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Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) in a television appearance on Tuesday said the Trump administration has "an incredible disrespect for the rule of law."
"We're not even talking about norms. We're just talking about the basic rule of law. There is an incredible disrespect for the rule of law by this administration," Lieu told MSNBC's "All in with Chris Hayes."
WASHINGTON (ABC7) — In an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity Tuesday night, Eric Trump slammed the Democratic Party saying "they're not even people."
Hannity began the interview asking Trump, "Don't you wish you went to Washington so you could be dealing with this every second of every day?"
To which Trump responded, "You know. I've never seen hatred like this. To me, they're not even people. It's so, so sad."
He continued, "I mean, morality is just gone. Morals have flown out the window. We deserve so much better than this as a country."
California's congressional caucus reacted sharply on Thursday to former FBI Director James Comey's testimony that President Trump asked him for "loyalty" and gave "shifting explanations" for why he was ultimately fired.
Comey testified before the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee about his dismissal as well as Russian attempts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly told senators on Tuesday that he would review legislation to create a "bug bounty" program to probe vulnerabilities in the Department of Homeland Security's networks.
Dan Coats, the nation's top intelligence official, is testifying before Congress after reports that President Donald Trump may have personally asked him to try to quash the FBI's investigation of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.
California has stood up to President Trump since the beginning of his administration, laying the groundwork to become a sanctuary state and a single-payer healthcare system, and now the fight continues around his climate policies.
Ted Lieu didn't set out to become President Donald Trump's biggest Twitter troll.
But by the time the former reality television star got to the White House in January, the congressman, who represents California's 33rd congressional district, had made up his mind. He was going to be bracingly honest about the new administration — on Trump's favorite medium.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) late Tuesday criticized President Trump after a report that Trump asked world leaders to contact him directly on his cellphone.
"Dear @realDonaldTrump: This is very stupid," Lieu tweeted, sharing a report titled, "Trump asks world leaders to call him on his cellphone."
More than 40 House Democrats are urging the White House to revoke Jared Kushner's security clearance "to protect national security" until the FBI resolves its investigation of potential collusion between associates of President Donald Trump and agents of the Russian government.
Jamelle Bouie talks to Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., about the president's trip abroad and what he can expect when he makes his return stateside.
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