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And so he probably wasnt steeped in the long-running protocols that establish the relationships between doj, fbi and white houses. hes just new to this. >> all right. two factors here in what paul ryan says. republicans seem to be obviously sticking with trump. is that good enough for -- to say that hes just not good at this? and what could change the outcome at this point as far as those republicans still backing him? >> well, i think right now, for his base, that probably is good enough, altho...

Campaign. he calls up comey who he barely knows. i think comey assumes, if i were in that position, i would assume maybe hes having all the law enforcement people over, you know, ten aides over, introduce themselves to all of us who are hold overs who are going to be there awhile. its a one on one dinner, very unusual. >> the express language according to director comey it was not incriminating, it was a nod and a wink. are you going to be loyal, the nod and wink to do something else. >> also ra...

To testify. im sure hes prepped many, many witnesses. he took his own advice. his answers were crisp, clean. when an answer required a yes or no, he gave a yes or no and didnt elaborate. i thought he showed gravitas and open in his answers. >> ned? >> the big take way for me, greta, was that this hearing underscored i think the washington adage that its not the crime, its the crossover up. in the context of mike flynn and president trumps hope this matter could disappear, director comey on a cou...

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And my only supposition is today that his avenue at that time was through the media. there was still confusion in d.o.j. as to whos got what piece of russia and who doesnt. and jim comey as we heard it today, his goal was get a special counsel on this case. and the media was the means to do that. >> but he wouldnt do it himself. he had somebody else. all right, bill, is there any -- in all the times your experience of the white house, is it unusual to have a one on one? usually every time i see ...

Counsel, one of trumps long time attorneys, doesnt know washington but is a well known trial attorney that also represents russian companies. resetting the search for fbi director after wide-ranging former leading cabinet senator joe lieberman. lieberman is a partner at the same law firm as kasoweitz. >> joining us now, chairman of the house oversight and government reform committee republican congressman jason chaffetz. congressman, thanks for joining us. >> thanks, wolf. >> so we have a lot to...

Interest for joe lib erman if the president tried to choose him as fbi director, so it seems as though the choice of his personal defense lawyer may rule out joe lieberman. >> its possible, what you saw is like new special counsel, former fbi director, he was part of the law fthat represents ivanka trump and he quits that law firm. you would have to have him either quit the firm or trumps lawyer leave the firm to try and avoid that conflict, unclear whether or not theyll pick lieberman here. the...

Going to say. >> it turns out that the lawyer that donald trump has decided to hire to represent him on all of this is a partner with joe lieberman in that law firm, that would represent a conflict of interest for joe lib erman if the president tried to choose him as fbi director, so it seems as though the choice of his personal defense lawyer may rule out joe lieberman. >> its possible, what you saw is like new special counsel, former fbi director, he was part of the law firm that represents iv...

Assurance because the two of them have a relationship that is strong? >> reporter: i think what it means is that there will be communication. i dont think it means that donald trump is going to agree with paul ryan all of the time. donald trump got elected president. paul ryan did not. paul ryan was someone who did not endorse him right away. paul ryan, however, has an agenda, and trump may choose to pick parts of it, and he may choose to reject other parts of it. but what i think it means with ...

40, those will keep going up. its going to be like a lot of governors that get elected with such a high negative rating, that they cant govern. >> i think the obama campaign perceived that and started that choice ad the other day. >> the positive one. >> which i think is the best ad of the campaign so far. >> steve schmidt i dont see how either two, i dont mean to be negative in july, i dont see given the current climate and the billions of dollars of ads that are going to be spent over the next...