comey and trump meet one-on-one, and comey tells the president-elect there is this allegation that in 2013 you were in a moscow hotel room with prostitutes, russian intelligence taped it all recorded it all. and you know the president is -- is stunned by this. and in the past comey has said that the only reason he did this was they wanted to tell the president like that this was out there that it might get reported in the press there is this crazy story about you that is out there. what we see in this new report is they meticulously planned this moment in which they would hit trump with this information. comey had met with his top officials and what they call "crossfire hurricane" team beforehand made a plan comey would immediately right down everything he could remember from this he went down to fbi vehicle, and there was a secure laptop waiting for him. he says that he started writing as vehicle began moving, went over to fbi headquarters in new york, and there was a secure video tell conference set up for him to talk with "crossfire hurricane" supervisors, plus top fbi officials ab

comey is point at mccabe and mccabe is pointing sat comey saying the other gave them the authority to leak. it was andrew mccabe to sent people to comey's house to pick up all the fbi materials and documents. that had to be an interesting psychological thing going on between the two of them where mccabe is saying give me everything you have got, and comey being arrogant. >> i think at that 0 point mccabe is not only in charge of the investigation. other interesting thing that goes on is mueller gets appointed and there is a lot of down side to mueller being appointed. between the two of us we probably spent hours cataloging it. but the interesting thing about it is that wests control of the investigation away from mccabe and the fbi. mccabe is running the investigation and probably wants to make it clear he's capable and fully ready to run the investigation. the other thing that's interesting about this, a couple days before comey was fired he testified in congress that nobody hadder in put political pressure on him to take a law enforcement step at the fbi. two days after he was remo

comey is point at mccabe and mccabe is pointing sat comey saying the other gave them the authority to leak. it was andrew mccabe to sent people to comey's house to pick up all the fbi materials and documents. that had to be an interesting psychological thing going on between the two of them where mccabe is saying give me everything you have got, and comey being arrogant. >> i think at that 0 point mccabe is not only in charge of the investigation. other interesting thing that goes on is mueller gets appointed and there is a lot of down side to mueller being appointed. between the two of us we probably spent hours cataloging it. but the interesting thing about it is that wests control of the investigation away from mccabe and the fbi. mccabe is running the investigation and probably wants to make it clear he's capable and fully ready to run the investigation. the other thing that's interesting about this, a couple days before comey was fired he testified in congress that nobody hadder in put political pressure on him to take a law enforcement step at the fbi. two days after he was remo

maybe comey had more hate and more venom. whether he used the 25th amendment toe remove a duly elected president of the united states for no reason at all. he is gainfully employed at fake news cnn.a perfect fit in. marriage in a heaven. joining us now with reaction, former u.s. attorney joe degeneva, former deputy assistant, full disclosure. i have actually asked him to help me out with some legal matters. nothing serious, nothing bad.noy broke bread with them because we're friends. joe, start with you. fundamentally, to me, this is now going to come down to one simple question. the evidence was there.they wer. the bulk of information. now, two reports confirm this,wf hillary clinton. to me, that is premeditated. comey definitely liedto presidet trump tower. the question now is, will americans seek equal justice you under the attorney general. >> joe: i don't have any doubt that bill barr is going to enforce the law and seek charges where they are appropriate. i think the upcoming report on the fisa abuses will show that mcc

paul: he's lucky he didn't have jim comey as his prosecutor, jim comey. what are we going to do next here? what are we looking for next? from the ig. >> this is definitely a sign that the ig is wrapping things up. i think it was really notable that he took the time to actually issue a report as long as this on just one aspect of comey's behavior. i think that suggests to us that when he does release his report, which i'm hearing is going to be in the next couple of weeks, his bigger reports looking at the fbi's broader counter intelligence investigation and the fisa process, that it is going to be very comprehensive and that we can expect that nobody just because they have a title or held an important rank or position is going to be spared from a lot of scrutiny. paul: this will involve looking into the fisa court, the warrants against the trump campaign ad vicar, ca carter pa. tensions in the middle east escalate as the israel, iran shadow war breaks out into the open. latest updates on hurricane dorian. ♪ ♪ paul: middle east tensions ratcheting up w

