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Further. >> thanks, mr. chairman. >> senator hatch. >> thank you, mr. chairman. let me first say that i agree with you that there is no legitimate basis for asking the attorney general to appear before this committee. it is a hearing before the attorney general has had a chance to address this matter further, as he has now done. skipping that basic step of fairness makes it look like this is more about publicity and partisan posturing than anything else. at least it looks that way. responding to...

Russian ambassador and the fact that the republican chairs at each of those intelligence committees did join in a white house effort to knockdown some of this earlier reporting raising questions about their impartiality or whether theyve ruch ru reached a conclusion already. republicans are digging in the line understanding that is a major escalation of a threat to the trump administration. >> how imperative is it to clear this up for the administration to move forward and actually address polic...

Of doubt about the impartiality and fairness of the attorney general, the top law law enforcement official of the land. it is clear, attorney general sessions does not meet that test. attorney general sessions should resign. >> martha: juan, by sitter different story? >> clearly, loretta lynch didnt deny she had a meeting at the time with bill clinton. the context was different. your point is well taken, that this has become such a partisan thing. i think the attorney general today did a big fav...

There can be not even the smallest doubt about the impartiality and the attorney general, the top law enforcement official of the land. its clear attorney general sessions does not meet that test. attorney general sessions should resign. >> shannon: that first part he is talking about loretta lynch happening to be on the tarmac at the same time with bill clinton. under investigation. she didnt recuse from that. rush limbaugh said you shouldnt acquaint those two. that republicans fall into a trap...

Of doubt about the impartiality and fairness of the attorney general, the top law law enforcement official of the land. it is clear, attorney general sessions does not meet that test. attorney general sessions should resign. >> martha: juan, by sitter different story? >> clearly, loretta lynch didnt deny she had a meeting at the time with bill clinton. the context was different. your point is well taken, that this has become such a partisan thing. i think the attorney general today did a big fav...

>> there cannot be even the scintilla of doubt about the impartiality and fairness of the attorney general. >> reporter: on capitol hill today, the chorus was too loud for the attorney general to ignore. >> why do you feel he should recuse himself? >> i feel that jeff sessions should recuse himself in order to promote public confidence in the investigation. and that, to me, would be the best approach. >> reporter: even members of his own party breaking rank, a growing number of republicans urgin...

Jeff sessions, but not by anyone with any ties to the campaign. >> i do believe that there ought to be an independent prosecutor. and i certainly believe that this is something that congress has to take very seriously. >> that is something you are hearing a lot of right now. calls by democrats and one republican, darrell issa for a special prosecutor. they are growing louder by the day. democrats in congress say they dont trust the trump administration to disclose fully any communications with r...

Enough. >> there cannot be even the doubt about the impartiality and fairness of the attorney general for the good of the country, attorney general sessions should resign. >> as you might have guessed the president is take to go twitter to defend his attorney general calling this a, quote, total witch hunt acting attorney general dana is now in charge of russian investigation. heather: thank you very much, griff. just beginning. abby: it is just beginning. juan spicer defending attorney general ...

Resignation, the most important thing we must do is ensure the integrity of the investigation. has it already been compromised? what can we do to ensure it moves forward in a way that ultimately leads to the unvar nished truth? to that end i am calling for three things today. first, the justice department must immediately appoint a special prosecutor. given that attorney general sessions impartiality is compromised, that responsibility will fall to the acting deputy attorney general, dana boenti...

I will write the judiciary committee soon, today or tomorrow, to explain this testimony for the record. secondly, at my confirmation hearing, i promised that i would do this. if a specific matter arose where i believed my impartiality might reasonably be questioned, i would consult with the department ethics officials regarding the most appropriate way to proceed, close quote. thats what i told him at the confirmation here. might have been here just three weeks today, a lot has been happening in...