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In iran with the protests if the president or anyone does get involved and they say we are going to come out in support of the protesters, is there a concern that that could inflame things further across the region? >> of course, there is. i do think we need to be careful here. i thought the presidents initial tweet on the subject stressing the importance of abiding by the norms of human rights was quite good. the secretary general of the united nations came out just an hour or so ago with a ver...

Generally -- generally vote for? so different from the conservatives that theyve put into office? >> first of all we need to consider its extraordinary a democrat might well win a senate seat in alabama. they havent been within a striking distance of that in two decades. second point, doug jones would be incredibly competitive from the get-go if he was pro life, and being pro-choice is so damaging with him among the electorate. >> in alabama, because they are so religious conservative? >> becaus...

To use them. one is a huge coalition of arab and muslim countries, he should act against iran and leader of that coalition, not just the united states, second point, the opposition. if he shows those cards it would turn opinions in europe and elsewhere. >> among the controversy over the nfl donald trump doubled down on his tough talk personally which there has been a lot of discussion about calling out the north korean leader. take a listen. >> by the way, rocket man should have been handled a l...

Lines but in a different way. he was saying -- he believed mueller had some conflict because he was being -- had had an interview with president trump, he was being considered for a job prior to being appointed as special counsel and his law firm -- muellers law firm, according to ruddy has represented members of the trump family. he thought perhaps he had been privy to information or the thinking of the president that might -- that should disqualify him. >> im not sure about that. but on this n...

Might -- that should disqualify him. >> im not sure about that. but on this network we heard this week the former assistant director of the fbi for the criminal division say that upon one of the first or second meetings that director comey had with the president where he felt uncomfortable or whatever word he used to scribble down, that he should immediately recuse himself because he became a part of the investigation at that point. what im saying and im asking jeffrey is -- just out loud is doe...

The i hope you can interpret whether or not that means you better do this and how to phrase it, but if he had said at the end of the day, your job is to do your job, i dont think we would be having this discussion today. i have never seen another presidency do that. in clinton white house when april and i were covering that white house, they walled off the lewinsky investigation from the policy side. >> david, you wanted to get in. >> i would say, your latter point, second point, im in favor, i ...

Republicans and democrats think highly of mueller, is also not going to aqueous to this further interference in the russia investigation. >> he appointed the -- got the special counsel just recently. you said congress would just step in if this was done, congress would re-establish the independent counsel statute. are you confident republicans would go along with that? >> i think the pressure on republicans would be even too much for them to resist. i hope it doesnt come to that, were tested thi...

I think you are right. i would hope you are right that jeff sessions would tell the president, number one, this is a bad idea, number two, i recused myself and number three, if you make me do this, i will quit. it would fall to rod rosenstein. having spoken so highly of mueller and republicans and democrats think highly of mueller, is also not going to acquiesce to this further interference in the russia investigation. >> he appointed the -- got the special counsel just recently. you said congre...

Mueller -- he is a decorated combat veteran from vietnam. a marine corps officer. i dont think he is the type that wilts easily. i will go back to a point that was raised earlier by jeffrey toobin there on the panel about conflicts, whether or not director mueller has conflicts in his law firm or whether he has conflicts because of his close personal relationship with director comey. they have been friends for over 15 years. comey is a star witness here. they have been very, very close allies, b...

You see it? >> there was an interesting line in donald trump juniors phraseology there that had the president said it, he might be in less trouble today. it was that line, but you have to go off and do your job. had he offered that -- had comey said that he heard that, had the president said, but i added that, then i think it might have relieved a bit of the pressure. the question isnt really just the i hope you can interpret whether or not that means you better do this and how to phrase it, but...