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Said an ethics official voiced concern over whitakers previous negative media comments about the mueller probe. the official said it was a, quote, close call but recusal out of an abundance of caution. whitaker senior advisers consider the issue, recommended against recusal. the deputy attorney general who had primary oversight of the mueller team responded. >> bob mueller or rod rosenstein or matt whitaker, the investigation will be handled appropriately. >> reporter: bill bar is the choice to ...

Someone close to the. th in the last week or so all but ruled out the possibility of an in-person interview which weve known for a long time. >> they said over my dead body, there are about ten dead bodies there. >> yes, corpses everywhere. this is another step toward showing thats not going to happen, either, willing to do written questions. whether thats enough for mueller, we shall see. the white house views the controversy over whitaker, caught attention of people inside the building that th...

Jerry nadler of new york and other key members of confronting the white house over whitakers appointment while protecting the special council. nadler who becomes committee chair raised concerns. >> the president is creating a constitutional crisis that is a moment of peril for our country. we think it is very important the president be put on notice that he is not above the law. >> more on this whole notion of a constitutional crisis a bit later on in our broadcast as well. the white house is no...

Tonight, house democrats are already preparing for battle. nbc news reports leader nancy pelosi has already been talking with judiciary committee ranking member, the head democrat there, jerry nadler of new york and other key ranking committee members about confronting the white house over whitakers appoint the while protecting the special counsel. nadler who becomes committee chair come january raised his concerns. >> the president is creating a constitutional crisis that is a moment of peril f...

Other key members of confronting the white house over whitakers appointment while protecting the special council. nadler who becomes committee chair raised concerns. >> the president is creating a constitutional crisis that is a moment of peril for our country. we think it is very important the president be put on notice that he is not above the law. >> more on this whole notion of a constitutional crisis a bit later on in our broadcast as well. the white house is not backing down from any of th...