. also, tonight, yes, the book tour has begun, after months of buildup, fired fbi director james comey has finally kicked off his quest to become rich and famous and just as we predicted, he is now trashing all things trump, engaging in wild speculation, throwing everybody under the bus, and is the most pitied human being on earth. as it turns out, james comey's "higher loyalty" is to james comey. tonight we will break down some of the most egregious moments from last nights interview. we will show you the questions that clinton sycophant george stephanopoulos should have asked last night in his softball sitdown interview. this was by far the worst interview i have ever seen. also tonight, we'll analyze friday's u.s.-led military strikes in syria. it is time for assad to wake up. the week, ineffective days of doing nothing of obama are long gone. we will have that and so much more into nights important breaking news opening monologue. ♪ we have to start tonight with us. today, for hours and hours, the media has been absolutely apt apoplectic and hyperventilating over some breaking ne

, groupthink, and the james comey memos about how he has leaked but he doesn't leak. that is it from us. sean hannity will have lots more on this, no collusion. sean is here to bring us up to speed as this story breaks. >> sean: absolutely zero. this is the busiest breaking news night we have had in well over a year short of last friday. welcome to "hannity." we'll get to my opening monologue, extensive. so much news today. first, fox news has now obtained a redacted version of the comey memos that were just handed over to lawmakers and joining us now live in washington with all of the details is our chief national correspondent ed henry. i heard ironically, it says, oh, i am not sneaky, i don't leak. okay. >> this is remarkable, sean. one of the comey memos is james comey putting together the details of the late january 27 7 dinner with the president. we've heard about this before. it was leaked to "the new york times" and has since been confirmed that the dinner took place. yes, what is new tonight is that james comey himself says that he told the president in terms of whether he may

fbi lovebirds peter strzok and lisa page. we'll explain those messages. and james comey was just grilled by our own bret baier. get this, a disgraced former fbi director revealed a shocking new contradiction surrounding the department's fisa abuses. earlier today, the president rightly blasting james comey, robert mueller and the doj and of course we will play you his remarks and reveal how abusively becaused and corrupt our two-tiered justice system has become. we have more pro trump tweets from kanye west. and bill cosby guilty, facing up to 30 years in prison. we'll have full reports tonight. breaking moments ago, we're monitoring the history in the making. the north korean dictator, kim jong-un, became the first leader of north korea to cross the border and step into south korea. we'll show you this historic tape. first, it's time for tonight's very important breaking news opening monologue. as we speak, the house of representatives is pouring through 49 brand new additional pages of newly uncovered text messages between peter strzok and lisa page. you might remember, these m

that and just a moment. james comey was just grilled by bret baier. get this, the disgraced former fbi director just revealed a shocking new contradiction surrounding the departments fisa abuses. plus, earlier today, the president rightly blasting james comey, robert mueller, even the doj and of course, we will play you his remarks and reveal just how abusively biased and corrupt our two tier justice system has become. and we have more pro trump tweets from kanye west. hollywood elites, liberal america are unhinged over this. plus bill cosby, guilty, facing up to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of sexual assault. we have full reports coming up tonight. breaking just moments ago, we are monitoring the history in the making, the north korean dictator, kim jong un, the first leader of north korea to cross the border and step into south korea. we will show you this historic tape. first, it's time for tonight's very important breaking news opening monologue. ♪ as we speak, the house of representatives now pouring through 49 brand-new additional pages of newly uncovered text me

fbi, james comey, is in hot water tonight after a very puzzling answer he gave to bret baier. about the antitrust dossier. take a look. >> you called the dossier unverified, salacious. why did you use that to the fisa court to ask for surveillance for carter page? not only y use it but you lead with it? a bulk of the advise application deals with that dossier. why?an >> that is not my recollection. i don't know that the fisa application has been released. my recollection is it was part of a broader w mosaic of facts that were laid before the fisa judge to obtain a fisa warrant. >> there was more than the dossier on the advise application? >> my recollection is there was a significant amount about a page and why there is probable cause tond believe he was an agt of a foreign power.bu the dossier was part of that but it was thought all of it or a critical part. my recollection. >> judge jeanine: the disgraced former director is also under fire for saying the dirty dossier did not play ath significant role in the fisa warrant of the trump campaign associate. even though two congression

hitting james comey and highlighting what hannity calls the mueller crime family. this is a message the president wants? >> sean: i would suggest you might want to talk to the four families involved in the case, "whitey" bulger, they were innocent and put in jail and got over $100 million payout. b or you can ask your good friend mr. mueller, why would he hire someone like andrew weissmann? liberal joe, you're just dumb. nothing to really say to you. not to be outdone, the print media also chiming in. "the washington post" called the "conspiratorial." i guess they haven't been watching msnbc and cnn fake news for a year and a half. these so-called journalists, did they even watch last night's monologue or that were they to dumb to follow a simple analogy? as i said last night, let's help them follow the bouncing ball.e so even they can get it. i will talk slowly so the mainstream media understands. comey was the director of the fbi.re he compared the president to a mob boss. now we know it is sammy "the bull" gravano. i called comey out on what he did and i talked about what real mo

