Warrantless Eavesdropping Program That Mueller News Today

Drama. >> i was very upset. i was angry. >> comey was worried the bush administration was determined to keep a warrantless eavesdropping program that mueller, comey, and their boss, attorney general john ashcroft thought was illegal. but ashcroft was in the hospital recovering from surgery, leaving comey in charge. >> i was concerned that given how ill i knew the attorney general was that there might be an effort to ask him to overrule me when he was in no condition to do that. called director m...

You should go to jail then. >> so hell tell his client -- >> sounds like youre guilty. bob mueller is someone who sees the world in very black and white terms. >> 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 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 warran...

Were looking at robert muellers investigation and how his life and career prepared him for this moment. gloria borger picks up her report with a look at muellers history with james comey. 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 themselves in a very controversial legal drama. >> i was very upset, i was angry. >> comey was worried the bush administration was determined to keep a w...

. its no secret that president donald trump is not a fan of special counsel robert mueller, nor is he a fan of former fbi director james comey, although he did fire comey. as gloria borger explains, mueller and comeys relationship goes back years. >> 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 themselves in a very controversial legal drama. >> i was very upset. i was angry. >> repo...

Geor gloria borger explains mueller and comeys relationship, it goes back several years. >> reporter: by 2004, mueller was running the fbi when his phone rang, it was james comey, 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 that mueller, comey and their boss, attorney general john ashcroft, thought was ...

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 that mueller, comey, and their boss, attorney general john ashcroft, thought was illegal. but ashcroft was in the hospital recovering from surgery. leaving comey in charge. >> i was concerned that given how ill i knew the attorney general was that there might be an effort to overrule me when he was in no condition...

Practice. he just cant defend guilty people. hell meet with a client, theyll explain the problem, and hell say, well, sounds like you should go to jail then. >> so hell tell his client. >> sounds like youre guilty. bob mueller is someone who sees the world in very black and white terms. >> 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 them sls in a very controversial legal drama. >> i...

He has tried to be in private practice. he just cant defend guilty people. hell meet with a client, theyll explain his problem, and hell say, well, it sounds like you should go to jail then. >> so hell tell his client -- >> sounds like youre guilty. bob mueller is someone who sees the world in very black-and-white terms. >> 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...

Determined to keep a warrantless eavesdropping program that mueller, comey and their boss, attorney general john ashcroft, thought was illegal. but ashcroft was in the hospital, recovering from surgery, leaving comey in charge. >> i was concerned that, given how ill i knew the attorney general was, that there might be an effort to ask him to overrule me when he was in no condition to do that. called director mueller with whom id been discussing this particular matter. and had been a great help t...

Now more of our look at the man behind the russia investigation. robert mueller, james comey is a big part of his world now and this is not their first rodeo together. more now from gloria borger. >> 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 themselves in a very controversial legal drama. >> i was very upset. i was angry. >> comey was worried the bush administration was determined ...