president's desire to cover up. >> do you solemnly swear that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of donald john trump, president of the united states now pending, you will do an impartial justice according to the constitution and laws, so help you god? >> since the president was sworn into office, there was a desire to see him removed. >> the impeachment of

james: i left the fbi in 2018 because as you heard, jim comey got fired and christopher wray became director. i stayed and worked for him a period of time. we worked together at the department of justice and it was logical at some point that chris wanted someone new and he asked if i would step aside and i said ok. peter: one of the issues you dealt with was the san bernardino shooting. gabby: yes -- james: yes. peter: remind us what that was and your role. james: this was a terrorist attack in 2015, december, if i am not mistaken, and many people were killed and wounded and the information we had was that it was conducted by an isis-affiliated person or persons who claimed to be affiliated with isis. it was a terrorist attack on the united states, and we realized that the perpetrators had, among other things, an iphone. an iphone, given how people use anyoneogy today, smartphone is likely to have a lot of information about that person -- activities, their networks, their contact. it seemed basic and logical that the fbi would want to get access to that person's iphone, so i led the fbi's le

i don't believe director wray, the fbi director, is a reformer.etween durham and barr it's our best hope. but i don't know. let's think about this, greg. the inspector general made a cripplele mall referral on the deputy assistant director and laid out the case, and it was rejected. the guy was taking money. he was going to dinners. he took sealed court documents and gave them to the media and they didn't prosecute him. when you have a simple easy case like that and you don't prosecute, what about something else? >> even the guy who literally altered documents. i bet you he's going to skate, too. that's my prediction. that's how it's going at the doj. there is no "j" in justice. florida bystanders were in the right place at the right time, saving a woman from a sinking car. several rush to pull a woman from her car after she suffered a seizure. one of the bystanders released the seat belt and pushed her out to safety. the driver is recovering in the hospital. coming up next, how robert mueller and his gang of angry democrats tried to threaten kt m

we have christopher wray, and i see the same crap. he may be special.ican people and this republic. and what they are doing right now is crapping all over them and getting away with it. >> that's why bernie sanders is doing well, too. lou: that's an interesting way to go out. good to see you. thanks so much. more on the coronavirus, testing our nation's medical systems dependency on chinese drugs, chinese medical supplies. are you kidding me? how in the hell did we get to this point? peter navarro joins us next. stay restless with the icon that does the same. the new rx. crafted by lexus. lease the 2020 rx 350 for $419 a month for 36 months. experience amazing at your lexus dealer. and now for their service to the community, lease the 2020 rx 350 for $419 a month for 36 months. we present limu emu & doug with this key to the city. [ applause ] it's an honor to tell you that liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. and now we need to get back to work. [ applause and band playing ] only pay for what you need. ♪ liber

we have christopher wray, and i see the same crap. he may be special.epublic. and what they are doing right now is crapping all over them and getting away with it. >> that's why bernie sanders is doing well, too. lou: that's an interesting way to go out. good to see you. thanks so much. more on the coronavirus, testing our nation's medical systems dependency on chinese drugs, chinese medical supplies. are you kidding me? how in the hell did we get to this point? peter navarro joins us next. ♪ limu emu & doug [ siren ] give me your hand! i can save you... lots of money with liberty mutual! we customize your car insurance so you only pay for what you need! only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ ♪we've got a long longe road way to go♪ ♪scared to live, scared to die♪ ♪we ain't perfect but we try ♪get along while we can ♪always give love the upper hand♪ ♪paint a wall, learn to dance♪ ♪call your mom, buy a boat♪ ♪sing a song, make a friend♪ ♪can't we all get along? (drumbeat) dear humans, this is an adoption campaign, but, it's no

further, two weeks ago, fbi drkter christopher wray testified before congress. he said, we face a diverse and increasingly dangerous terrorism threat and that the threat is unrelenting. he mentioned the particular concern of domestic terrorism carried out by racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists. he also mentioned the growing sophistication of cyber intrusions and state-sponsored espionage. border wall across the southern border addresses none of the concerns that fbi director wray as serious threats to our homeland. i'm a strong supporter of border security. acts taken by this administration to inflame the partisan divide do not make us safer. the recent deployment of special border operation forces to the interior of the country. and the recent decision to deny residents of new york, participation in dhs trust and travel programs come to mind as recent examples of whether resources are being used to protect the country or solely to make political points. the bottom line for me, as ranking member of this committee, is to ensure we're investing har

christopher wray needs to go, too. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following personal request. the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. lewis of georgia for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request s granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2019, the chair recognizes the gentleman, mr. schweikert, for 30 minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. my family accuses me of being incapable of speaking without moving my hands or without displays. we are going to see if we can do a little bit of both that we are good at. mr. speaker, about every week i try to take a block of time and come here and weak through both what i see happening math wise, what i see happening demographic wise. i know as soon as i use those words most anyone watching this is now falling asleep, but the math actually is important. i put this board up because i'm actually a believer there is a way to save the country from being buried in debt. there is a way that the next 30, 40 years can

i saw some of your back and forth with fbi director wray. what is your assessment of russia's efforts to undermine the election in 2020. >> that they never left. good afternoon. they are emboldened by what they were able to accomplish in 2016. that they tried to attack us in 2018 and that they're going to do the same this upcoming election. but they may have others on the playing field helping the president. it looks like he has asked china and ukraine to help him as well. so, i believe the fbi will do all they can to stop them and the cia and all our intelligence agency patriots. but if the person at the top is not making a priority f he's not putting the whole of government, every resource behind it, they are limited in what they can do and no one can listen to donald trump and the clips he played and believe he's someone serious about keeping foreigners on the sidelines when we go 92 ballot box to vote this november. >> and he's been given opportunities to take both comments back.back. he's never seized any of them. congressman schiff was