, arrogant, fame seekinges james comey, he can't get enough of himself. his media blitz is in full swing and it's not going well for him. we'll explain in tonight's open breaking news open monitoring . all right, we start tonight with president trump shooting down a while the liberal mediaob speculation as always. but he is going to fire robert mueller and rod rosenstein. during the press conference, this is what he had to say. >> we are hopefully coming to the end. it is a bad thing for our country.om very, very bad thing for our country. but there has been no collusionn they won't find any collision, it doesn't exist. as far as the two gentlemen who told me about, they have been saying they will get rid of them for the last three months, four months, five months, and theyan are still here. so we want to get the investigation over with, done with, put it behind us. >> sean: may be that will finally put liberal rumors to rest. also, we have a direct message and all of you in the destroy trump media. we know you are watching. while you have been pushing your crackpot conspiracy theo

major news. sources claiming fired fbi director james comey may have now in fact leaked his private memos detailing meetings with president trump to multiple individuals. this is a new revelation that could land james comey in serious legal jeopardy. even cnn's chief legal analyst, a liberal, is saying the former career bureaucrat could be in major legal trouble. of course this does note stop comey from having a huge, big, boozy book party. i guess my invitation got lost in the mail. also tonight, judicial watch, they have released 281 pages brand-new, newly uncovered emails from hillary clinton's private server. yes, it includes some classified information. totally redacted. why haven't we gotten these sooner? we will reveal the contents of those emails in moments. get ready. it's going to make your blood boil.. also the president is getting some very public enthusiastic praise from one of america's most iconic rappers, kanye west. we will give you the latest from his glowing endorsement of the president. this story will blow you away. it's amazing. cnn's trump hating fake news rep

just moments, we're going to show you some of james comey's blatant lies and contradictions brought to light by these memos. we will also break down how comey may tonight be in serious legal jeopardy and we'll also explain how these revelations are just one more layer of proof that president trump never colluded with russia in any way, shape, manner or form or did he ever attempt to obstruct justice in any way. also tonight, after president trump's significant diplomatic progress aboard and huge economic successes right here at home. the democratic party is desperate to keep this false trump-russia narrative collusion alive by turning to their favorite weapon. let's start a frivolous lawsuit. what a sham. it's time for the democrats to face the music. these insane conspiracy theories are now falling apart right before their eyes. sit tight, we are covering all of this, plus there is yet another pathetic moment from hillary clinton all in tonight's breaking news opening monologue. most? >> being threatened with a subpoena finally deputy attorney general rod rosenstein released james

. so much for fair, open, transparent justice. also tonight, james comey is on the second week of his book tour and he finds himself in big trouble. according to the office of the inspector general, the disgraced former fbi director is under investigation over serious claims of misconduct. we tried to warn him right here on this show. we will break down comey's misdeeds. coming up, new information on what is the dnc's laughable last-ditch attempt at a lawsuit against the trump campaign and the president's responding. will bring you the groundbreaking diplomatic developments surrounding korea. economic achievements here at home. later you will meet conservative writer candace owens. she will way in and join us on the left's disgraceful outrage over the public support that she got from kanye west. a lot to get into. tonight's breaking news opening monologue. we start, house intel committee chairman devin nunes revealed something that should concern every single american watching. the fbi's investigation into whether or not the trump campaign colluded with russia was started without a si

digenova. we will get incredible legal analysis. former fbi director james comey is days away from kicking off the much-anticipated media blitz where he is likely going to hawc his new book. and warm up in the spotlight next to some of his favorite liberal friends. tonight, comey is in hot water after comparing the president to a mob boss. really? we will break down the appalling analogy, and remind comey what a real mob boss looks like. you would think a former fbi director would understand this. we'll give him an education tonight. an american-led response to a serious gas attack looms ever so present. the president is sending a cleak warning to assad's ally, vladimir putin, pulling ships out of the region. also breaking tonight, after eight months of doj stonewalling, the house intelf chairman devin nunes and trey gowdy will finally be able to see the original documents that kicked off the entire corrupt russia investigation. okay, good start. where is the other 1.2 million documents they subpoenaed? this only happened because devin nunes threatened rod rosenstein and fbi direct

