LAWMAKERS CONCERNING THEIR
LATEST REQUEST FOR DOCUMENTS,
REQUESTS THAT HAVE BEEN IGNORED
AND STONEWALLED THROUGHOUT.
OUR FIRST GUEST TONIGHT IS ONE
OF THOSE LEADING THE FIGHT
AGAINST THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE AND FBI EFFORTS TO
UNDERMINE THE CONSTITUTIONAL
AUTHORITY OF CONGRESS IN ITS
OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES.
JOINING US TONIGHT IS
CONGRESSMAN JIM JORDAN.
HE SERVES AS A MEMBER OF THE
HOUSE JUDICIARY AND OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEES.
ALSO A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE
FREEDOM CAUCUS.
CONGRESSMAN, GREAT TO HAVE YOU
HERE.
>> GOOD TO BE WITH YOU.
LOU: IT APPEARS THAT YOU HAVE
SOLVED PART OF THE PUZZLE.
>> YEAH.
LOU: THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
WILL RESPOND TO THREATS OF
CONTEMPT CITATIONS AND
IMPEACHMENT AS DELIVERED BY
CHAIRMAN NUNES.
>> WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS
TOMORROW, IF IN FACT THEY GET TO
SEE THE DOCUMENTS THAT CHAIRMAN
NUNES HAS BEEN REQUESTING.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS AT LEAST
A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE PATTERN
AND THE FACT THAT WE'VE SEEN FOR
THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS WHICH IS
DRE
DEE
DELAY, TAKE YOUR GOOD OLD TIME.
REDACTING INFORMATION.
IT'S ALWAYS LIKE PULLING TEETH
WITH THESE GUYS AND IT'S
FRUSTRATING.
THE EARLY INDICATIONS ARE THAT
MAYBE WE'RE MOVING SOMETHING IN
THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
LOU: AND THERE IS SOME REPORTING
THAT THE WHITE HOUSE AGREED WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IN
CORNS
CONCS
CONCERNS ABOUT METHODS AND
SOURCES BEING REVEALED IN THIS
ONE INSTANCE, AT LEAST IT
APPEARS TO BE ONE INSTANCE.
BUT THAT IS THE SAME ANSWER THEY
ALL PROFFER.
>> TAKE THE COMEY MEMOS.
YOU CAN'T SEE THEM.
WE GET THEM AND THERE WAS
NOTHING CLASSIFIED IN THERE.
THIS IS THE PATTERN THAT THE DOJ
HAS.
THE RUN OUT THE CLOCK.
THEY'VE TOLD US JUST WHAT WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE LOOKING AT,
APPROXIMATELY 46,000 DOCUMENTS
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO SEE.
TO DATE WE'VE RECEIVED 9,000,
OVER SEVEN MONTHS.
AT THAT PACE WE'LL BE WELL INTO
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S SECOND TERM
BEFORE WE GET THE INFORMATION
THAT WE'RE ENTITLED TO SEE AS A
SEPARATE AND EQUAL BRANCH OF
GOVERNMENT.
LOU: SPEAKING OF THE DOCUMENTS,
THE SCOPE MEMO AMONG THEM, THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
REJECTING -- WELL SITTING ON
REJECTING YOUR DEMAND TO PRODUCE
THE ROSENSTEIN MEMO, THE
AUGUST 2nd MEMO, WHICH WAS
AFTER THE FACT JUSTIFICATION FOR
WHATEVER HAD TRANSPIRED BETWEEN
THEN AND THE OUTSET OF THE
SPECIAL COUNSEL ON MAY 17th.
>> YEAH, LOU, I THINK THIS IS
REAL IMPORTANT.
MR. MEADOWS AND I SENT A LETTER
TO THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ON
APRIL 9th.
WE GOT A RESPONSE BACK ASKING TO
SEE THIS ADDENDUM TO THE SCOPE
OF THE SPECIAL COUNSEL'S
INVESTIGATION INTO THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES.
WE GOT THE RESPONSE BACK LAST
TUESDAY.
THREE DAYS LATER, WHICH IS WHAT
I FOUND SO INTERESTING, THE
FEDERAL JUDGE SAID HE WANTS TO
SEE THAT SAME DOCUMENT.
