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And a violation of the presidents oath of office. where do you stand on this? do you agree with senator feinstein? >> i wouldnt say that were voting pals. i think we see the world a bit different lie. but what id say is what ive said consistently which is let the process work, whether thats from the standpoint of the special investigator, from the standpoint of the select committees in the house and senate doing their work. let them do their work. there is an accord that everybody wants to get t...

At. >> in the meantime david, we have the president calling this investigation devief for country, calling it a witch hunt and not welcoming this special prosecutor in his role. >> which i think hes absolutely right, i think he should lawyer up clearly. and i would assume efforts have been made in that direction but i think any lawyer, just as john would, advise the president would you please be quiet and dont see anything more about this. let it go and let the process work. dont continue there ...

Warner doing his investigation. i guess he wants somebody else. the next guest has some firsthand experience in that role and says bad idea. ainsley: joining us now is the special counsel for bill clintons lewenski and white water scandals judge ken starr. thank you, judge for being with us. >> my pleasure. ainsley: you say no special prosecutor, why? >> its a bad idea. its a tool but last resort tool. let the process work. weve got a great justice department. we have career prosecutors with tot...

Mode right now. >> they certainly are. john dean, you were white house counsel during the nixon administration. so whats happening now in the past couple of hours, does this seem fam to you? >> oh, boy, does it. if youll think back, wolf, this is a direct parallel to what was in the smoking gun tape where the president asked the cia to intervene and halt the fbi investigation and that, of course, ended his presidency. >> all right. gloria, i want your final thoughts on what we have been learning...

He should do that now. >> all tax returns, not just the personal but the llcs. its not going to be in his tax return if theres anything there. >> if you can show me we need to do that, i will do it. i cant say on television, based on your question, thats a good idea. but im open-minded to all things russia. the bottom line is, i think russia tried to affect our election, undermine our democracy. i want them to pay a price. i have yet to find collusion between the trump campaign and russia. there...

Subpoena them. if i get that reason, ill do it. he should turn over his tax returns, do that now. >> all tax returns, not just personal but llcs? thats where this will be, not in his personal tax return if theres anything there. >> if you can show me a need to do that i will do it. i cant say on television based on your question thats a good idea. im open minded to all things russia. the bottom line is i think russia tried to affect our election and undermine our democracy. i want them to pay a ...

That may not be necessary. >> let the process work. i promise the people of south carolina, the people of the united states i do care about this. im got nobody to punish and nobody to reward other than get to the facts. >> some americans do not agree with lindsey graham. in that new nbc news/"wall street journal" poll it shows a very large number, 78%, believe an independent commission or special prosecutor should handle the russia investigation. only 15% want congress to lead that process. lawm...

Said true or half-truths. let the process work. i promise the people of south carolina, the people of the united states, i do care about this. i have nobody to punish or reward other than get to the facts. >> senator lindsey graham. i hope you dont regret coming on now. i appreciate you coming on. >> happy mothers day. >> thats the most important message to say. there you go. >> happy mothers day. >> appreciate it. to the other side of the aisle, senate democratic leader chuck schumer of new y...

You, though, have called for a special counsel a number of times during the clinton years, for the e-mails for the department of justice targeting reporters. >> thats true. >> the idea that joe may have gotten a job offer in exchange. >> right. >> my point is, why did all of these meet the test for a special counsel, but this one doesnt. >> this is a counter terrorist investigation. let the process work. i promise the people of south carolina, the people of the united states i do care about this...

Tell him to be quiet and to shut his mouth -- >> thats not correct. >> is absolutely correct, it is. >> martha: he never said to shut up and be quiet, neither one of those things are true. i want to get mercedes thoughts on this, just issue a comparison i think theres so much hypocrisy in the way that both sides are looking at these issues. president obama with the president of the united states, he was a leader of the administration under which the irs and hillary clinton running as a democrati...