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To your knowledge, has there ever been a time in history where the sitting president of the united states that has won in a completely legitimate election was so focused on the person who didnt win this far into his administration? >> well, i have to say, in defense of donald trump, very often presidents blame their predecessors. hes actually blaming his opponent, which is a little more unusual. but franklin roosevelt attacked herbert hoover for 12 years. >> president obama went after george w. ...

Tonight as the white house is consumed with the russia investigation, two of the presidents predecessors are speaking out on a pertinent subject, leadership. bill clinton and george w. bush tonight and showing bipartisan ship in a rare public conversation. just a short while ago, former president bush was asked about bill clintons friendship with his father. >> that was your relationship. but how did you come close? sgli got a different take on what i think is one of the most -- >> all right. ...

Fried, one of the things that is hard to figure out about macron is that he doesnt have a political footprint, he liked it trump in the sense that he was in the private sector, he was a late driver to politics, learning the ropes and his predecessors in restoration, and now finds himself is really the unexpected leader of a country, looking for a national identity new direction, napoleon was an authoritarian dictator, but what he does represent in the hearts and minds of french people is when fr...

Couldnt even see the memos. so this looms big in my mind. i would appreciate it if you could answer the question. >> thank you, senator feinstein. i recognize and respect how important an issue this is. first let me say, my view is that torture is wrong. its unacceptable. its illegal. and i think its ineffective. second, let me say that -- >> good beginning. >> im sorry. >> good beginning. >> second, both of my predecessors, director comey and director mueller, had a policy which i think is the ...

Accountability comes from withi within. whistleblowers can be an important part of that. >> i appreciate your words. you said whistleblowers should not be retaliated against. two of your predecessors told me the same thing. so you can understand why i have or dont expect that your misleading me. but your good intentions may not be carried out. i think is important you know that. i want you to be aware that fbi whistleblowers are the only federal law enforcement that has no access to independent ...

How will you protect whistle-blowers in the fbi and hold retaliators accountable not just with your words but with your actions. im sorry to say that your predecessors did a poor job in this respect, even though they may have been very effective in running a law enforcement agency and seeing that everybody got the criminals they should get. >> mr. chairman, your reputation for looking out for whistle-blowers i think is maybe unparalleled. certainly, i know this topic is very important to you. i ...

Christopher wray that that would not happen. some is predecessors have not done a good job doing that. the previous director said that the people in the fbi dont give a rip about politics. but he installed a man whose wife ran for state senator. thats a lot of money for one state seat. deputy director met in person with governor about his wifes political plans. this official fbi biography was used to set up the meeting and goals, and the goal was to close the deal and get his wife to run

In the fbi and hold retail leaders accountable? your predecessors did a poor job in this. >> your reputation for looking over whistleblowers i think is unparalleled and i know this topic is very important to you. retaliation against whistleblowers is wrong. im not yet familiar with the bureaus internal processes. but there needs to be a process for whistleblowers. they can play an important role in accountability. its not just oversight, but

So, this looms big in my mind. so, i would appropriate it if you could answer the question. >> thank you, senator feinstein. i recognize and respect how important an issue this is. first, let me say that my view is that torture is wrong. its unacceptable. its illegal and i think its ineffective. second, let me say that i -- >> good beginning. >> exactly. second, both of my predecessors, director comey and director mueller had a policy which i think is the right policy and i would expect to conti...

Some of his predecessors have done a poor job of protecting whistleblowers. at the fbi oversight hearing on may 3, i said that a cloud of doubt hangs over the fbis objectivity. the previous director, james comey, said that the people at the fbi dont give a rip about politics, but mr. comey installed as his deputy director a man whose wife ran for the virginia state senate, accepted almost $1 million from the virginia governor, terry mcauliffes political machine. thats a lot of money for one stat...