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That back to say actually he wants people to view this as him speaking in his personal capacity and not on behalf of the president. thats another e-mail ive gotten from dowd this morning. >> in a statement later distributed to multiple news organizations, dowd said he prays, quote, acting attorney general rosen stein will follow the brilliant and courageous example of attorney general jeff sessions and brings an end to the alleged russia collusion investigation, manufactured, he said, by mccabes...

Explaining to him this is existential, this plot line is potentially -- for his presidency? >> i think those around him continue having a hard time of making this russia issue not about him personally and conveying the broader national security issue going on here. so many of the struggles this president has had throughout his presidency is his inability to step outside himself and see theres a bigger issue here beyond him. everything is about a personal slight. everything is about his election....

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Of his interview, the audiotaping with the "new york times." all right, mr. acosta, talk about what you know on both prongs of this, the president versus senator corker, the president versus secretary tillerson, and yes, this is the plot line of today. >> brian, first on the secretary of state, associates of the secretary of state tell me that tillerson has been frustrated with his position. he talked with the president on friday. he talked with general kelly over the weekend, again with the pre...

Something much difference. >> tucker: there was not collusion during the last election. just a quest. a few senators are upset with this investigation. could this be a plot for a spy movie? >> you have ever in any of these situations heard of a plot line so ridiculous that a signature u.s. senator and an ambassador of a foreign government colluded in an open seth with hundreds of other people to pull off the greater caper in history? >> thank you for saying that, senator cotton. its like through...

The president to exert it. exert it if he chooses. >> and sparring with democrats over hatters of his recusal and investigations into the trump campaign and firing of james comey. >> mr. comey said that there were matters with respect to the recusal that were problematic and he couldnt talk about them. what are they in. >> why dont you tell me? there are none, senator wyden. there are none. i can tell you that for absolute certainty. >> some republicans backed sessions up, stressing it was an ev...

>> do you like jason bourne or james bond movies? have you ever in any of these fantastical situations heard of a plot line so ridiculous that a sitting united states senator and an ambassador of a foreign government colluded in an open setting with hundreds of other people to pull off the greatest caper in the history of investigation. >> sean : i happen to love those movies. but they actually nailed it there. there is a lot of. credit for calling out these democrats and of course the destroy t...

Him from discussing the matter with the committee. democrats would point to that provision within the department of justice guidelines. jeff sessions struggleled to do that and would not commit to answering questions behind closed doors. after the hearings democrats very frustrated they did not get their answers to some key questions. republicans trying to move on to other areas of the investigation. while democrats fumed over sessions testimony, republicans used a lighter up to. heres senator...

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Handling of the e-mail investigation for his firing. a far cry from a year ago. democratic senators lashing out for refusal to answer questions. >> i believe the american people have had it with stonewalling. >> you are not answering questions. you are impeding the investigation. >> what is the basis for refusal? >> i am protecting the right of the president to assert if he chooses. >> reporter: republicans coming to sessions defense. >> have you ever in the fantastical situations heard of a plo...