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It was not only to cover it up within the parishes, within the churches, but it was also to shield them from law enforcement. so law enforcement officials like me couldnt charge them with crimes. you know, we understand covered 301 predator priests as part of this grand jury investigation. sadly, because of our weak laws in pennsylvania and our limited statute of limitations, i could only charge two of them. one of those predator priests has already pled guilty. the other one will be in court la...

Not just sort of childish and move beyond that but the silence for 48 hours i think gave permission for a lot of the people who are actively -- active extremists on the right to pour out and attack mccain and now we have the sludge, the anti-mccain on social media competing with this outpouring from other americans, millions of americans who would like to get back the traditions of bipartisanship. >> yeah. its not every day you see this president, president trump, basically cave on something lik...

Coconspiracy as the president is, and in very where wrongdoing, law breaking relating to corruption of his own election would be a grave mistake. i agree with the majority leader that jeff sessions ought to stay where he is and i think that a number of my colleagues, i can tell you this point very bluntly. ive talked to a none my colleagues, i think there would be holy hell to pay, thats a red line. >> do you think if sessions is gone, one way or another, either he resigns or under pressure or t...

Investigation? >> well, you know, im sure thats been the argument within the white house that somehow that could be the result. but my sense is that it could produce nothing but more trouble for the president of the united states. hes been threading very close to obstruction of justice, calling the special counsel a witch-hunt. hes dismissed people that were involved in this investigation. he has rudy giuliani who has made clear in "the new york times" today that the whole purpose of their effor...

Very ominous. jim acosta, thank you very much. lets talk a little bit more about jeff sessions future and whether he has the support he needs among his former republican colleagues in the senate. were joined by our congressional correspondent, phil mattingly is up on capitol hill. we heard mitch mcconnell, the senate majority leader, express his total confidence in sessions. >> reporter: it was a very strong statement, a statement with an intended audience. that audience being the man who inhabi...

The state of missouri, weve asked each of the four to open all of their books to us. we want to see everything they have related to clerical abuse. well interview victims families, speak to members of the public and do everything it takes to get a full, fair and thorough accounting of the facts. theyll well write a electorate, lay that bare to the public, including making recommendations for prosecution if necessary. >> you initially, attorney general gener general, resisted the calls for an inv...

Of historic child abuse saying the outrage was justified, but he did not specifically address the current scandal raging over a pennsylvania grand jury report documenting at least 1,000 cases of clerical abuse. now another state is taking action. missouris attorney general announcing that his office will launch a separate investigation into clergy sex abuse allegations in the st. louis area. the attorney general of missouri, joshua hawley is joining us right now. tell us about what your state is...

Well conduct a vigorous, thorough investigation, speaking to everybody whos relevant. i want to encourage members of the public, if you have information relevant to the situation in missouri, potential abu abuse, anything that is potentially relevant, please contact my office, the attorney generals office in the state of missouri. >> as you know, the power of attorneys general varies from state to state around the country. your office, as you point out, does not have jurisdiction to prosecute an...

Afraid to go against his own party when necessary. how did that shape his work, from your perspective n the u.s. senate? >> well, because of that, he approached things more from a common sense whats in the best interests of america standpoint instead of what is too much the norm these days, whats in the partisan interest. and thats what the american people are so sick and tired of, wolf. they want us to get back to where we are coming together in bipartisan agreement in order to get things done....

Of information that we think is relevant. we will speak to victims families. we will speak to potential victims. anybody who has information that is relevant, we want to speak to them. and we will do this, well treat this like we would any other full-scale criminal investigation. well write a report. at the end of the day that lays bare all of the facts. if there need to be charging recommendations made, wolf, for prosecutions to be brought, we will make those recommendations and we will challen...