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You, do you believe that more context is needed to be able to address the question? >> well, i dont think ive heard the question yet, but ill let you know when i hear the question. >> let me ask you this. ill repeat the question i asked before. you said you heard about this with the rest of us in december 2005. you said on the air that you had no knowledge of anything related to this until the "new york times" article. now we have a declassified inspector general report that on september 17th, w...

Cases where people go too far in interrogation, not providing legal advice -- >> like united states versus lee, convicted of federal crimes for doing exactly that. ill follow up for the record with what your assessment is of what john hugh mentioned your name. i have two minutes left, like to get on to a couple of other things. there was a famous confrontation between the department of justice and the bush white house over the warrantless wiretapping program back in 2004. acting attorney general...

Sort of, you know, suspicions flowing around that one. it was his decision, he made the decision, and at least that should at least stop some of the speculation. >> well, that will -- look, muller will not be criticized -- the appointment of muller will not be criticized by any democrats because, you know, they all know him, the ones that served on the judiciary committee certainly, you know. 12 years as fbi director, he not only finished his full ten-year term, but got asked by president obama ...

Warrantless wiretapping program the justice department just ruled was illegal. you remember james comey was the person who intervened with robert muellers help, the fbi director then. comey pushed back on all of that. you see the president coming out introducing comey. >> forgive me. >> for more than a century we have counted on the dedicated women of the fbi to keep us safe. that time the fbis been led by six directors. and the second longest serving director of the fbi, for the last 12 years, ...

Is he already out of the country. this is really a standard practice, there is no specific secrecy attached to it. >> shepard: all right, catherine herridge in washington with an update for us. thank you. >> you are welcome. >> shepard: former justice department official who once stood up to the white house for surveillance is chosen by obama to be the next fbi director. job and family services comby was the fbi director under former george w. bush. praised for challenging the warrantless wireta...

Was standing up to the white house and blocking the reauthorization of the warrantless wiretapping program. rick, it seems as if you must be a republican, if president obama hopes to get anyone through any sort of nomination process, he or she must have logged in some time in the republican administration. >> above all, in a job like this one. i mean, we ive just been trying to think if there ever was an fbi director who wasnt a republican, and i dont think i can come up with one. certainly j. e...

If attorney general eric holder decides not to appeal the judges decision that found the bush administration illegally used wiretaps against an islamic charity the federal government may have to pay out damages. michael isikoff is senior investigative reporter for "newsweek" and joins me live from washington. okay, michael, just on the face of it the outrage some people will have at hearing this story, is it warranted? >> well, look. this one is really a dilemma for the justice department. a fed...

Theyre eligible for this plan. theyre all part of selling this plan to the people now that its passed, its law, showing the support is still lukewarm. they want to get out there and do the this. >> absolutely. the first of a two-day tripathon there at the white house. athena jones for us. number one, home to two republican senators who they thought were going to support health care reform and did not. and the boston event, a fund-raiser for deval patrick. the best race, no national implications,...

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