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The policy at the justice department that a sitting president cant be indicted is a critical question on capitol hill because if that is the reason that mull ore speller spe did not bring charges, they will say they need to bring all that evidence to capitol hill to act. >> okay. charlie, looking at an article you wrote about executive privilege and at the end of this article, you talk about all the difference reasons for it. there is a number of layers to all this but what is your biggest take ...

Let me come back around on that question. you hope he would release that information, but typically grand jury testimony and the documents that are gathered through the grand jury subpoenas, those are not released. so if he holds to what is the typical guidance, the typical m.o. of the department of justice, that is not going to happen. in that case, would you support holding him in contempt for not meeting the demands of -- >> victor, i want to push back. i disagree. it is certainly the general...

Patient. theyve paid for this investigation. they have a right to know the conclusions of it. >> are you willing to support holding the attorney general in contempt if he refuses to release all of that underlying information, those documents? >> im really hoping it will not get to that, victor. im hoping the attorney general will do what he said at his confirmation hearing, do everything he can to be transparent and that hell work with congress to make sure this is done quickly. i know members o...

It but at the same time they could subpoena bob mueller. hes a free citizen now to be subpoenaed? >> he can be subpoenaed. i think that congress wants not only the report but the underlying documentation that gave rise to the report because they want to be able to read that and make their own conclusions, their own editorial comments on it. yes, they can bring in mueller theoretically. >> could he refuse? >> he could be held in contempt if he refuses as a private citizen. i dont think he has tha...

Thought the democrats might not be able to get something out of this how did that process go? >> yeah, well the process will, they will be looking, the political opponents will look for anything to hammer the president with so thats one of the reasons for the call of transparency, the 3:00 call. what are we going to do now, robert mueller has i guess let us down or whatever because he did not conclude the suggestions were that there was collusion, which i viewed certainly unlikely to begin with,...

That the public holds the house of commons in near contempt for the fusion they see not only is opinion polarized here lots of factions are pursuing their own preferred ways but the public are even more polarized that the time of the referendum is basically saying look what youve done to the people of this country what youve done you confuse them youve polarized them. thats what the result we had a referendum we thought implement that decision i think what many of us have been doing is saying we...

Your thoughts are and the things being said by the president. >> well of all the things that candidate donald trump said that i thought were beneath him and in this case despicable was his criticism of john mccains war record, his record of service and duty and sacrifice as a prisoner of war in vietnam for 5.5 years was beneath contempt. the ways in which in recent days he has again and again and again criticized and attacked former senator, late senator john mccain, i think are regrettable. he ...

That are being said by the president over the last several days. >> of all the things that candidate donald trump said that i thought were beneath him and frankly in this case despicable. his criticism of the war record and the service and duty and sag feis of a pow in vietnam for five and a half years is beneath contempt. the ways he has again and again criticized and attacked former senator late senator john mccain. i think are just regrettable. the sort of thing the president should apologize...

You represent the presidency, rather than the president. and executive privilege is legitimate. it is not a way of suppressing things. and you review it and you assert executive privilege where appropriate and the only way that gets tested is in the courts. and this could be tied up in the courts for a long time. the u.s. versus nixon in which the president lost 8-0, while it directed president nixon to turn over certain tapes and documents, it recognized, the court recognized executive privileg...

People who misled them in contempt. you know, the court as a trusted institution. they handle these applications ex parte, no opportunity for the other side to present opposing points of view. they depend on the credibility and the honesty of people presenting these warrant applications to them. i think they should have been told the source of this material. they should have been told that even the person who wrote it doesnt now stand behind it, and they were misled. i dont think they wouldve gr...