Guys thank you and good morning everybody all Republicans now turning the tables on Democrats have a Russian collusion and multiple Clinton scandals
investigations piling up this hour
lawmakers focusing on the Obama administration
Hillary Clinton and former FBI director James Comey, so where does this all go?
It's a big part of our program today. Is we say good morning and welcome to America's newsroom
I'm Bill Hemmer Sandberg and good morning to you Bill. I'm Sandra Smith in short Congress has a lot of digging to do
Multiple new probes popping up in the last 24 hours
There are now five total active
investigations two House committees looking into the Obama Justice Department's handling of the Clinton email scandal
another House committee looking into that uranium deal with Russian investors under President Obama and both the Senate and House
investigation looking deeper into the notorious
anti-trump da CS speaking of that dossier the news broke 12 hours ago Fox News confirming that both the Clinton campaign and
the DNC helped fund that document
Meanwhile Republicans spreading across the media landscape last evening with all the same message. They want answers on
everything
We want to find out whether or not the FBI or DOJ or both had an investigation open investigation at the time
That this deal was approved basically it had to have approval from
Several cabinet level people including Secretary Clinton we want to know what those
Arrangements were what he knows that the public at large doesn't know and why he had this non-disclosure
Agreement in the first place is the FBI?
trying to not let
public know and the Department of Justice
Is not above scrutiny, and they're not above review
I've great respect for them
But they're not above scrutiny in 2016 and my opinion left a lot of unanswered questions for the department
congressman trey Gowdy
Prague Audi involved in almost all of these investigations is standing by but first we start with Peter Doocy
Live on Capitol Hill this morning Peter take us through all this
Sandra the congressional investigation into whether or not bribery or wrongdoing was ignored while the Obama
Administration was selling uranium to Russia was just announced yesterday
But Republicans here are already circulating a letter trying to show that they've been concerned about this for the last seven years the letter
addressed to then Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner
And it's dated October 2010 part of it says this quote
we believe the takeover of essential US nuclear resources by a
government-owned
Russian agency as would occur under the proposed transaction would not advance the national
security and interests of the United States for her part though former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says her hands are clean I
Would say it's the same baloney they've been peddling for years, and there's been no no credible evidence by anyone in fact
It's been debunked
Repeatedly and will continue to be debunked
Clinton's email server also getting a fresh look in a separate House Oversight Committee investigation announced yesterday including
Why Clinton was scrutinized more than Trump associates why the FBI decided not to charge Clinton?
Instead of letting the Justice Department handle that and the timing of everything
Oversight Committee Chair trey Gowdy says quote the committee's will review these decisions and
Others to better understand the reasoning behind how certain conclusions were drawn Congress has a?
Constitutional duty to preserve the integrity of our justice system by ensuring transparency
And accountability of actions taken but his Democratic counterparts on the Oversight Committee
Elijah Cummings and John Conyers are charging back
they say this new investigation is a massive diverse to distract from the lack of Russian of
Republican oversight of the Trump administration and the national security threat that Russia poses five new
investigations into Clinton or Obama
Almost a year after American voters
Decided that they want Prague Audi involved in almost all of these investigations is standing by but first we start with Peter Doocy
Live on Capitol Hill this morning Peter take us through all of this
Sandra the congressional investigation into whether or not
Bribery or wrongdoing was ignored while the Obama administration was selling uranium to Russia was just announced yesterday
But Republicans here are already circulating a letter trying to show that they've been concerned about this for the last seven years the letter
Addressed to then Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, and it's dated October
2010 part of it says this quote we believe the takeover of essential US nuclear resources by a
government-owned
Russian agency as would occur under the
Proposed transaction would not advance the national security and interests of the United States
for her part though former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says her hands are clean I
Would say it's the same baloney they've been peddling for years, and there's been no no credible evidence by anyone in fact
It's been debunked
Repeatedly and will continue to be debunked
Clinton's email server also getting a fresh look in a separate House Oversight Committee investigation announced yesterday including
Why Clinton was scrutinized more than Trump associates why the FBI decided not to charge Clinton?
Instead of letting the Justice Department handle that and the timing of everything
Oversight Committee Chair trey Gowdy says quote the committee's will review these decisions and others to better understand the reasoning behind how certain
conclusions were drawn Congress has a
Constitutional duty to preserve the integrity of our justice system by ensuring transparency and accountability of actions taken
But his Democratic counterparts on the Oversight Committee
Elijah Cummings and John Conyers are charging back
they say this new investigation is a massive diversion to distract from the lack of Russian of
Republican oversight of the Trump administration and the national security threat that Russia poses five new
investigations into Clinton or Obama
Almost a year after American voters
Decided that they wanted to steer the country a different direction
Sandra it's a lot Peter Doocy
Thank you
And as we mentioned Fox News now confirming that the Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee
Paid for the research that led to the so-called Trump dossier a source telling Fox the group Fusion GPS
was hired to put together the unverified dossier by attorney mark Elias a lawyer representing the DNC and
Clinton teams the revelations come only days after multiple leaders from fusion GPS repeatedly pleaded the fifth and
Refused to answer any questions
before the House Intelligence
Committee as we mentioned my next guest here now deeply involved in that hearing and deeply involved in all the unfolding matters trey Gowdy shares
The House Oversight Committee and sir welcome back here on America start newsroom. We got a lot to go through here, okay?
