he has lied to congress under oath. he is a weekend untruthful slimeball who time has proven was a terrible director of the fbi. his handling of the crooked hillary cleansing of the crooked hillary cleansing case and the events surrounding it will go down as one of the worst of botched jobs in history. it was my great honor said the president to fire james comey. today an inspector general report confirmed everything president trump's said about mccabe over the past six months but look at the fbi or remarks. here's a sample of what he said. just eight months ago. special agent andrew mccabe stood tall over the last eight months when small people were trying to tear down the institution will depend on. he served with distinction for two decades. i wish andy well. i also wish--for the rest of the fbi. america needs you. and even comey can see in his book now that none of the presidents actions amounted to obstruction or illegality. he wrote this. i have one perspective on the behavior i saw with regard to the president wh

what business do they have keeping from congress the documents that congress is entitled to, this is a cause for impeachment. lou: the responsibility of congress under constitution to be an oversight over justice department. and in idea that comey and mueller, rod rosenstein and others are statin stated startit created a chorus of we're an independent agency we don't report to anyone, they are a rogue department, and agency. >> more than that, i think, my husband and i have been saying if for some time now, there was a ca-- to clear hillary clinton she don didn't get indictment. if that did not work to frame donald trump. and look how that happened. framing. lou: as stark and as struck and page -- strzok and page pointed out that was the insurance policy, it clear that cabal was formed during obama administration, set in motion by president obama in my judgment, and his attorney general then. eric holder, who by the way, i -- you talk about the essence of self righteous, and hypocritical, and deceitful. holder sitting there, criticizing this justice department for any reason is gag-w

but congress is slow footed. they issued these subpeona in august, eight months ago. >> lou: they were torproduce the documents five months ago when they issued the order and are now, we are looking at an extension here from the first date of last week. >> they should have moved from contempt. if you don't meet the deadline or i don't meet the deadline, we are held in contempt of court and they through us in 24 hours. >> lou: when the american people watch this, and there is no contempt of congress filed against the justice department or fbi leadership. and they don't stand up for a president who is working harder than anybody in washington, there will be hell to pray. >> the approval rating of congress hovers around 11 percent. there is a reason for that. >> lou: i suspect that is inflated. thank you so much. paul ryan under pressure to surrender the speaker's gavel. ed rollins called it last night ed rollins called it last night and i'm leaving the track behind, but i'm not standing still... ed rollins called i

republican member of congress to announce his retirement today. dennis ross says he's leaving after eight years to return to his legal career. a total of 25 republican house members have announced their retirement this year, just ten democrats. facebook ceo mark zuckerberg back on capitol hill today, once again sort of testifying but certainly not under oath, telling congressional lawmakers that even though his own data was compromised by cambridge analytica, he said we need to be careful about overregulation. >> was your data included in the data sold to the malicious third parties, your personal data? >> yes. so my position is not that there should be no regulation. but i also think you have to be careful about what regulation you put in place. regulation by definition puts in place rules that a company that is larger, that has resources like ours can easily comply with but that might be more difficult for a smaller startup. lou: a monopoly. this is really striking. zuckerberg leading a monopoly is thinking about protecting inn innovators who co

i would think also this would unseason toughize the congress -- incentivize the congress of the united states to find the money for an effective barrier. lou: be sure to vote in our poll tonight. do you believe robert mueller's special investigation should be shut down since he determined president trump is not a target? these snowboarders have guts. they fly off this rocky ling in alaska, clear a nearly 0-foot gap, then soar or cars right below them. do you call that guts? more reason to ditch mitch and dump ryan. you wouldn't accept an incomplete job from any one else. why accept it from your allergy pills? flonase relieves your worst symptoms including nasal congestion, which most pills don't. flonase helps block 6 key inflammatory substances. most pills only block one. flonase. ♪ with expedia you could book a flight, hotel, car and activity all in one place. ♪ lou: a few thoughts on the gutless rino leaders intent on working against president trump and his policies. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell calling the president's tariffs a slippery slope and speaker ryan watching