just when you think you've reached peak jim comey, there's more jim comey. there's a story breaking that they had a special employee with a special designation in the white house on the national security council. this guy is reporting back to the fbi. during the time this whole spying operation is going on. and he specializes in cybersecurity type stuff. you may be saying sho twb so, ts nothing interesting about that. he leaves the fbi after comey is fired and goes to work for a company that's contracted by buzzfeed to then go verify the dossier. and the person who takes his place, it's alinled, signed him back in the white house while he was working for the private company trying to verify the dossier. this is like a spy story for idiots. judge jeanine: signs him back into the white house when he's working somewhere else and he's there to verify the dossier? >> yes. not just that he's working somewhere else. he's working for a company there to verify the dossier while he was detailed inside the white house before. i mean the comey saga never ends. like this

paul: he's lucky he didn't have jim comey as his prosecutor, jim comey. what are we going to do next here? what are we looking for next? from the ig. >> this is definitely a sign that the ig is wrapping things up. i think it was really notable that he took the time to actually issue a report as long as this on just one aspect of comey's behavior. i think that suggests to us that when he does release his report, which i'm hearing is going to be in the next couple of weeks, his bigger reports looking at the fbi's broader counter intelligence investigation and the fisa process, that it is going to be very comprehensive and that we can expect that nobody just because they have a title or held an important rank or position is going to be spared from a lot of scrutiny. paul: this will involve looking into the fisa court, the warrants against the trump campaign ad vicar, ca carter pa. tensions in the middle east escalate as the israel, iran shadow war breaks out into the open. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. i wis

may be comey had more hate and more venom. whether he used the 25th amendment to remove a duly elected president of the united states form no reason at all. he is gainfully employed at fake news cnn. joining us now with reaction, former u.s. attorney, former deputy assistant, full disclosure. i have actually asked him to help me out with some legal matters. nothing serious, nothing bad. we are friends. all right. joe, start with you. fundamentally, to me, this is now going to come down to one simple question. the evidence was there. the bulk of information. now, two reports confirm this, was the dossier of hillary clinton. to me, that is premeditated. comey definitely allied and lied to president-elect. the question now is, will americans see equal justice customer you know the attorney general. >> joe: i don't have any doubt that bill barr is going to enforce the law and seek charges where they are appropriate. i think the upcoming report on the pfizer abuses will show that mccabe, comey and others engaged in. >> sean: let me

paul: he's lucky he didn't have jim comey as his prosecutor, jim comey. what are we going to do next here? what are we looking for next? from the ig. >> this is definitely a sign that the ig is wrapping things up. i think it was really notable that he took the time to actually issue a report as long as this on just one aspect of comey's behavior. i think that suggests to us that when he does release his report, which i'm hearing is going to be in the next couple of weeks, his bigger reports looking at the fbi's broader counter intelligence investigation and the fisa process, that it is going to be very comprehensive and that we can expect that nobody just because they have a title or held an important rank or position is going to be spared from a lot of scrutiny. paul: this will involve looking into the fisa court, the warrants against the trump campaign ad vicar, ca carter pa. tensions in the middle east escalate as the israel, iran shadow war breaks out into the open. open. open. i can't believe it. that sophie opened up a wormhole through time? (speaki

super patriot himself jim comey. the aclj lawsuit seeking documents around comey's efforts to literally plant spies starting after the inauguration inside the trump white house to monitor the trump administration for comey and report back to him. that would be the same jim comey who infamously said, we don't spy, but yet he signed three of the four or five applications ta applications to spy on carter page and, of course, that being a backdoor into all things candidate trump president-elect trump and then president trump. we c now know james comey is an absolute liar, he lied to a fisa court, it was premeditated and he warned in advance. it was an unfair unverifiable dossier with the bulk of application used on the application. all three that he signed. we know he lied to president-elect trump and after he sent the first fisa warrant,d said the dossier was salacious but unverified. but he signed off on the application three separate times both before and after telling the president that it's not verified and when he

paul: he's lucky he didn't have jim comey as his prosecutor, jim comey. what are we going to do next here? what are we looking for next? from the ig. >> this is definitely a sign that the ig is wrapping things up. i think it was really notable that he took the time to actually issue a report as long as this on just one aspect of comey's behavior. i think that suggests to us that when he does release his report, which i'm hearing is going to be in the next couple of weeks, his bigger reports looking at the fbi's broader counter intelligence investigation and the fisa process, that it is going to be very comprehensive and that we can expect that nobody just because they have a title or held an important rank or position is going to be spared from a lot of scrutiny. paul: this will involve looking into the fisa court, the warrants against the trump campaign ad vicar, ca carter pa. tensions in the middle east escalate as the israel, iran shadow war breaks out into the open. -their béarnaise sauce here is the best in town. [ soft piano music playing ] mm, uh,

