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This someone that the president thinks he can influence, thinks -- is that his intent, to get someone who is malleable enough to do what the president presumably wants done with this investigation? and its going to be all the more important that the person selected and nominated and presumably taking over for the -- in the director position has this firm steely independence and the facts -- and this is a proven track record, right? were not talking about somebody who says they will. i want to se...

Early as this evening as he already met with the fbi agents conducting the investigation and been brought up to speed and given them directions what they should do next. >> a g.o.p. source said rosenstein had thrown president trump over board by appointing the special council. do you agree stewart? >> to some extent. thats a difficult question to really respond. im going to pass on that one. >> jeff you want the to take it on? >> i think he anybody in the department of justice or the fbi their l...

They are going to be more hesitant to talk to the senate because they are facing an interview under oath probably with these new investigators. i think it could create some sort of conflict, even though the democrats on the committee have been saying they wanted this to happen, not sure its the best thing for the senate investigation. >> bret: what does it do for the mood at the white house, which has been i think its fair to say, chaotic. >> i think thats an understatement. i think this may be ...

Disadvantage and the president needs to understand these may be nice people to talk to but they are not our friends and he needs to react that way. >> earlier today, shelby, senator mccain put out a statement. sharing sensitive information with the russians and time he did not spend focusing on russias aggressive behavior. youre finding increasing criticism along those lines? >> its true. its hard to know what the white house would gain, especially at this time when the pressure is ramping up fo...

♪ >> eboni: democrats are threatening to hold the position of fbi director hostage, refusing a confirmation vote until a special prosecutor is named in the russian investigation. >> senator mark warner is the top democrat in the intelligence committee paired he wants the democratic party to refuse to vote on the nomination of a new fbi director until a special prosecutor is appointed. do you support that move? >> i think there are a lot of democrats who feel that way. he will have to discuss i...

Here you have attorney general jeff sessions will be part of, we understand that interview process taking place today at the department of justice. the very person who had to recuse himself from investigations as it relates to russia and the white house. so how is it that jeff sessions can be part of interviewing any of these four people we understand who may potentially be up for the director position. >> look, theres been pointed questions raised even more about attorney general sessions invol...

Going on. >> we got to leave the conversation there but theres more to discuss as we are trying to put the pieces together. shimon and julia thank you both. reminder we are monitoring whats happening outside the deputy of justice. six people have been interviewed today for this fbi director position, we are told a seventh person is likely to be walking in and out as well. youre looking at the six that we know about, senator john cornyn, andrew mckaib, alex fisher, judge garcia and adam lee, se...

Conversation. chris, im going to start with you. you served under william sessions when he was fired 25 years ago, only other fbi director who was fired and thats the only other time in u.s. history, by the way, that the director of the fbi. what does it take to fire, to have a director fired? >> yeah, i always thought that ten-year term was a little bit stronger and i thought that congress intended to take politics out of the fbi director position, but my sense is you have to have cause. i real...

Chris swecker, former fbi assistant director for the criminal investigative division and former fbi agent, stuart kaplan. also cnn counterterrorism analyst philip mudd. gentlemen, good evening. i cant wait for this conversation. chris, im going to start with you. you served under william sessions when he was fired 25 years ago, only other fbi director who was fired and thats the only other time in u.s. history, by the way, that the president has fired the director of the fbi. what does it take t...

As a democrat got approximately $700,000 from terry mcall if, very closely aligned with the clintons, there were concerns raised about -- >> 700 grand? >> i think thats the approximate number. there were concerns raised about andys involvement with the clinton investigation. and apart from whether there was an ethical violation or certainly a legal violation, i think thats being examined by the inspector general. but there is a perception issue. and to me, despite andys great capability, to me t...