but it is probably not going to happen because congress is slow-footed. look at how long they waited. they issued these subpoenas in august, eight months ago. lou: they were to produce the documents five months ago. that was when they first issued the order. >> right. lou: and now we're looking at an extension from the first -- the original date was last week and now we're talking about tomorrow. >> they should have moved for contempt five months ago at the deadline. if you don't meet the deadline, lou, or i don't meet the deadline, we're held in contempt of court and they through us in the hug jail within 24 hours. lou: when the american people watch this and there is no contempt of congress filed against the justice department, the fbi leadership and they don't stand up for a president who is working harder than anyone in washington. >> right. lou: there's going to be hell to pay. >> well the approval rating of congress hovers right around 11%, 12% and there's a good reason for that. they deserve it. lou: i suspect it's a little inflated. greg, thanks s

i would think also this would unseason toughize the congress -- incentivize the congress of the united states to find the money for an effective barrier. lou: be sure to vote in our poll tonight. do you believe robert mueller's special investigation should be shut down since he determined president trump is not a target? these snowboarders have guts. they fly off this rocky ling in alaska, clear a nearly 0-foot gap, then soar or cars right below them. do you call that guts? more reason to ditch mitch and dump ryan. welcome to the xfinity store. i can tell you about... streaming the most free tv shows and movies on the go. yeah, and... xfinity internet. it's so fast! and you can save by... by getting up to 5 mobile lines included. whoa, you're good. i'm just getting started. ♪ simple. easy. awesome. come see how you could save $400 or more a year with xfinity mobile. plus ask how to keep your current phone. visit your local xfinity store today. lou: a few thoughts on the gutless rino leaders intent on working against president trump and his policies. senate majority leader mitch mccon

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set and to what congress set was enough. where does a president get the authority to do more than congress has already decided ised isadequate. >> justice e le alito discussede critics. >> i think there are 50 predominantly muslim countries, five predominantly muslim countries are on this list. the population of the predominantly muslim countries on this list make up about 8% of the world's muslim population. >> and of course there was plenty of discussion of the president's previous statements, including one removed from his campaign website calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on. chief justice roberts asking the plaintiff's attorney if the travel ban would be problem fee if the president just disavowed his earlier comments and reissued the ban. >> is your answer to my question yes? d?>> absolutely. >> the court did seem split and it appears that justice kennedy may once again be the swing vote. a decision is due by

let me ask you, what should congress do? they have now a rogue justice department and fbi. not meeting the constitutional congressional demands of oversight. >> it's a no brainer. they should hold rosenstein and wray in contempt of congress fan they don't move to pro dpiewls documents, they should impeach both of them. forget going to court to even 40s subpoena. they have the power to hold them in contempt, impeach them and remove them from office. this is arrogance of a type and kind and degree we have never seen from people in the fbi and justice department. rosenstein and wray should be ashamed of themselves but their arrogance is so high and so great that they aren't. >> now we have to teach the american people how to fight. lou: we know you >> i tried to convey to him what could be done using social media in the future. >> is he going to behave like an adult or give me this phony baloney with hoodies and dungarees. tranter birkin this morning, facebook ceo mark zuckerberg talks about us privacy scandal. we'll take a look at its upcoming prepared testimony and what lawm

let me ask you, what should congress do? they have now a rogue justice department and fbi. not meeting the constitutional congressional demands of oversight. >> it's a no brainer. they should hold rosenstein and wray in contempt of congress fan they don't move to pro dpiewls documents, they should impeach both of them. forget going to court to even 40s subpoena. they have the power to hold them in contempt, impeach them and remove them from office. this is arrogance of a type and kind and degree we have never seen from people in the fbi and justice department. rosenstein and wray should be ashamed of themselves but their arrogance is so high and so great that they aren't. >> now we have to teach the american people how to fight. lou: we lou. judge. reporter.>> lou: evening, robert mueller. with an investigation that is spiralling out of control. and moving far afeel from his original machin mandate if he h. fbi today raiding office. home and hotel room of president trump's long time personal attorney michael cohen. following a referral from the special counsel robert muelle

