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We believe people operating on high standard have an account tablt office on all of these cases and we will not accept abuses of the law. >> thank you very much the chair recognizes the gentle woman for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. this is so great to you have here today. we are really excited to have you attorney general sessions and we just thank you for your many years of service to the state of alabama and now your continued work for our nation as our attorney general. and ive k...

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Correspondent for "the new york times" and former chief spokesman for the justice department matt miller is also here. matt, im going to start with the tweet that you sent out this morning that gave me a jolt. trumps doj tweets are like wattergate, out in the open instead of hidden in secret. the fact we could get used to it makes it even more dangerous. i heard from a longtime former senior justice department official who had served in the reagan justice department, both bush justice department...

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Timeline. why was director comey drafting this statement that would ultimately recommend against criminal charges with clinton two months before the investigation was complete and he even interviewed her? the democrats responded with a statement that reads in part, this new investigation is a m s massive diversion to distract from the lack of republican oversight of the trump administration and the national security threat that russia poses. ten months into the trump administration and house rep...

A brave few will speak about the report of a moral hijinx of a movie mogul that was a lion on the left but didnt express any such reservation piling on the alleged abuses of the media on the right. theyre fair game as are defending players protesting at a game and ridiculing politicians exiting the game. i dont know about you but im getting tired of this game. the only standard seems to be a double standard from the same game that republicans are piling up debt, ignoring the fact that when were ...

Abby: tom price offering resignation amid widespread criticism over private plane trip. pete: what does this mean for the swamp? our next guest says this is just the beginning. former presidential writer for president george w. bush ned ryun. abby: hi, ned. pete: your take on the secretary tendering resignation and the president accepting it. is this a good signal to the swamp? >> absolutely. im thrilled that this took place that, you know, this administration is supposed to be different. a lot ...

Pick up where martin is and then that area faces days of torrential rain. this will be a huge story for days to come and this huge story is the backdrop during which the white house has decided to dump an enormous amount of news tonight. so back with us to talk politics, brian stelter joins us. also with us former bush ethics adviser richard painter who teaches law at the university of minnesota. ana, i want to get your reaction to those who havent heard it. i think the headline out of the white...

But he also is an avatar for abuses of power in law enforcement and some of the worst excesses there. theres an argument that some of this was politically motivated, the timing going after him. >> by the obama administration. >> right. but this is a guy who i think has gone too far in many cases. by the way, was voted out in a trump county in arizona 56/44 which highlights some of the divisions were seeing on this stage. thats exactly what trump likes to do. thats what he is a natural at. >> to ...

It ticks off the right people. he has the power to pardon him. but theres a pile of ige know minutous -- i think manning goes on that pile. perhaps this does. particularly because he is an avatar of toughness and law enforcement to some. but he is an avatar for abuses of power in law enforcement and some of the worst excesses there. theres an argument that some of this was politically motivated, the timing going after him. >> by the obama administration. >> right. but this is a guy who i think h...