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And hopefully that process will go very quickly and i think it will go very quickly. >> before the president tapped barr to serve as his next ag, he reportedly tried to get him to step into a different role. barr was previously offered a position as trumps defense attorney. the report says the president met privately with barr in the spring of 2017 and asked if he would serve in the position and help defend him against robert muellers russia probe, which barr has been a critic of. barr reportedl...

Everything in his power to make sure barr is confirmed joining me right now is republican senator from south carolina lindsay graham who sits on the senate judiciary armed services and budget committees and senator always a pleasure to speak with you thanks for joining us. >> thank you. maria: what is the likelihood william barr gets confirmed as the next ag, sir some >> unless theres something really strange , 100%, hes been confirm ed three times hes been the former attorney general for bush 4...

Run the department of justice and with it the mueller investigation. the president today announcing william barr as his next attorney general. and already critics callering for him to recuse himself from the russia probe. thats because of newly surfacing public comments that support some of trumps most extreme positions. some examples. barr has downplayed muellers central allegations against trump on collusion and obstruction. hes praised trumps decision to fire jim comey. he supported investiga...

Do you expect barr to limit the mueller probe, for example, in any way if in fact he becomes the attorney general, if he is confirmed by the u.s. senate? >> a statement like that is going to appeal to trump. rebecca mentioned he also said it was okay to fire james comey. he also said it was okay to fire sally yates. he also said it was okay to look into hillary clinton. so he really does check a lot of the boxes in terms of whether he is going to limit the mueller probe, if if he is nominated, n...

Played. i dont think the mueller investigation is going to look at it. if we had an attorney general, they could make sure that was subject of a series investigation. as long as you dont have someone making a priority, it is not going to happen. >> laura: all right. all right. interesting information all together. great conversations. up next my angle on the next ag.

I dont think the mueller investigation is going to look at. if we had an attorney general, they could certainly make sure that that was subject of a serious investigation. as long as you dont have someone making a priority its not going to happen. >> laura: all right. interesting information all around. great conversations. up next, my angle on the next ag, stay there. >> cartel was on his way to a drop.

Offensive even fox wouldnt air it and now were hearing people on fox, judge napolitano, talking about how unqualified it is. >> the president has every right to have whoever he wants to run the justice department, yet hes chosen someone who does not qualify under the law to be the acting attorney general. >> so hes really not -- >> i mean, and -- >> judge napolitano. >> who generally -- >> thats who wants to be the next ag of the united states of america. >> come on, come on. >> you audition on ...

Goes away because he doesnt care for it. hes 100% incorrect. the federal courts will continue to monitor consent orders to improve, enhance and professional police activity and eliminate or try to minimize uninstitutional police behavior. theres no way out, no matter what becomes the attorney general. >> okay. and so, richard, whats your view on that? will there be a condition tin yum regardless of who the next ag is? >> sessions has given us his position on this, so again, all this hard work pu...

In california. i have a simple question. what power does the governor of california have over inrrupting or nullifying a national policy or enforcement policy on immigration? >> we just saw recently that governor jerry brown tapped congressman becerra to become the next ag. and really the state ag can push back against a trump administration on some of the more progressive policies that have been passed in the state. becerra has said that he will look to push back against any efforts to roll bac...

Next ag. there is a lot to do. the governor is, as i said, a very accomplishing guy, and there is a lot we have to accomplish and ill be the chief officer making sure we accomplish those things. i am looking forward to serving as the next ag. >> is jerry brown right now the closest thing that democrats have to the leading democratic party given he governs the largest democratic state and theres been success on the ballot? >> with his division and his achievements, he certainly could take that me...