maybe even congress. david: great to see you both. thank you for being here. have a wonderful weekend. that's it for us tonight. you too have a wonderful weekend. thanks for joining us. congressman mark meadows is here on monday and please join melissa francis and me on after the bell rig >> he risks his life to take down gangsters... >> your uncle met al capone and even spent time with him? >> he lived with him. >> he was like the james bond. he was the serpico. >> ...and helped crack the crime of the century. >> "the kidnapping and murder of charles augustus lindbergh jr." >> wow! >> this will forever change how this story will be viewed. >> but to his family, he's a total mystery. >> a real shadowy figure. >> very shadowy. >> now his heir is on a mission to honor him. >> are you obsessed with this? >> absolutely. >> as we go undercover with the mob. >> you know, i didn't do it. [ cell doors slam ] ♪

maybe even congress. david: great to see you both. thank you for being here. have a wonderful weekend. that's it for us tonight. you too have a wonderful weekend. thanks for joining us. congressman mark meadows is here on monday and please join melissa francis and me on after the bell right here on fox business. maria: and happy weekend. welcome to the program that analyzes the week that was and helps position you for the week ahead. i'm maria bartiromo. we've got a jam packed program for you. coming up in a moment, alpha one captain tall parters founding partner, my guest. and my emotional wide ranging entire view with george w. bush and former first lady laura bush. he was candid in his feelings about his moth's passing this week. you don't want to miss it, this exclusive fox business report. first, colin is standing by

maybe even congress. david: great to see you both. thank you for being here. have a wonderful weekend. that's it for us tonight. you too have a wonderful weekend. thanks for joining us. congressman mark meadows is here on monday and please join melissa francis and me on after the bell rig have a good night, everyone. kennedy: we have breaking news tonight and several major bombshells in the investigation. according to multiple reports president trump officially not a target in the robert mueller probe or the investigation of his personal attorney michael cohen. deputy to be general rod rosenstein told the president, the reason he said he did not have any plans to fire mueller or rosenstein. and it was probably the reason the president was so forceful in

what is it you think congress couldn't see. gregg: it's a classic excuse by the department of justice. it may be confidential to many americans. >> trey gowdy, devin nunes, they have all the security clearances you possibly could have. they are elect bid their colleagues to chair the committees. the next day he should have been out there trying to hold these people in contempt. but the leadership within the republican party, they don't have the guts to do it. >> should jeff sessions, rod rosenstein and christopher wray be held in contempt? >> if it would mean something. but like we learned with eric holder. for the first time in the history of the united states, the attorney general is held in contempt of congress and it meant nothing. somebody needs to get a backbone. they do not stand up for themselves it's part of the reason i left it's sow sickening and disgusting it is that congress acts like -- gregg: and corrupt. it's just wrong, so wrong. coming up next. congressman trey gowdy has a lot on his mind as he nears the end o

what business do they have keeping from congress the documents that congress is entitled to. it is a cause for impeachment. >> lou: it is the responsibility of congress under the constitution to be an oversight over the justice department. and in the idea that comey and mueller and rosenstein, and others are sort of creating the chorus of we are an independent agency and we don't report to anybody including god. they are now a rogue department and agency. don't you think? >> they are more than that, lou, my husband and i have said this for sometime that there was a cabal by a group of people in this town to clear hillary clinton so that she didn't get indicted and could continue to run for president as comey said. we thought she would get it and if that did not work, to frame donald trump and look how that has happened. >> lou: as stark and as page pointed out, that was the insurance policy and clear that that cabal was formed in the obama administration, it was set in motion by president obama in my yment and his attorney general then eric holder who you talk about the essen