james comey said, i went in, mccabe says he doesn't need a lawyer, comey says i got in there before the administration was settled and so i could take advantage of the situation. these are the people that are running our federal bureau of investigation. that is not very good for the american people, and i'm glad the president took the action he did, fired james comey. >> sean: one last point. when he said salacious and unverified in january 2017, in october 2016 and after january 2017, he said it was verified. wow, he lied. jay, thank you. when we come back, fake news cnn coming to the defense of their liar and leaker, andrew mccabe. shocking. joe digenova, victoria toensing, mark meadows, next. also tonight, the great one, mark levin. we talked to him earlier. he is on fire. buckle up. ♪ ♪[upbeat music] ♪now i'm gonna tell my momma ♪that i'm a traveller ♪i'm gonna follow the sun transitions™ light under control™ new transitions™ gen 8™ lenses ask your eye care professional today and learn more at transitions.com ♪ >> sean: all right, fake news cnn's newest hire, the

super patriot himself jim comey. the aclj lawsuit seeking documents around comey efforts to literally plant spies starting after the inauguration inside the trump white house to monitor the trump administration for comey and report back to him. that would be the same jim comey who infamously said we don't spy, but yet he signed three of the four or five applications to spy on carter page and of course, that being a backdoor into all things candidate trump, president-elect trump and then president trump. we now know james comey is an absolute liar and lied to a fisa court from a premeditated and warned in advance. it was an unfair apply it -- unverifiable dossier with the bulk of application used on the application. all three that he signed. we note -- we know he liked to president-elect trump and after he spent the first fisa court, the dossier was salacious but unverified. but he signed off on the application three separate times both before and after telling the president that it's not verified and when he signed t

this one, barr let comey liking, this is where combative gets the inspector general to say comey you swore to a judge and you chief frauded the fisa court. you were the head of this cabal that was to bring down a president. what do you think it's going to say? >> we'll have to wait and see. a couple things i hope happens. i hope chairman cummings and chairman nadler at least allow us to have a hearing on the findings. i hope we have a hearing. spec we'll just have to wait and see. i know this. bill barr, the attorney general, he's look at what needs to be classified and what doesn't. bill barr starts from the right premise. remember what he said to the senate finance committee. he said there was a failure of leadership at the upper echelon of the fbi. then he used two terms that should scare us to death. he talked about political surveillance and unauthorized surveillance. so he starts from the right premise and we look forward to that investigation and that report at some point in the future as well. judge jeanine: i have to thank you, congressman jordan. if not for you and the free

the interim director after jim comey was fired and mccabe was jim comey's right-hand man and he was trusted to oversee some of the highest profile cases in the bureau and in the country. in 2018 andrew mccabe was fired. why? for lying and for leaking. the doj inspector general issued a seething rebuke of the firing of the director and it was determined that he lacked candor. that is what was determined. then andrew mccabe lacked candor including under oath on multiple occasions in connection with describing his connection to disclosure to "the wall street journal." the ig also accused mccabe of leaking sensitive information to the press and blaming the leaks on other people, including "mccabe violated the fbi and the department's media policy and constituted misconduct." as you can see, mccabe's character is anything but sterling. a perfect guy for fake news cnn. he also played a vital role in the fraud against carter page, proving warrants that relied on the dirty dossier. mccabe infamously saying no fisa warrant. he told the committee, no surveillance warrant. would've been sought from th

after comey was fired that made him director. you may remember one of the things that happened right after trump fired james comey, literally two days after, that was that just by coincidence there happened to be scheduled a big intelligence hearing, an annual oversight hearing on worldwide threats. this is a hearing that happens every year. and it's always a big deal hearing. you get the head of the cia, head of the nsa, head of the fbi. they give you this big picture dramatic view of american national security threats and american efforts to counter those threats. the problem was when this happened in 2017, the problem was the fbi director had just been fired by the president under absolutely bonkers circumstances. just 48 hours earlier. and so now the new guy, right? two days on the job. had to go do that very high-profile hearing. and he did it. it was very, very tense for everyone involved. new mexico senator martin heinrich started off his questioning to andrew mccabe that day asking mccabe about his recent interactions, hi

why the prosecuting james comey? it can he be sued for his part in destroying the left and reputation of general michael flynn, former national security advisor, and others? check, how do you answer robin? >> i don't think there's any lawsuit there, -- by flynn, because the prosecution of flynn was going on over here without this activity that's talked about in the ig report. and they're not prosecuting him because whatever he did with the classified information never reached the level of -- first of all, it's a very tiny amount i think they were discussing, about six words involving a very low level of classification, so this president's justice department is exercising its discretion not to prosecute that. i think what this shows though is looking ahead to future investigations that are still coming down the road by this ig, ig's tend to issue critical reports. they find things, because that's what they are in business to do. >> chris: sort of like special counsel stu. >> exactly, so it gives me the idea that this