SO NOW WHAT YOU HAVE IS TWO
BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT TELLING
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, THE
EXECUTIVE BRANCH, WE WANT TO SEE
THE SCOPE OF THE DOCUMENT -- OR
THAT SCOPE DOCUMENT AND HOW THAT
EXPANDS, ADAPTS, CHANGES THE
ORIGINAL MEMO THAT
MR. ROSENSTEIN SENT TO BOB
MUELLER.
WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, LOU, HAVE A
RIGHT TO KNOW THE PARAMETERS
SURROUNDING INFORMATION INTO THE
PRESIDENT THEY ELECTED.
THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT THAT
WE SEE THAT INFORMATION.
LOU: HOW DID THIS -- I DON'T
WANT TO GET INTO THE HISTORY OF
THIS THING, BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT
WHAT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT IS
DOING, LED BY ROSENSTEIN AND A
SLUMBERING JEFF SESSIONS WHO
PURPORTEDLY IS THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL STILL, AND A CREW OF THE
MOST CORRUPT OFFICIALS AND
DEPARTMENT
OFPARTMENT
OFFIRTMENT
OFFICIMENT
OFFICIALNT
OFFICIALST
OFFICIALS INDEPARTMENT OF JUSTIE
OFFICIALS INDEPARTMENT OF JUSTIH
OFFICIALS INDEPARTMENT OF JUSTIS
OFFICIALS INDEPARTMENT OF JUSTIO
OFFICIALS INDEPARTMENT OF JUSTIY
OFFICIALS INDEPARTMENT OF JUSTI,
THOSE ARE JUST THE ONES WE KNOW
ABOUT, HOW CAN THE -- AT THIS
POINT, HAVE YOU SAID TO THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
OR HE TO YOU, THAT THIS IS THE
TIME TO EPPED
TIME TO ENDED
TIME TO END THIS.
IT'S TIME FOR TRANSPARENCY.
IT'S TIME FOR SUNLIGHT AND
OPENNESS AND THE HELL WITH THESE
CORRUPT PEOPLE.
>> YEAH, IT IS DEFINITELY TIME
FOR TRANSPARENCY.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT
TO GET TO THE INFORMATION TO
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT THEY
RIGHTFULLY HAVE.
WE HAVE SAID -- I SAID EARLIER
TODAY ON THE RADIO, IT'S TIME
FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES TO TELL THE JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT GIVE CONGRESS WHAT
IT'S ASKING FOR SO THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE CAN GET ANSWERS TO THESE
QUESTIONS.
LAST TIME I CHECKED THESE FOLKS
AT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WHO
ARE MAKING IT SO DIFFICULT TO
GET STUFF WE AS A SEPARATE AND
EQUAL BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT ARE
ENTITLED TO SEE, MONEY
ENTITLED TO SEE, NONEY
ENTITLED TO SEE, NONE OF THESE
INDIVIDUALS WERE EVER ON A
BALLOT, NONE ELECTED BY THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE AND YET SOMEHOW
THEY THINK THEY HAVE THE RIGHT
TO SAY NOPE, CONGRESS CAN'T GET
THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO
GET TO GET ANSWERS TO IMPORTANT
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES.
LOU: THE STENCH OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, THE UPPER
ECHELONS, THE STENCH OF THEIR
CORRUPTION AND THE AWESOME
HUBRIS WHICH THEY DECIDE THE
CONTUSION AND THE CONGRESSIONAL
RESPONSIBILITY -- NOT JUST THE
AUTHORITY, THE RESPONSIBILITY OF
CONGRESS TO PROVIDE OVERSIGHT IS
STUNNING.
>> YEAH.
IT SURE IS.
AND IT'S ALWAYS SO HARD TO GET
INFORMATION.
AND THEN THEY ACTUAL HAY
AND THEN THEY ACTUALLYAY
AND THEN THEY ACTUALLY ATTEMPT
TO HIDE.