, first, the man president trump fired from the fbi, james comey, is in hot water tonight after a very puzzling answer he gave to bret baier about the anti-trump dossier. take a look. >> you called the dossier unverified, salacious. why did you use that to the fisa court to ask for surveillance for carter page? not only use it, but you led with it. a bulk of that fisa application deals with that dossier. why? >> yeah, that's not my recollection, bret. and i don't know that the fisa application has been released. my recollection was it was part of a broader mosaic of facts that were laid before the fisa judge to obtain a fisa warrant. >> bret: there was a lot more than the dossier in the fisa application. >> my recollection was there was a significant amount of additional material about page and why there was probable cause to believe he was an agent of a foreign power and thes to yea was part of that. but was not all of it or a critical part of it to my recollection. >> the disgraced former director is also under fire for saying the dirty dossier did not play a significant role in the

, james comey claiming that he has never watched "hannity," and talking about me. we will cover all of that of so much more in tonight's breaking news monologue. ♪ if you bothered watching the fake news media in the past 24 hours, which i do not w recommend, you may have noticed they have a new obsession, and a new target to feign their moral outrage at, and they have decided to hyperventilate and go wall-to-wall with hysterical coverage about me. now the media in this countryll has zero credibility. we have known this for over a decade. we have been exposing the media for what they really are. they are frauds. they are partisan hacks. and frankly, nothing more than extension of the democratic party, all things liberal. and pretty much all they do is parrot liberal talking points and of course, attack president trump 24/7, all in an attempt to damage, delegitimize his presidency. naturally, when people dare to tell the truth about the president and his accomplishments, and report onon what is the biggest abuse of power scandal in american history, yeah, i'm not surprised i become a 2

loretta lynch, she is speaking out and throwing cold water on james comey and many of his public statements. we're going to cover all of

amicable way, that james monroe had the brilliant idea of decorating with french furniture. a man of taste. in fact, he was a former ambassador to paris. >> [speaking french] >> translator: dear melania, paying tribute to this history, thanks to the gift you kindly gave us this morning. [speaking french] >> translator: mr. president, you just reminded us, like we did earlier this morning, how deep, how strong, and how intense the relationship is between our two countries. >> [speaking french] >> translator: this relationship from the very beginning is rootedr: in the revolution that saw the growth of the united states of america and the revolution that freed it. all along our history, through the wars we have lived together for freedom and to defend our values, this relationship which is based on all of our values. >> [speaking french] >> translator: tonight my thoughts go to the young lafayette who came to risk his life because of his love for freedom. and my thoughts also go to the tens of thousands of american soldiers, young soldiers who gave their lives during world war i and world wa

loretta lynch, she is speaking out and throwing cold water on james comey and many of his public statements. we're going to cover all of this and, yes, i have my response to jimmy kimmel's apology coming up later in the program. we have a lot to get to, big breaking news night. big breaking news opening monologue ♪ >> sean: tonight we have explosive new chapter in muller's witch-hunt. we have entered a dangerous phase. there is no turning back from this. it is clear, as i have been warning, mueller is out to get the president and it appears at any cost. here is what happened. upon referral from special counselor robert mueller, the fbi has raided the office, the home and the hotel room of michael cohen. the personal attorney of the president of the united states. now the fbi reportedly seized records related to cohen's payment to this porn star stormy daniels and other items. according to bloomberg tonight, this all came after the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein recommended that the cohen investigation be pursued by federal prosecutors in new york. now, keep in mind, coh

phony dossier to the tunes of millions and billions of dollars. in the case of james comey, why didn't he tell president-elect trump -- why did he write it on his hand? your political opponents funded the dossier. did not bother to tell him that. he told george stephanopoulos, i can't answer that question. it wasn't part of my goal. it's phony all the way. the fact that he leaked, i think he should go on a comey memo to her. let's go to call me comey tour. >> sean: the seriousness of what they have for this country through. he said i'm not sneaky, i don't leak, b.s. he leaked. he leaked for the purpose -- >> he admitted under oath. >> sean: you add everything together, hillary obstructed justice, they protected her absolutely because she committed crimes, that is a fact. irrefutable and incontrovertible. it's because they thought she would win up my sean. we would never know any of this. they thought she would win, they thought hillary would win. >> sean: except us. >> we would know none of this, we would know none of this if hillary clinton had actually won, which comey admitte

