It is. This is such an otherworldly situation where you got the Kremlin denying that the president of the United States was working as an agent for them.

If the president destroyed any record of that meeting, that's a separate issue and a separate problem.

We do want to pursue this. I've been in discussion with my counterparts on the foreign affairs committee.

The question is, were the Russians laundering money through the Trump organization and that will be a very high priority that -- to get an answer to.

They've paid hundreds of millions of dollars and fines to the state of New York, because they were laundering Russian money. And this apparently was the one bank that was willing to do business with the Trump Organization. Now, is that a…

My takeaway is there's a real prospect that on the day Donald Trump leaves office, the Justice Department may indict him.

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Well, if it's sarcasm, if this was said in jest, then that's one thing. If this was said seriously, it's something completely different.

Absolutely not. We can't dismiss the possibility, maybe the probability, that this is being teed up by the president's allies who want to get rid of Rod Rosenstein.

I would hope if there's any effort to obstruct the investigation like the firing of Rod Rosenstein, that Congress would pass a bill in stating the independent counsel law that would protect Bob Mueller.

Well, if Rosenstein were to be fired, this would be another clear demonstration of obstruction of justice by the president.

So it effectively brings the issue of collusion or conspiracy right to the President's feet.

What she's articulating is not the view of this president.

The president really doesn't want a witness. He's not willing to stand behind publicly what he is saying privately.

This is a president who doesn't trust his own staff, doesn't trust really anybody around him.

I think this is just what the president does, which is whatever you level against me, I level back at you.

For this president to claim nobody is tougher on Russia... he has a dream come true for the Russians.

It certainly is chipping away at transparency.

As the designee of the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Keating), I offer amendment No. 1. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 17, line 2, insert ``Russian,'' after…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I am proud to rise in support of the amendment offered by my colleague from Illinois, Congressman Lipinski. This amendment requires that the Director of National Intelligence submit a…

I thank the gentleman for yielding. It is a great pleasure to team up with the gentleman again in pursuit of important priorities for the intelligence community and for our committee. Enhancing diversity in the intelligence community is a…

I thank the gentleman for offering this amendment. I am pleased to rise in support. This amendment clarifies section 1503 of the bill dealing with foreign counterintelligence and cybersecurity threats to Federal election campaigns. The…

I am pleased to offer this amendment on behalf of its author, Mr. Keating of Massachusetts, who is one of our fine members who has great experience in public safety prior to coming to the Congress. This amendment builds on an initiative…

I will take this opportunity to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, 1 month ago, the CIA held its annual memorial ceremony to honor its fallen. This year, the agency added four stars to the memorial wall…