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Appointed without senate confirmation. theres a real question about whether he should recuse himself. and theres also a succession statute thats been violated. rod rosenstein would normally take over once theres no attorney general. so this is a crisis, as mr. nadler says. a very serious challenge. >> so you agree its a crisis? >> absolutely. >> let me ask you this because -- >> this is a slow motion saturday night massacre. >> so you mentioned in your previous answer that you believe -- youve s...

Himself. and there is also a succession statute thats been violated. rod rosenstein would normally take over once there is no attorney general. this is a crisis, a very serious challenge. >> you agree its a crisis? >> absolutely. >> let me ask you this -- >> its a slow motion saturday night massacre. >> you mentioned in your previous answer that you believe -- youve seen that he is -- you said hes against this investigation or he has been very critical of this investigation. im sure youve seen t...

Macarthur in korea. im going in behind rosenstein. im going to make the whole probe by mueller ineffective because i have the attorney general on my team now. in the 2017 interview, just months after mueller began his probe, this new guy, matt whitaker, said it was ridiculous that deputy attorney general rod rosenstein appointed a special counsel. he said it was ridiculous that there even was a probe by mueller. heres the new attorney general of the united states, ladies and gentlemen. here he g...

He argued in an op-ed that mueller would be going too far by investigating trumps finances. and he questioned the fbi raid of paul manaforts house saying, do we want our government to intimidate us? well, tonight, were also now learning that whitaker has prejudged the results of the mueller investigation itself. betsy woodruff of the daily beast is reporting in a radio interview in june of last year, whitaker who now oversees the russian probe, comes to the conclusion that the president did not ...

Position. >> okay. so he said that. he has repeatedly argued that president trumps firing of fbi director james comey was not obstruction of justice. this is what he said. it was a radio interview after comey testified before congress. >> there is no criminal obstruction of justice charge to be had here. theres just -- the evidence is weak. no reasonable prosecutor would bring a case on what we know right now, and, you know, because it all boils down to what was the presidents intent. and we rea...

Commentator. >> i can see a scenario where jeff sessions is replaced with a recess appointment that and attorney general doesnt fire mueller but he just reduces the budget so low that his investigation grinds to almost a halt. >> reporter: and during a radio interview last august before his appointment to the department of justice. >> i just hope it doesnt turn into a fishing expedition because i will be the ones jumping up and down making sure the limitations on this investigation continue. >> ...

>> well, wolf, the fate of the mueller investigation remains unclear tonight with the appointment of acting attorney general matt whitaker. now, even though hes been pubically critical of the probe in the past sources say he has no plans to recuse himself like his predecessor. >> a day after jeff sessions was ousted as attorney general, questions surround the future of the russia investigation. cnn has learned that his replacement acting attorney matthew whitaker has no intention of recusing him...

Position. >> okay. so he said that. he has repeatedly argued that president trumps firing of fbi director james comey was not obstruction of justice. this is what he said. it was a radio interview after comey testified before congress. >> there is no criminal obstruction of justice charge to be had here. theres just -- the evidence is weak. no reasonable prosecutor would bring a case on what we know right now, and, you know, because it all boils down to what was the presidents intent. and we rea...

Questions over time about whether he still really lives in kansas. or whether he really just now chooses to reside full time at his home closer to work in washington, d.c. during a radio interview a few years ago, senator roberts slipped up and told the guy interviewing him, "every time i get an opponent, i mean, every time i get a chance, im home." meaning, im only home when i have to be in order to save my senate seat. oopse, not supposed to admit that. but that same year in 2014, senator robe...

Its a great activity for the kids, but perhaps wait until theyve had a good nights sleep. thats our broadcast for this wednesday, halloween night. thank you for being here with you. good night from nbc news headquarters here in new york. happy to have you with us. senator pat roberts of kansas has been a senator for over 20 years. he was first elected to the u.s. senate in 1996. hes right now serving his fourth term in the senate. kansas is a sort of beet red state right now, and republican se...