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>> so you support chairman nunes? >> absolutely. i think its a completely appropriate request. >> meanwhile, the top democrat in the intelligence committee weighing in today. virginia senator mark warner saying, "bombarding the justice department with document requests simply to create a pretext for firing or impeaching our nations senior law enforcement officials is a blatant abuse of power that should concern everyone who believes in the rule of law." so we dont know exactly how rod rosenstein...

This request is perfectly appropriate within the scope of the committees investigation. and i hope and believe and expect that theyll be complied with. >> so you support chairman nunes? >> absolutely. i think its a completely appropriate request. >> meanwhile, the top democrat in the intelligence committee weighing in today. virginia senator mark warner saying, "bombarding the justice department with document requests simply to create a pretext for firing or impeaching our nations senior lu enfo...

And to the point that mark warner made in that tweet that you showed, if the department never turns this stuff over, maybe it gives the president the pretext hes been looking for for some time to fire rod rosenstein and try shut down the investigation. >> expert analysis, chilling at times. matt miller, former spokesman for the d.o.j. thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you, ari. up next, were going to turn to some of the new details we are learning tonight about one of those companies t...

>> and to the industry titans. being a successful business person and being a supporter of the regime become one in the same. and the danger is that when elections come around, the powerful industry titans keep the regime in power because they know where their bread is buttered and are getting an advantage over others and want to keep that advantage. >> we should note here, doj is still attempting to block the at&t merger, right? i want to be very clear of that. its a progressive position. lot o...

Department cannot say yes, cannot accommodate and then use that as a pretext or as a spark for a confrontation. you know, the problem with that is that, you know, there is a justice department to run. >> right. >> and there is -- you know, this isnt the way these interactions are supposed to work. and it does, on a day-to-day basis, it sends a message to those people who would cooperate with law enforcement that the justice department cannot and will not protect you. and, you know, it also sends...

Department cannot say yes, cannot accommodate and then use that as a pretext or as a spark for a confrontation. you know, the problem with that is that, you know, there is a justice department to run. >> right. >> and there is -- you know, this isnt the way these interactions are supposed to work. and it does, on a day-to-day basis, it sends a message to those people who would cooperate with law enforcement that the justice department cannot and will not protect you. and, you know, it also sends...

Releasing these three american citizens. who are they and under what pretext where they held? >> one of the gentleman i believe was a farmer, the other was a professor, the other was an entrepreneur. a lot of these people are going to north korea because they want to try and do good. they are working in universities, they are trying to build people to people connections. thats a smart idea. i think its good that theyve been released but there is a question i just cant get out of my mind. what do...

Designed to give the president a pretext to either fire people or further bash the justice department. >> in light of what -- is being alleged this evening from michael avenatti and i dont know the source of the documents, the bank strans actions or he claims to know about, we dont know yet. hard confirmation of that. >> but in light of that, are you confident that -- that the justice department and the southern district and the special counsel office can all be protected from this political pre...

Chime in as if on cue saying why wont the justice department comply, as if the president cares about document production to congress. it looks choreographed and designed to give the president a pretext to either fire people or further bash the justice department. >> in light of what -- is being alleged this evening from michael avenatti and i dont know the source of the documents, the bank strans actions or he claims to know about, we dont know yet. hard confirmation of that. >> but in light of ...

Happened. >> yeah, and theres a question, too, natasha about how much of this is a sort of -- how much of this is political and how much is legal at this point? what do you think? >> i think the president has made it pretty clear that it is political because he is attacking his own justice department and 2003s at this point basically advertising hes going to try to obstruct justice if it gets too close to him to the white house and his inner circle, if he really feels that rod rosenstein is not ...