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Of the 2016 trump investigation. it is now a criminal investigation. it is, however, a development that was expected to allow because it allowed them to subpoena testimony but this focus on relitigating what happened in 2016 in the election, isnt that what sort of got the administration in trouble in the first place? >> it is and its a conspiracy theory that it started any way other than its been laid out by the senate, bipartisan committee report, by the special prosecutor already and its just ...

And its a conspiracy theory that it started any way other than has been laid out by the senate in a bipartisan committee report, by the special prosecutor already, and its just -- don, it really is outrageous that theyre doing this and theyre not investigating ukraine. thats the anomaly. >> by turning this into a criminal investigation, guy, does this raise concerns that the president is using the doj for his own personal gain? >> absolutely. and has been since barr got there. maybe even before ...

Under the federal vacancies act. there are three ways you can do it under that act. one is designate the deputy to take charge, choosing someone nominated by the president and confirmed by the senate for a different job, and naming someone serving in senior position in relevant agency for at least 90 days. whitaker fits that third part of the federal vacancies act. >> well, maybe, but theres a much more specific provision as a matter of law, statutory law that provides a distinct order of succes...