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Rang. it was james comey, then deputy attorney general. it was the first time mueller and comey would find themselves in a very controversial legal drama. >> i was very upset. i was angry. >> reporter: comey was worried the bush administration was determined to keep a warrantless eavesdropping program. ashcroft was in the hospital recovering from surgery leaving comey in charge. >> i was concerned given how ill i knew the attorney general was that there might be an effort to ask him to overrule ...

We cover commercial vehicles, too. i think theres something wrong with your sink. its no secret that u.s. president donald trump is not a fan of special counsel robert mueller nor a fan of former fbi director james comey who he fired. >> as gloria borger explains mueller and comeys relationship goes back several years. >> reporter: by 2004, mueller was running the fbi when his phone rang, it was james comey, then deputy attorney general. it was the first time mueller and comey would find thems...

House. comeys boss, attorney general john ashcroft, was gravely ill in the hospital. two of president bushs top aides rushed there to try to get ashcroft to endorse a warrantless eavesdropping program. comey was acting attorney general while ashcroft was in the hospital. and when he found out about the plan, he rushed to the hospital and stopped it. >> i was very upset. i was angry. i thought i witnessed an effort to take advantage of a very sick man. >> reporter: the eavesdropping evident was n...

In the hospital. two of president bushs top aides rushed there to try to get ashcroft to endorse a warrantless eavesdropping program. comey was acting attorney general while ashcroft was in the hospital. and when he found out about the plan, he rushed to the hospital and stopped and when he found out about the plan, he rushed to the hospital and stopped it. >> i was very upset. i was angry. i thought i had just witnessed an effort to take advantage of a very sick man. >> the eavesdropping progra...

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Two aides tried to get him to endorse a warrantless eavesdropping program. comey was acting attorney general. when he found out about the plan he rushed to the hospital and stopped it. >> i was very upset. i was angry. i thought i just witnessed an effort to take advantage of a very sick man. >> reporter: the eavesdropping program was not endorsed. as a federal prosecutor, comey dealt with the terrorist case of the cbart bombing case in saudi arabia that killed 19 service members. he prosecuted ...