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Leadership. >> he believed he didnt do anything wrong. he was a good officer. >> reporter: and he didnt think it would get him in trouble? this wasnt just symbolism. in march 2006, eight months before litvinenkos murder, the russian parliament passed a law authorizing the liquidation of enemies of the state anywhere in the world. >> you dont pass that just for the sake of passing it. you have to have somebody in mind. >> reporter: seven months after the law was passed, someone was liquidated. a ...

>> reporter: why, if he had died 12 hours earlier, would it have made any difference? >> because they wouldnt have found out. they would have marked the death certificate as death unknown. he would have been put in the ground, and it would have been just a mystery. unknown -- unknown assailants. turn the page, move on. >> its the key of this murder. polonium 210 was discovered and now we know exactly sasha was killed by polonium 210. >> reporter: its an almost perfect murder weapon. polonium has...

All of the polonium 210 in russia is under the control of the state. >> its impossible to use a state-controlled substance like this without the knowledge of the very top of the country. >> reporter: because youre unleashing a radioactive substance? its almost -- its a tiny, little dirty bomb. >> its nuclear terrorism. coming up -- where does this trail really lead? >> i said this is a very dangerous thing to do because youre personalizing this. hundred roads named "park" in the u.s. its ameri...

>> well -- do you have another question? >> reporter: scotland yard questioned scaramella and eventually cleared him. why? because if youre looking for it, polonium is traceable. using specialized equipment, investigators were able to track it in people and in places. >> once polonium 210 had been identified, then across europe, like the slime from a slug all the way across, polonium was popping up everywhere. >> reporter: but not in scaramella. no polonium in his body or anywhere hed been. so s...

A temporary basis. >> i dont think he needs anymore than 210 days. >> thats the point. >> its all about mueller, and i am not sure he needs more time than that. if thats not what its about, we shall see. >> can i ask you one last question, the president tweeted on it, and this is already within ten minutes of this being an issue its way different. >> theres a couple things going on here, and this week has seen such a devolution of norms and blowing past guardrails, and president trump helped to ...

He served in afghanistan. he was a well-trained marine. he was a big dude. he was like 62", 63", 210, something like that. he -- its one of those situations where you want to stop the shooter, but youre far enough away and you cant do anything so you try to save as many people as you can and make sure everybody is okay as much as possible. its just a matter of chance that, you know, people that were in the line of fire that got shot. the ones that werent werent. >> todd, im glad youre safe. i am...

Whitaker does or tries to do in that position is invalid. thats interesting. >> the argument that has been made is you cant put somebody in that job that is not senate confirmed and now you have somebody that just skirted around the process. this is a role that points directly to the president which is why its supposed to be senate confirmed. if he makes matt whitaker the permanent, he will face a hearing. the affect of this could be if he does choose somebody else to be his permanent choice, le...

Time now. and i dont think hes surprised by any of whats going on. >> james, whats your take on this whole thing? i mean, it appears that whitaker could remain as acting attorney general for something like 210 days. thats like 7 months. i mean, do you think that its a real possibility that mueller would wrap this whole thing up while whitakers still in charge? >> i do think theres a chance its going to be wrapped up. obviously, its good form to stay away from dropping any bombs on this investiga...

Just reality right now and i just have to process it the best i can. the person i knew was a trained marine that knew how to use firearms and i dont think anybody was going to be able to stop him. he hid behind the front desk and was firing rounds behind cover. he served in afghanistan. he was a well-trained marine. he was a big dude. he was like 62", 63", 210, something like that. he -- its one of those situations where you want to stop the shooter, but youre far enough away and you cant do any...

Brooke. they seem to be worried if he stays in the headlines and those are neg touative headlines, president trump could sour on him. that seems to be backed up, the president saying "i dont know matt whitaker, he was jeff sessions guy." he could be there for up to 210 days. you heard him say there "i dont know him" even though that completely contradicts what he said to fox not that long ago, i do know matt whitaker, hes a great guy. we know there is a relationship between president trump and m...