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process to limit how american tax dollars are spent at the department of justice. i yield back. >> general lady from texas is recognized. >> good morning. you have value the independence of a special counsel. >> i do. >> you asked garland to allow you to continue the investigation saying we want to thank you and your office for permitting our inquiry to proceed with will without interfere answer as you assured the members of the judiciary committee would be the case during the confirma...

quote, in the interest of transparency, unquote. teams trump interest in transparency doesnt extend to testifying. lindsey graham is trying to dodge a subpoena to appear before the fulton county special grand jury. a federal judge today refusing to put on hold her own ruling that the senator must appear. he filed an emergency request with the u.s. court of appeals for the 11th circuit asking them to put the subpoena on hold. talk about transparency. a federal appeals court ruling today...

Joining us this morning, elliott hoenig, cnn analyst. good to see you. so bill barr, this is not his first rodeo. he knows how to assure the senate that he will let bob mueller do his job, allow that report to see light of day. what is the most important question these senate democrats need to press him on? >> so the senators on both sides of the aisle need to focus on obstruction of justice. his memo focuses on the obstruction of justice theory. barr writes that it cannot be obstruction of just...

It was a public statement. he cant make a judgment about where barr will go but it was interesting from the deputy attorney general laying the ground work for? >> and i think this elevates already bill barr was going to be questioned about his critical views of the mueller probe during the confirmation hearings starting next week. this elevates that even more for democrats on that committee who will press him on those views as he comes in. who knows how long the mueller probe continues. also rem...

General pick making clear about the special counsels obstruction justice investigation way before his confirmation hearings even start. in a memo from this past summer bill barr called the obstruction inquiry quote fatally misconceived with disastrous implications for the presidency saying the firing of exfbi director james comey was within the powers of the president. paras memo to ross rosenstein and another senior official was unsolicited but rosenstein said he didnt have lots of the facts. >...

Now top senate democrat chuck schumer is calling on the president to change his pick and other democrats say they are concerned that barr believes the president is above the law. >> it appears that the number one qualification donald trump is looking for in an attorney general is someone that will try to undermine the mueller investigation. to me this is -- this makes this individual disqualified for the position. >> reporter: meanwhile, the acting attorney general matthew whitaker has decided t...

Because when youre with fidelity, theres no excuse for its a hate crime.ou. based on a true story... i created a world where i can heal. of a man who turned tragedy into triumph. i have hope, and thats something they cant take away from me. woo! in the politics lead, today the top democrat on the senate intelligence committee called on president trump to withdraw his pick for attorney general. democratic senator mark warner of virginia said the unsolicited memo that bill barr sent to the justi...