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Putin. Well see about today. Were looking for the United States to improve this computer glitch. That does it for us. Well see you right back here tomorrow. In the meantime, Stephanie Ruhle picks up the coverage. Good morning, everyone. Im Stephanie Ruhle with a lot to cover today. Starting with answers, emails and calls. Some of President Trumps response to Robert Muellers questions now revealed has new details on the investigation emerged. Latenight phone calls between donald trump and his ass...

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See it? >> i think its important to point out what this is about. they want to ask him about his contacted with the white house. did the white house want interference or knowledge of the mueller investigation? thats, i think, what this fight is really about. the question is, will whitaker answer questions about issues like that, or will he cite executive privilege. if he cites executive privilege, what happens then? will he be subpoenaed? will there be a legal fight? this is really about asking ...

That was an opinion that was not binding and they recommended he not recuse, especially because there was no actual legal conflict like a personal relationship like jeff sessions had with the trump campaign and no family member that was involved in the russia probe. those were the reasons for not recusing. matthew whitaker decided since it was a close call here and he department want to bind any of his successors by the press depth of recusal, he decided he would continue overseeing the probe. t...

Whoever, well see some of the mueller investigation i believe tomorrow. >> hanging out there regarding whitaker, over two weeks ago, he used to have conversations about his potential conflicts of interest. thus far, havent answered a single question about that. quickly fact check. the president in the last 24 hours keeps making this comparison to mccarthy. i would love for someone to say that. explain to me, sir, how and why, because i bet he doesnt even know. walk us through this. >> makes no s...

The table. isnt that exactly what manafort wants? >> of course. jerome corsi was on ari melbers show last night. theyre doing a little advertising, please pardon me. that communication between manaforts legal team and trumps legal team after he had supposedly flipped towards mueller, that stuff is not protected by attorney/client privilege. if mueller wants to go after that communication, he can. then its a question of, will whitaker let him go that far. second thing about all of this is tomorro...

Arthel: bryan llenas, thank you. eric: president trump department, matthew whitaker as acting attorney general. incoming chairman of the house intelligence committee, congressman adam schiff says they need to know flickr was appointed to shut down special counsel robert muellers fresh approach. whitaker has been critical of the investigation and congressman schiff charges the acting ag he says is not being transparent with congress. >> we are going to bring whitaker before the congress assuming ...

You know, this was -- the president didnt pick him by accident. so, you know, after mueller decides does he want to do that, will whitaker allow it. >> and the president did say, although a lot of people are skeptical, that he didnt know about whitakers personal views when he asked him to move up to replace -- rod rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, was supposed to get that job. didnt know about his personal -- >> i dont watch a lot of cnn, but i watch a pretty good amount of cnn. and i thi...

As president trumps legal team prepares for the self-imposed thanksgiving deadline to submit answers to the counsel, president trump may have something to be thankful for ahead of the holiday. his acting attorney general. matthew whitaker has openly disparaged the russia investigation and is now poised to make crucial decisions about the very probe. the question might be will whitaker survive the white house amid claims his appointment is unethical or unconstitutional. in an interview with fox n...

An eye for an eye. >> why does not not surprise me. mark:en to forget it, chip roy, good luck to you. >> thank you. mark: jim jordan go get them. >> thank you. mark: see you next time on chris: im chris wallace. president trump puts a new man in charge at the justice department. throwing the future of the special counsel investigation into question. >> i find the timing very suspect. they should not be able to tint fear with mueller going forward. chris: but the president defends acting attorney...