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Mr. giuliani, i think thats too simplistic. what mr. giuliani has said in the past few days paints a very ominous picture of the amount of support for his efforts that was found within the executive bran. he told fox news just the other night he has always been following orders from the state department. the fact that they sent him on a mission last night, i believe it was. he also very helpfully for those who are aware of the freedom of information act, he held up his phone and saids all here. ...

The trump campaign let the russians get involved in a way na again we may not be able to prove illegality, maybe we can, maybe we cant, but is bad for us with the job of robert mueller? >> yeah, i think we have not only a need to know but a right to know. lets face it the executive branch doesnt have any oversight responsibilities of the executive bran were. congress has the oversight responsibilities. so if bob mueller finds a whole lot of wrong doing and two-timing and financial shenanigans, b...

Justice department. it is sortov of an incredible thing. >> now the attorney general has responded in a fairly extraordinary statement saying in part that i did take control of the department of justice the day i was sworn in. joining me now is someone that at in that office. you see danger in the president aes ie tacks here, explain. >> it is a remarkable exchange, isnt it? the president said the executive bran, and he decides who resides in his cabinet and i think it

And the forced separation of parents and children. >> we are enforcing the laws passed by congress, and we are executive bran to protect our communities. >> well fact check the secretary of homeland security coming up. heart of the matter. former first lady laura bush delivers a condemnation of the parent-child separation policy, comparing it to the inattorneyment inattorney mentinternment of japanese-americans. >> what this administration has decided to do is separate children from their pent...

Impeachment being -- >> but the court hasnt ruled on that. >> let me ask you about the impeachment idea because giuliani said the president would be impeached if he were to pardon himself. and others agreed. lets listen. >> the president of the united states pardoning himself would just be unthinkable, and it would lead to probably an immediate impeachment. >> theres no way that will happen. because then it becomes a political problem. if the president were to pardon himself, hell get impeached....

Can take that entire topic off the table. >> thats brilliant. you think he needs a constitutional lawyer and focus on this. the constitution defines the powers these ways. if he cant exercise the powers and you call it obstruction, its not constitutional. youre taking away the powers of the president, right? >> correct. president trump has an obligation in my mind to do this not just for himself but actually to protect the office of the president and the executive bran. because we are already no...

Colleague here, let me emif a seize but that regardless your position as a legislator, your approach as attorney general will be to enforce the law regardless of policy differences? >> absolutely, mr. chairman. i dont think i have any hesitation or any lack of an ability to separate the roles that i have had, to go from the legislative branch to the executive bran is a transfer of not only position but the way you approach issues. i would be an executive function, an enforcement function of the ...

Secret service alone. it was done in congestion with the executive office of the president. they dont make these decisions unilateralliful this is like the thurston howell, shutdown the white house to the public, blame it on the secret service, get caught, and then lie about it. at what point are other folks in the media going to start to say, we have been punched in the face enough by this administration. its time to call him on it. >> neil: i thought that all of the executives decisions post-a...

Set sentence and our allies. senator kelly joins us. nice to see you. >> nice to see you, greta. >> and the attorney general has pointed two u.s. attorneys, one a republican point tee and one a democratic point tee? >> thats right. and 31 senators signed a letter to the attorney general urging him to appear point the special counsel. the concern is this. we are talking about highly classified, sensitive matters where we need to ma sure there isnt an appearance of a conflict or influence of polit...

Of wrong investigation and reporting elsewhere. this president -- i just would point you to his comments about this views on this matter. megyn: our chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge with more. >> reporter: two attorneys are leading separate investigation. the fbi will report directly to them. in a statement justice department said they are fully authorized to prosecute criminal violations and follow appropriate investigative leads within the executive bran and legislative bran...