: is not a crime? in othert words, i've got to believe that james comey is in a heap of trouble between leaking this information that was supposednd to be confidential ad privileged with the president. then of course what he did to get specialal counsel appointed. then he's got this issue, then he's working to exonerate hillary, he lays out a 13 and a half minute case and it says never mind. ile think he's in trouble legal. do you? >> he had john ratcliffe in the house judiciary committee asked him point blank, when did you make this decision? only to find out later, months later, the revelation, they started writing this exoneration months before director iran actually stood up in july of 2016 and said, we don't find anything there there. i think he is in deep legal trouble. that is why you need a second special counsel because the fbi cannot investigate itself. >> sean: have you ever seen such corruption? >> i haven't done it scares me. it's at the highest levels. there is 110,000 people at the department of justice and they are good, hardworking, patriotic people. a >> sean:

that has happened and a stunning admission by james comey, he doesn't know if the dossier, we know that grassly grand memo had actually was the bulk of information that was used to obtain the fisa warrant application in the renewal applications. he doesn't know whether or not was presented to the fisa court judges is it true by law. fisa law is supposed to be verified and it is supposed to be. it is supposed to be vetted in every way. and so in the days to come, this is it obviously going to be a big issue. sarah carter is standing by. sarah, what do you have on that>> reporter: a scathing report by general horowitz was telling and not only verifies why the office of professional responsibility, sean, fired mccabe and it was not a move by president trump each if he wanted him fired. it was a move by the fbi. a detailed interview with comey and mccabe and the reasons he lied. he lied directly to the fbi director. he lied to the inspecter general and investigator and lied under oath and tried to throw two of his own fbi executives under the bus and tried to blame them for leaking and

phone with hammers. was her home rated? was her lawyer's home rated? no chance. what about james comey? bruce ohr? peter strzok and lisa page. one about susan rice? christopher steele, the foreign national that fusion gps hired and funneled the money and a foreign national got russian lies. what about, who lied to the fisa court judges? you can see on the side of your screen, there really aren't any anti-trump officials or entities who have been subject to any of these tactics, none. we know hillary clinton did commit felonies. how can it the american people have faith in their justice system tonight? according to a report from "the new york times," mueller's investigating president trump, apparently did a 20 minute speech on skype to the ukraine for 150 grand from a ukrainian national paid good money if you can make it. guess what. that same ukrainian national gave the clintons $13 million. no outrage, no coverage from "the new york times." talk about hypocrisy. today the fbi notified judicial watch. tom fitton is on the show a lot. it's going to take three long years to turn over req

and peter strzok and james comey and andrew mccabe and loretta lynch meeting bill on the tarmac. >> i don't like any of that. i think bill clinton made a terrible mistake having that meeting because that is what led to the attorney general recusing herself leading to comey taking over the investigation, leading to the statement he made, leading to her losing the election. >> sean: strzok and comey writing the investigation -- >> it's worth looking into. >> sean: it sounds like the fixes end. >> again, may be a political sin but not a federal crime. >> sean: okay. if you write an exoneration before the investigation -- >> not a crime. i don't think the attorney general can obstruct justice -- >> sean: i'm not talking about the attorney general. i'm talking about the fbi director. >> it's a stretch. i don't want to stretch the criminal law. you've exposed it, let the people judge. i don't think appointing another special counsel makes up for the mistake of appointing the first special counsel. >> sean: think you you, professor. when we come back, president trump embarrassed the fake new

to believe that james comey is in a heap of trouble between leaking this information that he had -- that was supposed to be confidential and privileged with the president and what he did with the special counsel to get appointed. then he has got this issue. then he morphed into exonerate hillary and lays out 13.5 minute case and says never mind. i think he is in trouble legally. do you. >> i do think. he had john ratcliffe in the house judiciary committee point blank when did you make this decision only to find out later, months later the revelation they started writing this exoneration months before director comey stood up in july of 2016 and said, you know, we don't find anything there there. i think he is in deep legal problems. that's why you need a second special counsel. the fbi cannot investigate itself. >> sean: have you ever seen such corruption. >> i haven't and it scares me. there is 11,000 people at the department of justice and they're good, hard working patriotic people. >> sean: by the way and so is the fbi. is not rank and file fbi or intelligence people. >> no, i