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He is not drawn to the diminutive. hes drawn to the opposite of that. looks and bearing tend to matter to him in ways that allow him to overlook a lot of substance. so here is this guy, whitaker, who looks like he could start at right guard with any number of of nfl teams. >> and he was a star football player in college. so he is very much out of central casting. and this is a president who goes for people who have a certain look. and hes someone who goes with his gut. he really moves and makes ...

Its not clear how long whitaker will stay in that acting position. or who the president will be able to find to replace him. >> mimi, tamara is right, as someone every night on this broadcast has said, dont overlook the word "acting." however, in this acting capacity, he could have broad reach into the mueller investigation. i want to play for you something, one of our judiciary experts, ben wittes, talked about how mueller has fortified his case and his surroundings for such a threat. >> bob mu...

Draw? >> first of all, i start with the constitution which says he shouldnt be there to begin with. theres a fundamental issue that goes beyond the russia probe to simply his appointment. we have a constitution that provides for advice and consent by the senate. he picked a guy out. you, in the blue shirt, come on. be my attorney general. youre not allowed to do that. when you remove someone you can have someone in an acting position who is in the line of succession. that would be mr. rosenstein...

On whether he likes someone, whether he has a rapport with them. just look at ronny jackson who he nominated for va secretary before that nomination blew up. that was very much about a personal rapport and less about qualifications to lead a really big organization. in this case its an acting position. its not clear how long whitaker will stay in that acting position or who the president will be able to find to replace him. >> mimi, tamra is right. someone every night on this broadcast has said,...

Them. just look at ronny jackson who he nominated for va secretary before that nomination blew up. that was very much about a personal rapport and less about qualifications to lead a really big organization. in this case its an acting position. its not clear how long whitaker will stay in that acting position or who the president will be able to find to replace him. >> mimi >> mimi, tamra is right. dont overlook the word acting. in this capacity he could have broad reach into the mueller investi...

Matt whitaker is a very highly respected man, and you didnt have any problems with matt whitaker when he worked for jeff sessions. hes respected by law enforcement. hes a very strong law enforcement personality and person. >> i didnt speak to matt whitaker about it. i dont know matt whitaker. matt whitaker has a great reputation, and thats what i wanted. i also wanted to do something which, frankly, i could have brought somebody very easily from the outside. i didnt want to do that. when session...

A very highly respected man and i didnt have any problem with matt whittaker when he worked with mat sessions. hes respected by law enforcement and is a strong law enforcement personality and person. i didnt speak to matt whittaker about it. he has a great reputation and thats what i wanted. i also wanted to do something which, frankly, i could have put someone easily from the outside. i didnt want to do that. when sessions left what i did simply was take the man who worked for sessions. again, ...

What do you think, if you look at everything he said as a cnn correspondent and look at his positions and how much they echo trump, what conclusions do you draw? >> first of all, i start with the constitution which says he shouldnt be there to begin with. theres a fundamental issue that goes beyond the russia probe to simply his appointment. we have a constitution that provides for advice and consent by the senate. he picked a guy out. you, in the blue shirt, come on. be my attorney general. you...

Matt whitaker is a very high he respected man. hes respected by law enforcement. hes a very strong law enforcement personality and person. [ inaudible ] >> i didnt speak to matt whitaker about it. i also wanted to do something, which frankly i could have brought someone very easily from the outside. i didnt want to do that when sessions left. what i did very simply is take a man who worked for sessions. again, he worked for jeff sessions. highly respected man, especially by law enforcement, and ...

Position under this law of the intention to nominate him as attorney general. >> and pete, the other issues is that he is now going to be briefed presumably on all aspects of the mueller probe, because he is in charge of it, and so he has to the decide, you know, how, tensive it c extensi and the funding and the indictments under him and what is the range of his power right now? >> first of all, you have to think that it is a speed bump for bob mooueller, because rod rosenstein was present at th...