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because mccabe said comey knew about all these things, comey disputes that. we have some of the swamp creatures chewing on each other for once. >> last night there was this big democratic debate. the byword never came up, impeachment. there was this attack by julian castro on joe biden when he went too far on age. mika brzezinski had an interesting take. i want to get your reaction on that. >> a lot of incredible moments, joel, including -- well, i think a real low blow. i'm going to have to say it was matt gaetz level. castro versus biden, went after the former vice president. >> ed: msnbc's as you take the low road, sir. >> it wasn't matt gaetz level because it was not interesting, innovative, or effective, it was mika brzezinski level because most people they seem to be doing bad in the ratings, if you're not on one of the coastal areas, so maybe they have to try to gin up a fight with me but i'm focused on serving the folks in florida's first congressional district which, by the way, joe scarborough used to represent. >> ed: i mentioned the letter i word,

james comey decided his world order. his sense of what was right and appropriate allowed him to ignore fbi regulations. >> when i read the report what i saw was an individual, an employee of the federal government deciding to act on his own to release these reports, to his lawyers, his attorneys as well as to a friend who leaked it to the media. it appears he got a taste of his own medicine when he made that big speech about hillary clinton using classified information carelessly, and so forth. at the end of the day he did violate the procedures of his employment. it should not be prosecuted. i agree with mr. barr on that. but at the same time mr. comey was acting on his own trying to get this information out which plawtsably was a violation. chris: we asked for questions from the panel. and robin wrote in. why aren't they prosecuting james comey? can he be sued for his part in destroying the rep tietion and life of general flynn and others? >> i don't think there is any lawsuit by flynn. the prosecution of flynn was goi

the ig said that comey is at a dangerous example to the entire fbi and then he added this, comey's own personal consumption of what was necessary is not an appropriate basis for the policies and agreements governing the use of fbi record. the ig states we found no evidence that comey or his attorney released any of the classified information contained in any of the memos to members of the media. so to quote a favorite sports show, big deal, little deal or no deal? >> pretty big deal. first of all the argument that you heard advanced by mr. comey in his testimony in 2016 was utterly dismissed as being invalid. >> it was not a plausible argument at the time and blown up by this report. it's worth remembering that the reason why he leak this information through a friend to the near times that was the subject to much of this, to trigger the investigation they came to pass by the independent counsel robert mueller. so they had been other questions raised whether it was legitimately based or not whether improper conduct within the course of it. this only adds to the suspicion that the whole

just last month, horowitz reported this about comey, quote, former director comey failed to live up to this responsibility, by not safeguarding sensitive information obtained during the course of his fbi employment. and by using it to create public pressure for official action, like, creating a special counsel. comey set a dangerous example for the over 35,000 current fbi employees. yes, he did. and not such a good example for 330 million americans who happen to live here. there were also two criminal referrals by senator chuck grassley and the left's latest attempt to derail supreme court justice brett kavanaugh and to intimidate the supreme court of the united states. neither of those criminal referrals have been charged. why is the justice department apparently so uninterested in justice when it comes to their own? well, joining us tonight congressman louie gohmert who serves on the house judiciary committee, a member of the house border security caucus and the influential freedom caucus and a great american. congressman, great to see you. >> great to see you, lou. lou: i have to as

has declined to prosecute comey in connection with horowitz's referral on comey and how he violated department policy by leaking various non-classified and classified materials. he leaked the classified materials to his own attorneys. but there was something else that came out at the hearing yesterday. a couple of the congressmen asked horowitz if he would look at or assess a new referral from them having to do with inconsistent testimony that comey allegedly made under oath at the congress and i can say that horowitz said he would certainly look at it and assess it. i would say it's very difficult to successfully prosecute somebody just based upon inconsistent statements they made under oath. there is one statute -- that's okay. >> bill: mark meadows, we asked him specifically about that last hour. is there an explanation for the inconsistency meadows was talking about or did james comey lie? here is part of his answer. >> james comey actually said that nothing that happened actually affected the investigation. and then we see in the inspector general's report that some of the conversations t

