Julie Fine

Well, you might investigate what brought the president or I guess the DOJ to this point.

The president, to be clear, says he wasn't part of this.

But before you leave us, Senator, how about Bill Pulte?

The FHFA director was with us this morning on Bloomberg.

He refuted our own reporting that alleges Pulte is the main instigator in these charges against Powell and led the president in this direction.

If you are going to follow up on this, will you subpoena Bill Pulte to testify before the banking committee?

It's great to have you back, Senator.

Thank you for the time, as always.

Elizabeth Warren, the Democrat from Massachusetts on Bloomberg.

We thank you.

We just talked to Senator Ted Cruz about this, and he said, unquestionably, we should take political peril seriously.

President Trump said nobody showed up, and those who did looked whacked out.

And I don't know if you saw folks wearing T-Rex costumes or if they were dressed like hot dogs where you were, Congressman, but we did see quite a bit of character and color out there.

The idea, though, that as the president suggested that they did not represent America says what to you?

Interesting.

Senator Cruz, I think, referred to it as astroturf in this case.

So, Congressman, we've got a government shutdown that's now on day 20.

And we'd love to ask you about your campaign for Senate.

In this case, would you be one of those Democrats who broke ranks to vote to reopen the government if you were in the Senate?

Come back and talk to us when we have more time to talk about your race, Congressman.