attorney general -- >> he saw saying is he not ultimately responsible as the head of the justice department who signed off on it. >> he signed off on it. to go back and look at work of the investigator. >> if he signed off on it how can he investigate it? >> now is the opportunity and he is the exact right person as attorney general of the united states to see what prosecutors did and how they came to the conclusion. >> well he saw, wasn't he supposed to see all that before he signed off on the affidavit? >> he can't see everything. bill: you should hear what they talked about during the comercial break. maryanne marsh, former democratic strategist. ladies good morning. will you defend brit on this or juan williams. >> look what happened here. eric holder signed an affidavit naming a "national journal"ist as a coconspirator. this is not routine piece of paperwork. you have to wonder what else is out there? did the white house, doj actually think this would go uncovered?