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Which set the stage for democrats to pull an epic route of republicans in those 1974 anymore midterm elections. in the house that year, democrats won the biggest majority in a decade. the democratic margin of victory was even more apparent in the popular vote. in 1974, democrats beat republicans by more than 8.7 million votes. a record that has stood for 44 years. but is now in danger of being shattered because as the votes continue to roll in, more than two weeks after election day, democrats a...

Control of the justice department. jeff sessions. never took control of the justice department. and its sort of an incredible thing. ed: president trump right there clashing again with the attorney general jeff sessions over the direction of the justice department and the attorney general fired back saying the department simply will not be influenced by politics. drive griff county attorney general continue to serve justice if he doesnt have the presidents cfd? joining us to discuss it right now...

Himself under u.s. code of federal regulations 28 cfr 45.2 because of an ongoing criminal investigation. however, at thest time of sessions recusal, there was no russia collusion criminal investigation. it was a counterintelligence inquiry. in fact, the criminal investigation only started after sessions recusal upon the appointment of the special counsel robert mueller. here we are today. now robert mueller is even reportedly investigating now, hes desperate, hes panicking, he knows this is blow...

I hear what youre saying and you didnt do anything wrong there. i want to talk to you about your recusal from the russian case. you cited cfr 445.2 saying you were involved with the campaign that triggered recusal. however, that regulation only applies to criminal xruprosecuts or investigations. when you recused yourself, that was a counterintelligence investigation, not a criminal investigation, so why did you cite that regulation to recuse from a counterintelligence investigation when its only...

Ari fleischer from judicial watch, tom fitton, i dont even think this is the most egregious side of this. i dont like that he hired hillary clintons attorney who worked under the clinton foundation, will put up all the donors, political donations from muellers team that went to democrats, as we put that up on the screen. you have been able to identify a very specific statutes and laws as you explain them, 45.2 disqualification statute, why dont we put them up on the screen and you can explain th...

Ari fleischer from judicial watch, tom fitton, i dont even think this is the most egregious side of this. i dont like that he hired hillary clintons attorney who worked under the clinton foundation, will put up all the donors, political donations from muellers team that went to democrats, as we put that up on the screen. you have been able to identify a very specific statutes and laws as you explain them, 45.2 disqualification statute, why dont we put them up on the screen and you can explain th...

I dont -- i dont necessarily agree with him when it comes to jeff sessions, that hes not doing a good job on really following through with what donald trump promised during the campaign. i have to say im disappointed in the president. seems to be, you know, now fixated on calling jeff sessions out again and again, because jeff sessions is carrying his water. jeff sessions is doing a great job on the policy front. as you mentioned. i didnt agree that jeff sessions should have recused himself. i d...

Of federal regulations put out by the department of justice as part of the department of justice rules and it says this. ill read from it. 28 cfr 45.2. unless authorized, no employee shall participate in a criminal investigation or prosecution if he has a personal or political relationship with any person involved in the conduct of an investigation. it goes on to say for political -- in a political campaign and it says if you have a close identification with an elected official or a candidate ar...

Not to brief me or involve me in any way or any such matters. in fact, they have not. importantly, i recuse myself not because of any asserted wrongdoing or any belief that i may have been involved in any wrongdoing in the campaign, but because it is department of justice regulation. 28 cfr. 45.2. i felt required it. that regulation states an effect that compartment employees should not participate in investigations of a campaign if they serve as a campaign adviso advisor. the scope of my recusa...

Their staffs of this recusal and to advise them not to brief me or involve me in any way in any such matters and, in kt ffact, have not. importantly, i recuse myself not because of any asserted wrongdoing or any belief that i may have been involved in any wrongdoing in the campaign but because a department of justice regulation, 28 cfr 45.2, i felt, required it. that regulation states in effect that department employees should not participate in investigations either came pain if they served as ...