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Justice. anybody that suggests that the attorney general should resign for justice department incapable of handling a full inquiry, were three weeks into his tenure, seems overblown. richard, he maintains he didnt lie to congress. do you think he perjured himself or are democrats overplaying their hands as president said? >> what he said wasnt true. he said he had no contacts with the russians. he didnt qualify it saying no contacts about the campaign. he said he didnt have contacts with the rus...

Late last evening breaking in "the washington post" when senior official said its all partisan, nothing to see here. but end of today attorney general holding news conference at justice department recusing himself from any investigations at all. this is not any cabinet member. senator sessions was first to endorse this president. as close as anyone on thor in circle is to this president and by the end of the day recusing himself not simply because democrats complaining but republicans calling fo...

Written questions from senator leahy. i think he said in one answer to tucker carlson he could not recall discussing the election in any significant way. thats two caveats in one sentence. i work at justice department. strikes me as lawyer speak for yes he discussed the election with the russian ambassador. i think democrat and republicans are justified in calling for investigation. >> good question from tucker, considering what happened with michael flynn why didnt you amend your statement. or ...

Democracy, intervening in our election to support donald trump. number two is if everything they were doing is above board and innocent, why lying about it? doesnt make sense. only way to get to bottom of it is have independent counsel appointed by justice department. its great that attorney general sessions said would recuse himself. but thats not enough. republicans on the hill are shielding trump. being patsies for president trump. not going to get to the bottom of this. >> thats the subpoena...

Mackaceae. and the president got to right, i dont think theres any intention to mislead and anybody who says the little there warranted perjure prosecution doesnt understand how difficult that is to do. issue is not that but the underlying facts and what the context is. now that the attorney general has recused himself, ordinary processes will get at whether there is issue or not. >> shouldnt there be recordings, acting in capacity as senator, be someone in the office with him at the time during...