day one, respected by republicans and respected by democrats, he will be nominated for the united states attorney general. and hopefully that process will come very quickly. and i think it will go very quickly. and i have seen very good things about him. >> the big question, what impact if any might this have with the mueller investigation, he cannot be described as a trump acolyte, a bush appointee that puts him firmly in the realm of the establishment. but he does hold some points of view as the president. he wrote an op-ed in "the washington post" saying that the president made the right call by firing the former fbi director james comey. he wrote "i know of no former senior official democrat or republican who does not view comey's conduct to be a usurpation of authority." here's what he told neil cavuto in may of 2017. >> president, certainly is