I want viewers to be able to follow it there's a lot to take in oftentimes you come on the air
And you say I don't have the answers. I have the questions all right so here are my questions for you today
Specifically in the Trump dossier that broke last night is connection to Hillary Clinton in the DNC
What do you need to know about that now based on what you what information you have
Bill it is relevant who paid for the dossier
It's much more relevant who to relied upon it so my focus has always been whether or not the Department of Justice and the FBI
Relied upon an unsourced
CI document to launch a counterintelligence
Investigation so I want to know whether the nation's premier law enforcement agency relied on a document that looks like the National Enquirer
Prepared it well. Can you answer that question today? Did the FBI rely on it or not you know bill
I I think I can but but I want to be able to prove it and the fact that the Department of Justice
Not the Obama Department of Justice the Trump Department of Justice will not give Congress
Access to that information on says a lot about why we are looking into the department of justice and decisions
they made and did not make we should not have to ask twice whether or not the FBI relied upon a dossier to launch a
Counterintelligence investigation you should ask two F's have to ask once
But we have not had a question answered even after the election last year the FBI continued to pursue this
for a period of time
What what does your hunch tell you as to why you will not get answers out of this Department of Justice
Oh, well, I don't like to rely on hunches, but since you asked nicely
I will tell you I think the FBI is very interested in preserving its
Reputation and frankly I am too
I want them to be well regarded, but but they can make mistakes like everyone else and if they relied upon an unsourced unvetted
Document to launch a really important investigation and use it in court filings
Then I think our country is big enough to handle that truth, but but they need to share that truth
And if they didn't rely upon it then they need to tell us that but so far
They haven't said one way or the other. Yeah, why has fusion GPS pled the fifth sir
Usually people plead the fifth when they think the answer is going to get them in trouble
The reason the story broke last night is because we took him to court bill as you know they pled the fifth or some hybrid
Fifth first privilege we took him to court that we're going to lose in court
Which is why you saw the leak last night the Democrats have been fighting us
Every step of the way to find out who paid for the dossier and whether or not it was relied upon
Yesterday they went 15 years back in time to talk about apartment leases and bank loans
But they're not interested in who paid for the dossier and whether or not it was relied upon
So I'll be back this morning in a skiff on the Russian investigation trying to get answers. I have three more questions
Hope you can answer the following
BuzzFeed broke this story in the weeks before the election last October on the dossier
NBC News has a major stake in BuzzFeed by way of NBC Universal
hundreds of millions of dollars by way of its parent company Comcast
What do you think of that and would you expect some sort of
retraction or clarification from
The legal part of those way above my paygrade
I will tell you this it was a witness yesterday that we interviewed and hypsi whose name is prevalent in the dossier and of the
Allegations made against him in the dossier. He testified under oath under penalty of perjury
Every allegation was false
So if you're a private citizen and someone is making false allegations against you and is publicized
And I think all that millions of dollars you made reference to with NBC
And they come in handy when they go to court on the uranium deal what questions seven years later
Remain about that as it relates to Hillary Clinton or the State Department or former President Obama?
It's not so much about Hillary Clinton for me
It is about whether or not Sophia's which is the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US had access to all the information they needed
Before they made a really important decision from a national security perspective
again if the FBI has an ongoing criminal probe
involving a fact pattern
And they don't share it with the decision makers who are deciding whether or not to sell
Percentages of uranium leases in this country that we have a problem
And I want to know what the FBI and the DOJ knew and who they shared it with final question
Do you think Robert Muller is the right?
