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Going to deviate from his report and to do so and reveal some personal conclusions he had that may not have made it into the document itself. the 440 pages that robert mueller put out. i expect him to push back strong on that instances from lawmakers. well see lawmakers go pretty hard trying to get their talking points through. >> do you think hes going to contra crack or reveal new information. hes someone whos a private person or i dont want to say soft spoken. he sticks to the message that he...

The house judiciary. let me ask you about that deputys issue. is that settled? it was on and then reportedly off and now its in flux. >> i dont have the answer to that question. im not sure. there are a lot of moving parts. i would defer to the chairman who is doing a tremendous job. from my vantage point the focus ought to be on the special counsel himself. >> would it be valuable to hear from the fbi agents or the prosecutors? >> sure. the last two months, we are in need of the ability to hear...

Bob mueller agreeing with it. its evidence of that thing happening. let him talk about the misconduct that his report documents. >> cynthia, do you think these questions, if asked, will satisfy the public? has the public reached a point where they have their own conclusions where they come from the president or the medias coverage? very few read the report. >> im an optimistic person and i believe that justice is coming but i have a cynical side to me that people have made up their mind already....

In 1937 li 73 when they authored a memo saying the president cant be indicted. we concluded that by viert yew of his unique position under the constitution the president cannot be the object of criminal proceedings while he is in office. now, at a press conference this morning, deputy attorney general jeff rossen declined to say whether that 1973 office of legal counsel memo was a factor in the doj decision. >> the government understanding of memo claimed that cohen committed two campaign financ...

Prosecutors who looked at the law and the facts and made their conclusions on the merits. >> can you say, deputy attorney general, can you say whether you or the department main justice played a role in that final conclusion? and secondly, can you say whether the olc memo that the president cannot be indicted played a role in this as well? >> i dont have anything to add to what i just said. >> thats kind of interesting, isnt it? now the chair of the house oversight committee elijah cummings is d...

Lecture america about the pay gap, she also criticized the plea deal that former labor secretary acosta gave to epstein. harris has her own history of handling sex crimes leniently especially when are there political element. she negotiated a deal with san diegos democratic mayor. he spent no time in prison and did not have to register as a sex offender even though he pleaded guilty to offensives against three separate women. this is a former federal prosecutor and has perspective. you remember ...

Ought to be on the special counsel himself. >> would it be valuable to hear from the fbi agents or the prosecutors? >> sure. the last two months, we are in need of the ability to hear from the fact witnesses themselves. from my vantage point questioning the counsel will be an opportunity for the american public to finally hear from the special counsel directly about the significant evidence of criminality and the conclusions he reached. its just the beginning and not the end. we need to hear fro...

Deputies -- it was on and reportedly off and new its influx. >> i dont know the answer to that yes. im not sure. there are a lot of moving parts. the chairman of our committee is doing a tremendous job. the negotiations are ongoing. from my vantage point and the american people the focus will be on the special counsel himself. >> do you think it would be valuable to hear from the them? >> sure. we are indeed of the ability to really hear from the fact witnesses themselves. so from my vantage poi...

Process was corrupt. and there is such -- i mean, there is zero likelihood that robert muellers process was corrupt. and it would seem that all the investigations into the investigators have turned up nada. i mean, is it simply going to come up again? because thats what -- >> this is what concerns me. so, i dont know when the i.g. conclusions will next be released. so far nothings bad, the previous one, but there are now two current probes into the probe. what barr has done. >> but a.b., if they...

Americans believe trump obstructed justice. that includes a whole lot of human beings that are part of that so-called trump base. and only 42% think he didnt. i guess most of his base could end up in that 42%. but youve got a clear majority who believes he obstructed justice or attempted to obstruct justice. what do you think the implications will be at this hearing? >> its interesting because as neal points out, and neal is always right. i feel obligated to say that sitting next to him. but the...