WHY DID THEY TRY TO REDACT THE
INFORMATION, HIDE THE
INFORMATION BETWEEN -- IN A TEXT
MESSAGE BETWEEN LISA PAGE AND
PETER STRZOK THAT TALKED ABOUT
THE RELATIONSHIP PETER STRZOK
HAD WITH ONE OF THE FISA JUDGES
AND THE JUDGE THAT HEARD MICHAEL
FLYNN'S CASE.
WHY DID THEY TRY TO HIDE FROM
CONGRESS.
WHY DID THEY TELL CONGRESS THAT
DANIEL RICHMOND, WHY DIDN'T THEY
TELL US HE WAS A SPECIAL
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE AT THE FIB?
WHY DON'T WE KNOW.
WE HAVE TO DIG AND HUNT AND
PERSUADE TO GIVE US INFORMATION
TO GET THE DOCUMENTS TO GET THE
ANSWERS.
WHY IS IT ALWAYS SO DIFFICULT.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO KNOW.
PARTICULARLY, AS YOU POINT OUT,
IT'S OUR CONSTITUTIONAL ROLE.
LOU: YOU SERVE ON JUDICIARY AND
OVERSIGHT.
BUT THR
BUT THERE IS ALSO GREAT
RESPONSIBILITY IN ANY
RESPONSIBILITY IN MNY
RESPONSIBILITY IN MYY
RESPONSIBILITY IN MY JUDGMENT
THAT BELONGS ON THE SHOULDERS OF
THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE WHO
SAYS THINGS LIKE THIS.
RYAN SAYS MUELLER, ROSEN SIGN
SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DO THEIR
JOBS, WHEN POINT OF FACT,
THEY'RE NOT DOING THEIR JOBS AND
THEY'RE NOT DOING IT THE
AMERICAN WAY.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, I CAN'T
EVEN BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND WHY
RYAN AND MAJORITY LEADER
McCONNELL DO NOT STAND UP FOR
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES AND SAY, END THIS
NONSENSE, BECAUSE EVERY, EVERY
ACT -- OBVIOUS IN MY OPINION,
CRIMINALITY AND JUST OVERARCHING
ABUSE OF POWER IS ON THE PART OF
THE INVESTIGATORS, THE JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT, THE FBI AND THE
LEADERS.
>> HOW ABOUT IF FACT TODAY THAT
THE "THE NEW YORK TIMES" WAS
ABLE TO SEE MICHAEL COHEN'S
PERSONAL DOCUMENTS.
MOW DID THEY GET THAT.
HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
MR. ROSENSTEIN CAN DO HIS JOB
BUT WE IN CONGRESS HAVE A JOB TO
DO AS WELL AND WE NEED TO
INFORMATION TO DO THE JOB.
GIVE US THE INFORMATION.
AND IF YOU WON'T, WE'LL PURSUE
EVERY AVENUE WE CAN TO PERSUADE
YOU TO GIVE US THAT INFORMATION.
LOU: WE KNOW THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL IS SUPPOSED TO BE
PRODUCING A VERY IMPORTANT
REPORT ON THE CORRUPTION.
HAVE YOU GOT ANY WHIFF OF A
POSSIBLE DATE OR POSSIBLE WEEK
IN WHICH THAT JUS
IN WHICH THAT MUST MIGHT BE
RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC?
>> SUPPOSED TO BE APRIL, THEN
FIRST WEEK OF MAY.
NOW IT'S LIKELY TO HAPPEN RIGHT
BEFORE MEMORIAL DAY.
I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK IT WILL HAPPEN BEFORE
MEMORIAL DAY BUT I DO NOT KNOW.
WHAT I DO KNOW IS WHAT WE'VE
SEEN THUS FARRELL DIF
SEEN THUS FAR TLL DIF
SEEN THUS FAR TOL DIF
SEEN THUS FAR TO ADIF
SEEN THUS FAR TO ANDF
SEEN THUS FAR TO ANDREW
McCABE, IT SHOWED THAT HE LIED
SEVERAL TIMES.
AND NOW THERE'S A CRIMINAL
REFERRAL FOR MR. McCABE.
I WANTED TO COME AS QUICKLY AS
POSSIBLE.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY REMEMBER
NONE OF THESE PEOPLE IN THE
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE EVER HAD
THEIR NAME ON A BALLOT.
NEVER ELECT BY THE AMERICAN