Person to head up this independent counsel well when you consider his background with the FBI and when you consider
who worked under him and
Who you're investigating today?
bill I think this interesting
This is a really difficult
political environment that we're in I'm not sure you could find anyone not named Jesus that everyone would be happy with I
actually
unsatisfied with robert muller
And if they're questions to ask him about other matters when this probe is over be happy to do it, but investigations
they should follow facts, and it really shouldn't matter who's leading them the facts are what direct it, so I
Know i'm in a small group among republicans, but I actually have confidence. He's gonna reach the right conclusions for the right reasons and
That he'll have credibility with the American people when he's done so as of today
You're okay with Robert Mullin correct as of yesterday today and probably tomorrow unless something
Changes may dissuade me from what I think is a lifetime of a pretty solid service to our country
Thank you for your time sir traitor. Sorry the Republic from South Carolina will talk again. Yes
Bill will have more on all this coming up in the next hour with Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan
He sits on the Oversight and judiciary committee is his take on the unfolding investigations coming up at 10:00
Last night ten minutes past the hour Sandra there's more and president Trump. Heading to Capitol Hill
Yesterday to eat lunch she'll remember and talk tax reform with Senate Republicans many were
anticipating fireworks because of the president's escalating feud with outgoing senators Jeff Flake and bob Corker
The latter accusing the president of debasing the nation with his behavior and later stated
He will not be running for reelection the president hitting back on Twitter
Writing this the reason flake and corker dropped out of the Senate race is very simple
They had zero chance of being elected now act so hurt and wounded but despite all this GOP infighting
Lawmakers described yesterday's meeting as cordial
It was upbeat
He was light-hearted
He was funny as hell he picked different people out of the crowding in including John and said very complimentary things
If you saw this guy if this guy shows up a lot his numbers going to improve. He talked about his successes
What he wants to do he was relaxed he was a man comfortable in his own skin, and I enjoyed it
We'll have more on this coming up with someone who?
that lunch South Dakota Senator
John Thune joins us 12 minutes pass now President Trump getting ready for a major trip to Asia
Next month as the US Navy sends a clear message to North Korea the new developments today with
Retired four-star general Jack Keane here live to talk about that and we're now learning
What the four US troops who died died in midair may have been doing when they were ambushed will break down?
reports of their pursuit of a top Isis leader and an American widow of one of the fallen soldiers breaking her silence
Opening up about her own phone call with President Trump
I'm very grateful that he called and he spoke to the kids
And I think just the excitement from that made it a little better even a feel just for a minute
President Trump issuing an executive order on extreme vetting for Refugees the president signed it yesterday as his four month suspension on
Admitting refugees expired the order targets people trying to come to the u.s.
From 11 different countries the president has capped refugee admissions at forty five thousand for this fiscal year
Although the actual number allowed into the US could be much lower
Sixteen pass the next week early November President Trump is in Asia big trip there. It is Japan and South Korea and China Vietnam
US Navy now positioning three aircraft
carrier strike groups in the western Pacific ahead of this trip the USS Nimitz is joining us s Roosevelt and
Reagan already in the region, what does this mean Fox's military analyst General Jack keen let's get to this
What we're learning about Nazir in western Africa three carrier groups now. What do you read into that as a military man?
Well first of all two carrier. Groups is unusual. Three is very very unusual
then it certainly is
even with a presidential visit
We don't normally do something like that
But we I think it doesn't mean that we're going to go to war it what it does mean is
Its part
I think in my judgment just thinking about it is it's part of the overall strategy dealing with North Korea the
The president's strategy with what his national security team is to isolate North Korea and apply
Maximum pressure and to do that they said we're putting the military option back on the table
And then the main effort is to is to use diplomacy to cut off all trade with North Korea with
Countries 20 plus countries, and that's happening. They use China as a lever against, North Korea, and that is happening and
Also to keep convincing them that the military option is not rhetoric as it was during the Obama administration
That it is absolutely a real
Serious option that the United States will pursue. Yeah, so I look at it as part of the deterrence
That the military option is credible
Etc it doesn't mean that in the next two or three weeks. We're going to start
Some kind of military action against it. You know as you know mattis's running the shell on so many of these matters here now and
This is quite a message move to western Africa now now reports emerge
That these US soldiers were after an Islamic leader
in these year that would seem to make sense as to why they would have
these meetings in certain villages
Specifically Tonga Tonga in the day of October 3rd sir. What do you know? What can you add on that report?
Well, I really don't know anything more, but I mean just like anybody else
I think I'm delighted that general Dunford came forward and gave the American people what information he had to reduce some of the speculation
That's out there and certainly a lot of the misinformation, but when he used the term reconnaissance mission
You know that intrigued me a little bit because that the fact is is that?
We're training and assisting the Nigerian military
so they can go out and do missions and this was a
reconnaissance mission with the purpose of which a reconnaissance mission is to gather intelligence
And he didn't suggest it was a tribal engagement
mission
Which is to go out to villages and meet them and see what their concerns are etc?
he said
Reconnaissance and so there may be some validity to this report that as part a part of the mission was to determine
Where was this particular lead in others?
We also have found out in the last couple of days that this
This patrol that took place with at least the Americans participation in it they were new to the theater
This is their first a second patrol that meant that meant that they were new to that partners
And they were also new to the environment to a certain degree and that may play a role in in



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