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>> i dont share the president sentiment on this. of what i know of robert mueller, i dont know him personally, but he is a very honorable person. its not uncommon for people to make friendships, especially one outgoing fbi director to a new one. plus, washington, d.c. is a small town. most people know each other. i want to see what the results are to be able to judge. the credits ahead of this doesnt do it for anybody. >> gregg: honest people can be influenced in ways they dont recognize which i...

James comey are friends. i think thats a violation right there. just based on the law itself, yes he should recuse himself. >> gregg: where do you fall on that? its indisputable that there are longtime personal and professional friends. there are mentor, protége and worked a number of cases together. put yourself or moment a president trumps shoes. mueller supposed to decide the credibility of his good friend versus the president to fired his good friend? how is that fair to the president or to...

Calling its independence and the independence of special counsel bob mueller into question. >> he is very, very good friends with comey, which is very bothersome, but hes also -- were going to have to see. were going to have to see. >> and this morning, a bombshell report from "the washington post." russian president vladimir putin specifically outlined his goal for meddling in our elections, defeat or damage hillary clinton and help elect trump. with so much to unpack, i want to bring in matt m...

Seemingly upset at the two top people at his justice department. jeremy diamond live at the white house, thank you very much. we have cnn politics reporter eugene scott, kelly jane torens and danny savalos with us. danny, if a recusal is to avoid not just actual impropriety and actual conflict of interest but the appearance of those two, why hasnt rod rosenstein recused himself yet? >> thats a good question in that it certainly is doj policy, it is either actual impropriety or the appearance o...

Mueller may not be the best pick as a special counsel because of his well known relationship with james comey, the two guys are friends. do you think robert mueller should step aside and why? >> yes, i two think he should step aside. its not that hes anything but a man of integrity, the problem is that the ethics rules that govern the department of justice say that if a prosecutor or an investigator has a personal relationship with a potential witness that calls into question his partiality, the...

Govern the department of justice say that if a prosecutor or an investigator has a personal relationship with a potential witness that calls into question his partiality, then he has to step aside. as you correctly pointed out, mueller and jim comey have a personal relationship that goes back a long way. they were arm in arm when they confronted the then white house counsel for president bush, alberto gonzalez about whether a particularly broad surveillance program should be continued. in other ...

There havent been any leaks in 30 days from that team. >> jesse: perhaps. after you see this report, you are wondering who is leaking. we dont know whos leaking. someones talking. so, it is not a good look for the investigation. it does not reflect well on the investigation. lets just put it that way. it raises questions of impartiality. yesterday, i figure its just the first normal step in the investigative process when you ask people what happened. a fact-finding investigation. there have been...

>> jesse: perhaps. >> dana: not necessarily from their team. >> jesse: perhaps. after you see this report, you are wondering who is leaking. we dont know whos leaking. someones talking. >> jesse: it does not reflect well on the investigation. it raises questions of impartiality. yesterday, i figure its just the first normal step in the investigative process when you ask people which have what hap. a lot of leaks have turned out to be wrong. one week alone in may, "the washington post" had four s...

>> jesse: perhaps. >> dana: not necessarily from their team. >> jesse: perhaps. after you see this report, you are wondering who is leaking. we dont know whos leaking. someones talking. >> jesse: it does not reflect well on the investigation. it raises questions of impartiality. yesterday, i figure its just the first normal step in the investigative process when you ask people which have what hap. a lot of leaks have turned out to be wrong. one week alone in may, "the washington post" had four s...

Fox news channel. that is all coming down in just a couple hours. meantime, were more of the testimony from the dojs number two, rod rosenstein. what he is saying about the independence of the special counsel, robert mueller. plus, new questions about muellers legal teams impartiality. some of his new hires have made donations to democrats. after the show, you can join our live chat by clicking the overtime tab at foxnews.com/outnumbered or go to facebook.com/outnumbered fnc. the conversation co...