news on capitol hill tonight why might jim comey be in new trouble? uh-oh. and why don't democrats want to testify about potential fisa abuse? catherine herridge brings up the details. also, climate change is becoming a religion, literally. nbc news asking the public to share their climate confession. i think we all have some in the studio. ralph reed reacts to the newfound faith. plus, it is wednesday so it's time for "seen and unseen" with raymond arroyo. what do the attacks on sean spicer's dancing really reveal about the president's enemies? a singer goes to war with his own gender. but, first, the war against men. that is the focus of tonight's angle., the theory of toxic masculinitys and workshops and fen anyone symposiums. but now that mind-set has infected almost every area of the culture, the businesses schools, and now, of course, our politics. well, dismissing and even demonizing the contributions of men throughout the history has become oh, so inspiring. or at least, elizabeth warren thinks so. >> i have wanted to giveve this speech right here, a

if you are james comey how are you feeling right now? >> i would be worried. looked like he was in the clear because doj refused, rejected the criminal referral from the ig from his leaking of sensitive information but now apparently there's going to be a criminal referral over the fact that he told two different stories. according to mark meadows he told the house he did not leak those memos to spur the appointment of a special counsel but the ig report says that is what he told the ig. he can't keep his story straight between congress and the ig. rob: if they are not going to go after the leaking of it you would think they would prosecutor for lying about leaking? leaking the worst crime or am i wrong? >> lying is easier to prove. he told two stores, one to congress and one to the ig, he could be prosecuted for lying to congress the same way michael:was. >> what could he be up against? >> if the referral happens and that has to happen first. mark meadows said he will send a referral over the ig, the ig has to investigate, it will be relatively easy to do, th

comey bragged about, what? setting up a 33-year veteran. this is mr. super patriot, 33-years, many of those years in combat, this is how we're going to treat such a man of distinction that served this sucountry? take a look. >> you look that the white house now the and it is hard to imagine two f.b.i. agents up in the state room. how did that happen? >> i sent them. [laughter] something i probably wouldn't have done or gotten away with i, a more organized administrationr example or the obama administration in both those administrations there was process so if the f.b.i. wanted to send agents into the white house itself to interview a senior official, you would work through the white house counsel and there would be discussions and approvals. i thought, it's early enough. let's just send a couple guys over. t' probably wouldn't have gotten away with it. there is the fbi director, after his deputy said, no, no, no, you don't need a lawyerbut it ri believe tergation that would be denying somebody their constitutional rights and miranda rights and bragging

that was comey lacking candor. but that didn't result in -- well, it didn't result in a referral but it doesn't seem like they're moving forward. why is this taking so long? and we'll get to fisa next. i have concerns about what the outcome will be. >> you know, sean, there was a trial in d.c., what, last week, and former white house counsel greg craig was found not guilty in what was a quick jury verdict. these are tough cases. it's harder than it might appear to convince 12 people of anything. i used to have to do it for a living. it's tough. you've got to dot every i and cross every t and it's more difficult if it's a high-profile defendant. if they go forward with mccabe, you can rest assures that's going to be a tough trial. we don't want the united states government going to trial and losing on a regular basis. they lost to greg craig. that's not good. if you're going to go to trial, you need to win. >> sean: you never lost a case as a prosecutor. you're so good at what you do. here is my question. we now kno

what we heard about comey, the most narrow probe there is, him and his personal memo. coming up next the ig will be broader but durum will have broad access to a lot of information about the origins of the trump probe and the experienced prosecutor, i want that stuff in his hands, not politicians hands. in durum's hands to figure out what the fbi was doing and they played by the rules. shannon: do you think the findings will be respected? it seems whatever rolls out whether it is mueller or william barr or the ig both sides want to claim victory and say it proves their point. >> mister durum has a good reputation. even mister comey said he would respect whatever the ultimate conclusions are, he welcomed the investigation and amazing authorities and powers congress and the executive branch of given to them that should be scrutinized but let's let them figure out the investigation and let those findings come out before we start prejudging. shannon: thank you for joining us. breaking news, donald trump's newest plan to pay for the border wall up next. you should know abou

