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Fired, that the case could not be closed or vanished in the night without a trace. >> you wanted a documentary record that those investigations had begun because you feared that they would be made to go away. >> thats exactly right. >> you feared that those investigations would be made to go away. we are now a year and a half down the road from that conversation andrew mccabe was describing there on "60 minutes" last night. since that conversation a year and a half ago, the president has in fact...

From it, they would not be able to do that without creating a record of why they made that decision >> you wanted a documentary record -- >> thats right. >> that those investigations had begun because you feared they would be made to go away? >> thats exactly right. >> this morning scott pelli said he described meetings at the justice department where officials seriously discussed the legal process of removing the president using the 25th amendment about four months into the trump presidency. >>...

Are we with these efforts and what steps do we need to take going forward? i was very concerned that i was able to put the russia case on absolutely solid ground in an indelible fashion that, were i removed quickly or reassigned or fired, that the case could not be closed or vanish in the night without a trace. i wanted to make sure that our case was on solid ground and if somebody came in behind me and closed it and tried to walk away from it, they would not be able to do that without creating ...

Remarkable it is to have an on the record interview with the man who ran the fbi in the early days of the russia investigation describing essentially all of our reporting but now doing it on the record. lets take a listen to more about why he says he was so desperate to preserve the evidence and information, worried that it can all be wiped away. >> i was very concerned that i was able to put the russia case on absolutely solid ground in an indelible fashion that were i removed quickly or reassi...

>> the next day, i met with the team investigating the russia cases and asked the team to go back and conduct an assessment to determine where are we with these efforts and what steps do we need to take going forward. i was very concerned that i was able to put the russia case on absolutely solid ground in a fashion that were i removed quickly or reassigned or fired the case could not be closed or vanish in the night without a trace. i wanted to make sure our case was on solid ground and if some...

Of the fbi, the man who opened the investigation, the early investigations into russia back in 2016 or as of 2017. he describes not only the turmoil within the fbi and the justice department at the time, the chaotic time after james comey was fired but he goes on to explain how he sought to preserve the record on russia. take a listen. >> i was very concerned that i was able to put the russia case on absolutely solid ground in an indelible fashion that were i removed quickly, reassigned or fired...

Team to go back and conduct an assessment to determine where are we with these efforts and what steps do we need to take going forward. i was very concerned that i was able to put the russia case on absolutely solid ground in an indelible fashion that were i removed quickly or reassigned or fired that the case could not be closed or vanish in the night without a trace. i wanted to make sure that our case was on solid ground and that somebody came in behind me and closed it they would not be able...

Words and the writings of a disgraced fbi agent wont change that fact -- >> and you have never heard of this before? >> i have never heard any discussion of the 25th amendment by any member of this administration and i would never expect to. >> andrew mccabe also opened up about why he launch an obstruction of justice probe against the president. >> i was very that i was able to put the russia case on absolutely solid ground, in an indelible fashion, that were i removed quickly or reassi sissir ...

President will sign the bill. and a judge dealing a major blow to president trumps former campaign manager. details on both. the senate confirming president trumps pick for attorney general. william barr set to leave the justice department and oversee the russia investigation. barr pledged under oath he would interfere in robert muellers work and he would release as much of the final report as possible. andrew mccabe with a blockbuster telling "60 minutes" he made sure the russia investigation w...

Are we with these efforts and what steps do we need to take going forward? i was very concerned i was able to put the russia case on absolutely solid ground in an indelible fashion that were i removed quickly or reassigned or fired, that the case could not be closed or vanish in the night without a trace. i wanted to make sure our case was on solid ground and if somebody came in behind me and closed it and tried to walk away from it, they would not be able to do that without creating a record wh...