. >>> on wednesday, fbi director christopher wray testifies at an oversight hearing before the house judiciary committee. watch live at 10:00 a.m. eastern on cspan3. >>> during this election season the candidates beyond the talking points are only revealed over time. since you can't be everywhere, there's c-span. our 2020 programming differs from all other political coverage for one simple reason. it's c-span. we brought you your unfiltered view of government every day since 1979. in other words, your future. this election season go deep, direct and unfiltered. see the biggest picture for yourself and make up your own mind. >>> up next, a joint hearing on wildfires and their affect on the environment and energy infrastructure. we'll hear from representatives of utility companies as well as fire research and forestry analysts.

and so what i'm curious about is what does the fbi leadership say, will chris wray, the fbi director, ever provide any clarity about how this information is going to be vetted. it's quite possible that this agent, whoever is assigned to receive this information, will simply be in receipt mode and if the information is garbage then they'll handle it accordingly but right now people don't have confidence in the justice department and in the attorney general. >> yeah. well, thank you, carrie, thank you, shimon. we're living in some strange times. appreciate it. >>> we're moments away from the first votes in new hampshire. we're going to bring you the up to date -- the up to the minute results. and next, a big night for bernie sanders. we'll hear from his campaign. [ fast-paced drumming ] [ fast-paced drumming ] >>> senator bernie sanders has been rising a wave of momentum since he left iowa with a top two showing. will that momentum propel him to the top in new hampshire? i know one person who certainly hopes so, nina turner, a co-chair of the bernie sanders campaign. good to have you he

serious wray says is threats to our homeland. while i am a strong supporter of border security, the actions of administration to inflamed the partisan divide do not make us safer and make it difficult to get things done here in congress. recent nt deployment of special operations forces and to deny residents of new york in the trusted traveler programs come to mind as recent examples resources are being used to protect the country or solely to make political points. me, as tom line for ranking member of this committee, is to ensure in a hard-earned ing taxpayer dollars in programs that address the most serious threats to our country, not empty campaign promises. finally, i'd be remiss if i didn't mention security along border.hern last year we received the implementation plan for d.h.s. that lays out specific equirements across various d.h.s. components to improve the department's ability to facilitate safe, secure, and flows of cross-border traffic and secure the northern border against threats. seeking a commitment from you tod

republican lawmakers blast fbi director christopher wray's attempts to reform the fbi after the fbi fisae trump campaign. >> the what this is way in this report is way past constructive criticism that was a major royal screwup. i'm concerned you're not taking this serious enough. are you taking it serious enough? >> i'm telling you the fbi reputation here in washington cannot be cleaned up until there are people that are held to account for the unacceptable actions here in washington? liz: joining me now former fbi assistant director danny coulson. great to see you. >> thank you. liz: the fbi lied or misled at least 17 times getting fisa court wiretaps. did you hear this, republican jim jordan is talking about a new advocate position at the fisa court that would send transcripts of fisa proceedings to congress? >> that is all bad ideas. fisa worked for 40 years. until james comey came in with deceit, deception and problems with the constitution we had problems. we don't need an advocate at fisa court. congress considered that when they passed the legislation and rejected it. we don't nee

. >> i noticed an op-ed in "usa today" co-authored by chris wray of the fbi and bill barr.t know if it's an effort at rehabilitation off the topic that we have been talking but talking about the 2020 elections and the vote. i have to think this is ironic because the doing tore the 2016 election is the threat of the president hardly takes seriously, the interference by the russians. >> yeah. i'm glad you raised this. they really should be talking to their boss the president of the united states who first of all was working hard to get the government of ukraine to interfere on his behalf, on donald trump's behalf, in the 2020 elections and, of course, through our u.s. intelligence agencies under the bus when they concluded that putin and the russians interfered in the 2016 elections. the president has gone so far to perpetrate the putin lie that it was ukraine and not russia that interfered in 2016. i should also say this president, the administration is working hard to block bipartisan legislation that we have introduced to prevent interference in the elections and including

we are talking about a particular individual and i'm just saying, christopher wray seems to be builtthat same stuff, i don't get the impression that he is running to "the new york times" behind anyone's back to do this. >> melissa: everybody thought james comey was a good guy before. >> dagen: know, "the wall street journal" wrote an editorial when president obama named him president of the fbi, saying don't do it, he's a bad guy, he operates in the interest of one and that's himself, we can get the former investment banker on the phone, he can tell you there is a center for justice funded at the university of pennsylvania who was pursued wrongly by jim comey when he was a prosecutor, they should be called the anti-jim comey center for justice. >> melissa: plenty of people that went on television and said he was a good guy, my point is just that i don't think we know, that's what you're saying, we don't really know what any of these people are like and what they're doing and that kind of bring brings back my point, there is this feeling that there is not the same punishment for these

robert wray, one of the attorneys that defended the president in the impeachment trial defending these firings last night here on cnn. listen. >> is it really in anybody's interest under the circumstances to have the both of them there or either one of them there? you know, i just -- before we jump on the revenge bandwagon, seems to me it is time for everybody to move on. >> so what is it if it is not revenge? >> it is clearly revenge. i don't think everyone should move on, i don't think we should kind of wipe it under the rug. i think this is a classic instance where basically revenge in this case meant not only negative consequences for lieutenant colonel vindman's career but also the career of his brother, a loved one, a family member. this is something you would see in an authoritarian regime, not what should be happening here. and i also believe that again this will trigger backlash, not what the president is intending, but will send the opposite message to others to buck up and tell the truth. >> all of them in the white house are serving at the pleasure of the president. if the