that was comey lacking candor. but that didn't result in -- well, it did result in a referral, but it did seem like they're moving forward. why is this taking so long. we'll get to fisa next. because i have some concerns about what the outcome will be. >> uh you know, sean, there was a trial in dc, what, last week? and former white house council greg craig was found not guilty in what was a really quick jury verdict. these are tough cases. it is harder than it might appear to convince 12 people of anything. i used to have to do it for a living. it's tough. you have to dot every i and cross every t, it's more difficult if it's a high-profile defendant. so if they go forward with mccabe, you can rest-assured, that's going to be a tough trial. we don't want the united states government going trial and losing. they lost to greg craig. if you're going to go to trial, you need to win. >> sean: you never lost a case as a prosecutor. that's why you're so good at what you do. here's my question. we now know -- i can give yo

comey statement to horowitz. >> on finding just a number of irregularities. so would it be appropriate if ranking member jordan and i were to refer those inconsistencies to the ig and if we did that, with the ig look at those inconsistencies? >> it is certainly appropriate for us. >> and other house republican pressed borowitz on finding comey was a leaker who violated fbi policy sending a dangerous example. >> our concern was empowering fbi directors, frankly, any fbi employee or any law enforcement official with the authority to decide they would not follow establishments and procedures. >> do you know with any fbi director in the past who's had a normal prosecution? not as i see her today. >> the testimony before the house and senate stander with major ig investigation. horwitz said he had not heard directly from the chairman of the democratic led over health site and judiciary committee. >> chairman nadler about the comey ig report you released a few weeks ago? no, i'm not. have you been approached at all by the chairman of those respective committees? >>

christopher steele during the presidential transition would be another red flag coming as then james comey brief president elect trump on dossier most salacious allegations and senior justice department official says fbi hand her of the personal and political bias against trump. but the tbifer doj reveal on work to obtain and renew surveillance warrants to monitor a former trump aid and fired his legal team who negotiates the plea deal from lying to federal investigators and newly attorney says that retired generals was pressured to cut a deal to protect his son. >> well, when you put together the fact that mister -- mueller got the letter authorizing him to target michael flynn jr. and ceased michael flynn jr. computers and electronic device an those thing it is not too hard to imagine that might have happened. i don't to speak now to things that are not a matter of public record. but stay tuned -- >> fox news reached out to british academy here in washington tonight. they were responded and said if they have had anything to offer, about the letter warning about christopher steele they wo

and comey seem -- >> the ig said that comey was quote a dangerous example. let me correct myself. this is why sources are saying this is worst than watergate. fisa warrants are super powerful, meant to stop terrorists. not to spy on campaigns. this is what they are saying. you have to articulate and verify -- let me back up. you have to verify what is a justification for fisa warrants. so what was the justification for a warrant to spy on the trump campaign and people like carter page? what proof do they have that he was a foreign agent? because if they don't have it, they're in trouble and this really is worse than watergate. >> right, well, remember, that the fisa applications have been partially disclosed but there's huge gaping holes from the redactions that we have to know about. and then the follow up question is who knew that there were mischaracterizations taking place, if there were, about the steele dossier, for instance. why was bruce ohr still meeting with steele after he'd been fired as an informant? what levels of doj and fbi looked the other way because they wanted

this was a dangerous example set by comey, according to the ig. the memos had sensitive but not classified information, some of which he leaked to the new york times through intermediary. what do you make of the way in which this has been characterized by the press? >> he did mishandle classified information. he leaked sensitive information. the memos did contain classified information. he kept them in a way that was not what the fbi would like it to be. >> were they categorized as classified at the time? >> the issue being he leaked sensitive information. >> yes. >> he mishandled classified information including sharing it with people who were not authorized to see it. this report was so interesting in part because inspector general reports are usually pretty boring. this is the second report where the inspector general has really come out hard against james comey and his way of operating. what 's interesting the media portrayal of comey over the years, but when it comes to actual evaluation of his work, he's considered dangerous. he was said to

you don't hear a lot from democrats when it comes to james comey. an interview with ed henry on "fox and friends," here's a portion of that. >> the report, you'll have to ask the attorney general about what is going on and mccabe, what he has done is despicable but we will see what happens and where it all goes. a lot of things happening but we will see what happens. heather: joseph, you get the last word. >> the department of justice is there to enforce the law but we have a sitting president of the united states that doesn't believe in the rule of law. it is important to think about what the department is set to do. >> we have 3-year-olds going up to discover their words were not mother or father but bob mueller or impeachment. the notion this idea has not been discussed is ridiculous. the american people are more concerned with what is happening in the department of justice and if democrats understand that there will be heartache in november 2020. heather: thanks for joining us, we appreciate it. the time is 20, 25 until the top of the hour. just

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