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Was well known as a reliable conservative when hef was hand picked. don mcgahn was behind his fihirg as sessions chief of staff and white house officials believe his loyalties would lie at the white house and not with sessions who had fallen out of favor with trump. he too recommended whittaker since jeff sessions need add strong manager and someone with credibility who had served the department. one source says it was way to keep things on the rails at the justice department and keep sessions focused. whittaker was encouraged by people close to trump to appear on tv to get the attention of th...

The adl is calling that deeply troubling. what's your take on that? >> i think it is deeply troubling. the justice department traditionally had a large role in selection of judges. that's moved over to the white house now. and that seems to be the place that judges are largely selected in working with members of the senate and at state and jurisdiction in which the judge is going to sit. but i think a religious test is exactly what our constitution forbids. for him to even suggest this is a basis is very wrong. >> i just want to -- how about john barrett, his view, landmark 1803 supreme court ...

One source says it was a way to keep things on the rails at the justice department and to keep sessions focused. whitaker was even encouraged by people close to trump to appear on tv to get the attention of the president. in 2014, whitaker told an iowa blog that he thought the landmark supreme court ruling, marbury v. madison from 1803 that established the judiciary's ability to strike down laws that violate the u.s. constitution was one of the worst decisions in the supreme court's history. he said, "there are so many bad rulings. i would start with the idea of marbury v. madison. the courts ...

On tv, to get the attention of the president. in 2014, whitaker told an iowa blog that he thought the landmark supreme court ruling marbury v madison from 1803 that established the judiciary's ability that strike down laws that violate the u.s. constitution was one of the worst decisions in the supreme court's history. he said there are so many bad rulings. i would start with the idea of marbury v madison, the courts are supposed to be the inferior branch of the three branches of government, we have unfortunately offloaded tough policy issues to the court and they have decided them. unelected ...

>> i do, too. >> yes. i want to get your reaction, some controversial views that were stunning to a lot of people from the new acting ag. this is back in 2014 where he said judges should have a biblical view. the adl is calling that deeply troubling. what's your take on that? >> i think it is deeply troubling. the justice department traditionally had a large role in selection of judges. that's moved over to the white house now. and that seems to be the place that judges are largely selected in working with members of the senate and at state and jurisdiction in which the judge is going to sit. ...