are congress contemplating our contempt of congress for the justice department and the attorney general, and ultimately impeachment? if indeed niece documents are not provided? >> the idea they question thousands of documents and they are not getting it. one thing that's very important for viewers to know. the justice department and fbi are not independent agencies. they are part of the executive branch of the government. >> here is the president saying turn it over to congress. ed: there shouldn't be any issue here. the trucks are lined up to take them over there. lou: we talk about the deep state and its attempted subversion of him and his presidency. this is subversion embed in the justice department and fbi and it will have to be road out. ed: let's do it. lou: up next china imposing tariffs and the business media looked at the markets and went nuts. find out why the hysteria is miss placed, overdone and as usual fake. that's next. copd makes it hard to breathe. so to breathe better, i go with anoro. ♪go your own way copd tries to say, "go this way." i say, "i'll go my own way" wi

and why lie to congress and the court? the whole thing 0 sense. and trying to put a smiley face and it is garbage. >> lou: it is such garbage and unintelable. i couldn't go beyond the first page. comey carrying out disinformation campaign and using the congress and the american people as stage props. that is appalling. >> just think about it. fbi director has a press conference and a public event and said hey, g, we can't get in to iphones f. that is true, why would he make that statement, and reveal an intelligence gap. he had reason to know that technical people were not able. but if they were not the nsa could. you do a request. we have dead americans killed by savage terrorist and we are not playing patty cake and talk about what we might be able to do. and we need to find out the killers and go after them. >> and another incident. but it presidenty on the part of the agency. nmoteen was a decade fbi informant. what in the world was going on that they didn't know what he was up to and his family was up to. >> and to make it sure. down there wh

but again, it's also congress' -- congress has not really exercised oversight for decades. and it's a few people. it's goodlatte, nunes who are finally exercising the oversight as they should have done for decades on the hill. lou: i think truly it's only nunes. goodlatte is a latecomer to the issue and he is also an early exiter from this congress, retiring. it is without devin nunes and solely nunes among those true, it is truly to nunes that we owe a great debt for continuing to search for the truth and serving the constitution by insisting on oversight. no one else has had those guts. >> lou, the republic owe as great debt to nunes. that goes without saying. you're absolutely right. lou: as we look at talks with the north koreas at the highest level, as the president put. we've seen president xi defer, at least seem to defer publicly as kim jong-un is talking about sitting down with the president and having serious discussions at a summit. the president's actions in syria. this president is manifestly in charge of foreign policy and the counter walling that we once hear

in the 115 congress, we've left a lot of meat on the bone. we should still be fighting to repeal obamacare, fighting for spending cuts and welfare reform, fighting with this president to getting the money to build the wall. i'm looking for a speak who can be a leader on those things and won't hand all of the power over to chuck schumer and mitch mcconnell but will fight for the conservative principles that can get it electedded and right now i don't see that happening. just this week we gave back a legislative day instead of staying in town and fighting for this president's agenda and that is deeply disturbing to me. lou: how soon would you like to see that election and is there an appetite in the congress to see that election very very soon. >> i don't know when it will be but the ideas will matter more than the personalities. and we've got to have a fighting experience in the speaker's chair and i'm hopeful we'll get somebody that can lead the congress with that sense of purpose. lou: i think you should be fair for speaker ryan. he fought d

i am going to add more to the limits that congress set and what congress said was enough. where does the are president get the authority to do more than congress has already decided is adequate. >> justice alito and skuszed the critics of the ban. >> there are 50 predominantly muslim countries five are on the list. the population of the predominantly muslim countries make up eight percent of the world's muslim population. >> and of course, there was plenty of the discussion of the president's previous statements including a total and complete shut down of muslims entering in to the united states until our country 's representative can figure out what is going on. the chief justice asked if the travel ban would be problem free if the president disavowed the statement and reissued. nabsolutely. >> the court seemed split and it appears kennedy may be the swing vote. it is a decision that is due by late june. >> shannon breen, no recuesal this time. we'll talk about attorney general session's role. and legal analyst it took guts to starty business. but as it grew bigger and bi