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I think whoever gets this job, one thing that would be most valuable is that its someone not only qualified for the job and impartial but someone the perception of impartiality. people who have been out talking on one side or the other will not have the confidence of the public. andrew mccarthy said he would not be qualified because hes written in the national review and other places about his criticism of the special counsels i venvestigation. it would be nice to find someone with the experienc...

To interfere or impede the mueller investigation, thats illegal and it sure sounds like obstruction of justice. and theyre basic -- beyond that, chris, there are basic rules around the ethics that govern prosecutorial conduct and he is way over the line and absolutely should not only be recusing himself, but i think based on what weve learned today, you know, the deputy ag should be appointed again in charge and there should be a process in place for the appointment of an acting attorney general...

The rule of law. if matthew whitaker was installed to interfere or impede the mueller investigation, thats illegal, and it sure sounds like obstruction of justice. and there are basic, beyond that, chris, you know, there are basic rules around the ethics that govern prosecutorial conduct. he is way over the line and absolutely should not only be recusing himself. but based on what weve learned today, the deputy ag should be appointed again, in charge, and there should be a process in place for t...

Appointees at the department and have a relationship of sorts with the president. he accompanied jeff sessions to the white house on a number of occasions. shannon: a lot of people have a problem already saying he should not take over the russia investigation. what does it mean moving forward? should whitaker stay in place a one of these other folks take over for the russia investigation? >> any talk of interference by matt whitaker is premature and far-fetched. he was a commentator before comin...

Russians. its that simple. >> part of an emerging body of evidence revealing whitakers true feelings about the mueller probe itself. not only that, whitaker has worked for and maintains a friendship with a key witness in the russian investigation. former trump adviser sam clovis who has testified before the mueller grand jury. and now, democrats as well as several legal experts say questions about whitakers impartiality should bar him from overseeing the investigation of the president. however, ...

That is somebody that clinically look at and say, there is something wrong there. >> trump needs to be medicated and hospitalized. >> donald trump, again, being a smock. >> his words have emboldened white the premises. >> he has given oxygen to racist. he is clearly trying to ignite a civil war in this country. >> there is a sign out there that has been hung up in the white house, outside the white house, saying if you are not life, you are not especially welcome. >> he is a racist. >> why do we...

Scared of your position, you start killing people around you, we do not do that in this country,pl we fire them. trump seems to know how to fire. >> he is not of sound mind. that is somebody that clinically you look at and say, there is something wrong there. >> trump needs to be medicated and hospitalized. >> donald trump, again, being a schmuck. >> his words have emboldened white supremacists., >> he has given oxygen to racists. he is clearly trying to ignite a civil war in this country. >> th...

Even if whether whitaker did not request it. >> that would be numpblt usually its the individual, himself, that would request it pr acknowledgment which es in the 81 take of that analysis. >> that doesnt seem to be in the card right now. so its un-- there is no reason to believe he will recuse himself. we dont know what role mr. r s mr. rosenstein will have in the investigation. thats something to watch closely and carefully. look the department of justice needs to enjoy public confidence in its...

Whos at least a witness in this case, there is that question about his impartiality. but i have to think that president trump looked into these issues before he ever put matt whitaker in this position. because, of course, the thing that made him so crazy about attorney general jeff sessions was that he was recused from the mueller investigation. i cant imagine he would put in place anyone that he thought would also likely be recused. >> you would think, but -- barbara mcquade, we always apprecia...

Kevin i was going to be tough no matter what. >> i voted against judge kavanaugh because of concerns about his impartiality. >> i will vote no on judge kavanaugh. >> greg: four out of the six vulnerable senate democrats lost. jon tester barely squeaked it out. the one who refused the bait and voted for kavanaugh, joe manchin. he won. it shows many americans which trial unfold before their very eyes and they didnt shrug it off. its true that the two biggest monsters feinstein and mazie did fine b...